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{{aquote|I tend to think of this ship as home.|[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]|2063|8}}
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"''The ''Enterprise''-E is the most advanced starship in the fleet.''"
  
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The '''USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-E)''' was a [[24th century]] [[Federation]] {{class|Sovereign}} [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]]. This ship was the sixth [[Federation]] starship to bear [[Enterprise history|the name ''Enterprise'']].
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:- '''[[Geordi La Forge]]''', [[Star Trek: First Contact|2373]]
  
   
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== Lineage ==
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The '''USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-E)''' was a [[Federation]] {{ShipClass|Sovereign}} [[starship]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the late [[24th century]]. She was the sixth [[Federation]] starship to bear [[Enterprise history|the name ''Enterprise'']].
  
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:''See [[Enterprise history|''Enterprise'' history]]''
   
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== History ==
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== Service history ==
 
=== Construction and launch ===
  
=== Construction and launch ===
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On [[stardate]] 49027.5, the {{class|Sovereign}} ''Enterprise''-E, seen as the pinnacle of Starfleet ship design, was launched from [[San Francisco Fleet Yards]], with [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] in command once more. Much of the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D had been reassigned there, including almost the entire [[senior staff]]. The sole exception was [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]], who had already transferred to the [[space station]] [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{film|8}}; {{DS9|The Way of the Warrior|Trials and Tribble-ations}})
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The ''Enterprise'' was launched in [[2372]], on [[stardate]] 49827.5 and was, at the time, the most advanced starship in the fleet. She was constructed at the [[San Francisco Fleet Yards]] orbiting [[Earth]].
 
   
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{{bginfo|Asked about its construction, [[Ronald D. Moore]] replied that his "''working assumption was that the E-E had her keel laid sometime during TNG's [[TNG Season 7|last season]] and was probably going to be given another [[name]]. When the E-D was destroyed, that ''Sovereign''-class ship was nearing completion and was then christened ''Enterprise''. This same sort of thing happened during [[World War II|WWII]]. After the {{w|USS Yorktown (CV-5)|carrier ''Yorktown''}} was sunk at {{w|Battle of Midway|Midway}}, the [[US Navy]] decided to rename a carrier then under construction in honor of the fallen ship.''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron087|1998}}|In the {{novel}} ''[[Headlong Flight]]'', it is stated that the ''Enterprise''-E was originally going to be named the USS ''Honorius'' before the [[Battle of Veridian III]].|The novel ''[[The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard]]'' stated that the vessel was originally going to be named the {{USS|Sentinel}}.}}
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[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] assumed command shortly after the vessel's christening, just over a year following the destruction of her predecessor. Most of Picard's crew from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} were reassigned to the ''Enterprise''-E. ({{film|8}})
  
   
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=== The Borg threat ===
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{{bginfo|[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented: "''My working assumption was that the ''Enterprise''-E had her keel laid sometime during TNG's [[2370|last season]] and was probably going to be given another name. When the ''Enterprise''-D was destroyed, that ''Sovereign''-class ship was nearing completion and was then christened ''Enterprise''.''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron087|1998}}}}
  
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[[2373|After almost a year in space]], the ''Enterprise'' was ordered to [[patrol]] the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] during the [[Battle of Sector 001|second Borg incursion]]. [[Starfleet]] was officially concerned about possible [[Romulan]] military action since many of the available ships had been diverted to fight the [[Borg]], but in reality, Starfleet was concerned about Picard's presence at the battle.
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=== In service ===
  
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After a year-long shakedown, the ''Enterprise'' was ordered to the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] during the second [[Borg]] incursion. [[Starfleet]] was officially concerned about possible [[Romulan]] military action since many of the available ships had been diverted to fight the Borg, but in reality, Starfleet was worried about Picard's presence at the battle.
 
   
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==== Return to Earth ====
 
[[File:USS Enterprise-E engages Borg at 001.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' at the Battle of Sector 001]]
  
[[File:USS Enterprise-E engages Borg at 001.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' at the Battle of Sector 001]]
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However, shortly after the Federation [[fleet]] engaged the [[Borg cube]], Picard disobeyed [[order]]s and returned to [[Earth]] to assist the fleet. Once there, Picard became aware of a battle-induced weakness in the Borg ship due to his residual link to the [[Borg Collective|Collective]] and ordered all the ships in the fleet to concentrate their fire on that section of the ship. As a result, the Borg vessel was destroyed and the [[Battle of Sector 001]] was a victory for Starfleet.
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Disobeying orders, Captain Picard returned to [[Earth]], his decision proving instrumental in the [[Battle of Sector 001]].
  
   
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==== Journey to 2063 ====
 
[[File:Defiant and Enterprise-E.jpg|left|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' passing the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}]]
  
[[File:Defiant and Enterprise-E.jpg|left|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' passing the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}]]
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The [[Borg cube]] was destroyed, but not before it launched [[Borg sphere|a second vessel]] towards Earth. This ship created a [[temporal vortex]] and traveled back to the year [[2063]] in order to stop [[Zefram Cochrane]] from launching his historic ''[[Phoenix]]'' warpship and prevent the formation of the Federation by assimilating Earth itself.
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Before the Borg cube was destroyed, it launched [[Borg sphere|a second vessel]] towards Earth. This ship created a [[temporal vortex]] and traveled back to the [[year]] [[2063]] in order to stop [[Zefram Cochrane]] from launching his historic [[warp ship]], the ''[[Phoenix]]''. Their hope was to prevent [[first contact]] with the [[Vulcan]]s and assimilate Earth before the Federation could be formed to resist them.
   
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The ''Enterprise'', protected by the vortex, chased the Borg into the past and destroyed their ship, then sent an [[away team]] to help Cochrane repair the ''Phoenix''.
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The ''Enterprise'', protected from the alterations in the [[timeline]] by a [[temporal wake]] within the vortex, chased the Borg into the past and destroyed their ship and sent an [[away team]] to help Cochrane repair the ''Phoenix''.
   
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[[File:Borg assimilating Enterprise-E corridor.jpg|right|thumb|Borg assimilating the decks of the ''Enterprise'']]
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However, the ship's [[sensor]]s were damaged during the trip to the past, and unbeknownst to the crew, several [[Borg drone]]s transported aboard the ''Enterprise'' before their ship exploded. They began to [[assimilate]] the ship's [[engineering section]] below Deck 11, including many crewmembers. They also attempted to build an [[interplexing beacon]] on the ''Enterprise'' [[deflector dish]] to contact the [[Borg Collective]] of that time period.
 
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However, the ship's [[sensor]]s and shields were damaged during the trip through the vortex and, unbeknownst to the [[crew]], several [[Borg drone]]s transported aboard the ''Enterprise'' before their ship exploded. They began to [[assimilate]] the ship, beginning with [[main engineering]] and [[sickbay]] on [[Deck]] 16 and converting the [[corridor]]s into a Borg configuration, complete with [[Borg alcove|regeneration alcove]]s and [[assimilation chamber]]s. On Picard's order, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] locked out the [[main computer]] with a [[fractal encryption code]] to prevent the Borg from fully seizing control of the ''Enterprise''. The Borg established their collective in engineering and cut primary power to all other decks, cutting the ''Enterprise'' off from the away team still down on the [[surface]]. The Borg were able to swiftly overrun the defense checkpoints set up by the Starfleet crew on Decks 26 through 11, assimilating the crew as they progressed and seizing control of such sections as {{dis|hydroponics|section}}, {{dis|Stellar cartography|section}}, [[deflector control]] and the [[shuttlebay]]s. They also attempted to build an [[interplexing beacon]] on the [[particle emitter]] of the [[deflector dish]] to contact the Borg Collective of that time period.
   
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[[File:Sovereign class deflector dish, damaged.jpg|left|thumb|150x150px|The main deflector dish, with particle emitter disconnected]]
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A three man team led by Captain Picard stopped the beacon from being completed by separating the deflector from the ship by disengaging the magnetic locks and then destroying it. Picard eventually realized that the fight was a lost cause, and ordered the evacuation of the ship and an [[auto-destruct]] to prevent the Borg from interfering with the ''Phoenix'' flight.
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A three-man team led by Captain Picard stopped the beacon from being completed by separating the dish from the ship by disengaging the [[magnetic lock]]s and destroying it. The Borg changed tactics and continued to overrun the defense checkpoints, assimilating the ship up to Deck 5 with the intent to fully assimilate the [[vessel]]. The Borg's ability to adapt to the handheld weapons of the ''Enterprise'' crew made stopping them impossible and Picard realized that the fight was a lost cause. After great consideration, he reluctantly ordered the evacuation of the ship via the [[escape pod]]s and activated the ship's [[auto-destruct|auto-destruct sequence]] to prevent the Borg from interfering with the ''Phoenix'' flight.
   
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He eventually confronted the [[Borg Queen]] in main engineering, only to find, to his horror, that the Borg had "assimilated" [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]], who aborted the auto-destruct and used three [[quantum torpedo]]es to destroy the ''Phoenix'' - as Picard begged him not to, the [[android]] walked right past his captain as if he wasn't there. However, he had in fact deceived, not joined, the Borg; the torpedoes missed their "target", and Data, mockingly repeating the [[Borg philosophy|Borg mantra]], used the contents of a ruptured [[plasma coolant]] tank (the Queen had been too busy taunting Picard to see him approach it) to liquefy the [[organic]] components of the Borg, destroying their temporary collective.
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Picard eventually confronted the [[Borg Queen]] in main engineering, only to find, to his horror, that the Borg had apparently coerced Data into collaborating with them. He aborted the auto-destruct sequence and entered the encryption codes into the main computer, effectively giving the Borg Queen command of the ''Enterprise''. On the Queen's instructions, Data fired three [[quantum torpedo]]es at the ''Phoenix'', ostensibly intending to destroy it. However, the torpedoes narrowly missed their target and Data revealed that he had in fact simply been deceiving the Borg. He ruptured one of the [[plasma]] [[coolant tank]]s, flooding engineering with plasma coolant and liquefying the Borg Queen and all the drones in engineering. With the [[death]] of the Borg Queen, the remaining Borg onboard were disabled, which allowed Data and Picard to recapture the vessel.
   
