The Shuttlecraft Ericksen was assigned to the USS Enterprise in the 2260s.

In 2269, Captain Kirk, Commander Spock, and Dr. McCoy took the Ericksen down to the surface of the planet Sanctuary in pursuit of the renegade pirate Auk-Rex. The party were forced to abandon the Ericksen when it was discovered that they could not leave the surface of the planet. The Ericksen herself was raided by fellow prisoners, in their attempts to leave the surface. (TOS novel: Sanctuary)

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) auxiliary craft
2240s-2264	Columbus (I) • Icarus • Kepler
2260s five-year mission	Armstrong • John Burke • Columbus (I) • Copernicus • Edwin Drake • Einstein • Ericksen • Galileo (I) • Galileo (II) • Galileo II • Caroline Herschel • Kepler
2270s-2280s	Brahe • Clarke • Columbus (II) • Copernicus • Ellis • Galileo III • Gamow • Halley • Hawking • Kahoutek • Onizuka • Valgard