Editing Starship Enterprise (section)

== Design history ==

=== The original ''Star Trek'' and first films ===
[[File:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), ENT1231.jpg|thumb|left|[[Matt Jefferies]] designed the first of many starships named ''Enterprise'' in the ''Star Trek'' franchise.]] 
'''Ship:''' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701]]<br />
'''Introduction''': [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''Star Trek'']] (1966–1969)<br />
The USS ''Enterprise'', led by Captain [[James T. Kirk]], is the main setting of the original ''Star Trek'' series and ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' (1973–74).<ref name="compendium">{{cite book |last=Asherman |first=Allan |url={{GBurl|JL-OAAAACAAJ}} |title=The Star Trek Compendium |publisher=Titan |year=1993 |isbn=978-1-85286-472-9}}</ref> [[Matt Jefferies]] designed the ship, and its core components – a saucer-shaped primary hull, and cylindrical secondary hull, and a pair of outriding engine nacelles – established the core ship design for the franchise. ''Enterprise'' footage was [[rotoscoped]] for its depiction in the animated spinoff.<ref name="RetFan1">{{cite journal |last=Mangels |first=Andy |date=Summer 2018 |title=Star Trek: The Animated Series |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IeNgDwAAQBAJ&q=Mangels%2C+Andy+%28Summer+2018%29.+%22Star+Trek%3A+The+Animated+Series%22.+RetroFan&pg=PA25 |url-status=live |journal=RetroFan |location=United States |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |issue=1 |pages=25–37 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117212623/https://books.google.com/books?id=IeNgDwAAQBAJ&q=Mangels%2C+Andy+%28Summer+2018%29.+%22Star+Trek%3A+The+Animated+Series%22.+RetroFan&pg=PA25 |archive-date=2020-11-17 |access-date=2020-10-28}}</ref>

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[[File:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A).jpg|thumb|left|The same filming model was used to depict two different vessels named ''Enterprise'' in the franchise's first six films.]]

'''Ship''': [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Refit USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701]]<br />
'''Introduction''': ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' (1979)<br />
Jefferies created an updated ''Enterprise'' design for the ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'' series. He left the project when ''Phase II'' halted and production began on the first ''Star Trek'' film, ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''. Several artists, including [[Andrew Probert]], contributed to the film redesign. Several aspects of the ship, such as the engine nacelle grills, were influenced by [[Art Deco|art deco]]. The ship's significantly different appearance compared to the television show was attributed to an 18-month refit. The ship is heavily damaged in ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' (1982), and it is destroyed in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984).

'''Ship''': [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-A]]<br />
'''Introduction''': ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'' (1986)<br />
Captain Kirk is given command of a new vessel named ''Enterprise'' at the end of ''Star Trek IV''. Despite being a new ship narratively, the  producers used the same filming model, redressed to include the new "NCC-1701-A" registry. The vessel appears in next two films, ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'' (1989) and ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' (1991). The ship is ordered [[Ship commissioning#Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] at the end of the sixth film, and it appears in a Starfleet Museum in the [[Star Trek: Picard season 3|third season of ''Star Trek: Picard'']] (2023).

=== ''The Next Generation'' productions ===
[[File:Enterprise Forward.jpg|thumb|left|[[Andrew Probert]] designed a new ''Enterprise'' for a television series that takes place over 70 years after the original ''Star Trek''.]]

'''Ship''': [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-D]]<br />
'''Introduction''': ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1987–1994)<br />
Andrew Probert designed the ''Enterprise'' created for the franchise's return to television, taking place on a new ''Enterprise'' led by Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] 70 years after the events in the original series. This ''Enterprise'' also appears in the first film featuring the ''Next Generation'' cast, ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' (1994). The ship's engineering section is destroyed in ''Generations'', but its saucer section crash lands on an alien planet. In the third season of ''Star Trek: Picard'', the saucer section has been attached to a different vessel's engineering hull, and it features prominently in the show's climax before becoming part of the Fleet Museum.