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The ''Enterprise'' crew was successful in helping Cochrane make his flight and instigate [[First Contact]] with [[Vulcan]]s. The ship then returned to [[2373]] where she was repaired and returned to service. ({{film|8}})
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The ''Enterprise'' crew was successful in helping Cochrane make his flight and instigate [[First Contact]] with [[Vulcan]]s. Using the [[gravitational field]] of [[Luna]] allowed the ''Enterprise'' to remain undetected by the [[T'Plana-Hath (starship)|Vulcan ship]] and the ''Enterprise'' was able to recreate the vortex used by the Borg to return to [[2373]] where the Borg components were removed, the ship repaired and subsequently returned to service. ({{film|8}})
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{{bginfo|[[Seven of Nine]] made at least two references to the ''Enterprise'' and Borg involvement with Cochrane's flight in {{VOY|Relativity}} and in {{VOY|Year of Hell}} when she stated "''The Borg were present during those events''". The incident in "Relativity" was described as an example of a [[Pogo paradox]].}}
  
   
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=== The Briar Patch ===
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[[File:Enterprise-E in Briar Patch.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Enterprise'' in the Briar Patch]]
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[[File:USS Enterprise-E in Briar Patch.jpg|thumb|right|The ''Enterprise'' in the Briar Patch]]
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With the [[Federation Diplomatic Corps]] negotiating an end to the [[Dominion War]], the ''Enterprise'' was relegated to a diplomatic role, much to the dissatisfaction of Captain Picard. In [[2375]], the ''Enterprise'' was conducting a diplomatic mission with the [[Evora]], a new [[Federation]] protectorate species, and was scheduled to resolve a dispute in the [[Goren system]] when her crew became embroiled in a plot by the [[Son'a]], assisted by Starfleet [[Admiral]] [[Matthew Dougherty]], to forcibly remove the [[Ba'ku]] from their isolated homeworld in the [[Briar Patch]].
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With the [[Federation Diplomatic Corps]] attempting to negotiate an end to the [[Dominion War]], the ''Enterprise'' was relegated to a diplomatic role, much to the dissatisfaction of Captain Picard. In [[2375]], the ''Enterprise'' was conducting a diplomatic mission with the [[Evora]], a new [[Federation]] [[protectorate]] [[species]] and was scheduled to resolve a territorial dispute in the [[Goren system|Goren]] [[star system|system]] when her crew became embroiled in a plot by the [[Son'a]], assisted by Starfleet [[Admiral]] [[Dougherty]], to forcibly remove the [[Ba'ku]] from their isolated homeworld in the [[Briar Patch]].
   
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The Son'a (actually vengeful former Ba'ku, exiled from the planet after a failed ''[[coup]]'' a century prior) planned to harvest [[metaphasic radiation]] from the [[planet]]'s ring system, and needed Starfleet cooperation to carry out the plan. Captain Picard felt the relocation of the Ba'ku was a severe violation of the [[Prime Directive]] and resigned his commission, leading a team of ''Enterprise'' crewmembers to the Ba'ku planet to prevent their capture and removal.
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The Son'a turned out to be vengeful former Ba'ku who had been exiled from the planet after a failed ''[[coup]]'' [[2270s|a century prior]]. They planned to harvest [[metaphasic radiation]] from the [[planet]]'s [[ring system]] and needed Starfleet's cooperation to carry out the plan. Captain Picard felt the relocation of the Ba'ku was a severe violation of the [[Prime Directive]] and resigned his commission, leading a team of ''Enterprise'' crewmembers to the Ba'ku planet to prevent their capture and removal.
   
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[[File:Isolytic-burst.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' being pursued by a subspace tear in the Briar Patch]]
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[[File:USS Enterprise-E avoids an Isolytic burst.jpg|left|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' being pursued by a subspace tear in the Briar Patch]]
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Commander [[William T. Riker]] was instructed to take the ''Enterprise'' and contact the [[Federation Council]] to alert them to the realities of the situation. It was a treacherous journey, since the Briar Patch interfered with external communications as well as the ship's [[impulse drive]].
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Commander [[William T. Riker]] was instructed to take the ''Enterprise'' and contact the [[Federation Council]] to alert them of Admiral Dougherty's treachery. However, the ''Enterprise'' was required to navigate an area of space known as the Briar Patch in order to contact [[Starfleet Command]]. This area disrupted communications as well as the ship's [[warp drive]].
   
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==== The Battle of the Briar Patch ====
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Two [[Son'a battle cruiser]]s were sent by [[Ahdar]] [[Ru'afo]] to intercept the ''Enterprise'' before she left the Briar Patch, and severely damaged the ship in the process. The [[warp core]] was ejected in order to seal a dangerous [[subspace tear|tear in subspace]] created by the [[isolytic burst|isolytic weaponry]] of the Son'a.
 
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: ''Main article: [[Battle of the Briar Patch]]''
   
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Riker was able to outsmart the Son'a by collecting [[metreon]] gas native to the Briar Patch then venting it behind the ship. When the Son'a used their weapons, the gas exploded, destroying one ship and severely damaging the other. This became known as the [[Riker Maneuver]].
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Two [[Son'a battle cruiser]]s were sent by [[Ahdar]] [[Ru'afo]] to intercept the ''Enterprise'' before she left the Briar Patch and severely damaged the ship in the process. The [[warp core]] was ejected in order to seal a dangerous [[subspace tear|tear in subspace]] created by the [[isolytic burst|isolytic weaponry]] of the Son'a.
   
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Riker was able to outwit the Son'a by collecting [[metreon]] gas native to the Briar Patch then venting it behind the ship. When the Son'a used their weapons, the gas exploded, destroying one ship and severely damaging the other. [[Geordi La Forge]] half-jokingly commented that the tactic could become known as the [[Riker Maneuver]]. The ''Enterprise'' later returned to the [[Ba'ku planet]] to aid Captain Picard disarming the [[Son'a collector]]. They ran into [[Ru'afo's flagship]] on their way there and Commander Riker pretended to ram into the [[flagship]] but instead flew over it and used its [[phaser bank]]s to fire at it. When the collector started to blow up, the ''Enterprise'' beamed up Picard and left Ru'afo to be destroyed in the collector while it blew up. The ''Enterprise'' later left the Briar Patch to leave for Earth. ({{film|9}})
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Riker convinced the Federation Council to reconsider the plan for the Ba'ku and Captain Picard was reinstated as the ship's commander. ({{film|9}})
  
   
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=== Continuing voyages ===
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The ''Enterprise'' visited Earth for several days in [[2376]], around the time the [[Pathfinder Project]] made contact with the {{USS|Voyager}}, and conducted a mission about seven [[light year]]s from Earth the following year. According to [[Deanna Troi]], it was an important mission. ({{VOY|Pathfinder|Life Line}})
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The ''Enterprise'' visited Earth for several days in [[2376]], around the time the [[Pathfinder Project]] made contact with the {{USS|Voyager}} and conducted a [[mission]] about seven [[light year]]s from Earth the [[2377|following year]]. According to [[Deanna Troi]], it was an important mission, but the objective was never discussed. ({{VOY|Pathfinder|Life Line}})
   
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Sometime between 2375 and [[2379]] the ''Enterprise'' underwent a major [[refit]]. Four additional aft-facing [[photon torpedo]] tubes were added, along with one more forward-facing tube: a twin launcher aft of the [[bridge]], a single launcher above the aft hangar deck, and a single launcher at the forward base of the bridge terracing. The bridge was refitted with handrails and the consoles were improved across the port and starboard walls with more detailed displays. Additionally, new nacelle pylons were fitted at that time, slightly longer, broader and more sharply swept than the originals, and fitted with four additional [[phaser array]]s.
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Sometime between 2375 and [[2379]] the ''Enterprise'' underwent a major [[refit]]. Four additional [[aft]]-facing [[photon torpedo]] tubes were added, along with one more forward-facing tube: a twin launcher aft of the [[bridge]], a single launcher above the aft hangar deck and a single launcher at the forward base of the bridge terracing.
   
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The bridge was refitted with [[handrail]]s and the [[console]]s were improved across the [[port]] and [[starboard]] [[wall]]s with more detailed displays. Additionally, new [[nacelle pylon]]s were fitted at that time, slightly longer, broader, and more sharply swept than the originals and fitted with four additional [[phaser array]]s. ({{film|10}})
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=== Mission to Romulus ===
 
[[File:USS Enterprise-E, aft.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' in 2379]]
  
[[File:USS Enterprise-E, aft.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' in 2379]]
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In [[2379]], the ''Enterprise'' returned to Earth for the wedding of William T. Riker and Deanna Troi. She departed for [[Betazed]], where another ceremony, a traditional [[Betazoid]] wedding, was scheduled.
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In [[2379]], the ''Enterprise'' returned to Earth for the [[wedding]] of William T. Riker and Deanna Troi. She departed for [[Betazed]], where another ceremony, a traditional [[Betazoid]] wedding, was scheduled.
   
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While ''en route'', the ship detected unusual [[positronic]] signals from the [[Kolarin system]], discovering another [[Soong-type android]], the prototype [[B-4]]. Shortly following, the ''Enterprise'' was ordered to [[Romulus]] for a meeting with the new [[Praetor]], [[Shinzon]], who wanted to initiate peace talks. Both the discovery of B-4 and the peace overtures turned out to be a ruse to capture Captain Picard and discover tactical positions of Starfleet vessels.
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While en route, the ship detected unusual [[positronic]] signals from the [[Kolarin system]], discovering another [[Soong-type android]], the [[prototype]] [[B-4]]. Shortly following, the ''Enterprise'' was ordered to [[Romulus]] for a meeting with the new [[Praetor]], [[Shinzon]], who apparently wanted to initiate peace talks. Both the discovery of B-4 and the peace overtures turned out to be a ruse to capture Captain Picard and discover tactical positions of Starfleet vessels.
   
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[[File:USS_Enterprise-E_and_Scimitar_following_collision_extraction.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' faces and collides with the ''Scimitar'']]
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[[File:USS Enterprise-E and Scimitar following collision extraction.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' faces and collides with the ''Scimitar'']]
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Once it became clear Shinzon was going to use his starship, the ''[[Scimitar]]'', to destroy all life on Earth and wage war on the Federation, the ''Enterprise'' was to join [[Star Fleet Battle Group Omega]] and make a stand against Shinzon. Shinzon caught up to the ''Enterprise'' in the [[Bassen Rift]], and in the ensuing [[Battle of the Bassen Rift|confrontation]], the vessel was severely damaged, including a major [[hull breach]] on the bridge, destroying the [[viewscreen]] and controls and disabling the [[warp core]].
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Once it became clear Shinzon was going to use his starship, the ''[[Scimitar]]'', to destroy all [[life]] on Earth and wage war on the Federation, the ''Enterprise'' was to join [[Star Fleet Battle Group Omega]] and make a stand against Shinzon.
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==== Battle of the Bassen Rift ====
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Shinzon caught up to the ''Enterprise'' in the [[Bassen Rift]] and, in the ensuing [[Battle in the Bassen Rift|confrontation]], the vessel was severely damaged, including a major [[hull breach]] on the bridge, destroying the [[viewscreen]] and controls and disabling the [[warp core]].
   
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As a last resort, Picard ordered the ''Enterprise'' to ram the ''Scimitar'', causing the destruction of much of the [[saucer section]]'s forward area. The collision disabled the ''Scimitar'', but Shinzon, driven by vengeance, activated his deadly [[thalaron radiation|thalaron]] weapon and trained it on the ''Enterprise''.
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As a last resort, Picard ordered [[Counselor]] Deanna Troi to take control of the ''Enterprise'' and have it ram the ''Scimitar'', resulting in the loss of much of the [[saucer section]]'s forward area. The [[collision]] disabled the ''Scimitar'', but Shinzon, driven by [[vengeance]], activated his deadly [[Thalaron radiation|thalaron]] [[Cascading biogenic pulse|weapon]] and trained it on the ''Enterprise''.
   
