Enterprise history

The name Enterprise had a longstanding history as a ship name, starting some time prior to the 18th century and lasting at least into the 26th century.
== History ==
=== Sea-going Earth vessels ===
 was a noted sailing ship of the British Royal Navy. A galleon, she was active sometime between the 16th century and the early 18th century. ( opening credits)
A frigate named was a noted sailing ship, either of the Royal Navy or of the US Navy. She was active in the late 18th century. ()
A schooner named was a ship of the US Navy in the late 18th century. ()
A from the age of the sail, , was used in a 24th century holodeck program. ()
The was an aircraft carrier that served in World War II. (; )
CV-6's successor was the , which was a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. ()
File:HMS Enterprize opening credits.jpg|HMS Enterprize
File:HMS Enterprize.jpg|Enterprise (frigate)
File:USS Enterprise schooner model.jpg|USS Enterprise (schooner)
File:Enterprise, sailing brig, 2371.jpg|USS Enterprise (brig)
File:USS Enterprise (CVN-6).jpg|USS Enterprise (CV-6)
File:USS Enterprise (CVN-65).jpg|USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
=== Earth spacecraft ===
The Space Shuttle air flight test vehicle was the . Benjamin Sisko kept a desktop model of the Enterprise docked with the International Space Station. (; )
The was an early spacecraft. (; )
The was the first warp 5 starship to be launched. The prototype of the , it was launched in 2151 and was decommissioned in 2161. Its relatively short service life can be attributed to the formation of the Federation; its technology was far behind that of some of the founding races, rendering it immediately obsolete. It participated in early first contact missions, the Xindi incident, and several other missions during its illustrious career under Captain Jonathan Archer. () In the late 2150s it was refit and recommissioned as the USS Enterprise.
File:Enterprise OV-101.jpg|Enterprise (OV-101)
File:USS Enterprise (XCV 330), ENT.jpg|USS Enterprise (XCV-330)
File:Enterprise NX-01 leaving Earth in ENT opening titles.jpg|Enterprise NX-01
=== United Federation of Planets ===
The was a starship that served under five captains from 2245 to 2285, including Robert April, Christopher Pike, Will Decker, and in later years Spock. Its most famous commander was Captain James T. Kirk, whose five-year mission aboard the Enterprise became legendary. The ship was extensively refit and subsequently had encounters with V'ger and Khan Noonien Singh before being destroyed over . (; ; ; ; ; )
The was a vessel under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. The ship was launched in 2286 and served during the Khitomer Conference prior to its decommissioning in 2293. (; ; )
The was a refit starship launched in 2293 under the command of Captain John Harriman. It was noted for rescuing 47 El-Aurians from the Nexus. ()
The was an starship that served in the early-to-mid 24th century. It was under the command of Captain Rachel Garrett during the ship's destruction in 2344 defending a Klingon outpost against four Romulan Warbirds, which eventually led to closer relations between the Klingon Empire and the Federation. ()
The was a starship that served under three captains from 2363 to 2371, most famously Jean-Luc Picard, who commanded the ship for the majority of its service. The ship was also briefly captained by William T. Riker and Edward Jellico. The Enterprise-D was the Federation flagship and made first contact with over thirty species. It also participated in the Klingon Civil War and was the first starship to visit another galaxy. After being destroyed in the Battle of Veridian III, it was secretly rebuilt over the course of twenty years by Commodore Geordi La Forge and stolen by her former crew in 2401 to fight the Borg before returning to the Fleet Museum in a place of honor between the Enterprise-A and the . In 2402, the was rechristened the in honor of the Enterprise-D and her command crew. (; ; )
The was a starship launched under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 2372. The ship participated in the Battle of Sector 001, the crew's insurrection against the forced relocation of the Ba'ku, and was badly damaged in the battle against the Reman Warbird Scimitar at the Battle in the Bassen Rift. In 2384, the Enterprise was one of several starships seriously damaged at the devastating Battle near Gamma Serpentis. By 2401, it was out of service under unknown circumstances that former captain Worf insisted were not his fault. (; ; ; ; )
The was an starship that participated in the Frontier Day celebrations in 2401 under the temporary command of Fleet Admiral Elizabeth Shelby. The ship had already been slated for early decommissioning, which occurred shortly thereafter. ()
The was a starship launched under the command of Captain Seven of Nine in 2402. It was previously the before being rechristened in honor of the command crew of the Enterprise-D and their heroic actions to save the Federation. () 
In 3190, Saru came across a reference in Starfleet records to a starship Enterprise which noted heated plasma while closing on a subspace rift. ()
File:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), DS9.jpg|USS Enterprise
File:USS Enterprise-A in spacedock.jpg|USS Enterprise-A