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[[File:STYestEnterprise.jpg|thumb|left|Producers created a ship meant to bridge the appearance of the ''Enterprise''-D and the ''Excelsior'' class for the episode "[[Yesterday's Enterprise]]".]]
'''Ship:''' USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-C<br />
'''Introduction''': "[[Yesterday's Enterprise]]" (1990) episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''<br />
A third-season episode of ''The Next Generation'' includes a depiction of the ''Enterprise''-D's predecessor, the ''Enterprise''-C. [[Rick Sternbach]] used an illustration created by Andrew Probert as the design basis for the ''Enterprise''-C, executing a final design that could be more easily produced on a television episode's budget. Led by Captain Rachel Garrett, the ''Enterprise''-C is destroyed protecting a [[Klingon]] outpost from a [[Romulan]] attack, strengthening an alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.<ref name="Encyc">{{cite book |last=Okuda |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Okuda |title=[[The Star Trek Encyclopedia]] |author2=Denise Okuda |author3=Debbie Mirek |publisher=[[Pocket Books]] |year=1999 |isbn=0-671-53609-5}}</ref>

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[[File:USS Enterprise-B in drydock.jpg|thumb|left|The opening sequence of ''Star Trek: Generations'' was an opportunity to depict the ''Excelsior''-class ''Enterprise''-B.]]
'''Ship:''' USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-B<br />
'''Introduction:''' ''[[Star Trek Generations|Star Trek: Generations]]'' (1994)<br />
The opening of ''Generations'' depicts the maiden voyage of the ''Enterprise''-B, during which James Kirk is lost and presumed dead. The vessel serves after Kirk's ''Enterprise''-A and before the ''Enterprise''-C from "Yesterday's ''Enterprise''". The filming model was a modification of the ''Excelsior'' created for ''Star Trek III'', with some components added to depict damage to the ship without harming the underlying model.

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[[File:USS Enterprise E First Contact.jpg|thumb|left|The destruction of the ''Enterprise''-D in ''Generations'' created the opportunity to design a new vessel for the sequel, ''First Contact''.]]
'''Ship:''' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-E]]<br />
'''Introduction:''' ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' (1996)<br />
With the ''Enterprise-''D's destruction in ''Generations'', a new film vessel for Picard and his crew was designed as the main setting for its sequels: ''Star Trek: First Contact'', ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]'' (1998), and ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' (2002). It also appears in the first-season finale of ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]'' (2022) and the series finale of ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' (2024). The ship is disabled or destroyed under [[Worf|Worf's]] command.

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=== Return to television ===
[[File:enterprise NX-01.jpg|thumb|left|The eponymous ''Enterprise'' is depicted in service 100 years before the events in the original ''Star Trek''.]]
'''Ship:''' [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise,'' NX-01]]<br />
'''Introduction''': ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' (2001–2005)<br />
United Earth Starfleet's ''Enterprise'' is the main setting of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', which takes places a century before the original ''Star Trek''. Under the command of Captain [[Jonathan Archer]], the vessel is the first Earth-built starship capable of reaching [[Technology in Star Trek#Warp_speeds|Warp 5]]. Initial designs of the ''Enterprise'' were deemed too similar to the original 1960s vessel.<ref name="mandalinterview">{{cite web |last=Nogueira |first=Salvador |date=October 1, 2002 |title=Interview: ENTERPRISE and VOYAGER Graphic Artist Geoffrey Mandel Talks Designing in the Series and Films, and His New STAR TREK Atlas: STAR CHARTS! |url=http://www.trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=xCW9imJ8mIzUQ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606094846/http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=xCW9imJ8mIzUQ |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=December 28, 2013 |publisher=TrekWeb}}</ref> The final design, created by [[Doug Drexler]], is based on the features of the ''Akira'' class created by [[Alex Jaeger|Alex Jeager]] for ''Star Trek: First Contact''.
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[[File:EnterpriseJ.jpg|thumb|left|As part of the show's Temporal Cold War arc, Captain Archer travels to the 26th century's ''Enterprise''-J in "[[Azati Prime]]".]]
'''Ship:''' USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-J<br />
'''Introduction:''' "[[Azati Prime]]" episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' (2004)<br />
A third-season episode of ''Enterprise'' involves Captain Archer being transported to the 26th-century ''Enterprise''-J. [[Doug Drexler]] drew the first design only two days prior to the production meeting for the episode. The computer-generated model was created in a few hours, and Drexler later said that they would have finished it differently.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drexler |first=Doug |date=June 27, 2010 |title=Enterprise J Sketchbook |url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/enterprise-j-sketchbook/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126214009/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/enterprise-j-sketchbook/ |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=The Drex Files}}</ref> He imagined that the vessel was so large that there would be universities and entire parks on board, with the [[Elevator|turbolifts]] replaced by short range [[Transporter (Star Trek)|transporters]]. More than one design was created, with the final version created with elements from different designs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drexler |first=Doug |date=February 16, 2009 |title=Enterprise J Search |url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/enterprise-j-search/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117224511/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/enterprise-j-search/ |archive-date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=The Drex Files}}</ref>{{Clear}}

