Dedication plaque comparison

Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

List of dedication plaques.

ISS Avenger

The Avenger dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of ISS Avenger. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" set artwork)

Imperial Starship Avenger

Registry Number NX-09

Dedicated to serve the Emperor

Antares Ship Yards

USS Brattain

The Brattain dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Brattain. (TNG: "Night Terrors" set artwork)

USS Brattain
Miranda-class – Starfleet registry NCC-21166
40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards, Yoyodyne Division
Commissioned Stardate 22519.5
United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command, Sol sector
Chief of Staff, Starfleet: Adm. Les Landau Fleet Operations: Adm. Richard James Exploratory Division: Adm. Marvin Rush Fleet Administration: V. Adm. Brad Yacobian Tactical Command: V. Adm. Adele Simmons Mission Operations: V. Adm. Robert Legato	Fleet Yards Operations: Capt. Dick Brownfield Advanced Technologies Div.: Capt. Joe Chess Stellar Imaging Div.: Capt. Bill Peets Orbital Operations: Capt. Bob Sordal Starfleet Academy: Capt. John Nesterowicz Research & Development: Capt. Mandy Chamberlin
"... a three hour tour, a three hour tour."

Motto taken from the theme song of the TV series Gilligan's Island.

The mate was a mighty sailin' man
The skipper, brave and sure
Five passengers set sail that day

For a three hour tour, a three hour tour

Columbia

Columbia's obscured dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of Columbia NX-02. (ENT: "Affliction" set artwork)

Columbia

Spacecraft number NX-02

San Francisco, Earth

Starfleet Command: R. Berman, B. Braga, M. Coto, P. Lauritson, M. Howard, D. Velazquez, J.P. Farrell, B. Yacobian, S. Welke, D. Rossi, D. Mirabello, T. Matalas, D. Rooney, S. Rissmiller – Vehicle Development: A. Kroeker, B. Yacobian, G. Harvey, E. Norman, N. Lee, T. Scott, R. Simonson, A. Levy, A. Fukai, M. DeMeritt, D. Trotti, T. Tagamolila, J. Harris, P. Butler, J. Rudolph, J. Brown, S. Shimizu, L. Sena, A. Pooley – Mission Ops: M. Sussman, A. Bormanis, J. Reeves-Stevens, G. Reeves Stevens, J. Fernandez – Spaceframe Engineering: H. Zimmerman, L. Dorton, J. Eaves, D. Drexler, B. Heidemann, M. Okuda, J. Van Over, A. Fredrickson, A. Kobayashi F. Zimmerman, L. Cole, A. Packard – Propulsion Systems: M. Rush, D. Knapp, M. Reilly, M. Rush, S. Peck, R. Eyslee, F. Valdes, L. Christenberry, R. Meyers, D. Pondella, P. Jacobson, J. Devlin, R. Dominguez, W. Mayer, R. Calvaruso, A. Dominguez – Orbital Ergonomics: J. Mees, M. Bozeman, A. Zerkel, E. Kelly, C. Russo, J. Nesterowicz – Deep Space Operations: T. Arp, T. Purser, J. Pizston, J. Djanrelian, C. Clark, F. O'Hea, R. Ratliff, J. Peyser, D. Drozdowski, R. Hester, W. Thoms, V. Deadrick, Jr. – Flight Test Crew: G. Agalsoff; J. Agalsoff, R. Cooper, D. Okuda, B. Betts, M. Moore, R. Goddard, L. Connolly, M. Westmore, V. Canamar, E. Ellis, S. Westmore, J. Lewis, B. Look – Environmental Systems: B. Blackman, C. Kunz, T. Siegel, P. Corcoran-Woods, M. Hoffman, E. Regan, J. Thomas, L. White – Security: L. Ward, S. D'Errico, G. Edelman, L. Dukes, S. Brill, J. Moore, J. Fisher – Flight Software: J. McMeikan, J.P. Farrell, B. Lederman, C. Petrus, D. Baskin, H. Jierjian, D. Koeppel M. O'Halloran, A. Codron, D. Takemura, A. Simonson, A. Lambert – United Earth Space Probe Agency: G. Roddenberry, W.M. Jefferies

"Audentes fortuna juvat – Fortune favors the bold – Virgil"

Columbia's plaque

Columbia's dedication plaque was hidden by plastic sheeting in "Home". For "Affliction", conduits were added to Columbia's bridge which obscured most of the plaque.

