Timeships are vessels which have undergone temporal transit. Some timeships were designed and constructed for that purpose, while others underwent time travel through accidental or external forces.
Time travel pods, Wells-class starships, and Template:ShipType ships were built for use as timeships. (TNG: "A Matter of Time"; VOY: "Future's End", "Relativity")
The Federation experimented with sending vessels back in time as early as 2268, but timeships were not regularly built or used until after the 24th century. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth"; TNG: "A Matter of Perspective")
In the 23rd century, the USS Enterprise used the light-speed breakaway factor to travel through time. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth") By the 29th century, timeships used both temporal rifts and a temporal displacement drive to travel through time. (VOY: "Future's End", "Relativity")
List of timeships
Officially designated timeships
These timeships were either operated exclusively to travel through time, or were sent on time-travel missions in addition to their primary goals.
- Note: the USS Enterprise is included because its mission to 1968 was officially a historical research mission, making it the possibly first ship intended for temporal travel. For details on "accidental" time ventures, see below.
Ship Name | Government/Agency | Type | Commander(s) | Dates | Image | Reference |
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unknown | unknown | unknown | Lazarus | Distant past (2267) | TOS: "The Alternative Factor" | |
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) | Starfleet | Template:ShipClass | Captain James T. Kirk | 2268 (1968) | TOS: "Assignment: Earth" | |
unknown | unknown | Time-travel pod | unknown | 26th century (22nd century, 2368) | 26th century Time travel pod | TNG: "A Matter of Time" |
Berlinghoff Rasmussen | ||||||
Aeon | Starfleet | unknown | Captain Braxton | 29th century (2373, 1967) | VOY: "Future's End" | |
unknown | Borg Collective | Borg sphere | Borg Queen | 2373 (2063) | Star Trek: First Contact | |
USS Relativity (NCV-474439-G) | Starfleet | Template:ShipClass | Captain Braxton | 29th century | VOY: "Relativity" | |
Lieutenant Ducane | ||||||
unknown | United Federation of Planets | Time-travel pod | unknown | 31st century (2152) | 31st century Time travel pod | ENT: "Future Tense" |
"Unsanctioned timeships"
These starships and vessels were primarily intended for space exploration, however through accidental or unofficial action, they traveled to different eras.