USS Intrepid (NCC-1631)

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The USS Intrepid (NCC-1631) was a Federation Constitution-class class I/class IX heavy cruiser starship in service to Starfleet in the 23rd century. (ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia; TOS episode: "Court Martial")

[edit] Service history

The Intrepid was one of the initial batch of Constitution-class starships that were authorized for Starfleet appropriation on stardate 0965, where she was initially assigned the registry number, NCC-1708. She was built to Mk I specifications by the Vulcans and eventually entered service on reference stardate 1/8804 (2248), with a new registry number, NCC-1631. (TOS references: Star Fleet Technical Manual, Federation Ship Recognition Manual; TOS novel: Crisis on Vulcan)

The RPG book All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook gives the ship's commissioning date as 2262.

Throughout most of her career, the Intrepid would be attached to the Vulcan Science Academy and be crewed by mainly Vulcans who had graduated from Starfleet Academy. One of her early commanding officers was Captain Spiak. (TOS novels: Crisis on Vulcan, Aftershock; ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)

The reference book, The Worlds of the Federation, states that the Intrepid was the first vessel to encounter a Tholian vessel, but subsequent episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise seem to have disproved that claim.

The Intrepid was later refit to Mk III (Achernar-subclass) specifications and re-entered service on stardate 2/0206. (Federation Ship Recognition Manual reference: )

In 2263, the Intrepid encountered a Fabrini probe while exploring the Scorpius-Centaurus OB Association. In the same area, the Intrepid also made first contact with the Shesshran. (TOS novel: Ex Machina)

Following his admittance into Starfleet Academy in 2265, Robert Maliani performed his first "apprentice" assignment by refitting the Intrepid's computers. (TOS short story: "Night Whispers")

In 2267, the Intrepid was being repaired at Starbase 11, when the USS Enterprise was ordered ahead of the Intrepid in repair priority. (TOS episode: "Court Martial")

Even as late as 2268, the Intrepid still boasted an all-Vulcan crew, and it was in this year that she was lost while investigating the Gamma 7A system, falling victim to a gigantic space amoeba that sucked the life-force out of living beings and mechanical power sources alike. (TOS episode: "The Immunity Syndrome")

In 2370, Captain Jean-Luc Picard thought of the Intrepid as one of the names that would go down in history as infamous and would not be used. (TNG novel: Dyson Sphere) Nevertheless, the new Constitution-class USS Intrepid was built and the name has since been used on several other starships. (TOS references: Star Fleet Technical Manual, Federation Ship Recognition Manual; TNG episodes: "Sins of the Father", "Force of Nature")

[edit] Appendices

Ships named Intrepid
	Intrepid (United Earth) • USS Intrepid (NCC-1631) • USS Intrepid (NCC-1730) • USS Intrepid II • USS Intrepid (NCC-38907) • USS Intrepid (NCC-74600)

Early series of Constitution-class class I/class XI heavy cruiser starships
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
	Various specifications	Alexander • Asimov • Confederate • Enterprise (Vardaine copy) • Glory • Indomitable • Isshasshte • Jefferson • John F. Kennedy • Lubien • Nautilus • Niagara • Oceanic • Olympus Mons • Ortisei • Pathfinder • Surak • Tao Feng • Townshend • Trojan • Venture • Zimbabwe • unnamed Constitution-class starships
Terran Empire Starfleet (mirror universe)		Carnage • Banshee • Defiant • Enterprise • Excalibur • Hood • Kodos • Lexington • Nobunaga • Potemkin
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

Achernar-subclass (Constitution-class mk III class I/class XI cruiser/heavy cruiser starships)
Refit with mk III engines	Bismark • Bonhomme Richard • Challenger • Constellation • Constitution • Defiant • Eagle • El Dorado • Endeavour • Enterprise • Essex • Excalibur • Exeter • Farragut • Hood • Hornet • Intrepid • Kent • Kongo • Lexington • Potemkin • Republic • Saratoga • Valiant • Yamato • Yorktown
Built to mk III specifications	Akagi • Ark Royal • Caspan • Chikuma • Discovery • Forrestal • Kaga • Kitty Hawk • Langley • Littorio • Marseille • Radetsky • Richelieu • Rivoli • Santissima Trinidad • Sirius • Ticonderoga • Victory
Authorized for construction	Achernar • Ahzdar • Alam'ak • Alferaz • Alfr • Androcus • Annobon • Astrad • Behr'ak • Czar'ak • Ekinus • Elohim • Esabl • Eskiis • Galina • Ghar • Ghondr • Hajj • Hiemdal • Horok • Jassan • Jenshahn • Jupiter • Kars • Kasimar • Kep Salu • Kestral • Ketoi • Maat • Mazda • Mengen • Mirazh • Mondoloy • Mongo • Ndele • Oblik • Oomaru • Paegan • Pari • Pelione • Phardos • Pilar • Procyon • Proxima • Qizan • Qual'at • Quindar • Rigil Kentaurus • Salayna • Samaara • Shaandra • Shahr • Sinuiji • Sol • Tajarhi • Tali • Temir • Thelonii • Tholus • Tulan • Tutakai • Xanthii • Yaan • Za'faran • Zaahm • Zindar

[edit] External links

• USS Intrepid (NCC-1631) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• USS Intrepid (NCC-1631) article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon Star Trek wiki.