Two plaques were constructed for Columbia, one with a metallic version of the Columbia assignment patch and one with a color version, though it's unclear which was used on set. The color version was made from black poster board, depicted in Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 192), and sold as part of It's A Wrap! sale and auction. [1] The metallic version used raised lettering on masonite, and was also sold through It's A Wrap. [2]

Cousteau

The Cousteau dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the Cousteau, the USS Enterprise-E's captain's yacht. (Star Trek: Insurrection set artwork)

Cousteau

USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-E

Jean-Luc Picard, Captain

"The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers, they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love." – Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau

USS Dauntless

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The fake Dauntless dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the fake USS Dauntless. (VOY: "Hope and Fear" set artwork)

Ship	Class	Shipyard	Sector	Stardate	Motto	Misc Info
USS Dauntless (NX-01-A)	Dauntless-class	San Francisco	Sol	51472	"Hope is a waking dream."    - Aristotle	First starship of her class

Defiant plaques

The following information was listed on the dedication plaques of starships named Defiant. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine set artwork)

USS Defiant (NCC-1764)

USS Defiant (NCC-1764) dedication plaque

USS Defiant

Constitution-class

Tranquility Base

USS Defiant (NX-74205)

USS Defiant (NX-74205) dedication plaque

USS Defiant
Starfleet registry NX-74205 – First starship of her class
Launched stardate 47538.5 – Antares Ship Yards
Bajor sector – United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Fleet Ops	Research & Dev.	Science Ops	Tactical Ops	Yard Engineers
Rick Berman Michael Piller Ira Steven Behr David Livingston Ronald D. Moore Peter Lauritson René Echevarria Steve Oster	Bob della Santina Brian Whitley B.C. Cameron Paul Lawrence Michael Baxter Judy Brown Heidi Smothers Robert Wolfe	Jonathan West Chris Krosskove Tim Roller Bill Gocke Gary Monak Jim Unsinn Terry Ahern Dave DeGaetano	Herman Zimmerman Randy McIlvain Ron Wilkinson Scott Herbertson Rick Sternbach Jim Martin Denise Okuda Anthony Fredrickson	Dan Curry Gary Hutzel David Takemura Judy Elkins Erik Nash Pat Clancey Tony Meininger Gregory Jein	Laura Richarz Mike Westmore Bob Blackman Joe Longo James Van Over Chief of Staff Gene Roddenberry
"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." – John Masefield

ISS Defiant

ISS Defiant dedication plaque

NX-74205

ISS Defiant

Discovery plaques

USS Discovery

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Discovery. (DIS: "Context Is for Kings")

San Francisco Fleet Yards	United Federation of Planets
USS Discovery
Crossfield-class
Starfleet Registry NCC-1031
Starfleet Command: A. Kurtzman, G. Berg, A. Harberts, A. Goldsman, H. Kadin, C. Sweeny, B. Fuller, J. Alexander, A. Coleite, J. Menosky, T. Sullivan, A. Baiers, N. Meyer, F. Siracusa, J. Weber, B. Kim, E. Lippoldt, K. Beyer, S. Cochran, K. Powers, Fleet Ops.: O. Osunsanmi, K. Lafferty, D. Till, K. Orfanidis, J. Gayford, M. Simkin, O. Sitowitz, G. Phillips, G. Hetrick, N. Page, M. Suskin, J. Zimmerman, Research and Development: A. Maranville, M. Goldstein, T. Dinucci, B. Schultz, C. Silvestri, J. Gross, R. Johnson, C. Danby, A. Trifunovic, C. Gebacz, K. Felton-Lui, C. Dowling, D. Biagi, K. Tchaikovsky, E. Sampson, K. Gross, T. Grove, Science Ops.: T. Cherniawsky, M. Steel, G. Chown, G. Navarro, C. Hoult, D. Tiernan, G. Hemwall, L. Hodgson, R. Colucci, T. Singh, K. McCord, R. Vivian, B. Fifield, M. Carella, S. Sealey, R. Fraser, T.I. Staley, F. Tata, R. Reed, D. Cummings, C. Penman, I. Allemang, J. Dudkowski, S. Gamzon, Tactical Ops: S. Stanley, W. Budge, N. Peschlow, A. Tsang, A. Haye, M. Morgan, D. Norton, E. Poulin, T. Peel, R. Dening, K. Brock, J. Eaves, T. Pringle, S. Schneider, B. Rendulic, R. Lai, B. Daprato, M. Moreira, J. Murray, M. Simonelli, J. Kirk, P. Nicolakakos, Yard Engineers: D. Stapf, K. Berg, J. McNamara, O. Neir, D. Feldheim, L. Miller, L. Metrose, K. Hall, J. Henry, Chief of Staff: R. Roddenberry, T. Roth, CNC: Gene Roddenberry
"All things can be understood once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."

The quote is from Galileo Galilei. [3]

ISS Discovery

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of ISS Discovery. (DIS: "Despite Yourself")