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The weapon was overloaded and the ''Scimitar'' was destroyed due to interference from Commander Data, who sacrificed himself to save the ''Enterprise'', Picard, and, indirectly, Earth.
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The weapon was overloaded, and the ''Scimitar'' was destroyed due to interference from Commander Data, who sacrificed himself to save the ''Enterprise'', Picard and, indirectly, Earth.
   
 
[[File:USS Enterprise-E in drydock 2.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' in drydock over Earth]]
  
[[File:USS Enterprise-E in drydock 2.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' in drydock over Earth]]
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Following the ''Scimitar'' incident, the ''Enterprise'' returned to Earth where it underwent an extensive refit in one of the orbiting [[USS Enterprise-E spacedock|spacedock]]s for several weeks. ({{film|10}})
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Following the ''Scimitar'' incident, the ''Enterprise'' returned to Earth where it underwent an extensive repair in one of the orbiting [[USS Enterprise-E spacedock|spacedocks]]. ({{film|10}})
   
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{{bginfo|A cut scene from the script for {{film|10}} revealed that it was the starship {{USS|Hemingway}} that towed the critically damaged ''Enterprise'' to Earth.|According to the ''Star Trek Nemesis'' script and a deleted scene, the ''Enterprise'' was to explore the [[Denab system]] following her refit. In this scene you can also see Commander [[Martin Madden]], the new [[executive officer]], his awkward first encounter with Picard (having, as a joke, been given laughably inaccurate advice by Riker) and a new [[captain's chair]] with something most ''Star Trek'' bridges have lacked: a seatbelt.}}
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{{bginfo|A cut scene from the [[script]] for {{film|10}} revealed that it was the starship {{USS|Hemingway}} that towed the critically damaged ''Enterprise'' to Earth.|According to the ''Star Trek Nemesis'' script and a [[deleted scene]], the ''Enterprise'' was to explore the [[Denab system]] following her refit. In this scene, Commander [[Martin Madden]], the new [[executive officer]], has an awkward first encounter with Picard (having, as a [[joke]], been given laughably inaccurate advice by Riker), and Picard is delighted to find a new [[captain's chair]] with something most ''Star Trek'' bridges have lacked: a [[seat belt]].}}
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=== The 2380s ===
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[[File:USS Enterprise-E, 2384.jpg|thumb|The ''Protostar'' evades the ''Enterprise''-E in 2384]]
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By [[2381]], Captain Picard was promoted to [[admiral]] and left the ''Enterprise'' to spearhead the construction and deployment of a massive transport fleet intended to aid the evacuation of the [[Romulus system]] before [[Romulan sun|its sun]] went [[supernova]] in [[2387]]. ({{PIC|Remembrance}}; {{LD|The Stars At Night}})
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{{bginfo|According to the press kit for [[PIC Season 1]], Picard left the ''Enterprise'' and was promoted to admiral in [[2381]], to assist the Romulan people. ''{{trekcore|s=picard|gallery/thumbnails.php?album{{=}}45}}''}}
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In [[2384]], the ''Enterprise'' was part of a Federation [[armada]] sent to intercept the {{USS|Protostar}}, when it was intentionally attacked by the [[living construct]] released by [[Asencia]]. ({{PRO|Mindwalk|Supernova, Part 1}})
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Later, after the ''Protostar'' was destroyed, the ship was seen wrecked, with numerous gashes in the hull and completely dark, but somewhat intact. ({{PRO|Supernova, Part 2}})
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{{bginfo|There were multiple ''Sovereign'' class ships present in this scene. While the ship's registry ''NCC-1701-E'' was clearly visible, it was also used on a ship that was clearly meant to depict the {{USS|Sovereign}}. The name USS ''Enterprise'' has also been used on an LCARS display on the {{USS|Dauntless|NCC-80816}} bridge during the situation. ''{{el|artstation.com/artwork/klON9n}}''|According to the ''[[Star Trek: Picard Logs]]'', the ''Enterprise'' was involved in an incident at Kriilar Prime during this decade, which resulted in Captain Worf leaving the starship. Some time after, the ''Enterprise'' was involved in a classified mission and was out of service by [[2386]]. ''{{instagram|p/Coh6YkJNuJk/}}'' ''{{instagram|p/Coh8GassSsb/}}''}}
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In [[2401]], while taking the rebuilt ''Enterprise''-D from the [[Fleet Museum]], La Forge mentioned they "obviously" couldn't take the ''Enterprise''-E, something that Worf said "was not [his] fault", alluding to an incident rendering the ship unusable. ({{PIC|Võx}})
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{{bginfo|Regarding the fate of the ''Enterprise-E'', Matalas remarked, "''We had ideas, but in the moment where they're asking, 'What about the Enterprise-E?' it would not have been good for someone to be like, 'Well, the Battle of duh, duh, duh.' You are looking at the Enterprise-D! You couldn't do it and you wouldn't do it justice, whatever it is. You could say it is in storage or we are repainting it. You could, but I thought, but I thought it was way funnier if they all turned to Worf and he's like, 'It wasn't my fault.' So everyone is going, 'What the hell happened?' That's way more fun. Somebody can tell that story some day about what happened with Worf and the Enterprise-E but it's more fun to imagine yourself all the possibilities. Is it lost in an interdimensional rift and it's still out there somewhere? Was it an accidental self destruct? Who knows? The question is almost better than the answer.''" {{TrekMovie.com|2024/03/07/terry-matalas-on-why-janeway-and-harry-kim-werent-in-star-trek-picard-and-fate-of-enterprise-e/#google_vignette}}}}
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== Legacy ==
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The next ''USS Enterprise'', an {{class|Odyssey}} starship {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-F|-F}} was launched and would be in service during the late 24th century. ({{PIC|The Next Generation}})
   
 
== Technical information ==
  
== Technical information ==
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[[File:USS Enterprise-E at warp, 2375.png|thumb|left|The ''Enterprise''-E at warp]]
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In her original configuration, the ''Enterprise''-E was 685 meters long and had 24 decks. She was equipped with twelve phaser arrays and five torpedo tubes.
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In her original configuration, the ''Enterprise''-E was under 700 meters long and had 24 decks according to Picard, although Deck 26 was reported as being controlled by the Borg. She was equipped with twelve [[phaser array]]s and five [[torpedo tube]]s.
   
 
[[File:Picard and crew depart.jpg|thumb|The main bridge of the ''Enterprise'']]
  
[[File:Picard and crew depart.jpg|thumb|The main bridge of the ''Enterprise'']]
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By [[2379]], the ''Enterprise''-E had undergone at least one refit, including four additional phaser arrays and five additional torpedo tubes. The number of decks was also increased by five to a total of 29. ({{film|10}}) <!--Do NOT remove this reference. Nemesis specifically stated the existence of a 29th deck. If you don't like it, too bad. Removing this reference again will result in its reversion and the protection of this page. Remember the conjectural possibility of undescribed split deck structures increasing the number of decks but not altering the height of the ship in any way... If you want to make a change, discuss it on the talk page first. Seriously. -->
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By [[2379]], the ''Enterprise''-E had undergone at least one refit, including four additional phaser arrays and five additional torpedo tubes. The number of decks was also increased by five to a minimum of 29. ({{film|10}}) <!--Do NOT remove this reference. Nemesis specifically stated the existence of a 29th deck. If you don't like it, too bad. Removing this reference again will result in its reversion and the protection of this page. Remember the conjectural possibility of undescribed split deck structures increasing the number of decks but not altering the height of the ship in any way... If you want to make a change, discuss it on the talk page first. Seriously. However, if the ship did have a Deck 26 during the Borg attack, despite the number mentioned by Picard, then it could have also had a Deck 29, without any change in the interim. -->
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Sections included [[deflector]] control, {{dis|Stellar cartography|section}}, [[hydroponics]] (on deck 11), and one [[sickbay]] ward. [[Main engineering]] and sickbay were on Deck 16. ({{film|8}})
   
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{{bginfo|In the script of ''Star Trek Nemesis'', Picard mentions the main dorsal output of the ventral type XII phasers on average was 125,000 [[terajoule]]s, but this didn't make it into the film. John Eaves stated this to be true when asked about the script. (John Eaves official website PM) "''The total output of phasers was indeed added to the script at one point but was removed due to it being unneeded, (125,000 TeraJoules).''" {{incite|First contact script and a PM}}}}
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Sections included [[deflector]] control, [[Stellar cartography department|stellar cartography]], [[hydroponics]] (on deck 11), and one [[sickbay]] ward. [[Main engineering]] and [[sickbay]] were on Deck 16. ({{film|8}})
  
   
 
The ship could be controlled by a [[manual steering column]] located on the bridge. ({{film|9}}) She was also the first ''Enterprise'' to be equipped with an [[Emergency Medical Hologram]]. ({{film|8}})
  
The ship could be controlled by a [[manual steering column]] located on the bridge. ({{film|9}}) She was also the first ''Enterprise'' to be equipped with an [[Emergency Medical Hologram]]. ({{film|8}})
   
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{{bginfo|[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented that, as of ''First Contact'', the ''Enterprise''-E "definitely" had no children aboard.'' {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron076|1998}}}}
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{{bginfo|[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented that, as of ''First Contact'', the ''Enterprise''-E "definitely" had no [[children]] aboard. ''{{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron076|1998}}''}}
   
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[[File:USS Enterprise-E shuttlebay.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise''{{'}}s forward shuttlebay]]
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[[File:USS Enterprise-E shuttlebay.jpg|left|thumb|The ''Enterprise''{{'}}s forward shuttlebay]]
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The ''Enterprise'' carried a [[Type 11 shuttlecraft|newer design]] of [[Enterprise-E shuttlecraft|shuttlecraft]] as well as numerous other forms of transportation including a warp-capable [[captain's yacht]], the ''[[Cousteau (yacht)|Cousteau]]'', ({{film|9}}) and a special multipurpose shuttlecraft, the ''[[Argo (shuttlecraft)|Argo]]''. ({{film|10}}) The yacht was installed as a part of the saucer section, and detached upon deployment. Other auxiliary craft were launched from two [[shuttlebay]]s; one at the aft end of the secondary hull, and another near the aft end of the primary hull.
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The ''Enterprise'' carried a [[Type 11 shuttlecraft|newer design]] of [[Enterprise-E shuttlecraft|shuttlecraft]] as well as numerous other forms of transportation, including a [[warp-capable]] [[captain's yacht]], the ''{{dis|Cousteau|yacht}}'', ({{film|9}}) and a special multipurpose shuttlecraft, the ''{{dis|Argo|shuttlecraft}}''. ({{film|10}}) The yacht was installed as a part of the saucer section and detached upon deployment. Other auxiliary craft were launched from two [[shuttlebay]]s, one at the aft end of the secondary hull and another near the aft end of the primary hull.
   
