USS Titan
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In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the USS Titan was a Starfleet ship under the command of Captain William T. Riker to which he was transferred from the Enterprise-E circa stardate 56844.9 in 2379. Riker's prior tours of duty comprised fifteen years as Executive Officer under Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E. The Titan is a Luna class starship according to the book Titan: Taking Wing.
The ship's crew also includes several characters from other Star Trek television shows and novels such as Riker's wife, Commander Deanna Troi, the head counselor and diplomatic officer; Commander Christine Vale, former head of Security aboard the Enterprise-E as Titan's executive officer; Lieutenant Alyssa Ogawa, formerly of both the Enterprise-D and -E and chief nurse aboard Titan; as well as Commander Tuvok, whom the Titan rescues and who steps in as acting chief of security and tactical officer after Lieutenant Commander Ranul Keru, the officer previously in those positions, was incapacitated in battle. Pocket Books, publishers of licensed Star Trek fiction, has announced plans to publish original novels featuring the Titan and her crew, and there is speculation that the Titan could someday be the focus of a future Trek film or TV series. Although Riker and Troi did appear in the final episode of Star Trek: Enterprise in May 2005, no further information regarding the Titan was provided (their appearance was set during the time of Star Trek: The Next Generation, before Riker's promotion to Captain).
Although the Titan has not been seen on screen, it has been identified by Decipher, Inc. as a Prometheus class starship for their Star Trek Customizable Card Game. However, the editors of the "Titan" series of novels have said that readers will get the chance to submit their own designs for the Titan's class, which will appear on the cover of a forthcoming Titan novel. The Titan is designated in the novels as a 450-meter long Luna-class explorer, with state-of-the-art science facilities. It is notable that less than 15% of the crew is human.
External links
- "USS Titan" at Memory Alpha (http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/USS_Titan)