Long Live The Empire	Tranquility Base
ISS Discovery
Crossfield-class
Starfleet Registry NCC-1031
Starfleet Command: A. Kurtzman, G. Berg, A. Harberts, A. Goldsman, H. Kadin, C. Sweeny, B. Fuller, J. Alexander, A. Coleite, J. Menosky, T. Sullivan, A. Baiers, N. Meyer, F. Siracusa, J. Weber, B. Kim, E. Lippoldt, K. Beyer, S. Cochran, K. Powers, Fleet Ops.: O. Osunsanmi, K. Lafferty, D. Till, K. Orfanidis, J. Gayford, M. Simkin, O. Sitowitz, G. Phillips, G. Hetrick, N. Page, M. Suskin, J. Zimmerman, Research and Development: A. Maranville, M. Goldstein, T. Dinucci, B. Schultz, C. Silvestri, J. Gross, R. Johnson, C. Danby, A. Trifunovic, C. Gebacz, K. Felton-Lui, E. Sampson, K. Gross, T. Grove, Science Ops.: T. Deverell, M. Steel, M. Middleton, J. Clement, G. Keenan, C. Hoult, J. Frakes, G. Hemwall, W. Sidarous, B. Marrello, R. Vivian, B. Fifield, M. Carella, S. Sealey, R. Fraser, T.I. Staley, F. Tata, R. Reed, D. Cummings, C. Penman, I. Allemang, J. Dudkowski, S. Gamzon, Tactical Ops: W. Budge, A. Tsang, M. Morgan, D. Norton, E. Poulin, C. Bretecher, N. Augustyn, H. Isaacs, M. Edmund, J. Kim, G. Delic, R. McCallum, T. Peel, K. Brock, J. Eaves, S. Schneider, R. Lai, B. Daprato, M. Moreira, M. Simonelli, J. Kirk, P. Nicolakakos, Yard Engineers: D. Stapf, K. Berg, J. McNamara, O. Neir, D. Feldheim, L. Miller, L. Metrose, K. Hall, J. Henry, Chief of Staff: R. Roddenberry, T. Roth, CNC: Gene Roddenberry
"Facile intelligere semel invento sunt omnia quae vero sunt, sed quae sunt difficilis quoestio est deprehendere."

This is the same quote as on the main universe plaque, but in the original Latin.

USS Discovery (NCC-1031-A)

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Discovery-A. (DIS: "That Hope Is You, Part 2")

San Francisco Fleet Yards	United Federation of Planets
USS Discovery
Crossfield-class
Starfleet Registry NCC-1031-A

Enterprise plaques

The following information was listed on the dedication plaques of starships named Enterprise. (Star Trek: Enterprise; Star Trek: The Original Series; Star Trek: The Next Generation; Star Trek films set artwork)

Enterprise (NX-01)

Enterprise's dedication plaque

Enterprise's dedication plaque was located next to the bridge turbolift on the aft bulkhead. (Star Trek: Enterprise)

Enterprise

Spacecraft number NX-01

Jonathan Archer, Commander

Starfleet Command: R. Berman, B. Braga, M. Howard, P. Lauritson, M. Sussman, A. Bormanis, P. Strong, F. Decker, A. Stella, A. Jacque- Metton, M. Jacque-Metton, J.P. Farrell, D. Velazquez, S. Welke Vehicle Development: J. Conway, B. Yacobian, J. Fleck, A. Fukai, M. DeMeritt, D. Overdiek, J. Rudolph, S. Shimizu, D. Rossi – Spaceframe Engineering: H. Zimmerman, L. Dorton, J. Mees, C. Binkley, J. Eaves, D. Drexler, J. Martin, F. Zimmerman, A. Packard, A. Kay, A. Bro, B. Heidemann – Propulsion Systems: D. Curry, R.B. Moore, A. Codron, M. Suskin, L. Castro, M. Chambers – Mission Ops: T. Arp, T. Purser, A. Rockler, F. Leisure, G. Medina, B. Laughlin, T. Mertz, C. Clark, F. O'Hea – Imaging and sensor technologies: M. Rush, D. Knapp, G. Tachell, S. Middleton, B. Peets, R. Eyslee, E. Cooper, R. Burgess, T. Bookout, G. Agalsoff, J. Agalsoff, Jr. – Orbital Ergonomics: M. Westmore, S. Burman, R. Blackman, C. Kunz, M. Moore, M. Keating, F. Sepulveda, L. Rich, C. Russo, J. Nesterowicz – Flight Test Crew: R. Ratliff, P. Albiez, W. Thoms, J. Djanrelian, S. Satterfield, G. Edelman, L. White, L. Ward, S. D'Errico, K. Slechta – Flight Software: M. Okuda, J. Van Over, W. Drapanas, A. Fredrickson, G. Mandel, D. Okuda, B. Betts – United Earth Space Probe Agency: G. Roddenberry, W.M. Jefferies

"... to boldly go where no man has gone before!"

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

The Constitution-class USS Enterprise's dedication plaque was located next to the bridge turbolift on the port bulkhead.

The Enterprise's dedication plaque in the 2250s

A black and silver plaque was used in the 2250s. (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow")

USS Enterprise

Starship class

San Francisco, Calif.

