USS Enterprise ( NCC - 1701 alternate reality ) The USS " Enterprise " ( NCC - 1701 ) was a 23rd century Federation starship operated by Starfleet . Launched in 2258 , the vessel was officially made the Federation flagship . In 2260 , the " Enterprise " became the first starship assigned by the Federation to undergo a five - year exploration mission of uncharted deep space . ( ; ) After nearly five years of service , the " Enterprise " was destroyed during the battle over the planet Altamid in 2263 , when it was attacked by Krall and his Swarm ship s . ( ) Service history . Construction . The " Enterprise " was under construction around 2255 at the Riverside Shipyard , in Iowa , and launched into service from the San Francisco Fleet Yards , Earth . ( ) Maiden voyage . In 2258 , the ship ' s planned maiden voyage , under the command of , was brought forward after Earth received a distress call from while the bulk of the fleet was engaged in the Laurentian system . As a result , the " Enterprise " was crewed primarily by Starfleet Academy cadets . The ship launched from with seven other starships to respond to the call , including the , the , and the . However , its departure was delayed because helmsman forgot to disengage the inertial damper , which actually saved the ship after it arrived shortly after the rescue fleet had been destroyed by the Romulan mining ship " Narada " . The " Enterprise " proved to be no match for the technologically - advanced missile s of the " Narada " . Fortunately , Nero recognized the " Enterprise " as the vessel that served on . He chose not to destroy the " Enterprise " to allow Spock see the destruction of Vulcan . " Enterprise " found that it was unable to contact Starfleet or to begin evacuating the inhabitants of Vulcan , as the " Narada " s drill platform , while in operation , prevented communication s and transporter use . Despite the sabotage of the drill platform , Nero launched a container of red matter into the planet ' s core , which created a singularity that caused Vulcan to implode , killing all but about 10 , 000 Vulcans . Following the destruction of Vulcan and the capture of Captain Pike , acting captain Spock intended to take the " Enterprise " to rendezvous with the rest of the fleet at the Laurentian system , but acting first officer thought it better to attempt to stop Nero first . A fight ensues , and Spock then marooned Kirk for mutiny on , but Kirk managed to beam back on with the help of another Spock and . Spock was forced to resign his command to Kirk according to Regulation 619 , and the " Enterprise " reversed course in an attempt to intercept the " Narada " before it could strike Earth . Emerging from warp in the atmosphere of Titan , the " Enterprise " hid from the " Narada " s sensor s using the magnetic distortion of Saturn ' s rings , while beaming Spock and Kirk aboard the Romulan ship before its drill could be activated . However , the duo could not be rescued as the drill was turned on shortly after their arrival . Kirk then rescued Pike , while Spock confiscated the " " and used it to destroy the drill . Spock then warped out of the system , with Nero pursuing . Spock set a collision course , and Nero launched his remaining missiles to defend the " Narada " . The " Enterprise " then warped in , firing phaser s full spread , destroying the missiles , and allowing Spock to continue . Shortly before impact , Spock , Kirk , and Pike were beamed out by Scott onto the " Enterprise " . The impact ignited the red matter aboard the " Jellyfish " , creating a black hole which caused the " Narada " to be stuck . When Kirk offered assistance , Nero refused , saying that " " he would suffer the death of Romulus a thousand times , " " and that " " he would rather die in agony than receive the " Enterprise " s assistance . " " Kirk acknowledged the refusal and the " Enterprise " brought all her phasers and photon torpedo es to bear on the " Narada " , firing on the ship and blasting it to pieces , causing the massive ship to collapse and be pulled into the black hole . The " Enterprise " was nearly pulled into the black hole as well , but the ship was saved when the ship ' s warp core was ejected and detonated ; the resulting shock wave propelled the " Enterprise " to safety . Following the successful mission of the " Enterprise " , Pike was promoted to admiral and Kirk was assigned to command the " Enterprise " as his relief . Kirk subsequently chose Spock as his first officer . ( ) Nibiru . In 2259 , the " Enterprise " was sent to survey the planet Nibiru when the crew discovered a volcanic eruption would render the primitive Nibiran