Dropping out of warp the Enterprises impulse engines slowed the NX-class starship to a gradual stop 100 km off the bow of a disabled wedge-shaped vessel. Sensor scans showed multiple heavy and medium weapon batteries, several large hull breeches, and barely functional engines. This unknown ship had either suffered a serious malfunction or was escaping from a losing battle.
"This is Captain Archer of the Earth vessel Enterprise. Can we render assistance?"
All that answered Captain Archer's hail was silence.
"No response sir. I'm picking up internal comm chatter but I'm still having trouble with the translation matrix." Hoshi said.
"T'pol, anything?" Archer asked, glancing back at the only nonhuman on the bridge.
"Sensor readings are erratic, but the ship has suffered extensive damage. Life support is barely functional, and I am counting over two thousand crew aboard." T'pol answered, raising a curious eyebrow at the data.
"Two thousand? On a ship that heavily armed?" Lieutenant Reed asked incredulously. "There hasn't been a ship with that kind of crew compliment since the late 20th century and those were naval aircraft carriers."
"Given the size of the vessel and several substantially large sections within its superstructure, I would ascertain this is a carrier style warship." Anything else to come from T'pol's analysis was interrupted by Hoshi's console.