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| Name: | USS Constellation |
| Registry: | NCC-1974 |
| Class: | Constellation |
| Type: | Cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
USS Constellation (NCC-1974) was the prototype for the Constellation-class cruisers. It was in service in both the 23rd and 24th centuries.
Constellation was commissioned ca. 2275. (TOS novel: Honor Blade)
- According to the Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era, the Constellation was launched in 2284. "The Abandoned" (Orion Press) has the same date.
In 2293, the Constellation still held an NX registry number as it completed certification trials. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Lieutenant junior grade T'Sara served as the junior helm officer aboard the Constellation between 2314 and 2316. (Star Trek: Courageous)
The Constellation arrived at Deep Space 9 in 2371 to ferry a Jem'Hadar child to Starfleet for study. (DS9: "The Abandoned")
In 2374, the ship assisted the USS Defiant, searching for survivors from the USS Honshu, which was attacked by the Cardassians during the Dominion War. (DS9: "Waltz")
Nomenclature[]
The prototype vessel and class were named after the star grouping constellation, as well as various Earth seagoing vessels and previous starships such as a Daedalus-class starship of the 22nd century, and the Constitution-class starship.
| Constellation-class starships |
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| Prototype (2270s): USS Constellation - Block I (2276): USS Sempach - USS Speedwell |
| Block II (early 2280s): USS Hathaway - Block III (2288): USS Tristan - USS Valkyrie |
| Block IV (2290): USS Gettysburg - USS Stargazer - Block V (2292): USS Bradley - USS Chosin - USS Jamestown-B - Block VI (after 2292, but before 2299): USS Magellan |
| Block VII (2301-2304): USS Espero - USS Hathor - USS Helena Harvey - Block VIII (2320): USS Ceres - USS Constance - USS Gihlan - USS Victory |
| Star Trek: The Interim Years: USS Investigator - USS Iskenderun - USS Montrose - USS Roebuck - Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles: USS Artemis - USS Huskie |
| USS Antietam - USS Antares - USS Billings - USS Calgary - USS Ceres - USS Cochise - USS Fading Sun - USS Ferrel - USS Gibraltar - USS Pisces - USS Reliant - USS Tubman - USS Vespucci - USS Windhoek |
| Starships named Constellation |
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| USS Constellation (NCC-217) - USS Constellation (NCC-1017) - USS Constellation II (NCC-1728) - USS Constellation (NCC-1974) - USS Constellation (NCC-71855) |
External links[]
- USS Constellation (NCC-1974) article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- USS Constellation (NCC-1974) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.