| USS Enterprise | |
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 the Enterprise-E firing quantum torpedoes |
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| First appearance | Star Trek: First Contact |
| Last appearance | Star Trek Nemesis |
| Fate | Active |
| Affiliation | United Federation of Planets |
| Launched | 2372 |
| References | Star Trek: First Contact Star Trek: Insurrection Star Trek Nemesis |
| General Characteristics | |
| Class | Sovereign |
| Registry | NCC-1701-E |
| Auxiliary craft | Shuttlecraft Captain's yacht Argo |
| Armaments | Phasers Photon torpedoes Quantum torpedoes |
| Defences | Deflector shields |
| Propulsion | Impulse engines Warp drive |
The fictional Sovereign-class USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E or Enterprise-E) is the primary setting of the films Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis. In Star Trek, it is the sixth starship named Enterprise since the Federation's founding.
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Appearances
The Enterprise-E launched in 2372 from the San Francisco Fleet Yards under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.[1] In the film Star Trek: First Contact, the Enterprise participates in the Battle of Sector 001, repelling a Borg attack, and subsequently travels back in time to stop the Borg from interfering with Zefram Cochrane's first contact with Vulcans.[1] The Borg hijacked and almost entirely assimilated the ship until Captain Picard and Data reclaimed it. In Star Trek: Insurrection, the crew stops a Son'a attempt to forcibly relocate the Ba'ku people from their homeworld.[1] In Star Trek Nemesis, the Enterprise is seriously damaged while stopping Shinzon from using a weapon of mass destruction to destroy all life on Earth.[2] The ship returns to spacedock to undergo extensive repairs.[2]
Background information
Ronald D. Moore, the co-writer of Star Trek Generations, and Star Trek: First Contact, has suggested that construction of the Enterprise-E began in The Next Generation's final season (2370), and that the ship was renamed USS Enterprise after the Enterprise-D had been destroyed.[3] The non-canon novel Ship of the Line suggests the originally planned name for the vessel was USS Bozeman, and that Montgomery Scott was part of the team of engineers that designed the Enterprise-E.[4]
Design and abilities
A designer's blueprints show that the Enterprise has new phaser banks and torpedo launchers in Star Trek Nemesis that were not present in Star Trek: Insurrection. It also shows the warp nacelles have been moved forward slightly.[5] , written by Star Trek's technical consultant Michael Okuda, states that the Enterprise can travel at up to warp 9.985.[6] However, this ability has not been observed in official canon. The fastest the Enterprise has been stated and seen to travel at is warp 8 in Star Trek Nemesis. Picard does order the ship to "maximum warp" in First Contact, however the details of this speed were omitted. The Enterprise-E can be controlled by a "manual steering column," located on the bridge. It was seen in Star Trek: Insurrection being operated by Commander William Riker.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Okuda, Michael; Okuda, Denise with Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
- ^ a b Star Trek Nemesis.
- ^ Ronald D. Moore (February 17, 1998). Answers. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Carey, Diane [October 1997]. Ship of the Line. New York, USA: Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-00924-9.
- ^ http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schematics/enterprise-e-modifications.jpg Ex-astris-scientia.com
- ^ Okuda, Michael; Clark, Margaret with Doug Drexler (November 2006). . Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group. ISBN 1-416-53243-9.
External links
- USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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