Jackson-Class Ship

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Asgard Jackson-Class Ship

Summary

The Daniel Jackson-class Mothership is the latest starship design of the Asgard. Its role in the Asgard fleet is similar to that of the Beliskner-Class ship, as an exploratory/science vessel, as opposed to the O'Neill-Class Warship. The first time we see a ship of this class is 7.03 "Fragile Balance." Its commander was Loki, an Asgard geneticist.

Technical Details

Interior of Loki's Ship
Interior of Daniel Jackson
Daniel Jackson destroys Replicators

The Daniel Jackson-class may be the most advanced Asgard design yet. It has been shown to be more of an exploratory vessel than the previous O'Neill-Class, which is rather fitting considering Daniel Jackson's scientific past and Jack O'Neill's military past. It is equipped with all standard Asgard technology: Asgard holographic communicators, beaming technology, sensor cloaks, hyperdrives, shields, weaponry, etc. The unwarlike nature of this vessel is curious, considering it was seen before the end of the war with the Replicators. However, that is perhaps because the war was never about advanced technology, only advanced tactics. The Daniel Jackson could also be a ship never planned for use in the war, and more of a mobile research facility.

The Daniel Jackson-class has been shown to be used primarily as a laboratory, both for cloning and genetics technology and military technology for use against the Replicators. In the case of Thor's ship, it possessed the ability to virtually design and manufacture new technologies. O'Neill's brain was interfaced with the ship and used to design an anti-Replicator weapon. This virtual design technology may be just an extension of Asgard technology, and nothing specific to the Daniel Jackson. Loki's ship of the same type did not demonstrate this ability, but it was never called upon to do so, so it could quite possibly exist in all Asgard ships. (7.03 "Fragile Balance," 8.02 "New Order Part 2")

The ship appears to be large, similar in size to a Ha'tak. It is most likely more massive than the Beliskner- and O'Neill-class ships, although no exact scaling is given. Its engines show no visible thrust when activated, similar to the O'Neill. However, its maneuverability is extremely advanced for its size. As Thor's demonstration on Hala illustrated, its agility nearly rivals the Al'Kesh, a much smaller Goa'uld vessel. The Daniel Jackson shares design features with the Beliskner and O'Neill, for example the dual vertical rudders on the rear. This may be due more to Asgard drive technology than Asgard aesthetics. The rest of the Daniel Jackson is separated along the center into two hull sections side by side, joined by two curving sections on the dorsal and ventral sides.

As for offensive and defensive capabilities, the details are not known beyond conjecture. It is stated that the Daniel Jackson is equipped with Asgard weaponry, most likely more capable than Beliskner-class, and less effective than the O'Neill-class. It is also shown, in a baseline configuration, to be inferior to Replicator ships. The Daniel Jackson commanded by Thor became equipped with the anti-Replicator weapon, thanks to Jack O'Neill's knowledge, and it was capable of affecting massive sections of a planetary surface. The weapon was also capable of penetrating shield technology and of ships as massive as a Ha'Tak-class. Even so, the Replicators were able to adapt to the technology after studying it. (8.11 "Gemini").

In terms of shields, the Daniel Jackson has shields more powerful than the Beliskner-class. In action, the shields of the Daniel Jackson survived over a dozen strikes from a Replicator-enhanced Ha'tak without damage. By comparison, this Replicator-enhanced Ha'tak annihilated a standard Ha'Tak with only two salvos. (8.02 "New Order Part 2")

Stargate References

The Daniel Jackson is the current ship commanded by Thor. It is presumably with Thor and Heimdall as they are in another galaxy "dealing with a most sensitive matter", as Kvasir put it (9.13 "Ripple Effect"). It was used by Thor to save Jack O'Neill while he was incapacitated by an Ancient knowledge download. O'Neill's body was placed in suspended animation, and his mind was connected to the ship. There, he used the Ancients' knowledge to create the anti-replicator weapon using replicator disruptor technology. O'Neill's mind was later purged of the knowledge and O'Neill freed. (8.02 "New Order Part 2")

A ship of the same class (doubtful to be the Daniel Jackson, however) was also used by Loki, an Asgard geneticist. He was jailed by the Asgard for kidnapping human beings several decades ago, and was freed following the Replicator war. He was kidnapping humans to study their genetic code, attempting to solve the Asgard genetic problem. He would clone them while he studied them, so that he could do several days of testing and experimentation without being caught. After being freed, he kidnapped O'Neill. He chose O'Neill because O'Neill had been able to receive the Ancient knowledge, even if he was not able to retain it. However, what Loki didn't know was that at some point, the Asgard had placed a genetic marker into O'Neill. When he was cloned, the genetic marked caused O'Neill to age only to a teenager. Thor later fixed this error, and the teenaged O'Neill clone was allowed to live a normal life, enrolled in high school. (7.03 "Fragile Balance")

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Article written for Solutions by Jordan Kreiger
--Michelle 11:33, 6 May 2006 (PDT)