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[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) personnel|Crewmembers]] included those of the [[Human]], [[Vulcan]], [[Bajoran]], [[Betazoid]], [[Bolian]], and [[Trill]] species, as well as a [[Klingon]] and an [[android]]. ({{film|9}})
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[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) personnel|Crewmembers]] included those of the [[Human]], [[Vulcan]], [[Bajoran]], [[Betazoid]], [[Bolian]], and [[Trill]] [[species]], as well as a [[Klingon]] and an [[android]]. ({{film|9}})
   
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{{bginfo|In ''[[The Q Continuum]]'' trilogy by [[Greg Cox]], it is stated that the ''Enterprise'' used the [[bio-neural gel pack]]s used by {{USS|Voyager}}.}}
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== Personnel ==
  
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=== Command crew ===
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== Command crew ==
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*[[Commanding Officer]] (CO)
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* [[Commanding officer]]
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**[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
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**[[Jean-Luc Picard]] ([[2372]]&ndash;[[2380s]])
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**[[William T. Riker]] ([[2375]]) {{small|(acting)}}
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*[[First Officer]]/[[Executive Officer]] (XO)
  
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**[[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] (2372-2379)
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**William T. Riker (2372&ndash;[[2379]])
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* [[Second Officer]]/[[Operations Officer]]/[[Science Officer]]
  
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* [[Operations officer]]
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**[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] (2372-2379)
  
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**[[Data]] (2372&ndash;2379), also [[Second Officer]]
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**[[Perim]] (2375)
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**Lieutenant Commander [[Geordi La Forge]]
  
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* [[Chief engineer]]
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*[[Tactical Officer]]/[[Security chief]]
  
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**[[Lieutenant]] [[Daniels (Lieutenant)|Daniels]] (2372-2375)
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**[[Geordi La Forge]] (2372&ndash;)
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**Lieutenant Commander [[Worf]] (Acting 2373, 2375, 2379)
  
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**{{dis|Daniels|Lieutenant}} (2372&ndash;2375)
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*[[Chief Medical Officer]] (CMO)
  
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**Worf ([[2373]], 2375, 2379) {{small|(acting)}}
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**Commander [[Beverly Crusher]]
  
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*[[Counselor]]
  
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**Commander [[Deanna Troi]] (2372-2379)
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**[[Beverly Crusher]] (2372&ndash;[[2381]])
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*[[Conn]]
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* [[Counselor]]
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**Deanna Troi (2372&ndash;2379)
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**Lieutenant [[Hawk (Lieutenant)|Hawk]] (2373)
  
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**[[Ensign]] [[Kell Perim]] (2375)
  
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**Lieutenant [[Branson]] (2379)
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**{{dis|Hawk|Lieutenant}} (2373)
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**Geordi La Forge (2375) {{small|(acting)}}
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**[[Branson]] (2379)
   
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'''See also:''' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) personnel|USS ''Enterprise'' personnel]]
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{{bginfo|Scenes cut from the theatrical release of ''Star Trek Nemesis'' (but included in the 2003 and 2005 DVD releases) state that Commander [[Martin Madden]] took over for Riker as first officer and that Beverly Crusher left the ship to head up Starfleet Medical. Early versions of the script made reference to an [[Andorian]] ops officer. The new counselor was female, according to dialog. Novels set after ''Nemesis'' have ignored these deleted scenes and several new characters were created by the authors. Beverly Crusher returned to the ''Enterprise'', beginning a romantic relationship with Captain Picard, eventually marrying him and as of the third book of the ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' trilogy ''[[Lost Souls]]'', she was pregnant with their first child. Worf was also promoted to commander and became the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s new first officer.|In the ''[[Star Trek: Countdown|Countdown]]'' comic mini-series leading up to {{film|11}}, which was set in [[2387]], Picard had left the ''Enterprise'' and Starfleet, becoming Federation ambassador to Vulcan. Worf had again left Starfleet and become a general in the [[Klingon Defense Force]] and a restored Data (in the body of B-4) was now captain of the ''Enterprise''. Geordi La Forge had also retired from Starfleet to design ships, including the ''[[Jellyfish (ship)|Jellyfish]]'', although it is listed as having been commissioned by the Vulcan Science Academy. Also, the storyline for ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' has Data as being brought back by the Soong Foundation (with assistance from Geordi La Forge) and being given command of the ''Enterprise'' after Picard retired.}}
  
   
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{{bginfo|Scenes cut from the theatrical release of ''Star Trek Nemesis'' (but included in the 2003 and 2005 DVD releases) state that Commander [[Martin Madden]] took over for Riker as first officer and that Beverly Crusher left the ship to head up [[Starfleet Medical]]. Early versions of the script made reference to an [[Andorian]] ops officer. The new counselor was female, according to dialogue. Novels set after ''Nemesis'' have ignored these deleted scenes and several new characters were created by the authors. Beverly Crusher returned to the ''Enterprise'', beginning a romantic relationship with Captain Picard, eventually marrying him and as of the third book of the ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' trilogy ''[[Lost Souls]]'', she was pregnant with their first child. Worf was also promoted to commander and became the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s new first officer.|In the ''[[Star Trek: Countdown|Countdown]]'' comic mini-series leading up to {{film|11}}, which was set in [[2387]], Picard had left the ''Enterprise'' and Starfleet, becoming Federation [[ambassador]] to {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}. Worf had again left Starfleet and become a [[general]] in the [[Klingon Defense Force]] and a restored Data (in the body of B-4) was now captain of the ''Enterprise''. Geordi La Forge had also [[retire]]d from Starfleet to design ships, including the ''{{dis|Jellyfish|ship}}'', although it is listed as having been commissioned by the [[Vulcan Science Academy]]. Also, the storyline for ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' has Data as being brought back by the {{mb|Soong Foundation}} (with assistance from Geordi La Forge) and being given command of the ''Enterprise'' after Picard retired.|In ''[[The Last Best Hope]]'', Picard leaves the ''Enterprise'' in [[2381]] after being promoted to [[admiral]] and tasked with leading the Romulan rescue fleet. Command of the ''Enterprise''-E was turned over to Worf. [[2382|A year later]], Geordi LaForge leaves the ''Enterprise'' to help with the Federation fleet tasked with relocating the Romulans.}}
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== Appendices ==
  
== Appendices ==
 
=== Appearances ===
  
=== Appearances ===
 
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*[[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' films]]:
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** {{film|8}}
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**{{film|9}}
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** {{film|9}}
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**{{film|10}}</div>
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** {{film|10}}
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* {{PIC|The Impossible Box}} {{small|(archive footage)}}
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=== References ===
  
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* {{PRO}}
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*{{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}}
  
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*{{VOY}}
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** {{e|Mindwalk}}
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**{{e|Relativity}}
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** {{e|Supernova, Part 1}}
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**{{e|Pathfinder}}
  
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**{{e|Life Line}}
  
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**{{e|Inside Man}}
  
   
 
=== Background information ===
  
=== Background information ===
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[[File:Enterprise-E, galaxy class.jpg|thumb|A ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise''-E]]
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The ''Enterprise''-E was principally designed by [[John Eaves]] and [[Herman Zimmerman]]. [[Rick Sternbach]] drafted the blueprints for the ship. Eaves and Zimmerman also supervised the interior design of the bridge, engineering, and [[corridor]]s, although many sets from ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' were also reused during {{film|8}} and {{film|9}}. Though the ''Enterprise''-E was mentioned in several episodes of ''Voyager'', and once on ''Deep Space Nine'', the ship was never seen outside of the films. However, the interior of the ship is visible in a communication with Deanna Troi in {{e|Life Line}}.
  
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Following {{film|7}}, the six-foot filming model for the ''Galaxy''-class USS ''Enterprise''-D had been modified to have the registry number read "NCC-1701-E". [[Penny Juday]], the archivist at [[Paramount Pictures]], had no explanation for this change as of 19 October 2001. ([[TNG Season 2 DVD|TNG Season 2, Disc 6]]: "Inside Starfleet Archives"). It turned out that the change was done at ILM by [[John Goodson]] prior to crating up the model after completion of {{film|7}}, presumably on the assumption that the new ''Enterprise'' might be a ''Galaxy''-class ship as well and having the number changed over already would save whoever did the special effects the trouble of having to change it over themselves. (''[[Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm]]'', p. 60)
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The ''Enterprise''-E was, in fact, the only replacement for a previously-destroyed "hero" ship that was not of the same class as its predecessor, as opposed to {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} (and its [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A alternate reality)|alternate reality counterpart]]) , the {{USS|Defiant|2375}} and the ''{{dis|Delta Flyer|2377}}''. It was principally designed by [[John Eaves]] under the supervision of [[Herman Zimmerman]]. Using Eaves's sketches, [[Rick Sternbach]] drafted the blueprints for a ten-foot physical model. Eaves and Zimmerman also supervised the interior design of the bridge, engineering and [[corridor]]s, although many sets from {{s|VOY}} were also reused during {{film|8}} and {{film|9}}. Though the ''Enterprise''-E was mentioned in several episodes of ''Voyager'', the ship was never seen outside of the films. However, the interior of the ship is visible in a communication with Deanna Troi in {{VOY|Life Line}} as well as a [[turbolift]] interior built for the films which was re-purposed for the ''Enterprise''-D in {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}.
   
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A ten-foot physical model constructed under the supervision of [[John Goodson]] at [[Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM) was used for some visual effects shots during ''Star Trek: First Contact'', alongside a CGI version. By the time of ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' and ''Star Trek Nemesis'', a CGI version of the ship completely replaced the physical model.
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The ten-foot physical model, constructed under the supervision of [[John Goodson]] at [[Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM), was used for visual effects shots during ''Star Trek: First Contact'', alongside a CGI version. In ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' and ''Star Trek Nemesis'', CGI versions of the ship completely replaced the physical model.
   
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For ''Nemesis'', the CGI model received several modifications designed by John Eaves. In addition to the new weapons mentioned above, the warp pylons were slightly modified and the connection between the primary and secondary hulls near the main shuttlebay was made more sleek.
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The ''Nemesis'' CGI model included several modifications designed by John Eaves. In addition to the new weapons mentioned above, the warp pylons were slightly modified and the connection between the primary and secondary hulls near the main shuttlebay was made more sleek.
   