Starfleet Command: A. Kurtzman, J. Duff, H. Kadin, F. Siracusa, J. Weber, O. Osunsanmi, T. Sullivan, A. Colville, M. Paradise, J. Lumet, A. Baiers, A. McElroy, T. Pretak, D. Dworkin, J. Beattie, E. Lippoldt, B.Y. Kim, E. Sampson, R. Johnson, C. Audrey, Fleet Ops: K. Beyer, S. Cochran, A. Maranville, D. Hindmarch, V. Wilmott, C. Silvestri, B. Schultz, Research and Development: J. Frakes, L. Ross, D. Barrett, D. Aarniokoski, M. Cunningham, T.J. Scott, H. Culpepper, M. Vrvilo, Science Ops: T. Deverell, J. de Cartier, J. Clement, M. Middleton, W. Budge, A. Tsang, M. Stanek, S. Rashid, H. Isaacs, M. Morgan, E. Poulin, J. Kim, M. Navarrette, C. Penna, T. Petrovic, T. Peel, J. Jozwiak, M. Harris, S. Chris, A. Melvin, N. Augustyn, M. Edmund, E. Kao, R. McCallum, K. Herbst, T. Flook, J. Jarvis, D. Voshart, C. Watkins, G. Douglas, L. McDonald, K. Rook-Slawski, R. Lai, S. Schneider, R. Daning, J. Eaves, B. Turnbull, Tactical Ops: M. Kuitenbrouwer, T. Young, J. Kirk, M. Moreira, G. Phillips, P. Nicolakakos, D. Callaghan, R. Davis, C. McGuire, A. Loo, G. Hetrick, N. Page, A. Nocifora, M. Lewandowski, J. Russo, T. Owen, M. Warry-Smith, S. Sokolowski, S. Llewellyn, B. Daprato, F. Tata, C. Little, J. Zimmerman, A. Dekovic, A. Kochoska, C. Collyer, A. Wood, Yard Engineers: G. Keenan, P. Lanyon, T. Poulakakis, W. Sidarous, P. Tidy, F. Gray, Chief of Staff: R. Roddenberry, T. Roth, CNC: Gene Roddenberry

"...to boldly go where no one has gone before"

The Enterprise's dedication plaque in the 2260s

The dedication plaque was a much simpler gold version before the ship's 2270s refit. This plaque was later on display in the kitchen of James T. Kirk's home in Idaho in the 2280s. (Star Trek: The Original Series; Star Trek Generations)

USS Enterprise

Starship class

San Francisco, Calif.

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), alternate reality

The USS Enterprise's dedication plaque in the alternate reality

The alternate reality Constitution-class USS Enterprise's dedication plaque located next to the port bridge turbolift on the fore bulkhead. (Star Trek; Star Trek Into Darkness; Star Trek Beyond)

San Francisco Fleet Yards, Earth	United Federation of Planets
USS Enterprise
Starship class Starfleet registry NCC-1701
"To boldly go where no man has gone before."

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)

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Enterprise-A dedication plaque

The USS Enterprise-A's dedication plaque was located on a bridge support beam next to the starboard side turbolift. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

First version

USS Enterprise

Starship class

San Francisco, Calif.

United Federation of Planets

"To boldly go where no man has gone before." – from the Starfleet Charter

Enterprise-A dedication plaque

The USS Enterprise-A's dedication plaque was located above the viewscreen. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Second version

USS Enterprise

Starfleet registry NCC-1701-A

San Francisco Fleet Yards, Earth

Commissioned: Stardate 8442.5

Second starship to bear the name

"To boldly go where no man has gone before."

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)

Enterprise-B dedication plaque

The USS Enterprise-B's dedication plaque was located on the bridge next to the port side turbolift. (Star Trek Generations)

USS Enterprise
Excelsior-class – Starfleet registry NCC-1701-B
Commissioned: Stardate 9715.5
Third starship to bear the name
United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Fleet Operations	Office of Science Ops	Engineering Division	Tactical Unit	Advanced Technologies	U.E.S.P.A.
G. Roddenberry Rick K. Berman Bernie Williams Peter Lauritson	David Carson Michelle Wright Ronald D. Moore Brannon Braga	H. Zimmerman Sandy Veneziano John M. Dwyer Ron Wilkinson	Dan Curry Ronald B. Moore William George John Eaves	John Alonzo Pernell Tyrus Yudi Bennett Dan Silverburg	Thomas Arp Mike Westmore Bob Blackman Thomas Causey	Denise Okuda Alan Kobayashi James Van Over A. Fredrickson Geoff Mandel
"To boldly go where no one has gone before..."

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)

The Enterprise-C plaque

The USS Enterprise-C's dedication plaque was located to the right of the starboard-side turbolift on the main bridge. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")

This plaque has not been seen since its brief appearance in "Yesterday's Enterprise". [4]

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 192), the Enterprise-C was built at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars.

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)

Enterprise-D dedication plaque

The USS Enterprise-D's dedication plaque was located next to the emergency turbolift alcove on the forward starboard bulkhead of the main bridge. (Star Trek: The Next Generation; Star Trek Generations)

First version (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"):

USS Enterprise

Galaxy-class • Starfleet Registry NCC-1701-D

Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars

Fifth Starship to Bear the Name

Commissioned Stardate 41025.5

Chief of Staff Admiral Gene Roddenberry

Design Engineer: A.G. Probert

Built by Federation Space Systems Division

"To boldly go where no one has gone before."