s extinct . Kirk parked the " Enterprise " underwater , despite Scott ' s protests , and this ultimately forced Kirk to expose the ship to the natives in order to transport Spock out of the volcano before the cold fusion device he placed detonated . After appearing to the natives , in violation of the Prime Directive , the Nibirans drew a sketch of the " Enterprise " on the ground and began to worship the ship as a deity . Returning to Earth , Kirk was demoted , but Pike convinced Admiral to let him appoint Kirk as his first officer . Going after " John Harrison " . That evening , the rogue agent John Harrison attacked Starfleet Headquarters to assassinate Marcus , but killed Pike instead . Marcus gave a vengeful Kirk permission to take the " Enterprise " to Qo ' noS where Harrison had fled , and fire on his location with 72 advanced long - range torpedo es . Chief Engineer Scott protested the loading of the photon torpedoes aboard " Enterprise " without his chance to examine them , offering his resignation , which Kirk accepted . Chekov was appointed as Scott ' s replacement . Kirk found Harrison on Qo ' noS and had him brought to the brig . Harrison was reticent about his motives , but suggested Kirk examined the torpedoes Marcus gave him , and also gave him a set of coordinates , which the captain sent to Scott to investigate . Marcus ' s daughter and McCoy opened up a torpedo and discovered it held a man in cryogenic stasis . Harrison revealed he was and the torpedoes held his fellow Augment s , whom Marcus had threatened him into cooperation with . Marcus arrived in the and demanded Kirk hand over Khan , but Kirk refused , intending to expose the conspiracy by bringing Khan to trial on Earth . The " Vengeance " caught up with the " Enterprise " at warp and fired on it , halting it as it arrived just outside Earth . Marcus beamed up his daughter before preparing to wipe out all other witnesses to his plot , but Scott , who had snuck aboard the " Vengeance " at the coordinates given by Khan , deactivated its weapons . Kirk and Khan donned thruster suit s to commandeer the " Vengeance " , while Spock ordered McCoy to remove the cryotube s from the torpedoes . Aboard the " Vengeance " , Khan killed Admiral Marcus and demanded Spock hand over the torpedoes in exchange for Kirk , Scott , and Carol and the safety of the " Enterprise " . Spock , knowing Khan would renege on letting the " Enterprise " survive , set the transported torpedoes to detonate in the " Vengeance " s cargo bay . The damage inflicted caused both ships to hurtle to Earth , but Kirk was able to repair the warp core before the " Enterprise " crashed . The five - year mission . In 2260 , following nearly a year of repairs , the " Enterprise " was rechristened and refitted to become the first starship to embark on a five - year mission of uncharted deep space exploration . ( ) In 2263 – nearly three years into its five - year mission – the " Enterprise " visited the planet Teenax , where Captain Kirk was tasked with brokering peace between the Teenaxi and the Fibonan s . Following that failed assignment , the " Enterprise " traveled to Starbase Yorktown for resupply . ( ) Final voyage . Soon after docking at Yorktown , the " Enterprise " was ordered to traverse the Necro Cloud to rescue Kalara ' s crew , allegedly stranded on the planet Altamid . Despite the navigational difficulties presented by the cloud , the " Enterprise " was equipped with the most advanced navigational sensor s and emerged from the nebula in orbit of Altamid – immediately coming under attack by Swarm ship s commanded by the tyrant Krall . The " Enterprise " was unable to handle this style of attack : the ship ' s phasers having minimal to no effect against the swarm , the photon torpedoes proving to be ineffective , and the shields unable to identify the assaulting ships as threats , leaving them open to attack . The first assault destroyed the " Enterprise " s phasers and main deflector dish and , as the ship attempted to warp back to the nebula , the swarm severed its warp nacelle s . The ship was then boarded by Krall ' s drone soldiers and his henchman Manas , searching the ship for an artifact known as the Abronath and killing many " Enterprise " crew members . As Lieutenant Sulu attempted to pilot the " Enterprise " away from Altamid at impulse speed , Krall ordered yet another assault on the ship , this time severing the primary hull from the secondary hull . With the " Enterprise " critically damaged , Captain Kirk ordered all hands to evacuate and the ship ' s escape pod s were launched . However , Krall ' s ships captured the pods and carried them