USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B
| USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Excelsior-class |
| Registry | NCC-1701-B |
| Affiliation | Federation/Star Fleet |
| Status | Retired (2344) |
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) was an Excelsior Class ship, and the third Federation starship to carry the prestigious name Enterprise.
The Enterprise-B was launched under the command of Captain John Harriman from a drydock orbiting Earth in 2293.
Honored guests aboard for the ship's maiden voyage included Captains James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott, and Commander Pavel Chekov, along with many journalists.
The vessel was still incomplete at the time of launch, and did not have a medical staff, photon torpedoes, or a tractor beam, all of which were scheduled for delivery the following week. The dignitaries were given a tour of the ship, which impressed even Scotty. Captain Harriman requested that Captain Kirk give the order to get underway, and he accepted. Demora Sulu, a recent Academy graduate and Hikaru Sulu's daughter, served as helmsman, prompting Kirk to comment, "It wouldn't be the Enterprise without a Sulu at the helm."
Her first journey was mostly for publicity purposes, and the ship was not scheduled to venture much past Pluto. However, the Enterprise-B was the only ship in range capable of responding to a distress call from two Federation transport ships, the SS Lakul and the SS Robert Fox. The ships, which were carrying El-Aurian refugees, had become trapped in an energy distortion called the Nexus. Because the Enterprise-B lacked equipment necessary to rescue the ships, the Robert Fox was destroyed before the Enterprise could transport its passengers. Only 47 were brought aboard from the Lakul before it, too, was destroyed. Chekov served as a makeshift Medical Officer, enlisting several journalists to help treat survivors.
The Enterprise itself became caught up in the Nexus when she maneuvered within transporter range of the Lakul. Scotty devised a plan to use a resonance burst from the deflector dish in order to simulate an antimatter explosion and free the Enterprise. Kirk went to deflector control to make necessary modifications as the Enterprise's engineering hull was struck by an energy tendril; Harriman was going to do it himself, but Kirk took the role instead, deciding that Harriman was needed on the bridge, and in the chair. The Enterprise escaped with minor casualties and a hull breach along sections 20 through 28 on decks 13 through 15. Kirk was believed to be killed in the breach, and the mission became notorious due to his loss.
Sometime before 2344, the Enterprise-B was succeeded by the Ambassador Class ship USS Enterprise-C.
| Lineage | ||
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| Entreprenant Launched: 1671 |
l'Entreprise Vessel Class: 24-gun sixth rate frigate |
USS Enterprise Vessel Class: Sloop |
| Enterprise Vessel Class: Schooner |
USS Enterprise Vessel Class: Schooner |
USS Enterprise Vessel Class: Schooner |
| USS Enterprise Vessel Class: Barque-rigged Screw Sloop |
Enterprise, SP-790 Vessel Class: Motor Yacht |
USS Enterprise, CV-6 Vessel Class: Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier |
| USS Enterprise, CVN-65 Vessel Class: Enterprise-class Aircraft Carrier |
Space Shuttle Enterprise, OV-101 Vessel Class: Space Shuttle Orbiter |
USS Enterprise, XCV-330 Decommissioned: 2129 |
| Enterprise, NX-01 Vessel Class: NX |
USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 Vessel Class: Constitution |
USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-A Vessel Class: Constitution Class Refit |
| USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B |
USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-C Vessel Class: Ambassador |
USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D Vessel Class: Galaxy |
| USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-E Vessel Class: Sovereign |
USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-F | |
