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manded by Captain James T. Kirk from 2264 to 2269, (Star Trek: The ~~ suggested that the ship had been launched on stardate 9715. We Original Series). The original Starship Enterprise was refitted several don't know when (or how) the Enterprise-B was retired or times during its lifetime, most notably in 2270, when virtually every ~~ destroyed, but it had to have happened well before the destrucmajor system was upgraded, a new bridge module was installed, and tion of the Enterprise-C in 2344. the warp-drive nacelles were replaced. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture), The ship was destroyed by James Kirk in 2285, just prior to its sched- Enterprise-C, U.S.S. The fourth uled retirement, in order to prevent the ship from falling into Klingon ~~ Federation starship to bear the name hands during a rescue mission to recover the body of Captain Spock. Enterprise, an Ambassador-class [EN . (Star Trek Ill: The Search for Spock). The original Starship Enterprise vessel, registry number NCC-1701-C a was designed by series art director Matt Jefferies. The motion picture The Enterprise-C was lost and pre- oe version was designed by Mike Minor, Joe Jennings, Andrew Probert, sumed destroyed near Narendra Ill - Douglas Trumbull, and Harold Michelson, based on the concepts of in 2344. In that year, this ship, comMatt Jefferies. We conjecture that Pike commanded two five-year mis- manded by Captain Rachel Garrett. sions of the Enterprise before Kirk's tenure at the helm, and that responded to a distress call from the Klingon outpost on Captain Apnl commanded a five-year mission before Pike. This is rea- Narendra lll. The outpost was under a massive Romulan attack sonably consistent with a commissioning date of 2245. During the battle, a torpedo explosion opened a temporal rift, and the Enterprise-C was sent some 22 years forward in time Enterprise-A, U.S.S. The second This proved to be a focal point in history. With the Enterprise-C Federation starship to bear the gone from the “normal” timeline, an alternate timeline was name, the Enterprise-A was a formed, in which the Federation and the Klingon Empire engaged Constitution-class vessel, registry in an extended war. The Federation was near defeat by 2366, when number NCC-1701-A. Launched in the Enterprise-C emerged from the rift, encountering the 2286, the Enterprise-A was placed Enterprise-D. It was soon realized that the Enterprise-C had to under the command of Captain return to its proper time if history was to be restored and the terrible James T. Kirk by the Federation Council and Starfleet Com- war with the Klingons was to be averted. The tragedy of the war mand in appreciation for Kirk's role in saving planet Earth from was emphasized when a Klingon attack resulted in the death of the destructive effects of an alien space probe. (Star Trek IV: The Captain Garrett, after which Enterprise-C officer Lieutenant Voyage Home). SEE: Yorktown, U.S.S. Although shakedown Richard Castillo agreed to assume command of his ship and tests and systems installation under the aegis of Captain return itto 2344. Enterprise-D officer Natasha Yar (alternate), who Montgomery Scott had not been completed, the Enterprise-A was still alive in this timeline, volunteered to return with Castillo to was rushed into service in early 2287 to intervene in a hostage sit- help defend Narendra lll against the Romulans. All Enterprise-C uation at planet Nimbus I. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). The personnel understood that returning to the past was a virtual sulship, under the reluctant command of Captain Kirk, was pressed cide mission because of the intensity of the Romulan attack on back into service to escort Klingon Chancellor Gorkon to Earth Narendra Ill. Once the Enterprise-C returned through the temporal for a peace conference. Although the scheduled talks were can- rift, the time flow returned to normal, and history was restored to its celed after the assassination of Gorkon, the Enterprise-A and her proper shape. (“Yesterday's Enterprise” [TNG]). SEE: Sela. The crew were instrumental in the success of the historic Khitomer Enterprise-C model was designed by Rick Stembach and Andrew peace conference shortly thereafter. The Enterprise-A was sched Probert. Interior supervised by Richard James. uled to be decommissioned shortly after the Khitomer conference (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). The Enterprise-A’s exte- Enterprise-D, U.S.S. The fifth Fed rior was virtually identical to the upgraded original Enterprise first eration starship to bear the name seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, although many of the interi- (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part |” ors were redesigned for Star Trek V and VI. [TNG]). This ship, a Galaxy-class vessel, Starfleet registry number — iam Enterprise-B, U.S.S. Federation NCC-1701-D, was launched in 2363 - starship, Excelsior class, Starfleet (“Lonely Among Us" [TNG]) from 4 Fy registry number NCC-1701-B, the Starfleet's Utopia Planitia Fleet ’ Bl third starship to bear the name. The Yards orbiting Mars and placed fr — U.S.S. Enterprise-B was launched under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard on a mission of +3 BR from a Spacedock orbiting Earth in deep-space exploration and diplomacy. (“Encounter at Farpoint, » ho 2293, with Captain John Harriman Part |” [TNG]). The ship was severely damaged in the Borg in command. Its maiden voyage was encounter of early 2367, and had to undergo six weeks of repair planned as a publicity junket con- work at Earth Station McKinley. (“Family” [TNG]). A dilithium sisting of a brief trip out past Pluto. Dignitaries aboard the chamber hatch installed at McKinley station was defective Enterprise-B for the occasion included Captain James T. Kirk, resulting in a severe explosion in the ship's warp-drive system Captain Montgomery Scott, and Commander Pavel Chekov that crippled the Enterprise-D for two weeks. Although sabotage During this flight, the Enterprise-B responded to an emergency was initially suspected, it was later learned that undetectable distress call from two El-Aurian transport ships en route to Earth flaws in the hatch were responsible. (“The Drumhead" [TNG]) The ships were trapped in the nexus energy ribbon and were on The Enterprise-D was repeatedly destroyed in 2368, when the the verge of structural collapse. Problems with Enterprise-B ship was trapped in a temporal causality loop near the Typhon equipment prevented the rescue of one El-Aurian ship, but some Expanse. (“Cause and Effect” [TNG]). The Enterprise-D was 47 passengers from the second ship, the S.S. Lakul, were trans- briefly commanded by Captain Edward Jellico in early 2369 ported to safety just before the Laku/ exploded. Among those when Captain Picard was assigned to a covert Starfleet mission rescued were scientist Dr. Tolian Soran and future Enterprise-D on planet Celtris lll. (“Chain of Command, Part I" [TNG]). The crew member Guinan. Captain James T. Kirk was missing and Starship Enterprise-D was destroyed in 2371 during a mission to believed killed in the incident. Kirk had been making emergency prevent a deranged scientist from destroying the Veridian sysmodifications to the Enterprise-B deflector system, permitting tem. During the mission, the Enterprise-D took a direct hit from a the ship to escape the ribbon. It was later learned that Kirk had ~~ Klingon bird-of-prey, causing a loss of antimatter containment not been killed, but rather had been swept into the nexus. (Star Executive Officer William T. Riker ordered an emergency saucer Trek Generations). The Enterprise-B miniature was a modification separation, and Commander Deanna Troi was successful in of the Excelsior model, originally designed by Bill George for Star maneuvering the Saucer Module to a relatively safe distance, Trek Il. The Enterprise-B modifications were designed by John just before the ship's stardrive section exploded. The resulting Eaves under the supervision of production designer Herman concussion knocked the saucer module out of orbit, but Troi was Zimmerman. The dedication plaque on the Enterprise-B bridge successful in piloting the vessel to a soft landing on the surface