to the surface of Altamid . The remains of the secondary hull drawing power from the impulse engine s prevented the saucer from escaping until Lieutenant Uhura successfully separated the ship . However , the " Enterprise " had fallen into the planet ' s gravity well and even with impulse engines restored , could not escape . With the Abronath safely hidden away , Kirk ordered the last of his crew to man their Kelvin pod s and abandon ship . The primary hull then fell out of orbit and entered Altamid ' s atmosphere , crash - landing to a stop at an angle . With the crew scattered on Altamid , Kirk decided to return to the wreckage of the " Enterprise " and attempt to use her scanning systems to locate the crew . Kirk , Chekov , and Kalara boarded the ship through a hole in the hull and returned to the ruined bridge , where Chekov was able to restore power to the engineering console and scanning systems . Kirk took Kalara to supposedly retrieve the Abronath , at which point Kalara called Krall to report . Unknown to Kalara , Kirk suspected the double - cross and had Chekov use the " Enterprise " s scanners to track Kalara ' s call back to Krall ' s base . After the deception was revealed , Kalara and a few of Krall ' s drones chased Kirk and Chekov through the wreckage of the " Enterprise " , ultimately cornering them against one of the thruster s . Discovering the ship ' s thrusters to still be primed , Kirk used a phaser blast to ignite them , causing the " Enterprise " to flip over . As the ship flipped , Kirk and Chekov were able to use the distraction to escape by shooting out the bridge window and sliding down the saucer . The saucer flipped upside down and crashed to the forest below , killing Kalara , who was underneath it . Following the flip , the wrecked saucer was left upside down on the forest floor of Altamid , burning . After Kalara ' s death , Krall ' s men searched the wreckage of the saucer for the Abronath but were unable to locate it . They retrieved the ship ' s logs while aboard the information in which inspired Krall to threaten Sulu to find the Abronath . The " Enterprise " crew , once reunited , repaired the to escape and chase Krall , abandoning the wreckage of the " Enterprise " on Altamid . After Krall ' s defeat , the surviving members of the " Enterprise " crew made a toast to their fallen ship and were later reassigned to a new starship , the , and continued their mission of exploration . ( ) Command crew . See also : USS " Enterprise " personnel ( alternate reality ) Appendices . Background information . In the script of " Star Trek " , the " Enterprise " , in its ready - for - launch condition , was referred to as " miraculous " and " the queen of the fleet " . At the end of the script , the vessel was additionally described as " the greatest starship ever built . " For its appearance in " Star Trek Beyond " , the " Enterprise " was refitted by Sean Hargreaves . According to Hargreaves , the redesign consisted primarily of proportional modifications , including placing the warp nacelles further apart and sweeping back the warp pylons to pull the engines back from the rim of the saucer . Apocrypha . " " , Issue # 2 shows that the " Enterprise " had another predecessor after in the alternate reality . This ship was in service since , at least , 2239 during which it was under the command of the alternate reality ' s and was decommissioned in 2257 . According to the biography on the " Star Trek " movie app , was appointed captain of this in 2254 . The virtual collectible card battle game " " has the USS " Enterprise " as card # 108 . The " Enterprise " , or rather the alternate reality " Constitution " - class is available as a playable ship in " Star Trek Online " with the release of the " Agents of Yesterday " expansion pack , via players opening in - game Kelvin Timeline lockboxes that have a chance to have the vessel inside . It is known in the game as the " Kelvin Timeline Heavy Command Cruiser " . Players in the game , who play starship captains in the " prime " universe , also participate in missions visiting the alternate reality , interacting with the " Constitution " - class ship and crew member 0718 . The " Constitution " - class of the alternate reality is significantly larger than the prime timeline ' s version , and is both longer and " taller " than a prime universe vessel . In - game references state that thanks to rapid development of military technology in the alternate reality , its weapons and other systems are comparable to those used by prime universe starships in the early 25th - century , despite being developed over a century " earlier " .