Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. He's an alternate history fiction author IIRC. I think I read one of his books, don't remember which one

Captain Togram was using the chamberpot when the Indomitable broke out of hyperdrive.

Great opening line. Just one sentence sets up the story and also the humorous mood. And I love the ship name Indomitable.

Reminds me of the more famous opening lines like that of the Neuromancer:

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.