 
The model of the ''Enterprise''-E from ''Star Trek: First Contact'' (Lot #107) was sold at the [[40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection]] auction on October 5, 2006 for US$132,000 including the buyer's premium (the winning bid was US$110,000). {{stala|1778-0107}}
  
The model of the ''Enterprise''-E from ''Star Trek: First Contact'' (Lot #107) was sold at the [[40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection]] auction on October 5, 2006 for US$132,000 including the buyer's premium (the winning bid was US$110,000). {{stala|1778-0107}}
   
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There seems to be some confusion about the size of the ''Enterprise''-E. The construction blueprints of the filming miniature as well as the [[master systems display]] on the bridge created for ''Star Trek: First Contact'' indicate the ship was designed with 24 decks. In the film, Picard confirms this when he tells [[Lily Sloane]] that the ship had 24 decks. Earlier on, however, [[Daniels (Lieutenant)|Daniels]] had reported that the [[Borg]] are in control of Decks 26 through 11. Michael and Denise Okuda say in their text commentary on the film, during the scene in which Picard tells Lilly about the 24 decks: "''Unfortunately, earlier in this film, we are told that the ship has at least 26 decks. We can't imagine that Picard doesn't know his own ship, so we theorize that the other two decks are top secret for some reason. Either that, or his memory was affected by his earlier Borg assimilation. It certainly ''couldn't'' be a goof, because the design of the ship changed slightly during filming.''"
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There has been some confusion about the number of decks on the ''Enterprise''-E. The construction blueprints of the filming miniature created for ''Star Trek: First Contact'' explicitly label 23 decks. In the film, Picard told [[Lily Sloane]] that the ship had 24 decks, while the [[master systems display]] on the bridge allows either interpretation. Earlier on, however, [[Daniels (Lieutenant)|Daniels]] had reported that the [[Borg]] are in control of Decks 26 through 11. Michael and Denise Okuda say in their text commentary on the film, during the scene in which Picard tells Lilly about the 24 decks: "''Unfortunately, earlier in this film, we are told that the ship has at least 26 decks. We can't imagine that Picard doesn't know his own ship, so we theorize that the other two decks are top secret for some reason. Either that, or his [[memory]] was affected by his earlier Borg assimilation. It certainly ''couldn't'' be a goof, because the design of the ship changed slightly during filming.''"
   
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In ''Star Trek Nemesis'', the Remans beam onto Deck 29. This could mean that Picard did not tell Lily the truth and there are actually more than 24 decks, or that more decks were added to the ship prior to ''Star Trek Nemesis''. It may also be the case that Picard was counting only finished decks, as there could have been decks left unfinished for future expansion. Also, there is the possibility that Picard may have intentionally withheld or lied about certain aspects of the ''Enterprise''-E design in the event that Lily was assimilated by the Borg.
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In ''Star Trek Nemesis'', the Remans beam onto Deck 29. This could mean that Picard did not tell Lily the truth and there are actually more than 24 decks, or that more decks were added to the ship prior to ''Star Trek Nemesis''. It may also be the case that Picard was counting only finished decks, as there could have been decks left unfinished for future expansion. Also, there was the possibility that Picard may have intentionally withheld or lied about certain aspects of the ''Enterprise''-E design in the event that Lily was assimilated by the Borg.
   
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Also in ''Nemesis'', the [[Viceroy (Reman)|Viceroy]] falls several decks down a maintenance shaft. Because the Viceroy and the other Remans boarded the ship on Deck 29, it has been assumed that the ensuing battle took place on Deck 29 and that the Viceroy fell from that deck, implying that there could be 35 or more decks, or that the normal deck scheme was altered in some way that the ship could have more named decks than it measured in height.
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Also in ''Nemesis'', the [[Reman Viceroy]] fell several decks down a maintenance shaft. Because the Viceroy and the other Remans boarded the ship on Deck 29, it had been assumed that the ensuing battle took place on Deck 29 and that the Viceroy fell from that deck, implying that there could be 35 or more decks, or that the normal deck scheme was altered in some way that the ship could have more named decks than it measured in height.
   
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This is not the case as signage on the corridors where the phaser fight between the Remans and the ''Enterprise'' officers took place indicate they were actually on Deck 9. This suggests that the two parties encountered each other about halfway to their destinations (''Enterprise'' officers to Deck 29, the Remans to the bridge on Deck 1).
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This was not the case as signage on the corridors where the phaser fight between the Remans and the ''Enterprise'' officers took place indicate they were actually on Deck 9. This suggested that the two parties encountered each other about halfway to their destinations (''Enterprise'' officers to Deck 29, the Remans to the bridge on Deck 1).
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[[File:Enterprise-E, galaxy class.jpg|thumb|A ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise''-E]]
  
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Apparently, the six-foot filming model for the ''Galaxy''-class USS ''Enterprise''-D had been modified to have the registry read "USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-E". The archivist at [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Penny Juday]], had no explanation for this change as of 19 October 2001. ([[TNG Season 2 DVD|TNG Season 2, Disc 6]]: "Inside Starfleet Archives"). The change was done at ILM by [[John Goodson]] prior to crating up the model after completion of {{film|7}}, presumably on the presumption that the new ''Enterprise'' might be a ''Galaxy''-class ship as well and having the number changed over already would save whoever did the special effects the trouble of having to change it over themselves. (''[[Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm]]'', p. 60)
  
   
 
==== Size ====
  
==== Size ====
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It is apparent from the lineup charts that every new starship ''Enterprise'' is slightly longer than the previous one. In {{film|8}}, Picard informs [[Lily Sloane]] that the ''Enterprise''-E is "almost seven hundred meters long". John Eaves described the rationale as follows:
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It is apparent from lineup charts that every new starship ''Enterprise'' is slightly longer than the previous one. In {{film|8}}, Picard informs [[Lily Sloane]] that the ''Enterprise''-E is "almost seven hundred meters long", in accordance with its intended size of 2,248 feet (685 meters). John Eaves describes the rationale as follows:
   
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<blockquote>When the "E" had a final approved design, we drew up a chart of all the ''Enterprises'' in profile. Herman [Zimmerman] and I set down a whole bunch of cutouts of the "E" in various sizes to see where this new ship should scale with the others. We found one size that looked appropriate and we put a scale to its length and that would be 2248 feet. Rick [Sternbach] was waiting to do the blueprints and add his creativity to the design, so we gave him a drawing with this one measurement. From there he sized the whole ship ... [http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/hello-world/#comment-47]</blockquote>
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<blockquote>When the "E" had a final approved design, we drew up a chart of all the ''Enterprises'' in profile. Herman [Zimmerman] and I set down a whole bunch of cutouts of the "E" in various sizes to see where this new ship should scale with the others. We found one size that looked appropriate and we put a scale to its length and that would be 2,248 feet. Rick [Sternbach] was waiting to do the blueprints and add his creativity to the design, so we gave him a drawing with this one measurement. From there he sized the whole ship ... {{eavesdropping|2009/03/16/hello-world/#comment-47}}</blockquote>
   
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By January 7, 1997, the following dimensions from Rick Sternbach were added to ''FAQ: A History of Ships Named ''Enterprise: [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.startrek.misc/msg/759d69490b80f758]
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By January 7, 1997, the following dimensions from Rick Sternbach had been added to ''FAQ: A History of Ships Named ''Enterprise: [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.startrek.misc/msg/759d69490b80f758]
   
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<blockquote>Length: 2248'<br />
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<blockquote>Length: 2,248'<br />
 
Beam: 820'<br />
  
Beam: 820'<br />
 
Height: 290'<br />
  
Height: 290'<br />
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L of saucer: 1,150'<br />
 
Nacelle span: 700'<br />
  
Nacelle span: 700'<br />
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The same length, beam and height (in meters) appeared on the [[SciPubTech]] poster from around the same time, while the remaining dimensions were omitted. In addition, the length of 2248 feet is listed in at least three comparison charts prepared for {{film|8}}.
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The same length, beam and height (in meters) appear on the [[SciPubTech]] poster from around the same time. In addition, the length of 2,248 feet is listed in at least three comparison charts prepared for {{film|8}}. {{eavesdropping|2009/06/15/ship-scales-from-st-first-contact/}} It can also be seen in the charts prepared for {{film|9}}. {{eavesdropping|2009/04/14/the-ship-scales-of-insurrection/}} The {{film|10}} size chart puts it at 2,250 feet, consistent with a size revision during either the filmed or the unfilmed stage of redesign. [http://flare.solareclipse.net/ultimatebb.php/topic/6/2013/2.html#000015] {{eavesdropping|2010/12/10/the-evolutions-of-the-uss-midway-cv-41-and-the-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-e/}}
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[http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/ship-scales-from-st-first-contact/] It can also be seen in the charts prepared for {{film|9}}. [http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/the-ship-scales-of-insurrection/] The {{film|10}} size chart puts it at 2250 feet, consistent with a size revision during either the filmed or the unfilmed stage of redesign. [http://flare.solareclipse.net/ultimatebb.php/topic/6/2013/2.html#000015] [http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/the-evolutions-of-the-uss-midway-cv-41-and-the-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-e/]
  
   
 
=== Apocrypha ===
  
=== Apocrypha ===
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In the novel ''[[Ship of the Line]]'', the ''Enterprise'' was given to Captain [[Morgan Bateson]] for its [[shakedown cruise]], which included [[war games]] near the [[Klingon]] border. Along for the ride, as temporary chief engineer, was [[Montgomery Scott]].
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Some missions of the ''Enterprise'' during the [[Dominion War]] are featured in ''[[Behind Enemy Lines]]'', ''[[Tunnel Through the Stars]]'' and ''[[Tales of the Dominion War]]''. ''[[Star Trek: A Time to...]]'', set during the year leading up to ''Star Trek Nemesis'', features the ''Enterprise'' being involved in a major political scandal that disgraces the ship and her crew for much of the coming year; the final duology in that series features the ''Enterprise'' being ordered to lead an invasion and occupation of a sovereign planet, with resemblance to the current real life world political situation at the time the novels were written. A "TNG relaunch" of sorts follows the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s activities after ''Nemesis''; the first book in the series, ''[[Death in Winter]]'', was released in [[September 2005]]. In the DS9 ''[[Millennium]]'' book series, the ''Enterprise'' was destroyed at the Battle of Rigel VII in an alternate future that the intrepid heroes of [[Deep Space 9]] later prevented.
  
