

Hence, the Kelvin salt shaker in the diner, etc. ( Star Trek)Īccording to co-writer Roberto Orci: "Shortly after the heroic death of George Kirk, the Iowa shipyards were erected by Starfleet to honor and commemorate the sacrifice. In 2255, the Shipyard Bar in Riverside, Iowa on Earth featured Kelvin-shaped salt-shakers. In memory of the Kelvin, Christopher Pike wrote a dissertation on the ship and the actions of its final commanding officer, George Kirk.

Despite the fierceness of the engagement, the evacuation effort culminated in the Kelvin being survived by over eight hundred of its crew (a clear majority) including Winona Kirk and her newborn son, but with the notable exception of Captain Robau, George Kirk, and several other crewmembers who were killed during the Narada's attack or were unable to escape prior to the ship's fatal impact with its attacker. Kirk, was born (naming him over the communicator was one of George Kirk's final actions prior to impact).

It was during the battle that George Kirk's son, James T. Kirk then piloted the craft to its destruction, ramming the Narada, disabling it, and giving the crew of the Kelvin a chance to flee. Kirk therefore elected to stay on board, to both steer the ship and to operate its weapons in order to protect the fleeing shuttlecraft from the Narada's torpedoes.

With no chance of defeating the Narada in combat, Kirk ordered an evacuation, planning to set the autopilot to ram the Narada with the Kelvin only for the autopilot system to fail. Almost immediately after Robau died, Nero abandoned all pretense of negotiations and attacked once more, inflicting major damage on the Kelvin. His first officer, George Kirk, assumed command while Nero interrogated Robau. The Kelvin was attacked, leading to a battle during which Captain Robau was murdered, having been invited to the attacking ship under the pretense of negotiating a ceasefire. It would later turn out to be the Narada, a 24th century Romulan mining vessel commanded by Captain Nero. As the Kelvin was observing the black hole, an unidentified vessel emerged from the future. In 2233, the Kelvin encountered a black hole created in 2387 by the detonation of a red matter device, which subsequently spawned the alternate reality. The Kelvin prepares to ram into the Narada Sometime after the birth of his son James, George Kirk would transfer to Tarsus IV.
