USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)

USS Enterprise
Registry:	NCC-1701-E
Class:	Sovereign
Type:	Battleship, explorer
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Status:	Active (2381)
Career
Yard:	San Francisco Fleet Yards
Laid Down:	2370s
Launched:	2372
Commissioned:	2370s
Dimensions
Length:	685.3 meters
Beam:	250.6 meters
Draft:	88.2 meters
Mass:	3,205,000 metric tons
Specifications
Decks:	29
Complement:	855 (standard) 6500 (emergency) 9,800+ (max. capacity)
Armament:	16 type-XII phaser arrays, 10 torpedo launchers
Defenses:	Deflector shields
Shuttlecraft:	8 workbees, 4 shuttlecraft, 8 shuttlepods, 1 captain's yacht

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) was a Sovereign-class Federation starship, launched in 2372. It was the sixth Federation starship to bear the name and was under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

History

The Enterprise-E was launched in early 2372, but Jean-Luc Picard wasn't offered the command as expected, since commanding the predecessor, USS Enterprise-D. Instead, command of the Enterprise went to Captain Morgan Bateson. While Lieutenant Commander Worf chose to be the exception, Picard's entire senior staff and many junior officers made the transfer. Will Riker strenuously objected when Starfleet gave command of the Enterprise to Captain Bateson, but did his duty as assigned.

However, Bateson soon stepped aside in favor of Picard, after losing command of the ship to a group of Klingons, led by his old nemesis Kozara, who attempted to use the ship to invade Cardassia. Picard was able to re-take the ship from them and was subsequently installed as Commanding Officer.

The Borg

After a one-year shakedown cruise, Picard was ordered away from repelling a second Borg attack for fear of giving unwitting aid to the enemy, but after reconsidering he led a deflection of the main assault. The Enterprise was nearly lost when the senior staff decided to sacrifice the ship in order to save Earth's future by preventing the Borg on board from changing history. Fortunately, the crew was able to repel the Borg attempt without having to destroy the Enterprise.

Ba'ku Insurrection

In 2375, Picard ordered the Enterprise to the Ba'ku homeworld in the Briar Patch when it appeared that his Operations Officer, Lieutenant Commander Data, had malfunctioned and assaulted members of the research team there. Picard was able to capture Data and uncovered a plot by Vice Admiral Matthew Dougherty and some in the Federation Council to relocate the Ba'ku against their will. Picard rebelled against Dougherty, bringing word of his actions to the public.

The Scimitar

Picard continued to command the Enterprise through 2379, when the ship was sent to Romulus after the coup by Praetor Shinzon. Shinzon used a thalaron radiation weapon to eradicate the Romulan Senate and had planned to do the same to Earth. He needed Picard in order to repair faults in his own genetic makeup.

In a pitched battle between the Enterprise and Shinzon's flagship, the Scimitar, at an area of space called the Bassen Rift, Picard was eventually able to board the ship and eliminate Shinzon. Data saved Picard's life by transporting the captain back to the Enterprise before sacrificing his own life by firing on the thalaron weapon with a hand phaser, destroying the Scimitar, thereby saving the Enterprise and its crew.

Following the Shinzon incident, the Enterprise returned to Earth where it underwent an extensive refit in one of the orbiting spacedocks for several weeks.

John Branson's command

In 2380, Commander Branson was called to Starfleet Command to speak with Vice Admiral Janeway, after the mysterious destruction of a strange Romulan vessel that was in orbit of the Neutral Planet Babel while Picard was over seeing a peace talk between the United Federation of Planets represented by Federation President Danielle Branson and the Romulan Star Empire represented by Procounsl Yesh'va.

A upon arrival to Starfleet Command John sees that he's being promoted to the rank of Captain and given command of the Enterprise, he worked to pick a new first officer he contacted his best friend Kyle Clarkson to give him he position but Kyle turns down to the offer. So John called his former crewmate and friend Susan Ivanova and she took the offer so John took command of the Enterprise and set out on missions of exploration and discovery.

Battle with the IRW Chulmel

The Enterprise was called in by the USS Iranok in order to fight the IRW Chulmel which was at the Romulan Starbase Thonsaik. It played a huge role in destroying the IRW Chulmel and ending the incursions present on the border.

Crew

• Commanding officer
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard (2372–2380)
  • Commander William T. Riker (2375) (acting)
  • Captain John Branson (2380-2390)
  • Captain Susan Ivanova (2390-)
• First officer
  • Commander William T. Riker (2372–2379)
  • Commander John Branson (2379-2380)
  • Commander Susan Ivanova (2381-present)
• Second officer/Operations officer
  • Lieutenant Commander Data (2372–2379)
  • Lieutenant Sito Jaxa (2381-present)
• Chief engineer
  • Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (2372–)
• Tactical officer/Security chief
  • Lieutenant Daniels (2372–2375)
  • Lieutenant Commander Worf (2373, 2375, 2379) (acting)
• Chief medical officer
  • Commander Beverly Crusher (2372–2381)
  • Lieutenant Commander Lillian Crusher (2381-present)
• Counselor
  • Commander Deanna Troi (2372–2379)
• Flight controller
  • Lieutenant Hawk (2373)
  • George Mordont (2374)
  • Ensign Kell Perim (2375)
  • Lieutenant Branson (2379)
• Science officer
  • Lieutenant Commander T'Lar (2381-present)

External links

• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) article at Star Trek Expanded Universe.