Korolev
Summary
The Korolev, most likely named after the Russian rocket scientist Sergei Pavlovich Korolev who is widely regarded as the founder of the Soviet space program, is the third Earth-built ship in the Daedalus Deep Space Carrier class. It was given to the Russians in lieu of the Russians' taking back the Stargate which they lease to the U.S. government (9.19 "Crusade Part 1"). Under the command of Col. Chekov, the Korolev was rushed into service with a year's worth of construction remaining because of the Ori threat (9.20 "Camelot Part 2").
Stargate References
9.20 "Camelot Part 2"
With the warning that a "Day of Reckoning" was approaching and that the Ori had successfully constructed massive warships (9.19 "Crusade Part 1"), the SGC, Tok'ra, Free Jaffa, and Asgard searched the galaxy for a completed Supergate. The Free Jaffa found one at the former location of the planet P3Y-229 which had been collapsed into a micro-singularity to power the intergalactic Stargate. With the Daedalus still in the Pegasus Galaxy, the Odyssey was the only ship fully operational from Earth. The Russian's Korolev was rushed into service even though it had another year left in construction.
The Korolev's first mission was to retrieve Dr. Daniel Jackson and Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell from the planet with the village named "Camelot" which had been thought to be the hiding place of Merlin's anti-Ori weapon, the Sangreal. The two men from SG-1 searched for the device, shaped in a red-colored pendant, but didn't find it. According to the villagers, Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table had left to search for it a long time ago, but were prophecied to return to Camelot after the sword was pulled from the stone in the middle of the village. Just after Daniel and Mitchell learned about Arthur's quest, Chekov beamed them onto the bridge of the Korolev.
The Korolev joined the Odyssey and several allied ships at the site of the Ori's Supergate just as four warships arrived. One of the Ori warships broadcasted a text message to which Daniel replied by reciting a passage from The Book of Origin, but the response was the warships' powering up of weapons. The Korolev was damaged quickly in the battle and lost power, effectively rendering the ship defenseless. While the bridge crew did everything they could to regain power, Chekov gave Mitchell permission to scramble the F-302s. Large explosions occurred all over the ship while Mitchell made his way to the hangar. Several of the Korolev's bridge crew were injured by massive explosions, so Daniel took the navigator's seat while Chekov took the helm.
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Related Articles
- Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- Asgard
- Camelot
- Daedalus
- Daedalus-Class Ship
- F-302
- Free Jaffa Nation
- Lucian Alliance
- Ori
- Ori Warships
- P3Y-229
- Sangreal
- SG-1
- Stargate Command (SGC)
- Supergate
- Tok'ra
Further Reading
--DeeKayP 19:09, 19 June 2006 (PDT)