This version was reported in several newspapers of the time, including the Chicago Tribune. [5]

Enterprise-D dedication plaque

Second version (TNG: "Silicon Avatar"):

USS Enterprise
Galaxy-class • Starfleet registry NCC-1701-D
Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
Fifth starship to bear the name • Launched Stardate 40759.5
United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Engineering Group	Warp Technologies Development Group	Advanced Technologies Group
Adm. Gene Roddenberry Adm. Rick Berman Adm. Michael Piller Adm. David Livingston Adm. Robert H. Justman Adm. Peter Lauritson Adm. Susan Sackett	Capt. Andrew Probert Capt. Herman Zimmerman Capt. Richard James Capt. John M. Dwyer Capt. Jim Mees Capt. Cari L. Thomas Capt. Richard McKenzie	Capt. Robert Legato Capt. Daniel Curry Capt. Gary Hutzel Capt. Ronald B. Moore Capt. Wendy Neuss Capt. Richard Arnold	Dr. Rick Sternbach Dr. Michael Okuda
			Yard Engineers
			Capt. Gregory Jein Capt. Dana White
"..to boldly go where no one has gone before."

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)

The Enterprise-E's plaque

The USS Enterprise-E's dedication plaque was located on the bridge. (Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek Nemesis)

The dedication plaque of the USS Enterprise-E made for Star Trek: First Contact was sold at the Christie's 40 Years of Star Trek auction in New York City in October 2006. A second version of the Enterprise-E plaque from Star Trek: Insurrection was sold by Profiles in History and contains slight differences including the addition of the name Patrick Stewart under Starfleet Command (as he was an associate producer of this film). A third version for Star Trek Nemesis sold by Profiles in History shows other changes including film director Stuard Baird in place of Jonathan Frakes.

USS Enterprise
Sovereign-class – Sixth starship to bear the name
Registry number NCC-1701-E – Launched Stardate 49827.5
San Francisco Yards – United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Yard Engineers	Spaceframe Devel	Propulsion Sys	Systems Mgmt	Research & Dev
Rick Berman Jonathan Frakes Ronald D. Moore Brannon Braga Marty Hornstein Peter Lauritson Jerry Fleck Debbie Schwab Dave Rossi	Matt Leonetti David Luckenbach Rosemary Cremona Lloyd Barcroft Tom Causey Pat Blymyer Terry Frazee Judi Brown David Takemura	Herman Zimmerman Ron Wilkinson John Eaves Joseph Musso Les Gobruegge Bill Hawkins Linda King Nancy Mickelberry Penny M. Juday	Michael Westmore Yolanda Toussieng Deborah Everton Sarah Shaw Dean Wilson Benjamin Betts Larry Markart Tom Arp Frank Leasure	John M. Dwyer Bill Dolan Michael Okuda Shawn Baden John Josselyn Denise Okuda Doug Drexler Anthony Fredrickson James Van Over	John Knoll John Goodson Bill George Rick Sternbach Ricardo Delgado Matt Jefferies Chief of staff Gene Roddenberry
"To boldly go where no one has gone before..."

USS Equinox

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The Equinox dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Equinox. (VOY: "Equinox", "Equinox, Part II" set artwork)

Ship	Class	Shipyard	Sector	Stardate	Motto
USS Equinox (NCC-72381)	Nova	Utopia Planitia	Sol	47007.1	"The night of time far surpasseth the day."    - Sir Thomas Browne, 1658

USS Excelsior

The Excelsior's dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Excelsior. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country set artwork)

USS Excelsior

Starfleet registry NCC-2000

San Francisco Fleet Yards, Earth

Commissioned: Stardate 8205.5

First starship of her class

"No matter where you go, there you are."

USS Franklin

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of Freedom-class USS Franklin. (Star Trek Beyond)

Franklin's plaque

San Francisco Fleet Yards Earth	United Federation of Planets
USS Franklin
Starship class Starfleet registry NX-326
"To boldly go where no man has gone before."

Justin Lin, the film's director, named the starship after his father, Frank Lin. The wider spacing between the 'k' and 'l' on the plaque's "USS Franklin" banner text was an Easter egg (or in-joke) which subtly underscored this. [6] Justin Lin kept a film-used plaque following the end of filming. [7]

USS Hathaway

The Hathaway dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Hathaway. (TNG: "Peak Performance" set artwork)

USS Hathaway

Constellation-class – Starfleet registry NCC-2593

Copernicus Ship Yards, Luna

Built by Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems

United Federation of Planets

"... no matter where you go, there you are."

