Enterprise class (23rd century)

Enterprise class

History and specifications[]

Specifications[]

The style hull seen on theEnterprise class was already in use onSoyuz-class ships like the theUSSCollins, by theyear2265. (TOS -Spock: Reflectionscomic: "Issue 3")

Thefive-year mission of theConstitution-class shipUSSEnterprise inspired some of the technological upgrades included in therefit, and theEnterprise had the honor to be the firstConstitution class starship to receive those upgrades. (ST -DTInovel:Forgotten History)

The refit lasted a little over two years, from2270 to2273. (TOSmovie:The Motion Picture,TOSnovel:Ex Machina)

In themirror universe, theTerran Empire also chose theImperial Starfleetflagship, theISSEnterprise, as the first ship to be refitted to the new configuration. (ST -Mirror Universenovel:The Sorrows of Empire)

ByReference stardate 2/2802Starfleet was far enough in its experimentations withtranswarp technology that it decided to refit 50 Enterprise-class heavy cruisers with transwarp engines when it felt the need for a support vessel capable of both exploration and combat, aside from the different propulsion metod the refitted vessels were also equipped with 2 additional aft torpedo launchers. TheUSS Valiant was the first vessel of this class to be refitted to these specification. (FASA RPGmodule:Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)

By2409, theConstitution-class refit was deemed a middlingcruiser, andofficers rankedlieutenant commander or higher were able to command one. Starfleet launched sister ship classes in the2390sdecade, namely theExcalibur- andVesper-class cruisers. Later in2409, a more advancedretrofit variant entered service, theExeter-class. (STO -Klingon Warmission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Phaser banks andphoton torpedolaunchers were standard equipment on these ships. The saucer, nacelles, pylons and hull were interchangeable withExcalibur-,Exeter- andVesper-class starships. (STO -Klingon Warmission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Livery[]

In the 25th century, the design of theEnterprise-class advanced escort allowed itscommanding officer to choose from different designs of livery, which could be modified further atstarbases. These options were designated Type 1-6, 8, 8b and Veteran. (STO -Klingon Warmission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Furthermore, the installation ofdeflector shields from specific factions modified the hull appearance, including shields from theReman Resistance, theBreen Confederacy and theDominion. (STOmissions: "Coliseum", "Cold Storage", "Boldly They Rode")

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Type 4

Type 5

Type 6

Type 8

Type 8b

Veteran

Known vessels[]

Enterprise-subclass (Constitution-classclass XI/class XIIcruiser/heavy cruiserstarships)
Federation,Starfleet	Ships of various specifications	NCC-1335 •Achilles •Apollo •Boone •Christopher Pike •Explorer •Furious •Huntington •Icarus •Independence •Jefferson •Kelleghan •Lucas •Musashi •Rauer •Salazar •Somers •Tigress •Vengeance •heavy cruiser (CA):Constellation II •Goeben •Eximer •Oriskany •Republic •Reshadije •Ramilles •Constitution •Enterprise •Farragut II •rear-fireheavy cruiser (CAR):Yorktown •Exeter •IntrepidII •Valiant II •Potemkin •Monitor •Hornet •Merimac •Endeavour •Defiance •advancedheavy cruiser (CA+):Excelsior •Hood •Wasp •El Dorado •Ari •Saratoga •Tori •Krieger •Port Moresby •Pharsallus •Hastings •Arbela •heavy drone cruiser (CAD):Agincourt •Ballista •Barr •Reprisal •Vulture •command cruiser (CC):Essex •Excalibur II •Kongo •Lafayette •Lexington •heavy command cruiser (CB):Alesia •Alfeld •Austerlitz •Basra •Cannae •Coral Sea •Gaugamela •Gettysburg •Golan •Gravelotte •Inchon •Isandhlwana •Kadesh •Khe Son •Kursk •Panjsher •Rocroi •Rossbach •Suomussalmi •Tannenberg •Thermopolae •Poltava •Vincennes •fire support cruiser (CFS):Highwayman •Knight Errant •Paladin •Ranger •advancedfire support cruiser (CFS+):Berserker •Cavalier •Fencer •Samurai •tactical command cruiser (TCC):Enterprise-A •galactic survey cruiser:Achernar
	Refit to mk I specification	Enterprise •Bismark •Excalibur II •Yamato •Challenger •Valiant II •Essex •Bonhomme Richard •Potemkin •Constellation II •Intrepid •Centurion (fm.Farragut II) •Lexington •Yorktown •Wasp •Forrestal •Republic •Akagi •Rivoli	Built to mk I specification	Exeter •Defiant •Hood •Valley Forge •Oriskany •Republic •Hancock •Minsk •Yorktown
	Refit to mk II specification	Eagle •Santissima Trinidad •Marseille •Radetsky	Built to mk II specification	Zuiho •Graf Zeppelin •Soryu •Hiryu •King George V •Prince of Wales •Franklin •Victory II •Scharnhorst •Gneisenau •Kaga II •Kirishima •Freidland •Konigsberg •Clemenceau
	Refit to mk III specification	Kongo •Saratoga •El Dorado •Ticonderoga •Kitty Hawk	Built to mk III specification	Kearsarge •Bunker Hill •Chikuma •Emperador •Ukrania •Marcello •Fontana •Java
Terran Empire,Starfleet (mirror universe)		Constellation •Contemptible •Deceiver •Enterprise (refit) •Enterprise-A •Farragut •Intrepid •Nixon •Relentless

