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Self-Destruct (TOS 44)

First Appearance	TOS 02 (22 Sep 1966)
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Prime Timeline
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Self-destruct protocols enabled a ship's senior officers to destroy their vessel in order to contain threats^[1] or prevent it from falling into enemy hands.^[2]

Image Gallery

Self-Destruct sequence (TOS 70)
Self-Destruct countdown (ST03)

Notes and References

↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Star Trek, season 1, episode 3 (Production number 02). Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions. 22 September 1966.
↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Balance of Terror". Star Trek, season 1, episode 14 (Production number 09). Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by Paul Schneider. Desilu Productions. 15 December 1966.

[TOS02-1] Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Star Trek, season 1, episode 3 (Production number 02). Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions. 22 September 1966.

[TOS09-2] Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Balance of Terror". Star Trek, season 1, episode 14 (Production number 09). Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by Paul Schneider. Desilu Productions. 15 December 1966.

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