=== Film franchise reboot ===
[[File:Newoldenterprise.jpg|thumb|left|The new film franchise made the ''Enterprise'' larger and more of a "hot rod."]]
'''Ships:''' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)#2009 film franchise reboot|USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701]] and USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-A<br />
'''Introduction:''' [[Star Trek (2009 film)|''Star Trek'']] (2009)<br />
A new ''Enterprise'' was designed for the film franchise relaunch, which began with ''Star Trek'' and continued with ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' (2013) and ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'' (2016). The new ''Enterprise'' was conceived as a "hot rod" while retaining elements from the original ''Enterprise'' and ''Motion Picture'' refit. At the end of ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', ''Enterprise'' has started its five-year mission under Captain Kirk. The ship is destroyed in ''Star Trek Beyond'', and a successor ''Enterprise'', with registry NCC-1701-A, is commissioned at the film's conclusion.

=== Streaming services ===
'''Ship:''' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)#Redesign for streaming series|USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701]]<br />
'''Introduction:''' "Will You Take My Hand?" episode of ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'' (2018)<br />
''Star Trek: Discovery's'' first-season finale, and several episodes of the second season, depict the USS ''Enterprise'' under the command of Captain [[Christopher Pike (Star Trek)|Christopher Pike]]. ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]'' (2022–present) focuses on Pike's command of the ''Enterprise'', whose exterior and interiors were slightly modified from their ''Discovery'' appearance. [[John Eaves]], Scott Schneider, and William Budge redesigned the ''Enterprise'' for its appearance in the streaming series.
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[[File:USS Enterprise F in Star Trek Picard.jpg|left|thumb|Originally designed by a fan for a ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' contest, the ''Enterprise''-F makes a brief appearance in ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''.]]
'''Ship:''' USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-F<br />
'''Introduction:''' "Võx" episode of ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' (2023)<br />
This ship appears in penultimate episode ''Star Trek: Picard'' (2023) at the Frontier Day festival. The ship was originally designed by Adam Ihle as part of a fan competition for ''[[Star Trek Online]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Stahl |first=Daniel |date=July 20, 2011 |title=Dev Diary: Design the Next Enterprise |url=https://www.startrek.com/news/dev-diary-design-the-next-enterprise |access-date=February 23, 2025 |website=www.startrek.com |language=en}}</ref> Ihle's design has a "familiar and recognizable" shape while also offering an evolution in design.<ref name=":0" /> ''Star Trek Online'' artist Thomas Marrone updated the video game asset, and then sent the model to the series artists to incorporate into the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ankers-Range |first=Adele |date=October 11, 2022 |title=Star Trek: Picard's Enterprise F Was Originally Designed by a Fan |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/star-trek-picard-enterprise-f-originally-designed-by-fan |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>

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[[File:USS Enterprise-G.jpg in Star Trek Picard.jpg|left|thumb|After appearing throughout ''Picard''{{'}}s third season as the USS ''Titan'', the vessel is renamed USS ''Enterprise'' in the series finale.]]
'''Ship:''' USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-G<br />
'''Introduction:''' "The Last Generation" episode of ''Star Trek: Picard'' (2023)<br />
The USS ''Titan'' is the main setting for the third season of ''Star Trek: Picard''. In the series finale, that vessel is renamed USS ''Enterprise'' and placed under the command of Captain [[Seven of Nine]]. The ship is based on designs by Bill Krause''.''
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