USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D

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USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D

Class	Galaxy-class
Registry	NCC-1701
Affiliation	Federation/Star Fleet
Status	Destroyed (2371)

The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D was a Galaxy-class starship launched in 2363.
The fifth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise, the Enterprise served as the Federation flagship and was in service from 2363 to its destruction in 2371.

With 42 decks, she was eight time the size of the original USS Enterprise. The ship had twelve phaser arrays, two torpedo launchers, 250 photon torpedoes, and hundreds of antimatter mines. In a case of emergency evacuation, most of the ship’s population could be evacuated in just under four minutes. In addition to being an emergency shelter-in-place point, Ten Forward was the ship’s main hub of socialism, located at the forward-most point of Deck 10 in the saucer section.

Built at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards that orbit Mars, the Enterprise was launched from Mars in 2363. It became known for making First Contacts, including the first official First Contact between the Ferengi, the Borg, and the Q Beings.

During a battle with the infamous Klingon Duras Sisters, the Enterprise was destroyed in 2371. The Federation ship suffered an irreparable warp core breach, and Commander Riker ordered the evacuation of the crew to the saucer section. Ideally, this would be to give the evacuating crew enough time to get away from the impending explosion. Unfortunately, not enough distance was put between the two halves of the ship, and the shock wave from the warp core breach pushed the saucer into a degrading orbit over Veridian III. The crew scrambled, and managed to land safely.

In 2372, the Enterprise-E launched from the San Francisco Shipyards, with Jean-Luc Picard choosing to be her first Captain.

Command Crew

Captain

Jean-Luc Picard

Captain of the Enterprise from 2364 – 2371

Born in 2305, Jean-Luc grew up dreaming of adventure and exploration, building models of various starships in his free time. Joining Starfleet Academy in 2323, he was offered the Captaincy of the Enterprise-D in 2364. He hand-picked most of his senior staff: La Forge for his dedication, Yar for her selflessness, and Riker solely based on reputation. Picard tried his best to uphold a stringent reputation for adhering to the Prime Directive, but relented on a few occasions when it was for the best of the people involved.

From the Enterprise’s first mission onwards, Picard had many encounters with the Q Beings. One in particular took a liking to him, to his annoyance, but they eventually developed a sort of love-hate rapport. It was due to Q that Picard and the Enterprise encountered the Borg, which Q purported he did as a favor to the Federation. When Picard would later be assimilated into the Borg Collective, the Borg no doubt remembered the Enterprise being the first Federation ship to survive an encounter, and used Picard as a chess piece against the Federation, an Ambassador of sorts. (2366 / 2367)

Picard had an artificial heart, a fact he kept very close to the vest. As a Cadet in 2328, he was involved in a bar fight, and was stabbed through the heart by a Nausicaan. The artificial heart was replaced in 2365, and again in 2369. When Picard was assimilated by the Borg in 2366, Starfleet declared him dead, a casualty of war, but rescinded the order six days later when the Enterprise crew were able to recover him alive.

Jean-Luc enjoyed such extra-curricular activities such as fencing, horseback riding, racquetball, hobby archeology, building model starships, and reading the works of William Shakespeare. Though he was not one to be in touch with his emotions, he did have life-long friendships with several people on his crew: namely Guinan, Data, Beverly Crusher, and Worf. When he was briefly trapped in the Nexus in 2371, his fantasy was of a life in which he had a wife, four children, and the company of his recently-deceased nephew, who was still alive.

After the destruction of the Enterprise-D, Picard was given command of the Enterprise-E, and used that ship to stop the Borg from taking over Earth. They were forced to interfere with Human-Vulcan first contact, making sure the Borg hadn’t changed Human history. This gave the crew the chance to meet the famous Zefram Cochrane, as well help in facilitating the Phoenix’s first warp flight. Back in their own timeline, Picard continued to command the Enterprise-E.

William T. Riker

Briefly Captained the Enterprise in 2367

In 2366, the Borg launched what would be their first invasion of the Federation. Being the face of the Federation, the Enterprise was assigned a Borg specialist, Commander Shelby.

When Captain Picard was kidnapped and partially-assimilated by the Borg, Riker became Captain, choosing Shelby as his First Officer. Using Shelby’s plan against the Borg, the Enterprise also sent a shuttle and rescued Captain Picard. Though they were unable to destroy the cube, they were able to rescue Picard, who was still partially-assimilated.

Riker prepared the Enterprise to ram the Borg cube in an attempt to disable them, but Data was able to create a feedback loop within the Borg’s computers. The feedback loop caused the cube to explode, cutting Picard’s link with the Collective.

