Timeships are vessels capable of temporal transit. They are generally capable of space travel as well.
Time travel pods, Wells-class starships, and Aeon-type ships were built for use as timeships. (TNG: "A Matter of Perspective"; 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 Known Timeships
- Note: the USS Enterprise is included because its mission to 1968 was officially a historical research mission. Other accidental or unsanctioned time travelling ships are not included. These "accidental" timeships include Enterprise (NX-01), Akorem Laan's ship, the USS Enterprise, the USS Bozeman, the HMS Bounty, the USS Enterprise-C, the USS Enterprise-D, the shuttlecraft El-Baz, the USS Voyager, Quark's Treasure, the USS Defiant, the USS Enterprise-E, and the shuttlecraft SC-4.
Ship Name | Registry | Government/Agency | Type | Commander(s) | Dates | Image |
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unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Lazarus | Distant past (2267) | Lazarus' ship |
USS Enterprise | NCC-1701 | UFP Starfleet | Constitution-class | Captain James T. Kirk | 2268 (1968) | |
unknown | unknown | unknown | Time-travel pod | unknown, Berlinghoff Rasmussen | 26th century (22nd century, 2368) | 26th century Time travel pod |
Aeon | unknown | UFP Starfleet | unknown | Captain Braxton | 29th century (2373, 1967) | |
USS Relativity | NCV-474439-G | UFP Starfleet | Wells-class | Captain Braxton, Lieutenant Ducane | 29th century | |
unknown | unknown | United Federation of Planets | Time-travel pod | unknown | 31st century (2152) | 31st century Time travel pod |