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Variants and sub-classes of theConstitution-class starship
	Constitution-class (mk I) •Bonhomme Richard-class (mk II) •Achernar-class (mk III) •Tikopai-class (mk IV) •Enterprise-classes (mk I-IIIrefits) •Excalibur-class (24th century) •Vesper-class (24th century) •Exeter-class (25th century) •Kirk-class (31st century) •Constitution-class (Kelvin timeline) •Constitution-class (mirror universe)

Starship classes of theFederationStarfleet
subclass groups	Akira (Alita •Armitage •Thunderchild) •Ambassador (Alaska •Narendra •Yamaguchi) •Apollo (Akula frigate / light cruiser) •Cardenas (Buran) •Chesapeake (Mongrel) •Cheyenne (Dakota •Stargazer) •Concorde (Geneva battlecruiser •Presidio) •Constellation (Challenger deep space explorer) •Chimera heavy destroyer (Manticore) •Constitution (Achernar •Bonhomme Richard •Tikopai •Enterprise •Exeter •Excalibur •Vesper •Kirk •Crossfield (Glenn •32nd century refit) •Danube (Yellowstone) •Decatur (Dreadnought) •Defiant (Gallant •Incursion •Nachthexen •Sao Paulo •Valiant •Vigilant escort) •Dervish (Gryphon •Hermes escort •Maelstrom •Tempest) •Destiny (Nimbus •Oracle •Trident) •Engle (Earhart) •Excelsior (Bismarck •Curry •Kirov •New Jersey •Resolute) •Galaxy (Andromeda (25th century) •Celestial •Envoy •Galaxy X •Monarch cruiser •Ross •Venture cruiser •Yamato dreadnought) •Hermes scout (Cygnus •Monoceros) •Inquiry (Avenger battlecruiser •Arbiter) •Hoover (Edison) •Intrepid (Bellerophon •Cochrane science vessel •Discovery (25th century) •Janeway •Pathfinder •Trailblazer •Yeager) •Kumari (Charal •Khyzon) •Luna (Comet •Polaris •Sol •Titan) •Magee (Shran (escort)) •Malachowski (Helios (tug)) •Miranda (Anton •Reliant •Soyuz) •Merian (Merian (dreadnought)) •Nebula (Magellan) •New Orleans (Lafayette) •Nimitz (Europa) •Norway (Oslo) •Nova (Aurora •Quasar •Rhode Island) •NX (Columbia •Poseidon) •Oberth (Clarke •Gagarin (23rd century) •Grissom •Sagan) •Odyssey (Verity •Yorktown (cruiser)) •Olympic (Hope •Horizon science vessel) •Prometheus (Cerberus •Hephaestus •Hestia •Phoenix) •Ptolemy (Dollond •Doppler •Keppler) •Remora (Charger) •Saladin (Cochise •Siva) •Santa Fe (Newport) •Saber (Gladius •Rapier •Ushaan) •Sentinel (Emissary •Nomad cruiser •Vanguard) •Shepard (Gagarin (25th century)) •Solanae (Helios •Montgomery •Omega) •Sovereign (Archon •Imperial •Majestic •Noble cruiser •Regent) •Steamrunner (Appalachia •Zephyr) •Vesta (Aventine •Rademaker) •Walker (Georgiou •Shenzhou ) •Wells (Eternal •Ouroboros •Verne)
