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For other uses, see Excelsior.
For other uses, see NCC-1718.

The USS Excelsior (registry NCC-1718) was a Federation starship, a Constitution-class heavy cruiser in service to Starfleet in the late 23rd century. (FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)

Service history and disposition[]

Constitution-achernar

Proposed Bonhomme Richard-class configuration.

Construction of the Excelsior as a Bonhomme Richard-subclass vessel was authorized by the Starfleet appropriation of stardate 3220. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)

In 2267, the Excelsior was docked at Starbase 11 undergoing repairs. (TOS episode: "Court Martial")

In 2269, the Excelsior, under the command of Captain LaLiberté, along with the USS Republic, was dispatched to Altair VII in response to an unknown entity that had been attacking planetary targets. Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise discovered that a vast machine planet intelligence from a parallel universe called Nagha was behind the attacks. (TOS - The New Voyages 2 short story: "The Sleeping God")

The Excelsior was refit to the Enterprise-subclass specifications, outfitted as an advanced heavy cruiser (CA+), by the 2280s decade. (ST video game: Starfleet Command)

No history or definitive final fate is established for this vessel in Starfleet Command as its name was randomly assigned to a cruiser vessel by the game software. Assuming Starfleet would not field two capital ships with the same name, Excelsior was probably taken out of service at some point before the ship commissioning and launch of the Excelsior-class USS Excelsior in 2285. In terms of the SFC game series, this predecessor vessel was removed from the game code for the sequels Starfleet Command II: Empires at War and Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates, where the new Excelsior was available for play.

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Ships named Excelsior
Federation Starfleet
(prime reality)
USS Excelsior (NCC-1718, Constitution-class)USS Excelsior (NCC-2000, Excelsior-class)USS Excelsior (NCC-21445, 24th century)USS Excelsior (NCC-42037, Excelsior-class)USS Excelsior (NCC-2000-D, Excelsior-class)see also: Excelsior-classExcelsior II-classExcelsior-class (alternates) Federation icon image. Starfleet icon image.
Federation Starfleet
(Kelvin timeline)
USS Excelsior (NCC-1729, Armstrong-class) Federation icon image. Starfleet icon image. Terran Empire, Starfleet
(mirror universe)
ISS Excelsior (NCC-2000, Excelsior-class prototype)ISS Excelsior (NCC-2000-D, Excelsior-class)ISS Excelsior (NC-2015-I, Excelsior-class) Terran Empire icon image. Imperial Starfleet icon image.
Bonhomme Richard-subclass (Constitution-class mk II class I/class XI cruiser/heavy cruiser starships)
Refit with mk II engines Kongo UFP emblem image. Seal of the Federation Starfleet.
Built to mk II specifications BismarkBonhomme RichardCenturion (fm. Farragut II)Constellation IIChallengerEagleEl DoradoEndeavourEssexExcelsiorHornetIntrepidKentMerrimacMonitorSaratogaValiant IIWaspYamato
Authorized for construction AriDefianceKriegerLafayetteTori
Enterprise-subclass (Constitution-class class XI/class XII cruiser/heavy cruiser starships)
Federation, Starfleet Ships of various specifications NCC-1335AchillesApolloBooneChristopher PikeExplorerFuriousHuntingtonIcarusIndependenceJeffersonKelleghanLucasMusashiRauerSalazarSomersTigressVengeanceheavy cruiser (CA): Constellation IIGoebenEximerOriskanyRepublicReshadijeRamillesConstitutionEnterpriseFarragut IIrear-fire heavy cruiser (CAR): YorktownExeterIntrepid IIValiant IIPotemkinMonitorHornetMerimacEndeavourDefianceadvanced heavy cruiser (CA+): ExcelsiorHoodWaspEl DoradoAriSaratogaToriKriegerPort MoresbyPharsallusHastingsArbelaheavy drone cruiser (CAD): AgincourtBallistaBarrReprisalVulturecommand cruiser (CC): EssexExcalibur IIKongoLafayetteLexingtonheavy command cruiser (CB): AlesiaAlfeldAusterlitzBasraCannaeCoral SeaGaugamelaGettysburgGolanGravelotteInchonIsandhlwanaKadeshKhe SonKurskPanjsherRocroiRossbachSuomussalmiTannenbergThermopolaePoltavaVincennesfire support cruiser (CFS): HighwaymanKnight ErrantPaladinRangeradvanced fire support cruiser (CFS+): BerserkerCavalierFencerSamuraitactical command cruiser (TCC): Enterprise-Agalactic survey cruiser: Achernar UFP emblem. Seal of the Federation Starfleet.
Refit to mk I specification EnterpriseBismarkExcalibur IIYamatoChallengerValiant IIEssexBonhomme RichardPotemkinConstellation IIIntrepidCenturion (fm. Farragut II)LexingtonYorktownWaspForrestalRepublicAkagiRivoli Built to mk I specification ExeterDefiantHoodValley ForgeOriskanyRepublicHancockMinskYorktown
Refit to mk II specification EagleSantissima TrinidadMarseilleRadetsky Built to mk II specification ZuihoGraf ZeppelinSoryuHiryuKing George VPrince of WalesFranklinVictory IIScharnhorstGneisenauKaga IIKirishimaFreidlandKonigsbergClemenceau
Refit to mk III specification KongoSaratogaEl DoradoTiconderogaKitty Hawk Built to mk III specification KearsargeBunker HillChikumaEmperadorUkraniaMarcelloFontanaJava
Terran Empire, Starfleet
(mirror universe)
ConstellationContemptibleDeceiverEnterprise (refit)Enterprise-AFarragutIntrepidNixonRelentless Seal of the Terran Empire.

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