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Enterprise-D Secondary Hull Bearing Struts

Internal duranium-alloy structural supports connecting the saucer section to the secondary hull, designed to release during emergency saucer separation. Critical to warp-induced stress mitigation and featured in episodes involving structural crises (e.g., *Yesterday’s Enterprise*, *Hollow Pursuits*).
6 appearances

Purpose

Connects saucer section to secondary hull; releases during emergency separation to preserve primary hull integrity.

Significance

Embodies the ship's breaking point in warp 9.4 crisis; evacuation and separation gamble crew survival against imminent plasma rupture and total failure.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments