One starship of Earth Starfleet (NX-01) and eight ships of Federation Starfleet (NCC-1701 through NCC-1701-G) bear the honorable name "Enterprise". Additionally, we know of one future ship (NCC-1701-J) and two from a parallel reality of this name. Finally, there is the Discoverse version of the NCC-1701, a much bigger "re-imagination" of the original Enterprise without an in-universe rationale.
Enterprise NX-01
History
Enterprise was the first vessel of the NX class and the first human-built starship to achieve Warp 5. Devised by Henry Archer, the project started in 2119 when Zefram Cochrane opened the Warp 5 complex in Earth's orbit. After a construction time of more than 30 years the ship was finally launched in 2151, against the advice of the Vulcans. Earth Starfleet approved of a prolonged mission to regions of space where no human being had gone before. Enterprise is manned with an all-human crew, the only exceptions being Dr. Phlox, a Denobulan, and Vulcan science officer T'Pol. Jonathan Archer, Henry Archer's son, is in command of Enterprise. The ship has an experimental transporter, which is used for personnel transport only in emergencies. The armament of Enterprise consists of plasma and phase weapons, spatial torpedoes and polarized hull plating. It is upgraded with photon torpedoes in 2153. Article: A Close Look at Enterprise NX-01 Gallery: NX Class
2151: Enterprise transfers the Klingon Klaang back to Qo'noS, thereby preventing a Klingon civil war (ENT: "Broken Bow"). The ship is present when tensions rise between the Vulcans and Andorians (ENT: "The Andorian Incident").
2152: The Romulans are encountered for the first time (ENT: "Minefield"). Archer successfully mediates between the Vulcans and Andorians in the conflict over the planetoid Weytahn/Paan Mokar (ENT: "Cease Fire").
2153: On Earth, a group of Borg from the sphere crash of 2063 is reactivated and is ultimately stopped by Enterprise (ENT: "Regeneration"). Enterprise is sent to fight the Xindi, who killed 7 million on Earth with their probe (ENT: "The Expanse").
2154: It turns out that the spheres were built by a transdimensional species who persuaded the Xindi to destroy Earth because of a war in which Earth would allegedly destroy their homeworld 400 years in the future. The war in the future will be actually fought by humans and Xindi as allies against the Sphere Builders (ENT: "Azati Prime"). A second, much more disastrous attack of the Xindi-Reptilians on Earth is averted, and the sphere network is destroyed (ENT: "Zero Hour"). Enterprise manages to deal with the threat by Arik Soong and his Augments, genetically enhanced humans from the Eugenics Wars (ENT: "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", "The Augments"). The bombing of the Federation Embassy on Vulcan, in which Admiral Forrest is killed, leads to a crisis that is resolved by the discovery of the Kir'Shara, a vessel containing Surak's true teachings (ENT: "The Forge", "Awakening", "Kir'Shara"). Several Klingons contract a disease stemming from experiments with the genes of human Augments. The genetic treatment causes their foreheads to recess (ENT: "Affliction", "Divergence").
2155: The xenophobic movement Terra Prime under its leader Paxton attempts to expel all aliens from the Sol System (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime").
2161: Charles "Trip" Tucker dies in self-sacrifice on Enterprise NX-01 briefly before the ship is decommissioned (ENT: "These Are The Voyages").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701
History
In the middle of the 23rd century, the USS Enterprise was one of the fastest and most advanced ships of Starfleet. First manned with a crew of 200, the capacity was extended to 430 by 2265. 12 ships of the Constitution class were in service altogether as of 2266. Transporters had become a convenient means of transportation. In addition, the ship had a large shuttlebay at the rear end of the engineering hull. The Enterprise was equipped with phasers, photon torpedoes and shields. Under Capt. James T. Kirk the crew consisted almost exclusively of humans. One exception was half-Vulcan science officer Spock who already served under Kirk's predecessor Christopher Pike. The last mission of the Enterprise before her refit lasted from 2265 to 2269. Constitution Gallery
Specifications
Constitution class Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commissioned: 2245 Length: 289m Deck count: 21 Max. speed: Warp 6 (old scale) Crew complement: 430 (since 2265) Commanded by: Capt. Robert April, Capt. Christopher Pike, Capt. James Tiberius Kirk
Timeline
2254: The Enterprise discovers the planet Talos IV, whose inhabitants create illusions for their test subjects because they want to breed slaves to maintain their machines ("The Cage").
2265: After crossing the Galactic Barrier, Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner develop superior ESP abilities that put the rest of the crew in danger (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before").
2266: After more than 100 years of isolation, a Romulan starship crosses the Neutral Zone and attacks Earth outposts, until it can be destroyed by the Enterprise (TOS: "Balance of Terror"). Captain Christopher Pike, after suffering severe radiation damage, returns to Talos IV to live there (TOS: "The Menagerie"). First contact with the Gorn civilization turns into a conflict (TOS: "Arena").
2267: An old sleeper ship with genetically enhanced passengers is found in space (TOS: "Space Seed"). When relations with the Klingon Empire deteriorate, the supernatural Organians initiate a peace treaty (TOS: "Errand of Mercy"). Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the warp drive, is found alive, living with a non-corporeal entity (TOS: "Metamorphosis"). Spock returns to Vulcan to marry T'Pring, but she favors Stonn (TOS: "Amok Time"). The Babel Conference is held to decide about Coridan's admission to the Federation (TOS: "Journey to Babel").
2268: An attempt to steal a Romulan cloaking device is successful (TOS: "The Enterprise Incident"). After the starship Defiant has vanished into a parallel dimension, the Enterprise almost falls victim to a Tholian attack (TOS: "The Tholian Web").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit)
History
After Kirk's first five-year mission the Enterprise was completely refitted, keeping only the cores of the saucer section and engineering. The warp nacelles and most of the hull plating were completely new. The Enterprise was hastily launched in 2271 when a huge cloud, V'ger, threatened Earth. Under Capt. Spock the Enterprise served as a training vessel for cadets until it was badly damaged in a battle with the USS Reliant in 2285. Later in that year, Kirk ordered the self-destruction of the ship in order to avoid its capture by the Klingons. Article: The Enterprise Refit of 2271 Constitution Gallery
Specifications
Constitution class (refit) Affiliation: Federation Starfleet First commissioned: 2245 Recommissioned: 2271 Destroyed: 2285 Length: 305m Deck count: 21 Max. speed: Warp 6 (old scale) Commanded by: Capt. James Tiberius Kirk, Capt. Spock
Timeline
2271: The refitted Enterprise encounters an immense cloud heading for Earth. Lt. Ilia is absorbed by the entity calling itself "V'ger" and returns as an android. "V'ger" turns out to be a machine built for the sole purpose of seeking for the Creator of their distant relative, the space probe Voyager 6 that was launched from Earth a long time ago. V'ger, in the form of Ilia, and the Creator in the form of Capt. Decker finally merge into a new lifeform ("Star Trek: The Motion Picture").
2285: In the course of a fierce battle with Khan, Spock sacrifices his life to save the Enterprise from the imminent explosion of the Genesis device ("Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan"). In order to get hold of Spock's body to save his katra (soul), the crew returns to Genesis, but the battle-damaged ship is awaited by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey with a warlike commander. To avoid the capture of the ship by the Klingons, Kirk has to destroy the Enterprise. The Klingons kill his son, but Spock can be saved and his mind is reintegrated into his body ("Star Trek: "The Search for Spock").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
History
After the destruction of the Enterprise NCC-1701, Starfleet assigned Kirk and his crew to a ship of the same class, the Enterprise NCC-1701-A. The ship made its maiden voyage under the new crew in 2286. In 2287, after many new components had been just installed, the barely operational ship was hijacked by Sybok. In 2293, the Enterprise suffered severe battle damage in the rescue of the Khitomer Peace Conference and was decommissioned soon after. Constitution Gallery
Specifications
Constitution class (refit) Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commissioned: 2286 Decommissioned: 2293 Length: 305m Deck count: 21 Max. speed: Warp 6 (old scale) Commanded by: Capt. James Tiberius Kirk
Timeline
2286: The Enterprise-A leaves Earth spacedock for a test flight ("Star Trek: The Voyage Home").
2287: Spock's illogical brother Sybok seizes control of the Enterprise and with his telepathic abilities he influences the crew except for Kirk, Spock and McCoy to head for the center of the galaxy where he believes is the planet Sha-Ka-Ree. At their arrival the landing party is received by a strange being that claims to be God ("Star Trek: The Final Frontier").
2293: After the disastrous explosion of their moon Praxis, the Klingons are open for peace negotiations. A joined conspiracy of Klingon and Starfleet officers, however, strives to obstruct the peace plans by all means. The Klingon chancellor Gorkon is killed, and Kirk and McCoy are arrested and convicted by the Klingons. After they have been freed, they head for the Khitomer peace conference, where they defeat the traitors with the help of the USS Excelsior and Capt. Sulu ("Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B
History
The Enterprise-B is a modification of the Excelsior class, much larger than its predecessors of the Constitution class. The ship was launched in 2293. Responding to a distress call on its maiden voyage, the Enterprise-B was severely damaged in an energy ribbon, the Nexus, and Capt. Kirk was presumed killed. Article: Size of the Excelsior Class Excelsior Gallery
Specifications
Excelsior class (refit) Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commissioned: 2293 Length: 469m Commanded by: Capt. John Harriman
Timeline
2293: The Enterprise-B is commissioned, but the maiden voyage turns into a rescue mission, in the course of which Kirk is seemingly killed, but is actually pulled into the Nexus, an energy ribbon that crosses the galaxy in a regular cycle ("Star Trek: Generations").
2344: The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C is destroyed by Romulan forces attacking the Klingon outpost on Narendra III. In a parallel timeline, the Enterprise suddenly disappears in a temporal rift, and the alleged cowardice infuriates the Klingons, leading to a twenty-year war with the Federation. In the restored timeline, Tasha Yar from the parallel time assists in defending the ship against the Romulans, but although they impress the Klingons as necessary, they fail. The survivors are captured by the Romulans (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
History
The Enterprise-D of the Galaxy class entered service in 2364, under the command of Jean-Luc Picard. The huge ship was equipped with the newest technology, such as a holodeck and state-of-the-art sensors and weapons. There were three shuttlebays, plus a large shuttle, the captain's yacht which is docked to the bottom of the saucer section. Much more spacious and comfortable than previous Starfleet vessels, many officers lived aboard with their families. William T. Riker temporarily assumed command when Picard had been abducted by the Borg in 2366, and when Picard was presumed dead in 2370. Capt. Edward Jellico was in command during Picard's away mission to Celtris III in 2369. After many scientific and diplomatic missions, the ship was destroyed in 2371 in the attempt to stop Soran from destroying the Veridian system. Galaxy Gallery
Specifications
Galaxy class Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commissioned: 2364 Destroyed: 2371 Length: 642m Deck count: 42 Max. speed: Warp 9.2 (cruise) Crew complement: 1014 Commanded by: Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, Cmdr./Capt. William Thomas Riker, Capt. Edward Jellico
Timeline
2364: The Enterprise encounters Q, a seemingly omnipotent being, for the first time (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"). First contact is made with the Ferengi (TNG: "The Last Outpost"). The Traveler accidentally transfers the Enterprise into the Galaxy M-33, millions of light years away (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before"). Natasha Yar is killed by an entity named Armus (TNG: "Skin of Evil"). The first official contact with the Romulans since 2311 takes place (TNG: "The Neutral Zone").
2365: The Iconian homeworld is discovered in the Neutral Zone, and Picard decides to destroy the technology so that the Romulans don't get their hands on it (TNG: "Contagion"). Q takes the Enterprise to a remote sector, where they encounter the Borg (TNG: "Q Who?").
2366: The Enterprise-C has to be sent back to the past to prevent a Klingon-Federation war from happening (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise"). Jean-Luc Picard is abducted and assimilated by the Borg. As Locutus, he takes part in the attack on Starfleet at Wolf 359. Promoted to captain, Riker takes over command (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds").
2367: Duras kills K'Ehleyr, and Worf takes revenge by killing him (TNG: "Reunion"). The Enterprise successfully prevents the Romulans from supporting the Duras family in the Klingon Civil War (TNG: "Redemption").
2368: The Ktarians try to take over Starfleet by hypnotizing starship officers (TNG: "The Game"). A Romulan proposal for reunification with Vulcan, initially supported by Spock, turns out to be a ruse to conquer the planet (TNG: "Unification II").
