USS Stargazer (NCC-2893)

The USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) was a Constellation-class cruiser in service from the late 23rd to mid-24th century. Jean-Luc Picard, prior to commanding the Enterprise-D, captained the Stargazer for a record 22 years, from 2333 until its loss in the Maxia Zeta system in (2355). (TNG: "The Battle")

Stargazer was one of the first block of Constellations whose contract was authorized in 2276. (Star Trek: The Original Series novel: Honor Blade). However, the ship was not commissioned until 2290. (Orion Press: Constellation-class Specifications)

In 2294, the Stargazer made first contact with the Nurathi. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)

In 2302, it came to the aid of a merchant convoy that was under attack by who was believed to be Orion pirates. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)

Vaggie Illario served aboard this ship during Picard's captaincy, learning not to be around him "when he hasn't had his Earl Grey yet". (The Unreliable's Light: DownVall)

In 2351, fresh out of the Academy, then-ensign Steve Tecklenberg was assigned to the Stargazer as a security officer. (Star Trek: Pendragon: "Wings As Eagles")

In 2355 of the TUL Timeline, the Stargazer detected an energy surge and heard laughter from the planet of Altamid to the confusion of the crew. (The Unreliable's Light: Old Freedom)

Picard remained friends with Moritz Benayoun, one of the Stargazer 's physicians, for over 45 years. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")

In 2364, after being presumed destroyed, the Stargazer was found and recovered by the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Battle") The ship was decommissioned shortly thereafter and preserved into museum status. She was ultimately succeeded by the Sagan class USS Stargazer (NCC-82893). (Star Trek Picard Season 2)

Constellation-class starships
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

Background information

The Stargazer was also a chapter of Starfleet International based in Kansas City, Missouri in the 1990s.

External links

• USS Stargazer article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.