other named classes	AA class •Aakenn •Achilles •Advance •Aegian •Aeolus •Aerie •Akula destroyer / escort •Ambassador Hardin •Andes •Andor •Andromeda (24th century) •Angelou •Antares •Apache •Aquarius •Archer •Archimedes •Ark Royal •Ariel •Ascendant •Atrox •Avenger (scout) •Babcock •Bader •Baker •Baton Rouge •Berena •Bode •Bolarus •Bonaventure •Bradbury •Brenton •California •Canada •Canopus •Capella •Castor •Centaur •Centaurus •Ceres •Cestus •Challenger •Chandley •Chariot •Chimer •Chimera fast frigate •Christopher •Clarke (25th century) •Cle Dan •Cochrane transport •Columbia •Condor (raider) •Continent •Contortrix •Copernicus •Courage •Daedalus •Dauntless •Decker •Defender •Delta •D'Kyr •Deneva •Derf •Drexler •Durrett •Eagle •Eclipse •Edward •Einstein •Eisenberg •El Dorado •futureEnterprise •Epoch •Epsilon •Erewon •Eternal •Federation •Fenlon •Fermi •Fiji •Freedom •Friendship •Frontier •Gagarin (24th century) •Galen •Gallant •Ganges •Geneva •Genser •Graceful •Gral •Grayson •Griffon •Guardian •Gemini •Hale •Hermes fast cruiser •Heston •Hogan •Hokule'a •Horizon cruiser •Icarus •Ilthirin •Indomitable •Intrepid (22nd century) •Iowa •Istanbul •Iwo Jima •Class J •Jupiter •Karekh •Keith •Kethkin •Kiev •K'Kmarak •Kolm-An •Korolev •Larson •Lauro •Laweya •Legacy •Lenthal •Lexington •Liberty •Loki •Loknar •London •Madison •Makin •Mann •Marklin •Mars •Marshall •M'Benga •Mediterranean •Merced •Mercury (courier) •Mercury (escort) •Mercury (scout) •Merian •Merian (dreadnought) •Messier •Meteor •Midway •Mission •Missouri •Mobulai •MoKal •Moscow •Mulciber•Narcine •Nautilus •Nelson •Niagara •Noble laboratory vessel •Nomad escort •Northampton •Oberon •Odin •Odysseus •Okinawa •Oppenheimer •Orion •Osaka •Overfield •Paladin battlecruiser •Paladin destroyer •Parliament •Paladin (24th century) •Perseus •Pioneer •Phalanx •Phantom •Philadelphia •Pinnacle •Piper •Pollux •Portsmith •Pralim •Premonition •Protostar •Proxima •Pyotr Velikiy •Pyrenees •Rakota •Ranger battlecruiser •Ranger explorer •Ranger scout •Renaissance •Rickenbacker •Rigel •Rochester •Royal Sovereign •Rubin •Sagittarius •Samson •Saturn •Sawyer •Scorpio •Scryer •Scylla •Sequoia •Sevaijen •ShiKahr •Sierra •Solar •Springfield •Sulek •Surak •Sydney •Tangent •Theophrastus •Thomas Paine •Thucydides •Thufir •Tiberius •Ticonderoga •Universe •Theseus II •Tripper •Tritium •Typhon •Typhoon •Ukora •Ulysses •Ural •Utah •Venture scout •Vigilant scout •Voyager •Wallenberg •Wambundu •Wei-Fa •Wellington •Wilkerson •Wizard •Yamato •Yorkshire •Yorktown •Zodiac •unnamed
general type	Defiant pathfinder •Raging Queen •Sun Tzu •Valley Forge •Federation assault ship •Federation battleship •Federation cargo ship •Federation colony ship •Federation construction ship •Federation cruiser •deep galaxy ship •Federation dreadnought •Federation freighter •Federation frigate •Federation galaxy ship •Federation holoship •Federation heavy cruiser (2380s heavy cruiser) •Federation light cruiser (Constitution-variant light cruiser •Intrepid-variant light cruiser) •Federation medium cruiser (Excelsior-variant medium cruiser) •Federation mining freighter •Federation repair ship •Starfleet tanker

References[]

• TOSmovie,novelization &comic adaptation:The Motion Picture
• STvideo game:Starfleet Command

External link[]

• Constitution II class article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.