Starship Enterprise

The USS Enterprise is the name given to a series of starships featured many films and television episodes of the Star Trek franchise. Several of these vessels are considered focal points in the fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry. Top Row (Left-To-Right):   NCC-1701-C,   NX-01,   NCC-1701,   NCC-1701-E Bottom Row (Left-To-Right):   NCC-1701-D,   NCC-1701-B,   NCC-1701-A The USS Enterprise was once referred to as the "United Space Ship Enterprise", but ever since has always been "United Star Ship". Since Starfleet is unrelated to the United States armed forces, any similarity between this phrase and the American warship prefix "United States Ship" is purportedly coincidental. However, the prefix is intended to play off of the affinity that many have for the USS Enterprise series of naval vessels. In honor of Star Trek, as well as the real vessels, a real space shuttle was also named Enterprise by NASA. To return the favor, a starship in was named for the lost Space Shuttle Columbia. The second USS Enterprise aircraft carrier appeared in . Note: The USS Enterprise featured in the movie was actually the USS Ranger (CVA-61). The actual USS Enterprise was out to sea during filming. It is questionable whether the Navy would have allowed the filming crew aboard Enterprise had she been available; at the time, the internal arrangements of the USN's nuclear carrier engineering plants were classified. Not only the name, but also the associated hull number ("NCC-1701," with an appended serial letter after the first one; "NX-01" for the first ship with the name, in the Star Trek: Enterprise series—X presumably standing for experimental) has been bestowed upon different fictional ships at different times:

List of starships bearing the name

The Starship Enterprises that have been seen in the various TV series and movies to date are as follows The existence of an Enterprise-J indicates the existence of an Enterprise-F,-G, -H, and -I at some point in history. An additional spaceship (not necessarily starship) Enterprise is visible in an illustration on display in the recreation room of the NCC-1701 in . It was later shown on a wall in 2143 San Francisco in the Enterprise episode "First Flight", meaning that its top speed was apparently less than warp 2. The ring-shaped design suggests application of Vulcan propulsion technology. The design was based on Matt Jefferies' early designs for the NCC-1701.

List of known captains

The lists below are of captains officially recognized in the Star Trek canon, with additional non-canon captains of note listed afterwards.

NX-01

NCC-1701

introduced Robert April as captain of the Enterprise prior to Pike. However, the animated series is not considered canonical, so Pike remains, officially, the first known captain of the NCC-1701, unless a future TV episode or film establishes otherwise. Although the official startrek.com website identifies April as the first captain, website information is considered a print source by Paramount and, thus, non-canon.

NCC-1701-A

NCC-1701-B

Several non-canon sources have also named other captains of the Enterprise-B, however these are not considered official. According to several novels, Harriman was succeeded by Demora Sulu as captain. A poster of the NCC-1701-D also listed one Tomas Johnson Jr. as captain, but no information is offered as to when he might have commanded the vessel. Non-canon sources also suggest that Harriman's command ended in 2311.

NCC-1701-C

  • Rachel Garrett (?-2344, episode "Yesterday's Enterprise") - The Enterprise-C was transported 22 years into an alternate future, therefore Garrett actually died in 2366.
  • Richard Castillo (2344) - Succeeded Garrett when the Enterprise-C returned to 2344 and is assumed to have died in the ensuing battle with Romulan forces upon the vessel's return to the proper timeline.

NCC-1701-D

NCC-1701-E

NCC-1701-F to J

  • As yet unrevealed. A non-canonical novel (Imzadi by Peter David) featured Data as the captain of the Enterprise-F. However, even in the non-canonical story that future was undone.

External links

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