In one possible future timeline, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-J) was a Federation starship of unspecified class in operation some time during the 26th century.
Interior corridor.
The Enterprise-J participated in the pivotal Battle of Procyon V, in which the forces of the Federation (at that point in history included the Klingons and Ithenites) defeated the invasion of the Sphere Builders; transdimensional beings who worked to colonize the galaxy by reconfiguring space. The temporal agent Daniels brought Jonathan Archer from the 22nd century aboard the Enterprise-J to witness the battle; so that he might convince Archer of the need to make peace between the Xindi and the Humans of the 22nd century. The crew of Enterprise-J included several Xindi, one of which owned a medal that Archer used to help convince Degra that he wanted peace. (ENT: "Azati Prime")
Prior to his visit to the Xindi Council, Archer told Degra about his visit to the Enterprise-J, a ship where Humans and Xindi were serving aboard her together in the Federation, and how "that's a future worth fighting for." (ENT: "The Council")
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Background
The Enterprise-J was seen only in the background in the form of graphics on a computer screen, rather than a CGI model. The doors shown in the corridors aboard the Enterprise-J appear to be the same used aboard Deep Space 9.
The studio model for the Enterprise-J was built by Doug Drexler and called a Universe-class ship, about two miles in length. Drexler saw it "as a multi-generational vessel, that had large parks, entertainment zones, and entire universities on board. The ship is so large that turbolifts would be replaced with site to site transporters. [It] had one deflector, recognizably descended from the NX. I opted for spindly nacelle struts because I felt it suggested a technology beyond what we were familiar with. They are beyond transwarp. They can fold space, and they are exploring other galaxies besides the Milky Way." [1] According to Rob Bonchune, "From what I understand, it was done quick and dirty, so was not really detailed in any way like a model we would use in multiple shots." [2]
The 2005 Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar later featured a specially-created, fully-rendered image of the Enterprise-J in flight.
Doug Drexler released orthographic renderings of the Enterprise-J on his blog including two other 26th century Federation vessels that never appeared, the Altair and Concorde Class. (citation needed • edit)
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- Underside and aft view of the ship at Drex Files