2369: Tensions with the Cardassians rise when Picard is lured into a trap and Cardassian vessels gather for an attack on the Federation, while Capt. Jellico is in command of the Enterprise (TNG: "Chain of Command"). Evidence is found that all humanoid lifeforms in the galaxy share common ancestors (TNG: "The Chase").
2370: A general speed limit of Warp 5 is introduced when it is discovered that warp drive damages subspace (TNG: "Force of Nature"). The starship Pegasus, featuring a phase cloaking device, is discovered in an asteroid, and Picard decides to reveal its existence to the Romulans (TNG: "The Pegasus"). Picard is presumed dead, and Riker assumes command of the ship (TNG: "Gambit").
2371: In the attempt to stop Soran from destroying solar systems, the Enterprise-D engineering section is destroyed and the saucer crashes on Veridian III ("Star Trek: Generations").
2385: In a timeline created by Q, the Klingons have conquered the Romulan Empire. Picard investigates a strange phenomenon in the Neutral Zone, being a guest on Beverly Picard's starship Pasteur. The Pasteur is destroyed by the Klingons, but its crew is rescued by the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, now with three nacelles (TNG: "All Good Things").
2401: Geordi restores the Enterprise-D at his museum, using the stardrive of the USS Syracuse. The unaffected Enterprise-D destroys the Borg cube with the beacon that assimilates the younger crew members of Starfleet (PIC: "Vox", "The Last Generation").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E
History
In 2373, the Sovereign-class Enterprise-E is the most advanced ship of Starfleet. Its weapons include quantum torpedoes, which are fired from a module at the bottom of the saucer hull. The Sovereign class has a warp-capable captain's yacht too. After a one-year test phase, the ship takes part in the Sector 001 Battle of 2373 and successfully prevents the Borg from altering history, although the ship is being partially assimilated by them. In 2375 the Enterprise is damaged in a battle with the Son'a who attempt to take possession of the Ba'ku planet. The ship is damaged close to destruction in 2379 in the successful attempt to stop the Romulan Praetor Shinzon. Sovereign Gallery
Specifications
Sovereign class Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commissioned: 2372 Length: 685m Deck count: 24 Commanded by: Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
Timeline
2373: A Borg cube attacking Earth is destroyed, however, the Borg travel back to the year 2063 to prevent Cochrane's warp flight and the first Terran-Vulcan contact. The Enterprise-E crew has to correct history. While an away team helps Cochrane, the Borg are taking over the Enterprise-E, and Data is kidnapped by them. Picard reluctantly orders the self-destruction, but he also tries to free Data. Data, pretending to work with the Borg Queen who has provided him with human sensations, finally manages to kill the Borg before the ship blows up ("Star Trek: First Contact").
2375: The Federation and the Son'a are planning to relocate the peaceful Ba'ku in order to exploit the metaphasic particles surrounding their planet. Picard and his crew decide to defend their way of living. Ru'afo of the Son'a, however, wants to fulfill his mission at any cost. After trying to beam out the Ba'ku by force, he attempts to use his particle collector without evacuating the planet, which would kill all inhabitants. Luckily he can be stopped in time. A reconciliation takes place, as it is revealed that the Son'a are actually the same race as the Ba'ku and left the planet 100 years ago ("Star Trek: Insurrection").
2379: On Romulus, the new Praetor Shinzon of Reman origin calls for a Federation ship for negotiations. Shinzon reveals himself as a clone of Picard, once created to infiltrate the Federation, but then exiled to the dilithium mines on Remus. It soon becomes clear that Shinzon needs Picard's cells in order to survive and, moreover, he is about to use a thalaron emitter against Earth, thereby killing all life on the planet. In the battle against Shinzon's superior vessel, the Scimitar, Picard's last chance is to ram the ship and to beam over to blow up the thalaron emitter. Data follows him, and he stays to fulfill this task, dying in the explosion of the Scimitar ("Star Trek Nemesis").
Many years prior to 2401: The ship is destroyed, for reasons not explicitly mentioned (PIC: "Vox").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F
History
The Enterprise-F is a ship of the Odyssey class, much bigger than any of its predecessors.
