| STARSHIP | |
| USS Prometheus | |
 The Prometheus | |
| Class: | BC-303, X-303 |
| Registry: | X-303, BC-303 |
| Affiliation: | Federation, Starfleet, Stargate Command |
| Commander: | Lionel Pendergast, George S. Hammond (formerly), Kirkland (formerly), William Ronson (formerly) |
| Launched: | 2366 |
| Status: | Destroyed (2379) |
The USS Prometheus (also known as the X-303 and later BC-303) was a BC-303 class starship. Prometheus was the first, and for a long time the only, deep-space battleship built by Stargate Command. The Prometheus entered service in 2366. The ship was operated by Starfleet, and her crew consisted of Starfleet personnel. Operationally, Prometheus fell under the purview of the Office of Homeworld Security. She also relied on some Goa'uld technology, most notably the Transportation rings.
Since the ship's destruction in 2379, Prometheus has remained the sole 303-class ship to be constructed, the planned BC-303 series having been rendered obsolete by the 304 battlecruiser, an altogether superior vessel. In what came to be the ship's first mission, the Asgard took the X-303 to the Othala in the hope that it could be used to trap the Replicators inside a time dilation field. During this mission, the Asgard also modified the ship's shields and engines to their maximum potential. After the successful completion of this mission, the Asgard provided shields for the ship in advance of its formal shakedown cruise as a gesture of gratitude.
History[]
Destruction[]
In 2379, following Daniel Jackson's disappearance while on the planet, Tegalus, the Prometheus was dispatched to save Daniel but tragically, this mission also ended up being the Prometheus's last ever mission.
During the rescue effort, the Prometheus and Carter, Mitchell and Kira all discovered that the planet which had recently come under the influence of the Protectorate now also possessed an weapon satelite that belonged to the Rand Protectorate.
Prometheus first attempted to attack in the hope of destroying the shield but was unable to penetrate the satellite due to the satellite's own shields. The satellite itself, however, with two shots quickly overwhelmed Prometheus's defenses and severely crippled the ship itself, causing overwhelming damage to the ship itself and even killing numerous personnel as well. In a last ditch attempt, Colonel Lionel Pendergast ordered the evacuation of his crew and SG-1 using the Asgard transporter, remaining behind to ensure their departure.
The Prometheus explodes
Having taken three shots from the satellite, Prometheus could no longer endure anymore and with a fourth and final shot, the Prometheus split at the neck before exploding seconds later, resulting in its demise. Tragically, Pendergast himself and thirty-nine members of the Prometheus's crew died as a result of the battle.
Legacy[]
Following the destruction of the Prometheus, the crew found refuge in the Caledonian Federation until Daniel was able to negotiate a deal between Rand and Caledonia that allowed Caledonia use of the Stargate to leave the planet. The Prometheus crew were able to return to Earth through the Stargate, but shortly afterwards Rand and Caledonia went to war and destroyed each other as discovered by the USS Daedalus.
In the aftermath of Prometheus's destruction, the USS Odyssey under the command of Colonel Paul Emerson was launched in 2379 with many of the Prometheus's former crew including Major Kevin Marks going on to serve on the Odyssey.
In 2385, after arriving at Starbase Atlantis in the new BC-304, the USS George Hammond, Brigadier General Samantha Carter commented that the George Hammond made the Prometheus look like a Wright glider.
Later in 2385, the George Hammond encountered the alien ship that had chased the Prometheus into the gas cloud. Despite being far more advanced than the Prometheus, the George Hammond had no more success against the ship than the Prometheus did and all of the crew except for Carter were once again beamed away. Carter eventually deduced that both encounters were tests by the aliens and one communicated directly with her through the forms of John Sheppard and George S. Hammond. The alien explained that the race was concerned about the level of advancement the Federation had achieved in both encounters and so tested Carter by disabling the ship and its weapons and taking away the crew to determine how she would react. The alien assured Carter that if she couldn't find a way to free the Prometheus, the aliens would've simply beamed her off and deposited the crew on a safe nearby planet. The alien also revealed that the alien vessel really did get stuck in the gas cloud: they hadn't expected Prometheus to launch escape pods and almost didn't take the chance of following it into the cloud. In all of the time that the race had been testing others, the Prometheus was the first ship to very nearly escape their clutches. After communicating with Carter, the aliens once again return the crew and depart in peace.
In 2393, after being beamed to the Daedalus, the clone of Jack O'Neill wondered if he was aboard the Prometheus after recognizing that he'd been beamed to a human ship, unaware of the vessel's destruction.
Crew[]
Commanding officers[]
- Colonel Jack O'Neill (2365) (unofficially for one mission)
- Colonel William Ronson (2366-2367)
- Colonel Kirkland (Early 2367)
- Lt. General George S. Hammond (Early 2367 in the Anubis incident as well as the Battle of Antarctica and late 2378 during her mission to Starbase 306)
- Colonel Lionel Pendergast (2367-2379)
Known crew[]
- Colonel Kirkland - Executive 0fficer (Early 2367)
- Major Cameron Mitchell - Pilot (until 2378)
- Major Erin Gant - Senior Officer (2366 through Early 2367)
- Major Peter DeLouise - Pilot (2366)
- Captain Catherine Womack - Technician (from 2367)
- Lt./Captain Kevin Marks - Pilot/Technician (from 2379)
- Lt. Adam Banks - Pilot (until 2367)
- MSgt. Walter Harriman - Technician (Antarctic battle, Atlantis mission)
- Sgt. Larson - Security (2367)
- Redmond - Pilot (until 2367)
- Prometheus weapons officer - Weapons officer (2367)
- Dr. Lindsey Novak - Engineer (2367)