Cochrane was a type 9 shuttlecraft used aboard the USS Voyager during its journey through the Delta Quadrant during the late 24th century. It was numbered "04" in order to register it as Voyager's fourth shuttlecraft, and was the shuttle used for Voyager's transwarp tests.

History

In 2372, the Cochrane became the first Starfleet vessel to break the transwarp threshold after it was outfitted with a transwarp drive by the crew of the Voyager. During the experiment, the shuttle exceeded its original limitation of warp 4, eventually breaking the warp 10 barrier, and traveled at infinite velocity across the universe. The shuttle was later used by the experiment's pilot, Tom Paris in order to cause Kathryn Janeway to experience the same transformation that he had been. After this, the technology was not used to break the warp 10 barrier by the crew of Voyager ever again, while the shuttle itself remained in service. (VOY episode: "Threshold")

In 2373, the shuttle was briefly lost in a interfold layer, a region between space and subspace. While investigating an eddy, Tom Paris' shuttle was pulled into the interfold layer. Tom Paris was able to return to normal space by positioning the shuttle on the leading edge of a newly-forming eddy. (VOY episode: "Real Life")

In 2374, the Cochrane was used by B'Elanna Torres and Tom Paris during an attempt to recover Voyager's warp core after it had been ejected from the ship. The shuttle was destroyed by the Caatati during the attempt over a dispute on the ownership of the core. The occupants at the time, Torres and Paris, managed to dress into environmental suits and escape the shuttle's destruction, albeit being left adrift in open space. (VOY episode: "Day of Honor")

The Cochrane was named after Zefram Cochrane, the inventor of warp drive. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 149))

According to the final draft of "Day of Honor", the Cochrane was named Sacajawea.

Connections

USS Voyager auxiliary craft
	Baxial • Carrington • Cochrane • Cochrane II • Delta Flyer • Delta Flyer II • Drake • Faraday • Monticello • Sacajawea • Shoemaker • Tereshkova

Type 9 shuttlecraft
	65 • Cochrane • Cochrane II • Orion • Archer • Gallant • Tucker • Cook • Dawkins • Jefferies • Type-18H variant: SC-4 (24th century) • SC-4 • SC-4 (25th century)