2401: On Frontier Day, Starfleet assembles a huge fleet in Earth's orbit, consisting of its most advanced starships. The goal is demonstrate the new "fleet formation mode", which allows to link all ships together in order to perform highly synchronized maneuvers. The fleet is led by the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F under the command of Admiral Shelby. The demonstration, however, becomes a disaster as the Borg activate the genetic manipulations in all younger crew members, who begin to kill their superiors, starting with Shelby (PIC: "Vox") The ship itself survives (PIC: "The Last Generation").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-G
History
The Enterprise-G belongs to the Constitution III class and consists of an old-style saucer with modern nacelles. The ship was formerly named USS Titan NCC-80102-A.
Specifications
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Recommissioned: 2402 Length: 560.5m Commanded by: Capt. Seven of Nine
Timeline
2401: Admiral Picard and Captain Riker board the USS Titan to search for Beverly Crusher (PIC: "The Next Generation"). They find Crusher and her son Jack, who turns out to be Picard's son (PIC: "Disengage"). Hunted by the Shrike commanded by a woman named Vadic, the crew of the ship attempts to uncover a Changeling infiltration of Starfleet. However, the Borg turn out to be the true enemy. On Frontier Day, the Borg activate the genetic manipulations in all younger crew members, who begin to kill their superiors, also on the Titan (PIC: "Vox").
2402: After defeating the Borg, the ship gets renamed to USS Enterprise 1701-G (PIC: "The Last Generation").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-J
History
The Enterprise-J appears to be a huge vessel. Nothing else is known about this Federation ship type that may be in service around 2550.
Specifications
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Time frame: 26th century
Timeline
26th century: The ship takes part in the Battle of Procyon V against the Sphere Builders. Daniels briefly transfers Archer to the Enterprise-J (ENT: "Azati Prime").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (alternate)
History
The Enterprise was built on the ground in Riverside, Iowa. It was the most advanced ship of Starfleet in the year 2258 of the alternate timeline. This alternate timeline is the result of an incursion of the Romulan Nero, whose home planet was destroyed by a supernova in the 24th century, for which he blames Ambassador Spock. Under the command of Captain Christopher Pike the Enterprise is part of a task force that unsuccessfully attempts to prevent the Romulan Nero from destroying the planet Vulcan. The planet implodes, the ship is damaged, Pike is captured and leaves Spock in command. Spock transfers his position to Cadet Kirk who, after successfully saving Earth from Nero's weapon, is promoted to captain. In 2259 Kirk is temporarily demoted. After the death of Christopher Pike in a terrorist attack conducted by Khan, James T. Kirk assumes command of the ship once again. The Enterprise is largely destroyed in the battle with the USS Vengeance of Admiral Marcus. It is refitted and rechristened one year later. In 2263 the ship is lured into a trap at the planet Altamid and destroyed by the Swarm. Article: The New Enterprise Design Gallery: Star Trek (2009) Vessels
Specifications
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commissioned: 2258 Destroyed: 2263 Length: 366m (see here why) Commanded by: Capt. Christopher Pike (alt.), Captain James T. Kirk (alt.)
Timeline
2233: The 24th Romulan ship Narada under the command of Nero emerges from an anomaly and destroys the USS Kelvin. James T. Kirk is born on a medical shuttle that escapes from the ship, his father dies on the bridge. Nero's crusade sets off a new timeline, which would alter personal histories and eventually also the design of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 ("Star Trek (2009)").
2255: Kirk meets Captain Pike. The young man visits the construction site of the Starship Enterprise in Iowa and decides to join Starfleet ("Star Trek (2009)").
2258: The USS Enterprise is launched under the command of Captain Pike. The ship hurries to Vulcan as part of a task force to aid in what seems to be a natural disaster. But actually Nero has come to destroy Vulcan in revenge for the destruction of Romulus. He has captured Ambassador Spock to witness the catastrophe. The fleet is lost, the planet implodes, Pike is captured. Acting Captain Spock gets rid of Cadet Kirk who causes trouble, but later puts him into command. The Narada is destroyed after an unsuccessful attempt to attack Earth just like Vulcan. Admiral Pike retires. Cadet Kirk is promoted to captain and remains in command of the Enterprise, with Spock, McCoy, Scott, Sulu, Uhura and Chekov among his crew. Ambassador Spock stays in the 23rd century to tend to what is left of the Vulcans in a new colony ("Star Trek (2009)").
