The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) was a Constitution-class vessel operated by Starfleet in the 23rd century. In the alternate reality, this was the second Federation starship seen to bear the name Enterprise and was assigned to Captain James T. Kirk and his command crew in the early 2260s. (Star Trek Beyond)
The Constitution-class designation has yet to be confirmed in the canon, though Scotty mentions it in Star Trek: Boldly Go, Issue 10 (page 7).
Lineage[]
- See: Enterprise history
Service history[]
Construction[]
The Enterprise-A going to warp
Construction of this ship at Starbase Yorktown was underway in 2263. It was completed following the destruction of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) during the Battle of Altamid, when it was named in honor of its predecessor and given to Captain Kirk and his crew after Kirk and his senior officers defeated Krall during the attack on Yorktown. It launched out into the unknown with a massive warp bubble. (Star Trek Beyond)
Command crew[]
- Commanding officer
- First officer
- Spock (2260s)
- Chief engineer
- Montgomery Scott (2260s)
- Chief medical officer
- Leonard McCoy (2260s)
- Helmsman
- Hikaru Sulu (2260s)
- Navigator
- Pavel Chekov (2260s)
- Communications officer
- Nyota Uhura (2260s)
- Science officer
- Spock (2260s)
See also: USS Enterprise-A personnel (alternate reality)
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Appendices[]
Appearances[]
- Star Trek films:
- Star Trek Beyond (First appearance)
Background information[]
Forward view of the USS Enterprise-A appearing in the end credits of Star Trek Beyond
The USS Enterprise-A was designed by Sean Hargreaves, who described it as "evolutionary rather than revolutionary" in its relationship to its predecessor (which had been designed by Ryan Church). Hargreaves also stated that the Enterprise-A was designed with the vulnerabilities of the previous Enterprise being reinforced. He partly based the new ship on a model of that earlier vessel.
The only other ship he used as an influence was the original USS Enterprise (designed by Matt Jefferies), which he had always extremely liked, so he included several visual nods to it, such as changing the rim of the saucer from a near-vertical angle to a near-forty-five degree angle. Hargreaves also altered the silhouette of the craft. Whereas the neck had always leaned forward and the nacelles had always leaned back, he wanted to change the leading edge of those aspects so they were vertically straighter. [1]
According to Hargreaves: "The brief was to beef up the neck and arms, but I took it upon myself to go further... I worked many long hours at work and after work and weekends on this, knowing the weight of the responsibility, which I didn't take lightly." [2]
Multiple concept sketches of the Enterprise-A can be found at Trekcore. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Like the prime reality Constitution II-class Enterprise's, the USS Enterprise-A also has its name inscribed on the ventral side of the primary hull. The ship's registry number is listed above the name in a manner highly similar to the prime reality's Galaxy-class USS Challenger (NCC-71099). The Enterprise also includes six large windows in the bottom of its secondary hull, similar to the prime reality refit.
According to the Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection special issue for the Star Trek Beyond version of the Enterprise, the Enterprise-A is a modified version of the Constitution-class as opposed to a new class.
Apocrypha[]
The first USS Enterprise of the alternate reality
This is technically the third Federation ship to bear the name Enterprise due to the fact that in Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Issue #2 shows that the Enterprise had a predecessor in the alternate reality that existed long after the Enterprise NX-01. This previous USS Enterprise (β) was in service during the late-2230s until it was decommissioned in 2257.
Some apocryphal sources have suggested the Prime universe's NCC-1701-A was a renamed USS Yorktown. Coincidentally (or possibly in reference to), the alternate reality Enterprise-A is depicted as having been constructed at the Yorktown station.
According to Star Trek Online, the Enterprise is a Constitution II ship.
In the twentieth-sixth issue of the 2022 Star Trek comic series, the USS Enterprise-A encounters Captain Benjamin Sisko and the crew of the USS Thesus (β). It is also revealed that Science officer 0718 is a member of the Enterprise-A.
External link[]
- USS Enterprise (alternate reality NCC-1701-A) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works