File:USS Enterprise-B caught in nexus.jpg|USS Enterprise-B
File:USS Enterprise-C, dorsal profile.jpg|USS Enterprise-C
File:USS Enterprise-D, These Are the Voyages.jpg|USS Enterprise-D
File:USS Enterprise-E, 2373.jpg|USS Enterprise-E
File:USS Enterprise-F, 2401.jpg|USS Enterprise-F
File:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-G).jpg|USS Enterprise-G
== Alternate timelines and realities ==
In an alternate timeline where Captain Jonathan Archer remained affected by interspatial parasites, Earth was destroyed and Humanity was hunted to near-extinction by the Xindi, leaving the as one of Humanity's only surviving ships. During the Battle of Ceti Alpha V, the badly damaged Enterprise was destroyed after Archer, T'Pol and Dr. Phlox initiated a subspace implosion to wipe out the parasites in Archer's brain and give him a chance to change the past. ()
In an alternate timeline caused by Christopher Pike changing his fate, the remained under Pike's command instead of James T. Kirk, leading to unending war with the Romulans following the Neutral Zone Incursion. ()
In an alternate timeline created when the time traveling Romulan agent Sera assassinated Khan Noonien Singh in 2022 and prevented the formation of the Federation, the was a a starship class Constitution starship in the service of the United Earth Fleet under Captain James T. Kirk in 2259. ()
In an alternate timeline created when the accidentally traveled to the future rather than being destroyed defending a Klingon outpost, the Federation was at war with the Klingon Empire. The was the first of the warships and its design was geared for combat. It was likely destroyed by the attack of two Klingon Birds of Prey. ()
At least 285,000 other Galaxy-class existed in various quantum realities. The prime Enterprise-D encountered these ships when it was pulled through a quantum fissure in 2370. ()
A purple Enterprise-D was still in service in 2382 in one such quantum dimension, briefly entering the prime universe through a quantum fissure while allegedly battling evil clones of Natasha Yar. ()
In the timeline where an anti-time eruption threatened to destroy life on Earth, the Enterprise-D was the personal flagship of Admiral William Riker. It was fitted with a large phaser cannon, cloaking device, and a third nacelle. Starfleet had tried to decommission her, but as an admiral, Riker got to choose his own ship. ()
In the Confederation of Earth timeline, the Enterprise-D was instead the . ()
In the alternate timeline in which the Sphere-Builders attempted to invade the prime reality in the 26th century, the participated in the historic Battle of Procyon V to drive them out. ()
=== Alternate reality ===
In the alternate reality created by a temporal incursion by Nero in 2233, the was a starship launched in 2258 as the Federation flagship under the command of Captain . Under the acting command of Cadet , the crew was successful in defending Earth from the Narada. A year later, the Enterprise was nearly destroyed by the , but was later repaired and refitted to embark on Starfleet's first five-year mission in 2260. The Enterprise was ultimately destroyed by Krall and his Swarm ships above Altamid in 2263. (; ; )
The was a starship that was under construction at Starbase Yorktown in 2263 and was launched sometime afterwards following the destruction of the previous starship Enterprise. ()
File:USS Enterprise alt, 2258.jpg|thumb|USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
File:USS Enterprise-A, alternate reality.jpg|thumb|USS Enterprise-A
=== Mirror universe ===
The was the flagship of the . It was commanded by Captain Maximilian Forrest and was destroyed by Tholians in 2155 during the operation to capture the . ()
The was a starship under the commands of and . The crew of this ship was one of the first Terran starships to come into contact with people from the prime universe. ()
== Replicas ==
The was at least a partial re-creation of the interior of the made by the Gideon Council in 2268. ()
The was a balloon in the shape of the Constitution-class created by that ship's computer as a decoy in 2270. ()
== Legacy ==
The legacy of the ships named Enterprise was honored at various places, including:
* The 602 Club: A painting of . ()
* The captain's ready room aboard : Drawings of the frigate , , , and XCV 330. ()
* The captain's ready room aboard the : Painting of the . ()
* In 2259 of the alternate reality, models of the Enterprise (OV-101), USS Enterprise (XCV-330) and Enterprise (NX-01) were displayed on a desk in ' office alongside other iconic air and space craft. ()
* The recreation room aboard the refit : Drawings of the , , OV-101, XCV 330, and the pre-refit NCC-1701. (; The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
* The observation lounge aboard the : Models of CVN-65, NCC-1701, , , and . ()
* The observation lounge aboard the : Models of NCC-1701, NCC-1701-A, NCC-1701-B, NCC-1701-C, NCC-1701-D, and NCC-1701-E. The captain's ready room also contained a model of the NCC-1701-E. (; )
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
Key ships in real-world history include:
;French/British
L'Entreprise (unknown – 1707) 320-ton, 24-gun, frigate – The first known Human ship named Enterprise. She was captured by the British and renamed HMS Enterprize in 1705.
