USS Enterprise ( NCC - 1701 - C ) The USS " Enterprise " ( NCC - 1701 - C ) was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet . This was the fourth Federation starship to bear the name " Enterprise " . In 2344 , Captain Rachel Garrett served as the ship ' s commanding officer . Final mission at Narendra III . In 2344 , the " Enterprise " responded to a distress call from the Klingon outpost on Narendra III , which was under attack by the Romulan Star Empire . When the " Enterprise " arrived at the outpost , she was engaged by four s . The ship suffered major damage to her warp nacelle s and external hull , with 125 crew members surviving . During the firefight , a temporal rift was created . The ship entered it and , almost instantly , emerged from it . ( ) Creation of an alternate history . The severely damaged " Enterprise " drifted through the rift , emerging in the year 2366 , ( precisely 22 years , three months and four days ) and encountered her successor , the . The crew discovered that the outpost at Narendra III had been completely destroyed , and a state of existed between the Klingon Empire and the Federation . Both crews eventually realized that the current timeline was a result of the " Enterprise " - C ' s absence from the battle , and determined that the " Enterprise " - C needed to return to their own time through the rift . While the " Enterprise " - D assisted in repairs , both ships soon came under attack from the Klingons , and Captain Garrett was subsequently killed . Lieutenant Natasha Yar , the " Enterprise " - D ' s tactical officer , learned from Guinan that , if the " Enterprise " - C was successful , in the new timeline that would be created she would die a meaningless death . Not comfortable with that idea , Yar requested and was granted a transfer to the " Enterprise " - C . The last surviving senior officer of the " Enterprise " - C , Lt . Richard Castillo , assumed command of the ship and , under the protection of the " Enterprise " - D , took her back into the rift to return to 2344 . ( ) Back to 2344 . The " Enterprise " - C returned at the same time it left its timeline . It engaged the Romulans and was eventually destroyed . In the aftermath of the battle , the Klingons were deeply impressed by the act of self - sacrifice by a Starfleet crew to protect a Klingon outpost , and the " Enterprise " - C ' s ultimate legacy was reinforcing the relations between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets , leading to a close alliance of peace . A number of the ship ' s crewmembers , including Yar , were captured by the Romulans and held prisoner . Yar later gave birth to a half - Romulan daughter named Sela . Starfleet would not commission another " Enterprise " until nearly two decades later in 2363 . ( ) Later historical references . Sculpture s of the " Enterprise " - C later adorned the walls of the observation lounge s on both the until 2368 and the launched in 2372 . ( ; ; ) Commander William T . Riker ' s questions on Professor Berlinghoff Rasmussen ' s questionnaire dealt mostly with previous Starfleet ships , including innovations of the " Enterprise " - C . ( ) Command crew . See also : USS " Enterprise " ( NCC - 1701 - C ) personnel Appendices . A dedication plaque was made by Michael Okuda for the bridge set . However , due to camera angles and lighting conditions , it was unreadable . The plaque made an appearance in the . According to the plaque , the " Enterprise " - C was built at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards . Apocrypha . In the " Star Trek Online " mission " Temporal Ambassador " , it was revealed that the " Enterprise " - D ' s battle with the Klingons in caused the " Enterprise " - C to emerge from the temporal rift in 2409 rather than 2344 . The alternate timeline remained in place , and the Federation has fallen to the Klingon Empire . However , the Klingon Empire , including the former Federation , and the Romulan Star Empire have been conquered by the Dominion . The Tholian Assembly holds the " Enterprise " - C at a base in the Azure Nebula , and the player joined forces with Richard Castillo and Tasha Yar to take the " Enterprise " - C back through another temporal rift to once more restore the timeline . Also in " Star Trek Online " , a plaque commemorating the " Enterprise " - C can be seen inside certain fleet starbases . According to the plaque , she was launched in 2332 , the date given in the " " novel " Well of Souls " .