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Schematic of assimilated Arctic One.

Arctic One was a 22nd century transport used by a group of Earth Sciences Institute personnel when they discovered the remains of an unknown craft in Earth's Arctic Circle in 2153.

Unbeknownst to the scientists, the craft they discovered was of Borg origin, and the scientists were assimilated for their troubles. The new drones then attempted to use Arctic One to travel towards the Delta Quadrant to contact their Collective.

En route, the ship was destroyed by Enterprise, but it was able to send a homing signal to the Borg, alerting them of Earth's location. (ENT: "Regeneration")

Background

In the writer's commentary for "Regeneration" on the ENT Season 2 DVD, the episode's writers revealed that the reason the ship's mass kept growing was that the ship would've eventually evolved into a Borg sphere, implying that the Borg don't have traditional shipyards, but instead take ships they attack and assimilate them. This information wasn't conveyed in the episode however.

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