As of , the Royal Navy has had thirteen more ships named Enterprise/Enterprize, of which ten were commissioned and therefore used the prefix "HMS".
;American
As of 2019, the United States Navy has had eight vessels named Enterprise, of which six were commissioned and used the prefix USS (United States Ship). A ninth ship bearing the name is currently under construction.
Continental Navy of the United States
* USS Enterprise (1775 – 1777) 70-ton sloop – served on Lake Champlain. ()
* Enterprise (1776 – 1777) 25-ton schooner – served in Chesapeake Bay. ()
US Navy (sail)
One of these ships was the inspiration for the holographic sailing ship in Star Trek Generations:
* USS Enterprise (1799 – 1823) 135-ton schooner – defeated the 14-gun Tripolitan corsair Tripoli in 1801. An 1800 refit upgraded her tonnage to 165, and in 1812 she was re-rigged as a brig. ()
* USS Enterprise (1831 – 1844) 194-ton schooner. ()
Union Army Balloon Corps
* Enterprise (1861 – 1862) small hydrogen-gas balloon – the first balloon in US military service.
US Navy (powered)
* USS Enterprise (1877 – 1909) 1375-ton barque-rigged screw sloop-of-war. She was the first Enterprise known to use the USS prefix while in actual service. ( and [)
* Enterprise SP-790 (1917 – 1919) motorboat – non-commissioned, served in the 2nd Naval District during World War I. ()
* USS Enterprise CV-6 (1938 – 1947) 19,800-ton Yorktown-class aircraft carrier – the most-decorated World War II ship in US service. ( and )
* USS Enterprise CVN-65 (1961 – 2012) 85,600-ton Enterprise-class aircraft carrier – the first nuclear powered carrier, and the second such powered surface ship. (, , , , , and ) The CVN-65 Enterprise was decommissioned in 2013. CVN-65 was also notably played by the in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
* The Navy later announced that the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier would be named Enterprise. Construction began on the USS Enterprise in August 2017; it is scheduled to be delivered and commissioned in 2025. 
;Civilian
* (launched 1933) First production nonrigid airship to bear the name Enterprise, served in an advertising capacity on the east coast of the United States until WWII. Airship registration: N-1A. A second Airship Enterprise served the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the 1980s.
* (2014) Virgin Space Ship, the first of the Virgin Galactic fleet. While the US ships above fit the Star Trek timeline, this ship did not. It is in fact named after the Star Trek Enterprise, and space ships in Treks history were much more advanced by this time. It crashed on 31 October 2014. 
=== Apocrypha ===
In the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology, the USS Enterprise XCV 330 was stated to be a ship launched in 2123.
Issue #2 of the comic mini-series Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, set in the alternate reality right before , reveals a previous under the command of that reality's version of was in service for roughly twenty years before being decommissioned a year before the launch of the new one.
The short story "Iron and Sacrifice" in the anthology Tales from the Captain's Table, describes the Enterprise-B as still being in service beyond 2315.
The Star Trek: The Lost Era novel Well of Souls, notes that the Enterprise-C as being launched in 2332.
In the William Shatner novel The Return, shortly after the destruction the of USS Enterprise-D, the was temporarily placed under the joint command of Ambassador Spock, Captain Kirk, and Captain Picard to attack the Borg central node, the equipment responsible for linking the Borg Collective in its group mind. The ship was temporarily renamed USS Enterprise by her regular captain for the duration of the mission, who noted that it was the least he could do for her new commanders.
In Star Trek Online, the Enterprise-F (which made its initial, non-canon, debut in the game in 2012) is depicted as instead being launched in 2409, later refit to a in 2410, and still in service as of 2411 under the command of Andorian Captain .
In the alternate timeline from the DS9 book trilogy Millennium, following the destruction of the USS Enterprise-E, Starfleet launched the , which Thomas Riker described as being like the to the tenth power. The ship was originally commanded by Jean-Luc Picard, but was given over to William T. Riker after Picard's promotion to admiral. Among Riker's crew were Geordi La Forge, Deanna Troi, Tom Paris, and B'Elanna Torres. The Enterprise-F was lost with all hands in a horrific battle that saw the destruction of Earth. This timeline was aborted thanks to the efforts of Benjamin Sisko and the rest of Deep Space 9's crew.
Several tie-in novels mention an Andorian starship named the , whose Andorian name translates into English as "Enterprise".
The anthology Star Trek: Enterprise Logs tells the stories of various ships, both space and sea, named Enterprise.
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