USS Pasteur

The Pasteur dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Pasteur. (TNG: "All Good Things..." set artwork)

USS Pasteur
Olympic-class – Starfleet registry NCC-58928
Marin County Starfleet Yards, Skywalker Division
United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Engineering Div.	Tactical Sys.	Fleet Ops	Advanced Tech.
Adm. Gene Roddenberry Adm. Rick Berman Adm. Michael Piller Adm. Jeri Taylor Adm. David Livingston Adm. Merri Howard Adm. Peter Lauritson Adm. Brad Yacobian	Richard James Andrew Neskoromny Gary Speckman Louise Nielsen Alex Fenin Jim Mees Alex Smutko Tom Purser	Adele Simmons Jerry Fleck Arlene Fukai Jonathan West Bob Blackman David Trotti Dick D'Angelo John Nesterowicz	Steve Gausche, Jr. Ronnie Knox Michael Westmore Dan Curry Cary McCrystal Tim Roller Steph Silvestri Greg Agalsoff	Jim Magdaleno Wendy Drapanas Ed Charnock, Jr. Dana Vernon Mark Stimson David Rossi Ed Cooper Bill George
"I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing…"

An early version of the plaque had originally depicted the Pasteur as a "Hope-class".

The motto is inspired by the ancient version of the Hippocratic Oath: "I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing, and call to witness all the gods and goddesses that I may keep this Oath and Promise to the best of my ability and judgment…"

USS Phoenix

The Phoenix dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Phoenix (TNG: "The Wounded" set artwork)

USS Phoenix
Nebula-class – Starfleet registry NCC-65420
40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards, Yoyodyne Division
Commissioned Stardate 40250.5
United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command, Sol sector
Chief of Staff, Starfleet: Adm. Gene Roddenberry Fleet Operations: Adm. Rick Berman Exploratory Division: Adm. Michael Piller Fleet Administration: V. Adm. David Livingston Tactical Command: V. Adm. Jeri Taylor Mission Operations: V. Adm. Peter Lauritson	Fleet Yards Operations: Capt. Chip Chalmers Advanced Technologies Div.: Capt. Richard James Stellar Imaging Div.: Capt. Marvin Rush Orbital Operations: Capt. Doug Dean Starfleet Academy: Capt. Adele Simmons Research & Development: Capt. Dan Curry
"No matter where you go, there you are."

Prometheus plaques

The following information was listed on the dedication plaques of starships named Prometheus. (DS9: "Second Sight"; VOY: "Message in a Bottle" set artwork)

USS Prometheus (Nebula class)

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The plaque on the bridge of the Prometheus

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Prometheus. (DS9: "Second Sight", set artwork)

USS Prometheus

Nebula-class

Starfleet registry NCC-71201

40 Eridani A Starfleet Yards

Yoyodyne Division

United Federation of Planets

"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't"

The plaque also included five columns of names illegible on screen. The motto was from an Almond Joy/Mounds commercial released in 1990. [8]

USS Prometheus (Prometheus class)

The dedication plaque of the Prometheus

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Prometheus. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle", set artwork)

USS Prometheus
Starfleet registry NX-74913 – First starship of her class
Launched Stardate 50749.5 – Beta Antares Ship Yards
Antares sector – United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Fleet Ops	Research & Dev.	Science Ops	Tactical Ops	Yard Engineers
Rick Berman Jeri Taylor Brannon Braga Peter Lauritson Merri Howard Joe Menosky Ken Biller J.P. Farrell	Brad Yacobian Jerry Fleck Adele Simmons Arlene Fukai Cosmo Genovese Michael DeMeritt Diane Overdiek Meril Davis	Marvin Rush Rick Hester Scott Middleton Bill Peets Bob Eyslee Alan Bernard Dick Brownfield Mark Stimson	Richard James Louise Dorton Greg Berry Greg Hooper Rick Sternbach Michael Okuda Kim Spencer Wendy Drapanas	Dan Curry Mitch Suskin Randy Burgess Pat Vholia Wil Thoms Ben Betts Amanda Karnes Charlie Russo	Jon Djanrelian Alex Smutko Mike Westmore Bob Blackman Greg Agalsoff Chief of staff Gene Roddenberry
"All the World's a stage and all the men and women merely players, they have their exits and entrances and one man in his life plays many parts, his act being seven stages…" – William Shakespeare

USS Raven

Seen on the bridge

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Raven. (VOY: "The Raven")

THE RAVEN

USS Relativity

Relativity dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Relativity. (VOY: "Relativity")

The names on the dedication plaque are a direct reference to some of the Star Trek: Voyager production crew as well as the cast members at the time of filming the episode

USS Relativity
Wells-class timeship Starfleet Registry – NCV-474439-G Seventh Ship to Bear the Name United Federation of Planets University of Copernicus	Temporal Integrity Commission
	Dr. R. Berman PHD Dr. B. Braga NCV Dr. M. Taylor RET Capt. A. Eastman OCL Dr. M. Howard NTSC Dr. P. Lauritson PHD Dr. J. Taylor NTSC Prof. L. Burton, OCL	Dr. K. Mulgrew BAS Dr. R.D. McNeill NTSC Dr. R. Beltran PHD Dr. T. Russ PHD Dr. G. Wang PHD Prof. R. Picardo MD Dr. E. Phillips OCL Dr. J. Ryan PHD
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen all at once." – E.M. Rauch

