Star Trek: 10 Secrets Of The USS Kelvin You Need To Know

Speaking of tie-in websites... as the release of Star Trek approached and further marketing material was released, Intel published a promotional website dedicated to the USS Kelvin in November of 2008.

The now long-defunct boldblygo.intel.com offered visitors the chance to win Kelvin-themed Intel products, take a virtual tour of the ship's exterior, and provided technical blurbs about the Kelvin's various features. This technical information included descriptions of the Kelvin's weaponry:

The Kelvin’s phaser turrets can either fire bolts of high concentrated energy, or beams of less power to slice through the shield or hull of an attacking vessel. Plasma is passed to a phaser emitter resulting in a discharge of nadion particles

Her single warp nacelle:

The Kelvin has a single warp nacelle housing the ship’s warp drive engine. Two rows of massive semi-circular warp-field coils produce a powerful subspace field that bends space around the ship, allowing for faster than light travel.

And impulse engine:

The USS Kelvin employs massive engines at sublight speeds. Full impulse power is approximately one-quarter of the speed of light, suitable for traveling within a single star system. Its four deuterium fusion reactors power the impulse engines.

Intel's website also provided data on the Kelvin's crew, introducing audiences to both Captain Richard Robau and First Officer George Kirk, as well as crew members who went unnamed in finished film. For the record, these unnamed Kelvin crew members are Helmsman Michael Johnson and security officer Alnschloss K’Bentayr (from the planet, Monchezke), whose alien race has gone on to have its own life within the various Kelvin Timeline comic book series.