Because of the modernization, the Chafee was the first Bath-built ship that did not go into the Kennebec River with a splash. It is the first warship to be built at a $240 million land-level transfer facility designed to make the Navy shipbuilder more efficient. November 11, The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Chafee was christened during a 3.30 p.m. The bow sections were put in place on October 18 and the sonar dome was positioned in place for welding on June 5, 2002. The keel for Chafee was ceremonially "laid" at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, at the opening of its new land-level ship facility. Chafee, former Secretary of the Navy and decorated veteran of the Marine Corp. Navy's 40th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and was named for the late Senator John H. Carriers | Decommissioned | Links | Info | History The Orinoco was featured at the start of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger.U.S. The Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection released the Orinoco as the Danube-class model of the magazine. In 1994, Playmates Toys issued a toy runabout Orinoco along with their line of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine action figures. Yes, it's after the river, but surely the writers were inspired by Enya's first Hot 100 single, 'Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)'". One of the runabouts on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" is named the Orinoco. In an article in Billboard in June 1994, an article writer speculated that the Orinoco might have also been named after Orinoco Flow, a song by Enya: " According to those who should know, Enya may remain on the chart well into the 24th century. ( The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) In a draft of " In the Hands of the Prophets", O'Brien looks for evidence that someone has tampered with the Orinoco with the intent of stealing it at a later time. The reference work stated that the Orinoco was named after the Orinoco river which, with a length of 2,410 kilometers, was one of the largest rivers of South America. 112) listed this runabout with registry number NCC-72905. The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. Sisko, Kira, Worf, Dax and O'Brien were transported off the runabout in time. The True Way had sabotaged the vessel by removing the warp core ejection system. The Orinoco was destroyed by the Cardassian terrorist group the True Way in 2372. During the ensuing battle, the Orinoco helped lay down covering fire for the nearly-disabled Mekong, and later attempted to intercept the kamikaze Jem'Hadar attack ship that destroyed the Odyssey. It was piloted by Kira and Doctor Julian Bashir while it assisted the USS Odyssey during its rescue attempt of Commander Benjamin Sisko, who was being held prisoner by the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant. In late 2370, Chief O'Brien outfitted the Orinoco with extra banks of photon torpedoes. Chief O'Brien, aboard the Mekong, later assisted in the repairs of the Orinoco. The Orinoco was attacked by one of the Maquis ships, which sheared off its navigational array with phasers. Kira and Dax piloted the Orinoco during the blockade. Later that year, the Orinoco, the Rio Grande, and the USS Mekong held a defensive position meant to prevent the Maquis from attacking Bryma, a Cardassian colony in the Demilitarized Zone. The Orinoco after its sensor pod was severed They later detected omicron particles from Rurigan's hologenerator. Later, on stardate 47603.3, Jadzia and Odo used the Orinoco to investigate a particle field in the Gamma Quadrant. The Orinoco was later towed back to the Orellius system by the Rio Grande. When the Orinoco caught up with the Rio Grande, Dax used an old " Hopi rope-trick" with the Orinoco's tractor beam to force the Rio Grande out of warp. Shortly after stardate 47573.1, Major Kira Nerys and Jadzia used the Orinoco to track down the USS Rio Grande, which had been reported traveling at warp 2, unpiloted, in Sector 401. The runabout was later hijacked by Fallit Kot, but Melora was able to subdue him by deactivating the artificial gravity. Lieutenant Jadzia Dax and Ensign Melora Pazlar used the Orinoco to travel to the Gamma Quadrant where they conducted a survey of an unknown sector of space.
Later, Verad planned to use the runabout to make his escape. ( DS9: " The Siege")ĭuring a plasma disruption that forced the evacuation of DS9, the Orinoco was at Landing Pad C in case the skeleton crew had to leave in a hurry.
It was used to evacuate the station of all non- Bajoran personnel. In 2370, the Orinoco was assigned to Deep Space 9, meant as a replacement for the previously destroyed USS Yangtzee Kiang.
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