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Some [[mission]]s of the ''Enterprise'' during the [[Dominion War]] were featured in ''[[Behind Enemy Lines]]'', ''[[Tunnel Through the Stars]]'' and ''[[Tales of the Dominion War]]''. In the DS9 ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium|Millennium]]'' book series, the ''Enterprise'' was destroyed at the {{mb|Battle of Rigel VII}} in an alternate future that the intrepid heroes of [[Deep Space 9]] later prevented.
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''[[Star Trek: A Time to...]]'', set during the year leading up to ''Star Trek Nemesis'', featured the ''Enterprise'' being involved in a major political scandal that disgraces the ship and her crew for much of the coming year; the final duology in that series features the ''Enterprise'' being ordered to lead an invasion and occupation of a sovereign planet, with resemblance to the current real life world political situation at the time the novels were written. A "TNG relaunch" of sorts followed the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s activities after ''Nemesis''; the first book in the series, ''[[Death in Winter]]'', was released in [[September 2005]].
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The novel ''{{dis|Resistance|novel}}'' established that before he left the ''Enterprise'' for the ''[[USS Titan (NCC-80102)|Titan]]'', Commander Riker christened this ''Enterprise''{{'}}s version of the [[crew lounge]], or [[Ten Forward]], as the "Happy Bottom Riding Club," a [[name]] Worf absolutely hated and refused to use under any circumstances. The name for the lounge was derived from a similar {{w|Happy Bottom Riding Club|watering hole}} that old [[Earth]] [[astronaut]]s used to frequent. It also established that every ship's computer that was built during the last decade had encrypted information about Romulan cloaking technology, which could be decrypted in case of emergency using an admiral's code and thus enabled the crew to build a cloaking device. In ''{{dis|Resistance|novel}}'' the crew separated the saucer section from the engine section (a feat this ''Enterprise'' had previously not done) and then cloaked the engine section to engage a Borg cube. During ''Resistance'', Worf was promoted to the official first officer after acting in the position in an unofficial capacity during the ship's reconstruction after its confrontation with the ''Scimitar''. In ''{{dis|Q&A|novel}}'', an encounter with [[Q]] revealed that his past contact with the crew had been to prepare them for an encounter with "{{mb|Them}}", a race far above even the Q, with Picard's response convincing Them that the [[universe]] deserved to exist. The novel ''[[Before Dishonor]]'' allied the crew of the ''Enterprise'' with [[Spock]] and [[Seven of Nine]] as they are forced to reactivate the original [[planet killer]] after Admiral Janeway was assimilated and became the new Queen of a Borg super-cube, the confrontation ending with the loss of [[Pluto]], the destruction of the cube and Janeway's apparent [[death]]. The ''Destiny'' miniseries culminated in the final destruction of the Borg after the ''Titan'' learns their true origin, but the Federation was left devastated by the subsequent [[invasion]], with much of the later novels focusing on the role the ''Enterprise'' will play in the reconstruction amid the creation of the {{mb|Typhon Pact}}, an "anti-Federation" consisting of some of the Federation's most notorious adversaries, including the Romulans, the [[Tholian]]s and the [[Breen]]. After the events of ''The Fall'' miniseries, the ''Enterprise'' was sent on a new mission of exploration.
   
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In the ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' tie-in prequel, ''[[The Last Best Hope]]'', Worf was given command of the ''Enterprise'' following Picard's [[promotion]] to admiral and on his personal recommendation, as Starfleet has reservations in light of Worf's actions in {{DS9|Change of Heart}}.
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The ''Enterprise'' has also featured in many apocryphal productions, including the strategy games ''[[Star Trek: Armada]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Armada II]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Bridge Commander]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Command III]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'', and most recently ''[[Star Trek Online]]''.
  
   
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The novel ''[[Resistance (novel)|Resistance]]'' establishes that before he left the ''Enterprise'' for the ''[[USS Titan|Titan]]'', Commander Riker christened this ''Enterprise''{{'}}s version of the crew lounge, or [[Ten Forward]], as the "Happy Bottom Riding Club," a name Worf absolutely hates and refuses to use under any circumstances. The name for the lounge was derived from a similar {{w|Happy Bottom Riding Club|watering hole}} that old [[Earth]] [[astronaut]]s used to frequent. It also establishes that every ship's computer that was built during the last decade has encrypted information about Romulan cloaking technology, which can be decrypted in case of emergency using an admiral's code and thus enabling the crew to build a cloaking device. In ''[[Resistance (novel)|Resistance]]'' the crew separates the saucer section from the engine section (a feat the ''Enterprise'' previously has been unable to do) and then cloaks the engine section to engage a Borg cube.
  
   
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In ''[[Star Trek: Countdown]]'', a tie-in to the 2009 {{film|11}} film, the ''Enterprise''-E was still active as of [[2387]] with [[Data]], having been revived after successfully imprinting his neural network into [[B-4]]'s existing [[CPU]] succeeding Picard as [[captain]].
   
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The [[timeline]] for ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' followed the storyline in the ''Countdown'' comic series, with Data as captain into the [[25th century]]. The timeline only mentioned that the ''Enterprise''-E left service around 2408, but its ultimate fate was unclear; however, by 2409, a new {{mb|Odyssey class|''Odyssey''-class}} vessel was christened {{mb|USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-F)|''Enterprise''}} (NCC-1701-F), implying that her predecessor was decommissioned or destroyed. The short story "Unexpected Honor", written for issue 40 of ''[[Star Trek Magazine]]'' in May 2012, revealed that the ''Enterprise''-E was destroyed in an ambush by [[Species 8472|the Undine]] at {{mb|Starbase 236}} in 2408; among the [[survivor]]s was Captain Data, who retired from Starfleet to take up teaching on Earth.
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In the novel ''[[Ship of the Line]]'', the ''Enterprise'' was given to [[Captain]] [[Morgan Bateson]] for its shakedown cruise, which included war games near the [[Klingon]] border. Along for the ride, as temporary chief engineer, was [[Montgomery Scott]].
  
   
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The ''Enterprise'' had also featured in many apocryphal productions, including the strategy games ''[[Star Trek: Armada]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Armada II]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Bridge Commander]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Command III]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'', and, most recently, ''[[Star Trek Online]]''.
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"I tend to think of this ship as home."

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) was a 24th century Federation Sovereign-class starship operated by Starfleet. This ship was the sixth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise.

Lineage

See Enterprise history

Service history

Construction and launch

On stardate 49027.5, the Sovereign-class Enterprise-E, seen as the pinnacle of Starfleet ship design, was launched from San Francisco Fleet Yards, with Captain Jean-Luc Picard in command once more. Much of the crew of the Enterprise-D had been reassigned there, including almost the entire senior staff. The sole exception was Lieutenant Commander Worf, who had already transferred to the space station Deep Space 9. (Star Trek: First Contact; DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "Trials and Tribble-ations")

Asked about its construction, Ronald D. Moore replied that his "working assumption was that the E-E had her keel laid sometime during TNG's last season and was probably going to be given another name. When the E-D was destroyed, that Sovereign-class ship was nearing completion and was then christened Enterprise. This same sort of thing happened during WWII. After the carrier Yorktown was sunk at Midway, the US Navy decided to rename a carrier then under construction in honor of the fallen ship." (AOL chat, 1998)
In the novel Headlong Flight, it is stated that the Enterprise-E was originally going to be named the USS Honorius before the Battle of Veridian III.
The novel The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard stated that the vessel was originally going to be named the USS Sentinel.

The Borg threat

After almost a year in space, the Enterprise was ordered to patrol the Romulan Neutral Zone during the second Borg incursion. Starfleet was officially concerned about possible Romulan military action since many of the available ships had been diverted to fight the Borg, but in reality, Starfleet was concerned about Picard's presence at the battle.

Return to Earth

USS Enterprise-E engages Borg at 001

The Enterprise at the Battle of Sector 001

However, shortly after the Federation fleet engaged the Borg cube, Picard disobeyed orders and returned to Earth to assist the fleet. Once there, Picard became aware of a battle-induced weakness in the Borg ship due to his residual link to the Collective and ordered all the ships in the fleet to concentrate their fire on that section of the ship. As a result, the Borg vessel was destroyed and the Battle of Sector 001 was a victory for Starfleet.

Journey to 2063

Defiant and Enterprise-E

The Enterprise passing the USS Defiant

Before the Borg cube was destroyed, it launched a second vessel towards Earth. This ship created a temporal vortex and traveled back to the year 2063 in order to stop Zefram Cochrane from launching his historic warp ship, the Phoenix. Their hope was to prevent first contact with the Vulcans and assimilate Earth before the Federation could be formed to resist them.

The Enterprise, protected from the alterations in the timeline by a temporal wake within the vortex, chased the Borg into the past and destroyed their ship and sent an away team to help Cochrane repair the Phoenix.

Borg assimilating Enterprise-E corridor

Borg assimilating the decks of the Enterprise

However, the ship's sensors and shields were damaged during the trip through the vortex and, unbeknownst to the crew, several Borg drones transported aboard the Enterprise before their ship exploded. They began to assimilate the ship, beginning with main engineering and sickbay on Deck 16 and converting the corridors into a Borg configuration, complete with regeneration alcoves and assimilation chambers. On Picard's order, Lieutenant Commander Data locked out the main computer with a fractal encryption code to prevent the Borg from fully seizing control of the Enterprise. The Borg established their collective in engineering and cut primary power to all other decks, cutting the Enterprise off from the away team still down on the surface. The Borg were able to swiftly overrun the defense checkpoints set up by the Starfleet crew on Decks 26 through 11, assimilating the crew as they progressed and seizing control of such sections as hydroponics, Stellar cartography, deflector control and the shuttlebays. They also attempted to build an interplexing beacon on the particle emitter of the deflector dish to contact the Borg Collective of that time period.

Sovereign class deflector dish, damaged

The main deflector dish, with particle emitter disconnected

A three-man team led by Captain Picard stopped the beacon from being completed by separating the dish from the ship by disengaging the magnetic locks and destroying it. The Borg changed tactics and continued to overrun the defense checkpoints, assimilating the ship up to Deck 5 with the intent to fully assimilate the vessel. The Borg's ability to adapt to the handheld weapons of the Enterprise crew made stopping them impossible and Picard realized that the fight was a lost cause. After great consideration, he reluctantly ordered the evacuation of the ship via the escape pods and activated the ship's auto-destruct sequence to prevent the Borg from interfering with the Phoenix flight.

Picard eventually confronted the Borg Queen in main engineering, only to find, to his horror, that the Borg had apparently coerced Data into collaborating with them. He aborted the auto-destruct sequence and entered the encryption codes into the main computer, effectively giving the Borg Queen command of the Enterprise. On the Queen's instructions, Data fired three quantum torpedoes at the Phoenix, ostensibly intending to destroy it. However, the torpedoes narrowly missed their target and Data revealed that he had in fact simply been deceiving the Borg. He ruptured one of the plasma coolant tanks, flooding engineering with plasma coolant and liquefying the Borg Queen and all the drones in engineering. With the death of the Borg Queen, the remaining Borg onboard were disabled, which allowed Data and Picard to recapture the vessel.

The Enterprise crew was successful in helping Cochrane make his flight and instigate First Contact with Vulcans. Using the gravitational field of Luna allowed the Enterprise to remain undetected by the Vulcan ship and the Enterprise was able to recreate the vortex used by the Borg to return to 2373 where the Borg components were removed, the ship repaired and subsequently returned to service. (Star Trek: First Contact)

The Briar Patch

USS Enterprise-E in Briar Patch

The Enterprise in the Briar Patch

With the Federation Diplomatic Corps attempting to negotiate an end to the Dominion War, the Enterprise was relegated to a diplomatic role, much to the dissatisfaction of Captain Picard. In 2375, the Enterprise was conducting a diplomatic mission with the Evora, a new Federation protectorate species and was scheduled to resolve a territorial dispute in the Goren system when her crew became embroiled in a plot by the Son'a, assisted by Starfleet Admiral Dougherty, to forcibly remove the Ba'ku from their isolated homeworld in the Briar Patch.

