STARSHIP
USS Enterprise
Class:	Declaration-class
Affiliation:	United Federation of Planets
Launched:	early 23rd century

The USS Enterprise was a Declaration-class space-liners of the early 23rd century, operating within the Federation.

It was the first of the Declaration-class, intended specifically to travel the main Federation space routes between major member worlds, such as Earth–Alpha Centauri. It began service in 2123 SFC (c. 2195) (TOS reference: Spaceflight Chronology).

BackgroundEdit

Spaceflight Chronology based the Declaration-class class on an image originally designed by Matt Jefferies during the early pre-production stage of Star Trek. After the show was cancelled, the design was considered for use in a planned, but never produced, sci-fi television series by Gene Roddenberry. A portrait of the ship later appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, as the USS Enterprise, which Star Trek Maps developed as the Starliner and UESP Enterprise and other sources have since referenced.

The Declaration-class and thus this USS Enterprise therefore appear very similar to the Starliner and the UESP Enterprise/USS Enterprise (XCV-330). However, it has a very differently shaped nose-section to the original image.

Ships named Enterprise
United Kingdom of Great Britain	HMS Enterprize
United States of America	Enterprise • CV-6 • CVN-65 • OV-101
United Earth	Starliner 7 • XCV-330 • NX-01
United Federation of Planets	Declaration-class • NCC-1701 • NCC-1701-A • NCC-1701-B • NCC-1701-C • NCC-1701-D • NCC-1701-E
Terran Empire (mirror universe)	HMS Enterprize • NX-01 • NCC-1701 • NCC-1701-A • ICC-1701-D • NCC-1701-E
Galactic Commonwealth (mirror universe)	Free Starship Enterprise
Federation (alternate reality)	NCC-1701
Federation (alternate futures)	NCC-1701-F • NCC-1701-J • NCC-1701-∞
United Earth (alternate realities)	UESS Enterprise • ESS Enterprise
Federation (other alternate realities)	FSS Enterprise • USV Enterprise • US Enterprise • USS Enterprise-E