2259: After a mission to the planet Nibiru, where Kirk violated the Prime Directive, Kirk loses his command of the ship. He is reinstated after Captain Pike has been killed in a terrorist attack. Admiral Marcus sends the Enterprise on a mission to Qo'noS to eliminate the terrorist named John Harrison, but the ship's warp drive is disabled at the edge of Klingon space. After Harrison has been apprehend, he turns out to be Khan, a genetically enhanced human being who was working for Marcus. Marcus appears with a huge warship, the Vengeance, and fires at the Enterprise. The ship is largely destroyed, falls toward Earth and can only be saved through Kirk's sacrifice. Kirk's life is saved using Khan's blood. The Enterprise is refitted and rechristened one year later ("Star Trek Into Darkness").
2263: After three years in space the Enterprise is lured into a trap at the planet Altamid and destroyed by the Swarm, a huge fleet of tiny ships under the command of the alien Krall ("Star Trek Beyond").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A (alternate)
History
The Enterprise-A is the most advanced ship of Starfleet as of the year 2263 of the alternate timeline, with enhanced sensors compared to the destroyed Enterprise NCC-1701. It is a new ship design that shares only the basic features with its predecessor.
Specifications
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commissioned: 2263 Commanded by: Captain James T. Kirk (alt.)
Timeline
2263: The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A is built at Starbase Yorktown and launched some time later ("Star Trek Beyond").
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (reboot)
History
The Constitution class was introduced around 2240. The design consists of a round saucer, thin neck, tubular engineering hull, tapered pylons and tubular nacelles. The ships of this class have a reputation of being illustrious, although they are only mid-sized.
This is supposedly the very same Enterprise with the same history as the one of TOS, although the ship was substantially redesigned for DIS and is a lot bigger now. Gallery: Discovery Federation Vessels
Specifications
Constitution class Affiliation: Federation Starfleet Commanded by: Capt. Christopher Pike
Timeline
2257: The USS Enterprise sends a distress call that the Discovery, en route to Vulcan, responds to (DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?"). The Enterprise received a strange signal that disabled crucial systems. The ship undergoes repairs, while Captain Pike transfers to the Discovery to investigate the phenomenon.
2258: The Enterprise joins the Discovery in the final battle against Control, an AI constructed by Section 31, and is once again heavily damaged, requiring extensive repairs (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow I/II").
2259: Having been refitted yet again, the Enterprise plays a crucial role in the first contact with the planet Kiley 279 (SNW: "Strange New Worlds"). The ship engages the Gorn and narrowly escapes (SNW: "Memento Mori"). Later that year, the Enterprise runs into a trap set up by pirates, who take over the ship (SNW: "The Serene Squall"). Spock hijacks the ship, reacting to a distress call by La'an Noonien-Singh (SNW: "The Broken Circle"). The ship once again gets into a fight with the Gorn, who have taken control over a human colony and kidnapped settlers as well as Enterprise crew members (SNW: "Hegemony").
The Enterprise was built on the ground in Riverside, Iowa. It was the most advanced ship of Starfleet in the year 2258 of the alternate timeline. This alternate timeline is the result of an incursion of the Romulan Nero, whose home planet was destroyed by a supernova in the 24th century, for which he blames Ambassador Spock. Under the command of Captain Christopher Pike the Enterprise is part of a task force that unsuccessfully attempts to prevent the Romulan Nero from destroying the planet Vulcan. The planet implodes, the ship is damaged, Pike is captured and leaves Spock in command. Spock transfers his position to Cadet Kirk who, after successfully saving Earth from Nero's weapon, is promoted to captain. In 2259 Kirk is temporarily demoted. After the death of Christopher Pike in a terrorist attack conducted by Khan, James T. Kirk assumes command of the ship once again. The Enterprise is largely destroyed in the battle with the USS Vengeance of Admiral Marcus. It is refitted and rechristened one year later. In 2263 the ship is lured into a trap at the planet Altamid and destroyed by the Swarm.
The Constitution class was introduced around 2240. The design consists of a round saucer, thin neck, tubular engineering hull, tapered pylons and tubular nacelles. The ships of this class have a reputation of being illustrious, although they are only mid-sized.