The Son'a turned out to be vengeful former Ba'ku who had been exiled from the planet after a failed coup a century prior. They planned to harvest metaphasic radiation from the planet's ring system and needed Starfleet's cooperation to carry out the plan. Captain Picard felt the relocation of the Ba'ku was a severe violation of the Prime Directive and resigned his commission, leading a team of Enterprise crewmembers to the Ba'ku planet to prevent their capture and removal.

USS Enterprise-E avoids an Isolytic burst

The Enterprise being pursued by a subspace tear in the Briar Patch

Commander William T. Riker was instructed to take the Enterprise and contact the Federation Council to alert them of Admiral Dougherty's treachery. However, the Enterprise was required to navigate an area of space known as the Briar Patch in order to contact Starfleet Command. This area disrupted communications as well as the ship's warp drive.

The Battle of the Briar Patch

Main article: Battle of the Briar Patch

Two Son'a battle cruisers were sent by Ahdar Ru'afo to intercept the Enterprise before she left the Briar Patch and severely damaged the ship in the process. The warp core was ejected in order to seal a dangerous tear in subspace created by the isolytic weaponry of the Son'a.

Riker was able to outwit the Son'a by collecting metreon gas native to the Briar Patch then venting it behind the ship. When the Son'a used their weapons, the gas exploded, destroying one ship and severely damaging the other. Geordi La Forge half-jokingly commented that the tactic could become known as the Riker Maneuver. The Enterprise later returned to the Ba'ku planet to aid Captain Picard disarming the Son'a collector. They ran into Ru'afo's flagship on their way there and Commander Riker pretended to ram into the flagship but instead flew over it and used its phaser banks to fire at it. When the collector started to blow up, the Enterprise beamed up Picard and left Ru'afo to be destroyed in the collector while it blew up. The Enterprise later left the Briar Patch to leave for Earth. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

Continuing voyages

The Enterprise visited Earth for several days in 2376, around the time the Pathfinder Project made contact with the USS Voyager and conducted a mission about seven light years from Earth the following year. According to Deanna Troi, it was an important mission, but the objective was never discussed. (VOY: "Pathfinder", "Life Line")

Sometime between 2375 and 2379 the Enterprise underwent a major refit. Four additional aft-facing photon torpedo tubes were added, along with one more forward-facing tube: a twin launcher aft of the bridge, a single launcher above the aft hangar deck and a single launcher at the forward base of the bridge terracing.

The bridge was refitted with handrails and the consoles were improved across the port and starboard walls with more detailed displays. Additionally, new nacelle pylons were fitted at that time, slightly longer, broader, and more sharply swept than the originals and fitted with four additional phaser arrays. (Star Trek Nemesis)

Mission to Romulus

USS Enterprise-E, aft

The Enterprise in 2379

In 2379, the Enterprise returned to Earth for the wedding of William T. Riker and Deanna Troi. She departed for Betazed, where another ceremony, a traditional Betazoid wedding, was scheduled.

While en route, the ship detected unusual positronic signals from the Kolarin system, discovering another Soong-type android, the prototype B-4. Shortly following, the Enterprise was ordered to Romulus for a meeting with the new Praetor, Shinzon, who apparently wanted to initiate peace talks. Both the discovery of B-4 and the peace overtures turned out to be a ruse to capture Captain Picard and discover tactical positions of Starfleet vessels.

USS Enterprise-E and Scimitar following collision extraction

Enterprise faces and collides with the Scimitar

Once it became clear Shinzon was going to use his starship, the Scimitar, to destroy all life on Earth and wage war on the Federation, the Enterprise was to join Star Fleet Battle Group Omega and make a stand against Shinzon.

Battle of the Bassen Rift

Shinzon caught up to the Enterprise in the Bassen Rift and, in the ensuing confrontation, the vessel was severely damaged, including a major hull breach on the bridge, destroying the viewscreen and controls and disabling the warp core.

As a last resort, Picard ordered Counselor Deanna Troi to take control of the Enterprise and have it ram the Scimitar, resulting in the loss of much of the saucer section's forward area. The collision disabled the Scimitar, but Shinzon, driven by vengeance, activated his deadly thalaron weapon and trained it on the Enterprise.

The weapon was overloaded, and the Scimitar was destroyed due to interference from Commander Data, who sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise, Picard and, indirectly, Earth.

USS Enterprise-E in drydock 2

Enterprise in drydock over Earth

Following the Scimitar incident, the Enterprise returned to Earth where it underwent an extensive repair in one of the orbiting spacedocks. (Star Trek Nemesis)

A cut scene from the script for Star Trek Nemesis revealed that it was the starship USS Hemingway that towed the critically damaged Enterprise to Earth.
According to the Star Trek Nemesis script and a deleted scene, the Enterprise was to explore the Denab system following her refit. In this scene, Commander Martin Madden, the new executive officer, has an awkward first encounter with Picard (having, as a joke, been given laughably inaccurate advice by Riker), and Picard is delighted to find a new captain's chair with something most Star Trek bridges have lacked: a seat belt.

The 2380s

USS Enterprise-E, 2384

The Protostar evades the Enterprise-E in 2384

By 2381, Captain Picard was promoted to admiral and left the Enterprise to spearhead the construction and deployment of a massive transport fleet intended to aid the evacuation of the Romulus system before its sun went supernova in 2387. (PIC: "Remembrance"; LD: "The Stars At Night")

According to the press kit for PIC Season 1, Picard left the Enterprise and was promoted to admiral in 2381, to assist the Romulan people. [1]

In 2384, the Enterprise was part of a Federation armada sent to intercept the USS Protostar, when it was intentionally attacked by the living construct released by Asencia. (PRO: "Mindwalk", "Supernova, Part 1")

Later, after the Protostar was destroyed, the ship was seen wrecked, with numerous gashes in the hull and completely dark, but somewhat intact. (PRO: "Supernova, Part 2")

There were multiple Sovereign class ships present in this scene. While the ship's registry NCC-1701-E was clearly visible, it was also used on a ship that was clearly meant to depict the USS Sovereign. The name USS Enterprise has also been used on an LCARS display on the USS Dauntless bridge during the situation. [2]
According to the Star Trek: Picard Logs, the Enterprise was involved in an incident at Kriilar Prime during this decade, which resulted in Captain Worf leaving the starship. Some time after, the Enterprise was involved in a classified mission and was out of service by 2386. [3] [4]

In 2401, while taking the rebuilt Enterprise-D from the Fleet Museum, La Forge mentioned they "obviously" couldn't take the Enterprise-E, something that Worf said "was not [his] fault", alluding to an incident rendering the ship unusable. (PIC: "Võx")

Regarding the fate of the Enterprise-E, Matalas remarked, "We had ideas, but in the moment where they're asking, 'What about the Enterprise-E?' it would not have been good for someone to be like, 'Well, the Battle of duh, duh, duh.' You are looking at the Enterprise-D! You couldn't do it and you wouldn't do it justice, whatever it is. You could say it is in storage or we are repainting it. You could, but I thought, but I thought it was way funnier if they all turned to Worf and he's like, 'It wasn't my fault.' So everyone is going, 'What the hell happened?' That's way more fun. Somebody can tell that story some day about what happened with Worf and the Enterprise-E but it's more fun to imagine yourself all the possibilities. Is it lost in an interdimensional rift and it's still out there somewhere? Was it an accidental self destruct? Who knows? The question is almost better than the answer." [5]

Legacy

The next USS Enterprise, an Odyssey-class starship USS Enterprise-F was launched and would be in service during the late 24th century. (PIC: "The Next Generation")

Technical information

USS Enterprise-E at warp, 2375

The Enterprise-E at warp

In her original configuration, the Enterprise-E was under 700 meters long and had 24 decks according to Picard, although Deck 26 was reported as being controlled by the Borg. She was equipped with twelve phaser arrays and five torpedo tubes.

Picard and crew depart

The main bridge of the Enterprise

By 2379, the Enterprise-E had undergone at least one refit, including four additional phaser arrays and five additional torpedo tubes. The number of decks was also increased by five to a minimum of 29. (Star Trek Nemesis)

Sections included deflector control, Stellar cartography, hydroponics (on deck 11), and one sickbay ward. Main engineering and sickbay were on Deck 16. (Star Trek: First Contact)

In the script of Star Trek Nemesis, Picard mentions the main dorsal output of the ventral type XII phasers on average was 125,000 terajoules, but this didn't make it into the film. John Eaves stated this to be true when asked about the script. (John Eaves official website PM) "The total output of phasers was indeed added to the script at one point but was removed due to it being unneeded, (125,000 TeraJoules)." (citation needed • edit)

The ship could be controlled by a manual steering column located on the bridge. (Star Trek: Insurrection) She was also the first Enterprise to be equipped with an Emergency Medical Hologram. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Ronald D. Moore commented that, as of First Contact, the Enterprise-E "definitely" had no children aboard. (AOL chat, 1998)
USS Enterprise-E shuttlebay

The Enterprise's forward shuttlebay

The Enterprise carried a newer design of shuttlecraft as well as numerous other forms of transportation, including a warp-capable captain's yacht, the Cousteau, (Star Trek: Insurrection) and a special multipurpose shuttlecraft, the Argo. (Star Trek Nemesis) The yacht was installed as a part of the saucer section and detached upon deployment. Other auxiliary craft were launched from two shuttlebays, one at the aft end of the secondary hull and another near the aft end of the primary hull.

Crewmembers included those of the Human, Vulcan, Bajoran, Betazoid, Bolian, and Trill species, as well as a Klingon and an android. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

In The Q Continuum trilogy by Greg Cox, it is stated that the Enterprise used the bio-neural gel packs used by USS Voyager.

