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| Name: | USS Enterprise |
| Registry: | NCC-1701 |
| Class: | Constitution |
| Type: | heavy cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | destroyed |
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| Refit Enterprise | |
The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was the first in a long line of famous Federation starship's named Enterprise. Over her decades of service the ship was commanded by several notable captains including Robert April, Christopher Pike and James T. Kirk. (Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: New Voyages)
History
The Enterprise was launched in 2245, it was the first of 12 Constitution-class vessels and was under the command of Captain Robert April.
The Enterprise's first mission was classified "Top Secret" and was never revealed by Starfleet Command. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
Two years later, the Enterprise evacuated the colonists of Ursa II after the colony was threatened by a deadly ion storm. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2248, the Enterprise wiped out the "Oxygen Vampires" of the Altair Nebula. Later that year it resuced the "Midnight Six" from a pocket dimension located close to the Romulan Neutral Zone. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2249, the crew of the Enterprise exposed the Signaran conspiracy. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2250, Christopher Pike took command of the Enterprise and would become the longest single-term captain in the history of the ship.
In 2254, the Enterprise engaged in a number of actions against the Rigellians. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era) Later that year, the Enterprise responded to a signal from the planet Talos IV. After the discovery of the powerful inhabitants the planet would be quarantined under General Order 7. (TOS: "The Cage")
In the following year, a disastrous survey of Eridios nearly led to the destruction of all space-time. In the aftermath General Order 24 was created. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2257, the Enterprise was refitted, which included the replacement of its laser weaponry with more powerful phaser technology. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2258, while visiting the resort asteroid of Cronari the crew discovered a "transdimensional Doomsday cult". (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2260, the crew saved the medicinal flora of Beta II from extinction. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
Command eventually passed to James T. Kirk in early 2264, after Pike was promoted to fleet captain. Kirk became the most highly decorated captain in Starfleet history, and commanded the Enterprise during her historic 5-year mission. The ship engaged in several historical battles, made over 20 first contacts, and defeated several threats to the existence of the United Federation of Planets. (Star Trek: The Original Series)
After the five-year mission ended in 2270, the ship underwent a 18 month refit, which drastically upgraded or completely overhauled almost every system. Only the main structure of the saucer and the basic frame of the engineering hull survived the refit, with everything else being completely new. Kirk then re-took command to deal with V'Ger, a space probe that threatened the existence of Earth. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
In 2285, the Enterprise was being used as a cadet-training vessel when it was dispatched under Kirk's command to check up on the Genesis Project. While on this mission the Enterprise was attacked by the USS Reliant, which had been captured by Khan Noonien Singh. Despite heavy damage to the Enterprise, Kirk's superior training and experience at starship combat saw the ship defeat the Reliant and the Enterprise was able to limp back to spacedock where it was to be finally decommissioned after 40 years of service. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Kirk and several of his senior staff then stole the Enterprise intending to obtain Spock's body, which had been left on the newly formed Genesis Planet, and to re-unite it with his katra, which was in Dr. McCoy's mind. The damaged and under manned Enterprise was intercepted by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey out to gain the secrets of the "Genesis weapon". Unable to defeat the Klingon warship or prevent them boarding, Kirk set the auto-destruct and abandoned the ship with his comrades. The auto-destruct ripped apart the ship's saucer, killing the Klingon boarders before the rest of the ship fell into the atmosphere of the Genesis planet and was destroyed. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Enterprise personnel
See also
External links
- USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.