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Battle of Vulcan

On Stardate 2258.42, Vulcan was attacked by the Narada, a Romulan ship from the future. Six Starfleet ships were destroyed by the Narada:^[1] the U.S.S. Truman,^[1] the U.S.S. Farragut NCC-1647,^[1] the U.S.S. Mayflower NCC-1621,^[1] the U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-1718,^[2] the U.S.S. Armstrong NCC-1784,^[2] and the U.S.S. Defiant NCC-1764.^[2] The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 survived only because its departure from Earth was delayed, allowing Cadet James T. Kirk to warn Captain Christopher Pike of the danger that the ship faced.^[1] Unfortunately, none were able to stand up to the power of the Narada‘s future weaponry, and Vulcan was destroyed by an artificial quantum singularity, killing billions of Vulcans in a matter of minutes.^[1]