Following Picard’s recovery, Riker returned to his post as First Officer.

Edward Jellico

Briefly Captained the Enterprise in 2369

In 2369, Edward Jellico was given command of the USS Enterprise while Captain Picard was on an undercover mission on Celtris III. Jellico’s style was much stricter than Picard’s, insisting on such formalities as being announced when he walked into a room. He also insisted the Enterprise crew run on a four-shift rotation, where it had been running on a three-shift rotation. His little changes caused friction between himself and the crew, resulting in Riker openly disagreeing with him. Jellico relieved Riker of his First Officer position, replacing him with Lieutenant Commander Data.

When Captain Picard’s uncover mission went sideways, and he was kidnapped by Cardassians, Jellico’s previous dealings with Cardassians proved invaluable. He planned to plant mines on Cardassian ships hiding in a nebula, but Chief Engineer La Forge pointed out that Riker was perhaps the most skilled pilot on board. The two men spoke, and Riker accepted the job, placing the mines with the help of La Forge. Captain Jellico then hailed the Cardassians, detonating the set mines, showing his strength and cunning. The Cardassian fleet folded, returning Picard and retreating from their positions.

With Picard’s reinstatement of the Enterprise’s Commanding Officer, Captain Jellico returned to command his previous ship, the USS Cairo. Though they had their friction, his last words to the Enterprise Bridge crew were, “It's been an honor serving with you.”

First Officer

William T. Riker

First Officer from 2364 – 2371

William Thomas Riker was born in 2335 in Alaska. When his mother died two years later, his father struggled to raise him alone, eventually abandoning him completely when he was 15. The two Riker men would not speak for the next thirty years. In 2353, Will entered Starfleet Academy, and when he was stationed on Betazed, met and fell in love with Deanna Troi. They would have an on-again, off-again relationship for many years, eventually marrying in 2379. During that time, Riker also developed a reputation for being a ladies’ man.

In 2361, while serving on board the USS Potemkin, Will was the last to beam out during an Away Mission on Nervala IV. Atmospheric distortions disrupted the transporter beam, duplicating it and sending it back down to the surface. While Will was beamed up to the Potemkin, a duplicate of himself was also beamed back down to the planet, where that version of Will Riker would stay for eight years. (The duplicate would later be known as Thomas Riker).

William Riker was promoted to Commander, and received the First Officer position on the Enterprise-D in 2364. Picard chose him personally, due to his exemplary service record, as well as his reputation for using unorthodox situations. When Picard was kidnapped by the Borg in 2366, Riker took command of the Enterprise, choosing Borg Specialist Shelby as his First Officer. During the Klingon Civil War in 2368, Riker would Captain another ship, the USS Excalibur, helping to reveal that the House of Duras was receiving Romulan help. In addition to sitting in the Captain’s chair when needed, Will was also a good undercover agent. On Mintaka III, he disguised himself as a native in order to study the planet’s people; on Malcor III, he went undercover in an attempt to facilitate First Contact; and he was also disguised as a Bajoran in order to infiltrate the Maquis.

Riker was a known jazz aficionado, often found playing the trombone. He also enjoyed playing poker, Parrises squares, handball, and practicing Anbo-jyutsu (derived from Japanese martial arts). Due to his easy-going personality, Will was popular, and had many friends on board the Enterprise-D, despite him being in a command position. In the time between 2364 and 2365, Will finally grew a beard, tiring of his old nickname “Babyface Riker.” By 2369, Riker had been decorated by Star Fleet five times.

Elizabeth Shelby

Briefly assigned as First Officer of the Enterprise in 2367

With a reputation for being ambitious, Shelby was assigned to Starfleet Tactical in 2366. She was put in charge of tactical analysis and defensive planning regarding the potential Borg invasion.

When a colony in the Beta Quadrant was destroyed, Shelby and her superior officer left to confer with Jean-Luc Picard in order to determine if the Borg were responsible. The Borg were established to not only have done it, but to still be in the area, and so Shelby stayed on the Enterprise to plan a defensive strategy against them.

When the Borg did attack, the young officer was able to prove herself, both as a strategist and an officer. Captain Picard’s capture saw her lead an Away team to try and rescue him, though it was not entirely successful.

Riker took the Captain’s chair, and appointed Lieutenant Commander Shelby as his First Officer, giving her a field promotion to full Commander. Once the Borg cube was destroyed, Shelby returned to Star Fleet Headquarters. From there, she led a task force assigned to rebuild the fleet after the Battle of Wolf 359.