Docking clamp
A docking clamp or mooring clamp was a mechanical device by which one object is held to another, such as a starship held in place while docked at space stations. Ships were unable to leave until the docking clamps were released. On  starships, emergency docking clamps could be activated. ()

History 

In 2153, Shuttlepod 2 assisted  escaping from the Seleya by firing phase cannons at the docking clamps. ()

In January 2155 of the mirror universe, Commander  ordered Lieutenant commander  to release the docking clamps of the . T'Pol, however, was unable to because of damage to the ship. After the ship's deflector shields were raised, Major  reported that they were weakening the clamps, but they were still holding. Archer then alternated the ship's port and starboard thrusters and this was sufficient to shake the docking clamps loose. ()

In February 2258 of the alternate reality, Lieutenant  told Captain  that all mooring clamps of  were retracted and that thrusters were firing. ()

In February 2259 of the alternate reality, Captain  told Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu to retract all mooring clamps before the USS Enterprise departed from Starbase 1. ()

In  2285, Captain Spock told Lieutenant Saavik to clear all mooring clamps before the  departed from the drydock orbiting Earth. ()

In 2285, Commander Hikaru Sulu reported to Admiral James T. Kirk that the mooring clamps were activated when the USS Enterprise docked at the Earth Spacedock. ()

The  was held by docking clamps while inside Starbase 74. ()

In 2369, Odo suggested that Deep Space 9 explode its mooring clamps so that  Jaheel could not blow his ship apart when he was forced to stay due to the aphasia virus moving through the station. ()

While under the influence of the Saltah'na energy spheres, Major Kira Nerys sealed the docking clamps of the Valerian transport, believing it was shipping dolamide explosives. ()

In 2370, Kira Nerys ordered that the docking clamps not be released on Vedek Winn's ship, as Winn was carrying a known collaborator. ()

Docking latches, structural devices aboard  starships used to connect the saucer section to the stardrive section after a saucer separation, could be called docking clamps since they "clamped" shut the saucer section to the stardrive section. ()

The Type 11 shuttlecraft were equipped with dorsal docking clamps and an airlock. In 2375, a shuttle from the  used these to attach to a Federation mission scoutship piloted by lieutenant commander Data. ()

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