USS Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Sao Paulo. (DS9: "The Dogs of War")

USS Sao Paulo
Starfleet registry NCC-75633
Named for the people of Brazil
Launched stardate 52889.3 – Utopia Planitia Ship Yards
Sol sector – United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Fleet Ops	Research & Dev.	Science Ops	Tactical Ops	Yard Engineers
Rick Berman Michael Piller Ira Steven Behr David Livingston Ronald D. Moore Peter Lauritson René Echevarria Steve Oster	Bob della Santina Brian Whitley B.C. Cameron Paul Lawrence Berndt Heidemann Judy Brown Heidi Smothers John Eaves	Jonathan West Chris Krosskove Tim Roller Bill Gocke Gary Monak Jim Unsinn Terry Ahern Dave DeGaetano	Herman Zimmerman Randy McIlvain Fritz Zimmerman Michael Okuda Doug Drexler Anthony Bro Denise Okuda Anthony Fredrickson	Dan Curry Gary Hutzel David Takemura Judy Elkins Erik Nash Pat Clancey Tony Meininger Gregory Jein	Laura Richarz Mike Westmore Bob Blackman Joe Longo James Van Over
					Chief of Staff
					Gene Roddenberry
"Give me Liberty or give me death..." – Patrick Henry

USS Shenzhou

USS Shenzhou's plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Shenzhou. (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello")

San Francisco Fleet Yards	United Federation of Planets
USS Shenzhou
Walker-class
Starfleet Registry NCC-1227
Starfleet Command: A. Kurtzman, G. Berg, A. Harberts, A. Goldsman, H. Kadin, C. Sweeny, B. Fuller, J. Alexander, A. Coleite, J. Menosky, T. Sullivan, A. Baiers, N. Meyer, F. Siracusa, J. Weber, B. Kim, E. Lippoldt, K. Beyer, S. Cochran, K. Powers, Fleet Ops.: O. Osunsanmi, D. Semel, K. Lafferty, J. Danton, D. Till, K. Orfanidis, J. Gayford, L. Hodgson, R. Colucci, T. Singh, K. McCord, M. Simkin, O. Sitowitz, G. Phillips, G. Hetrick, N. Page, M. Suskin, J. Zimmerman, Research and Development: A. Maranville, M. Goldstein, T. Dinucci, B. Schultz, C. Silvestri, J. Gross, R. Johnson, C. Danby, A. Trifunovic, C. Gebacz, K. Felton-Lui, C. Dowling, T. Grove, D. Biagi, K. Tchaikovsky, E. Sampson, Science Ops.: T. Cherniawsky, M. Steel, G. Chown, G. Navarro, C. Hoult, D. Tiernan, G. Hemwall, L. Hodgson, R. Colucci, R. Vivian, B. Fifield, Yard Engineers: D. Stapf, K. Berg, J. McNamara, O. Neir, D. Feldheim, L. Miller, L. Metrose, K. Hall, J. Henry, Chief of Staff: R. Roddenberry, T. Roth CNC: Gene Roddenberry
"All existing things are really one."

Background information

Andy Tsang was credited as the designer of this plaque. (The Art of Star Trek: Discovery, p. 32)

USS Stargazer

USS Stargazer

Constellation-class • Starfleet registry NCC-2893

unintelligible text

unintelligible text

Federation Space Systems

"To bring light into the darkness."

The first draft script of "The Battle" included a line of dialogue in which the text from the Stargazer's dedication plaque was read aloud. The line stated, "U.S.S. Stargazer. Constitution Class. Starfleet Registry NCC 93 C... 'To boldly go where no one has qone before.'"

The Stargazer dedication plaque was illegible on screen, and according to Doug Drexler, the plaque art has been lost. Michael Okuda commented, in 2009, on the class name:

"The Stargazer dedication plaque did say "Constitution class", but we had already decided to drop that designation, even during preproduction. I asked Ed Charnock, our on-set painter, to mist over the plaque with a little black spray paint, to make it a little harder to read 'Constitution'. There wasn't time (or money) to have the plaque re-made, but the type was so small that it would have been very difficult to read the text on camera, even without the smudge. Also, the set lighting was dark, so I wasn't worried." [9]^(X)

Okuda further commented on the plaque:

"The dedication plaque indicated that the ship was built by 'Federation Space Systems', and gave the ship's motto as 'To bring light into the darkness.' Herb Wright suggested that one." [10]^(X)

The motto was inspired by Flowers for Algernon, a science-fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes. A section in the book states:

"They had pretended to be geniuses. But they were just ordinary men working blindly, pretending to be able to bring light into the darkness. Why is it that everyone lies? No one I know is what he appears to be."

The 1995 Star Trek - Reflections of the Future, Phase One trading card set contained a "Gold Registry Plaque" card for the Stargazer.

There was a drawing of the dedication plaque in the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 192). This version of the plaque had been modified, as it identified the Stargazer as a member of the Constellation-class. Furthermore, it was stated on the plaque that the Stargazer was built at the San Francisco Fleet Yards.