Command crew

See also: USS Enterprise personnel

Scenes cut from the theatrical release of Star Trek Nemesis (but included in the 2003 and 2005 DVD releases) state that Commander Martin Madden took over for Riker as first officer and that Beverly Crusher left the ship to head up Starfleet Medical. Early versions of the script made reference to an Andorian ops officer. The new counselor was female, according to dialogue. Novels set after Nemesis have ignored these deleted scenes and several new characters were created by the authors. Beverly Crusher returned to the Enterprise, beginning a romantic relationship with Captain Picard, eventually marrying him and as of the third book of the Star Trek: Destiny trilogy Lost Souls, she was pregnant with their first child. Worf was also promoted to commander and became the Enterprise's new first officer.
In the Countdown comic mini-series leading up to Star Trek, which was set in 2387, Picard had left the Enterprise and Starfleet, becoming Federation ambassador to Vulcan. Worf had again left Starfleet and become a general in the Klingon Defense Force and a restored Data (in the body of B-4) was now captain of the Enterprise. Geordi La Forge had also retired from Starfleet to design ships, including the Jellyfish, although it is listed as having been commissioned by the Vulcan Science Academy. Also, the storyline for Star Trek Online has Data as being brought back by the Soong Foundation (β) (with assistance from Geordi La Forge) and being given command of the Enterprise after Picard retired.
In The Last Best Hope, Picard leaves the Enterprise in 2381 after being promoted to admiral and tasked with leading the Romulan rescue fleet. Command of the Enterprise-E was turned over to Worf. A year later, Geordi LaForge leaves the Enterprise to help with the Federation fleet tasked with relocating the Romulans.
The Starships Enterprise
United Earth: XCV 330 • NX-01 • Enterprise
Federation: NCC-1701 • NCC-1701-A • NCC-1701-B
NCC-1701-C • NCC-1701-D • NCC-1701-E
NCC-1701-F • NCC-1701-G • NCC-1701-J
Terran Empire (mirror universe): NX-01 • NCC-1701
Federation (alternate reality): NCC-1701 • NCC-1701-A
Sovereign-class starships
USS Ark Royal • USS Arsinoe • USS Enterprise-E • USS Gilgamesh • USS Glasgow • USS Hrothgar • USS Hutchinson • USS Igraine • USS Inaieu • USS Jaresh-Inyo • USS Musashi • USS Okuda • USS Pachacuti • USS Sovereign • USS Valkyrie • USS Van Citters • USS Venture • USS Warspite • Unnamed
Battle Group Omega starships
USS Archer • USS Aries • USS Enterprise-E • USS Galaxy • USS Hood • USS Intrepid • USS Nova • USS Valiant

Appendices

Appearances

Background information

Enterprise-E, galaxy class

A Galaxy-class Enterprise-E

Following Star Trek Generations, the six-foot filming model for the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D had been modified to have the registry number read "NCC-1701-E". Penny Juday, the archivist at Paramount Pictures, had no explanation for this change as of 19 October 2001. (TNG Season 2, Disc 6: "Inside Starfleet Archives"). It turned out that the change was done at ILM by John Goodson prior to crating up the model after completion of Star Trek Generations, presumably on the assumption that the new Enterprise might be a Galaxy-class ship as well and having the number changed over already would save whoever did the special effects the trouble of having to change it over themselves. (Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm, p. 60)

The Enterprise-E was, in fact, the only replacement for a previously-destroyed "hero" ship that was not of the same class as its predecessor, as opposed to USS Enterprise-A (and its alternate reality counterpart) , the USS Defiant and the Delta Flyer. It was principally designed by John Eaves under the supervision of Herman Zimmerman. Using Eaves's sketches, Rick Sternbach drafted the blueprints for a ten-foot physical model. Eaves and Zimmerman also supervised the interior design of the bridge, engineering and corridors, although many sets from Star Trek: Voyager were also reused during Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection. Though the Enterprise-E was mentioned in several episodes of Voyager, the ship was never seen outside of the films. However, the interior of the ship is visible in a communication with Deanna Troi in VOY: "Life Line" as well as a turbolift interior built for the films which was re-purposed for the Enterprise-D in ENT: "These Are the Voyages...".

The ten-foot physical model, constructed under the supervision of John Goodson at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), was used for visual effects shots during Star Trek: First Contact, alongside a CGI version. In Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek Nemesis, CGI versions of the ship completely replaced the physical model.

The Nemesis CGI model included several modifications designed by John Eaves. In addition to the new weapons mentioned above, the warp pylons were slightly modified and the connection between the primary and secondary hulls near the main shuttlebay was made more sleek.

The model of the Enterprise-E from Star Trek: First Contact (Lot #107) was sold at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction on October 5, 2006 for US$132,000 including the buyer's premium (the winning bid was US$110,000). [6]

There has been some confusion about the number of decks on the Enterprise-E. The construction blueprints of the filming miniature created for Star Trek: First Contact explicitly label 23 decks. In the film, Picard told Lily Sloane that the ship had 24 decks, while the master systems display on the bridge allows either interpretation. Earlier on, however, Daniels had reported that the Borg are in control of Decks 26 through 11. Michael and Denise Okuda say in their text commentary on the film, during the scene in which Picard tells Lilly about the 24 decks: "Unfortunately, earlier in this film, we are told that the ship has at least 26 decks. We can't imagine that Picard doesn't know his own ship, so we theorize that the other two decks are top secret for some reason. Either that, or his memory was affected by his earlier Borg assimilation. It certainly couldn't be a goof, because the design of the ship changed slightly during filming."

In Star Trek Nemesis, the Remans beam onto Deck 29. This could mean that Picard did not tell Lily the truth and there are actually more than 24 decks, or that more decks were added to the ship prior to Star Trek Nemesis. It may also be the case that Picard was counting only finished decks, as there could have been decks left unfinished for future expansion. Also, there was the possibility that Picard may have intentionally withheld or lied about certain aspects of the Enterprise-E design in the event that Lily was assimilated by the Borg.

Also in Nemesis, the Reman Viceroy fell several decks down a maintenance shaft. Because the Viceroy and the other Remans boarded the ship on Deck 29, it had been assumed that the ensuing battle took place on Deck 29 and that the Viceroy fell from that deck, implying that there could be 35 or more decks, or that the normal deck scheme was altered in some way that the ship could have more named decks than it measured in height.

This was not the case as signage on the corridors where the phaser fight between the Remans and the Enterprise officers took place indicate they were actually on Deck 9. This suggested that the two parties encountered each other about halfway to their destinations (Enterprise officers to Deck 29, the Remans to the bridge on Deck 1).

Size

It is apparent from lineup charts that every new starship Enterprise is slightly longer than the previous one. In Star Trek: First Contact, Picard informs Lily Sloane that the Enterprise-E is "almost seven hundred meters long", in accordance with its intended size of 2,248 feet (685 meters). John Eaves describes the rationale as follows:

When the "E" had a final approved design, we drew up a chart of all the Enterprises in profile. Herman [Zimmerman] and I set down a whole bunch of cutouts of the "E" in various sizes to see where this new ship should scale with the others. We found one size that looked appropriate and we put a scale to its length and that would be 2,248 feet. Rick [Sternbach] was waiting to do the blueprints and add his creativity to the design, so we gave him a drawing with this one measurement. From there he sized the whole ship ... [7]

By January 7, 1997, the following dimensions from Rick Sternbach had been added to FAQ: A History of Ships Named Enterprise: [8]

Length: 2,248'

Beam: 820'
Height: 290'
L of saucer: 1,150'
Nacelle span: 700'

L of nacelles: 1,056'

The same length, beam and height (in meters) appear on the SciPubTech poster from around the same time. In addition, the length of 2,248 feet is listed in at least three comparison charts prepared for Star Trek: First Contact. [9] It can also be seen in the charts prepared for Star Trek: Insurrection. [10] The Star Trek Nemesis size chart puts it at 2,250 feet, consistent with a size revision during either the filmed or the unfilmed stage of redesign. [11] [12]

Apocrypha

In the novel Ship of the Line, the Enterprise was given to Captain Morgan Bateson for its shakedown cruise, which included war games near the Klingon border. Along for the ride, as temporary chief engineer, was Montgomery Scott.

Some missions of the Enterprise during the Dominion War were featured in Behind Enemy Lines, Tunnel Through the Stars and Tales of the Dominion War. In the DS9 Millennium book series, the Enterprise was destroyed at the Battle of Rigel VII (β) in an alternate future that the intrepid heroes of Deep Space 9 later prevented.

Star Trek: A Time to..., set during the year leading up to Star Trek Nemesis, featured the Enterprise being involved in a major political scandal that disgraces the ship and her crew for much of the coming year; the final duology in that series features the Enterprise being ordered to lead an invasion and occupation of a sovereign planet, with resemblance to the current real life world political situation at the time the novels were written. A "TNG relaunch" of sorts followed the Enterprise's activities after Nemesis; the first book in the series, Death in Winter, was released in September 2005.

The novel Resistance established that before he left the Enterprise for the Titan, Commander Riker christened this Enterprise's version of the crew lounge, or Ten Forward, as the "Happy Bottom Riding Club," a name Worf absolutely hated and refused to use under any circumstances. The name for the lounge was derived from a similar watering hole that old Earth astronauts used to frequent. It also established that every ship's computer that was built during the last decade had encrypted information about Romulan cloaking technology, which could be decrypted in case of emergency using an admiral's code and thus enabled the crew to build a cloaking device. In Resistance the crew separated the saucer section from the engine section (a feat this Enterprise had previously not done) and then cloaked the engine section to engage a Borg cube. During Resistance, Worf was promoted to the official first officer after acting in the position in an unofficial capacity during the ship's reconstruction after its confrontation with the Scimitar. In Q&A, an encounter with Q revealed that his past contact with the crew had been to prepare them for an encounter with "Them (β)", a race far above even the Q, with Picard's response convincing Them that the universe deserved to exist. The novel Before Dishonor allied the crew of the Enterprise with Spock and Seven of Nine as they are forced to reactivate the original planet killer after Admiral Janeway was assimilated and became the new Queen of a Borg super-cube, the confrontation ending with the loss of Pluto, the destruction of the cube and Janeway's apparent death. The Destiny miniseries culminated in the final destruction of the Borg after the Titan learns their true origin, but the Federation was left devastated by the subsequent invasion, with much of the later novels focusing on the role the Enterprise will play in the reconstruction amid the creation of the Typhon Pact (β), an "anti-Federation" consisting of some of the Federation's most notorious adversaries, including the Romulans, the Tholians and the Breen. After the events of The Fall miniseries, the Enterprise was sent on a new mission of exploration.

In the Star Trek: Picard tie-in prequel, The Last Best Hope, Worf was given command of the Enterprise following Picard's promotion to admiral and on his personal recommendation, as Starfleet has reservations in light of Worf's actions in DS9: "Change of Heart".

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (which was printed before Star Trek: First Contact), it was speculated that the Enterprise-E might be a Nova-class ship.

USS Enterprise-E, Countdown

The Enterprise-E in Countdown, Issue 2

In Star Trek: Countdown, a tie-in to the 2009 Star Trek film, the Enterprise-E was still active as of 2387 with Data, having been revived after successfully imprinting his neural network into B-4's existing CPU succeeding Picard as captain.

The timeline for Star Trek Online followed the storyline in the Countdown comic series, with Data as captain into the 25th century. The timeline only mentioned that the Enterprise-E left service around 2408, but its ultimate fate was unclear; however, by 2409, a new Odyssey-class (β) vessel was christened Enterprise (β) (NCC-1701-F), implying that her predecessor was decommissioned or destroyed. The short story "Unexpected Honor", written for issue 40 of Star Trek Magazine in May 2012, revealed that the Enterprise-E was destroyed in an ambush by the Undine at Starbase 236 (β) in 2408; among the survivors was Captain Data, who retired from Starfleet to take up teaching on Earth.

The Enterprise had also featured in many apocryphal productions, including the strategy games Star Trek: Armada, Star Trek: Armada II, Star Trek: Bridge Commander, Star Trek: Starfleet Command III, Star Trek: Elite Force II, Star Trek: Legacy, and, most recently, Star Trek Online.

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