Hull

The term hull refers to the body or frame of a ship or starship. Warp-worthy vessels must have a hull able to withstand extreme accelerations. The hull of a Starfleet vessel was usually separated into two parts: the primary and secondary hulls. Hull plating was an external armor component of a starship's or shuttle's hull. Hull resiliency was a measurement of how well a hull could withstand damage.
The primary and secondary hulls of , , and starships further consisted of an "outer" and "inner" hull. (; )
Borg cubes utilized technology that automatically regenerated their hull when damaged. (; ) Like Federation starships, they had an "inner hull" and an "outer hull" (or "outer skin"). ()
In 2151, Doctor Phlox was telling Miss 's class about locating a colony of spores on the hull of a craft, but was interrupted by Jonathan Archer before he could finish. ()
A Kyrian reconstruction of the as the in the holoprogram The Voyager Encounter had a triple-armored hull, but this was based on a partial, badly corroded schematic found in the Cyrik Ocean on the Kyrian and Vaskan homeworld, which accounted for inaccurate details. ()
== Hull materials ==
*Duranium
*Electroceramic
*Kelindide
*Magnesite
*Monotanium
*Neutronium
*Polyduranide alloy
*Tetraburnium
*Titanium
*Trinesium
*Tritanium
*Trititanium
*Victurium
== Hull enhancements ==
* Ablative generator
* Ablative hull armor
* Dispersive armor
* Monotanium armor plating
* Parametallic hull plating
* Polarized hull plating
* Reactive armor
* Trellium-D
== See also ==
* Hull damage
* Hull signature
* Structural integrity field
* Sub-micron fracture
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
The basics of these incidents have been referenced in several episodes. More detailed explanations given by the writing and technical staff when creating the show are contained in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual.
=== External link ===
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