USS Sutherland

The Sutherland dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Sutherland. (TNG: "Redemption II" set artwork)

USS Sutherland
Nebula-class – Starfleet registry NCC-72015
San Francisco Fleet Yards, Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
Commissioned Stardate 44820.5
United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command, Sol sector
Chief of Staff, Starfleet: Adm. Gene Roddenberry Fleet Operations: Adm. Rick Berman Exploratory Division: Adm. Michael Piller Fleet Administration: V. Adm. David Livingston Tactical Command: V. Adm. Ron Moore Mission Operations: V. Adm. Peter Lauritson	Fleet Yards Operations: Capt. David Carson; Advanced Technologies Div.: Capt. Richard James; Stellar Imaging Div.: Capt. Marvin Rush; Orbital Operations: Capt. Brad Yacobian; Starfleet Academy: Capt. Adele Simmons; Research & Development: Capt. Dan Curry;
"There will be an answer, let it be..."

Motto inspired by The Beatles song "Let It Be":
"And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be."

SS Tsiolkovsky

The Tsiolkovsky's dedication plaque

The dedication plaque behind Riker

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of SS Tsiolkovsky. (TNG: "The Naked Now")

К. З. ЦИОПКОВСКИЙ

Oberth-class – Starfleet registry NCC-53911

Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR, Earth

Commissioned Stardate 40291.7

"The Earth is the cradle of the mind but one cannot remain in the cradle forever."

Motto inspired by: The Earth is the Cradle of the Mind : but one cannot remain in the cradle forever. – Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky (Pioneer Of Space Flight)

The plaque reads "К. З. ЦИОПКОВСКИЙ", which transliterates to "K. Z. TSIOPKOVSKY" in the Cyrillic alphabet. The correct spelling would be "К. Э. ЦИОЛКОВСКИЙ".

A copy of the plaque was sent to the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics which is located in Tsiolkovsky's home town, Kaluga, Russia. (The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 15, p. 34)

USS Valiant

The Valiant dedication plaque

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Valiant. (DS9: "Valiant")

USS Valiant
Defiant-class – Starfleet registry NCC-74210
Launched stardate 49456.5 – Antares Ship Yards
Bajor sector – United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Fleet Ops	Research & Dev	Science Ops	Tactical Ops	Yard Engineers
Rick Berman Ira Steven Behr Michael Piller Ronald D. Moore Hans Beimler Peter Lauritson René Echevarria Steve Oster	Bob della Santina B.C. Cameron Lou Race Michael Keller Ron Wilkinson Judi Brown Bradley Thompson David Weddle	Jonathan West Kris Krosskove Tim Roller Mike Vejar Ronnie Knox Bill Gocke Gary Monak Terry Ahern	Herman Zimmerman Randy McIlvain Andrew Reeder John Eaves Fritz Zimmerman Anthony Bro Douglas Drexler Denise Okuda	Dan Curry Gary Hutzel David Stipes David Takemura James Van Over Anthony Fredrickson Jim Unsinn Steve Gausche	Laura Richarz Mike Westmore Bob Blackman Joe Longo Greg Medina
					Chief of Staff
					Gene Roddenberry
"We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained and new fights to be won." – John F. Kennedy

USS Voyager

Voyager's dedication plaque

Buried on the damaged bridge

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Voyager. (Star Trek: Voyager)

USS Voyager
Starfleet registry NCC-74656 – Intrepid-class Starship
Launched Stardate 48038.5 – Earth Station McKinley
Sol sector – United Federation of Planets
Starfleet Command	Fleet Ops	Research & Dev.	Science Ops	Tactical Operations	Yard Engineers
Rick Berman Michael Piller Jeri Taylor David Livingston Peter Lauritson Merri Howard Brannon Braga Wendy Neuss	Brad Yacobian Jerry Fleck Adele Simmons Arlene Fukai Cosmo Genovese André Bormanis Diane Overdiek Kristine Fernandez	Marvin Rush Joe Chess Michael Stradling Bill Peets Bob Sordal Alan Bernard Dick Brownfield R. Chronister	Richard James A. Neskoromny Gary Speckman Louise Dorton Rick Sternbach Michael Okuda Jim Magdaleno Wendy Drapanas	Dan Curry Ron B. Moore David Stipes Phil Barberio M. Backauskas Joe Bauer Tony Meininger Greg Jein	James Mees Alex Smutko Mike Westmore Bob Blackman Alan Sims Chief of Staff Gene Roddenberry
"For I dipt in to the future, far as Human eye could see; Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be..." – Alfred Tennyson

SS Xhosa

Seen to the left of the door

The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of civilian freighter SS Xhosa. (DS9: "For the Cause" set artwork)

SS Xhosa

Antares-class Cruiser

Luna Shipyards

The Xhosa's dedication plaque was one of many props put of for Auction, and was described as being "...Made with plastic face and backed with PVC. Measures 14.25" × 7.5". From the collection of Doug Drexler." [11]