SS Botany Bay was a Terran DY-100 class sleeper ship.
The spacecraft was used by Khan Noonien Singh and his followers to escape Earth at the conclusion of the Eugenics Wars, in the year 1996..
While most of the supermen were killed or sentenced to death, Khan and 84 others escaped Earth by way of the sleeper ship SS Botany Bay..
Khan Noonien Singh is a fictional character in the Star Trek science fiction franchise, who first appeared as the main antagonist in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed" (1967), and was portrayed by Ricardo Montalb\xe1n, who reprised his role in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan..
It was at Kamay (Botany Bay) that James Cook first set foot on the Australian continent.
His landing was challenged by two men, from the Gweagal clan of the Dharawal nation, standing on the beach.
For many Australians, this is one of Australia's foundational moments in history..
SS Botany Bay was a Terran DY-100 class sleeper ship.
The spacecraft was used by Khan Noonien Singh and his followers to escape Earth at the conclusion of the Eugenics Wars, in the year 1996..
First Nations people have lived in the Botany Bay area for thousands of years.
Port Botany was where Captain James Cook made landfall in 1770, signalling the early beginnings of present-day Australia..
In Space Seed (1967), Khan was marooned on Ceti Alpha V with a few dozen of his followers, all of whom were about his same age (roughly their mid-thirties)..
Kirk assumes command to investigate problems at space station Regula 1.
The USS Reliant, hijacked by Khan Noonien Singh, seriously damages the Enterprise; Spock sacrifices his life to save the ship..
Kirk assumes command to investigate problems at space station Regula 1.
The USS Reliant, hijacked by Khan Noonien Singh, seriously damages the Enterprise; Spock sacrifices his life to save the ship..
While most of the supermen were killed or sentenced to death, Khan and 84 others escaped Earth by way of the sleeper ship SS Botany Bay..
After being revived from suspended animation in 2267 by the crew of the Starship Enterprise, he attempts to capture the starship but is thwarted by James T.
Kirk and exiled to Ceti Alpha V, where he has the chance to create a new society with his people..
Background information.
The Botany Bay was named for the Australian geographical location, the site of the first penal colony on the shores of Australia.
Based on behind-the-scenes photos from The Wrath of Khan, Khan's shelter in the film consisted of Starfleet cargo containers..
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