- For other uses, see Kobayashi Maru.
The Kobayashi Maru was a Class 3 neutronic fuel carrier that was part of the Kobayashi Maru scenario at Starfleet Academy.
In the scenario the Maru was captained by Kojiro Vance and had struck a gravitic mine and drifted into the Klingon Neutral Zone. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
- According to the Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era the Maru was a fictional vessel.
The scenario was based on an incident in 2155 aboard Enterprise (NX-01). Kobayashi Maru was an old Klingon vessel under the authority of the Earth Cargo Service. The 300 passengers aboard were Vulcans tasked to establish a covert listening post. (TNG novel: A Time to Heal; ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru)
Fan fiction[]
In the version of the Kobayashi Maru scenario given to Lieutenant Commander Kanril Eleya in 2407, the Maru was depicted as a Ptolemy-class transport carrying a passenger module. (Bait and Switch: "The Universe Doesn't Cheat")
External links[]
- Kobayashi Maru article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- ECS Kobayashi Maru article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.