USS Constellation (NCC-1017)
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| STARSHIP | |
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| USS Constellation | |
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| Class: | Constitution-class |
| Registry: | NCC-1017 |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Launched: | reference stardate 1/8803 |
| Status: | Destroyed (2267) |
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USS Constellation (NCC-1017) was a Federation Constitution-class heavy cruiser in service to Starfleet in the late 23rd century. (ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia)
In 2267, the vessel's service came to an abrupt end when the ship was demolished by a planet-killing doomsday device. (TOS episode: "The Doomsday Machine")
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[edit] Service history
The Constellation was one of the original batch of Constitution-class starships that were authorized for Starfleet appropriation on stardate 0965. She was finally built to Mk I Constitution specifications and entered service on reference stardate 2/8803. (TOS roleplay module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)
Around the mid-23rd century, the Constellation was commanded by Starfleet officer Ran Armstrong. Captain Armstrong would later be promoted to the admiralty, eventually succeeded as Constellation CO by Commodore Matthew Decker. (TOS novel: Dreadnought!)
When Commodore Decker took command, he offered the position of first officer to Commander Anne Gauvreau, his XO from his previous command, the USS Yorktown. Gauvreau declined because she wanted a starship command. (TOS novel: Prime Directive)
On stardate 2/0211, the Constellation was relaunched after being refit to Mk III (Achernar-subclass) specifications. As well as receiving new technologies, several cosmetic changes were also made to the ship. In 2265, Starfleet Command planned to make similar changes to several other Constitution-class vessels, including the USS Defiant and the USS Enterprise. (TOS roleplay module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual; TOS - Crucible novel: The Fire and the Rose)
In 2263, the Constellation discovered a mold on planet Ravanar IV with an unusually large DNA sequence, dubbed a "meta-genome". This discovery led to the fast-tracking of the construction of Starbase Vanguard. (VGD novel: Harbinger)
In late 2265 or early 2266, the Constellation established a mining outpost on Beta Argola. During this mission, one of the miners suffered a psychotic episode, and nearly killed Commander Hiromi Takeshewada and Lieutenant Etienne Vascogne.
In 2266, the Constellation responded to an emergency distress call from Alpha Proxima II, along with the Enterprise, where an unidentified plague had incapacitated the government. Decker and Enterprise commander James T. Kirk imposed martial law on the planet until the alien artifact causing the plague was seized and destroyed. (TOS - The Brave and the Bold novella: The First Artifact)
In early 2267, the Constellation received an overhaul of its defensive and tactical systems as part of a Starfleet-wide refit program in preparation for the coming war with the Klingon Empire. (TOS - Errand of Fury novel: Demands of Honor)
In 2267, Constellation was destroyed with all hands in a successful effort to stop an extra-galactic "planet killer" threatening Federation planets. (TOS episode: "The Doomsday Machine")
- A new Constitution class starship, the USS Constellation began construction shortly after.
[edit] Crew manifest
| name | rank | position | dates |
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| Ran Armstrong | commanding officer | early 2260s | |
| Matthew Decker | commodore | commanding officer | until 2267 |
| Hiromi Takeshewada | commander | first officer | 2266 |
| Lewis Rosenhaus | chief medical officer | 2266 | |
| Guillermo Masada | lieutenant | second officer and science officer | until 2267 |
| Etienne Vascogne | lieutenant | security chief | 2266 |
| George Howard | lieutenant | communications officer | 2266 |
| Chaoyang Soo | lieutenant junior grade | 2266 | |
| Helga Litwak | ensign | assistant security chief | 2266 |
| Sontor | ensign | 2266 | |
| Alamanzar | officer | command division | 2266 |
| Emil Jazayerli | head nurse | 2266 | |
| Norma Shekele | technician | 2266 | |
| Lawford | yeoman | until 2263 | |
| Guthrie | yeoman | 2263 on |
[edit] Appendices
[edit] Appearences
[edit] References
- Star Trek: The Original Series
[edit] Connections
- USS Constellation (NCC-1017) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| Early series of Constitution-class class I/class XI heavy cruiser starships | |||
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| Federation Starfleet (primary universe) | Built to mk I specifications | Constellation • Constitution • Defiant • Endeavor • Enterprise • Excalibur • Exeter • Farragut • Hood • Intrepid • Kongo • Lexington • Potemkin • Republic • Valiant (I) • Yorktown | 
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| Various specifications | Alexander • Asimov • Confederate • Enterprise (Vardaine copy) • Glory • Indomitable • Isshasshte • Jefferson • John F. Kennedy • Nautilus • Olympus Mons • Ortisei • Pathfinder • Surak • Tao Feng • Trojan • Venture • Zimbabwe • unnamed Constitution-class starships | ||
| Terran Empire Starfleet (mirror universe) | Carnage • Banshee • Defiant • Enterprise • Excalibur • Hood • Kodos • Lexington • Nobunaga • Potemkin | 
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| See also the later subclasses: Bonhomme Richard-subclass (mk II) • Achernar-subclass (mk III) • Tikopai-subclass (mk IV) • Enterprise-subclasses (mk I-III refits) • other Constitution variants | |||
