Over the years that the show has been on the air and in the movies, there have been many different versions of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise. To date, there have been 8 Starships to bear the name, ranging from the NX class from Star Trek Enterprise to the Kelvin Timeline U.S.S. Enterprise in the last three movies. Which one was your favorite, and why?
United Earth Starship Enterprise, NX-01, NX Class. This Starship was in service in the early 2150's. She was the main Starship in the series Star Trek: Enterprise. She was commanded by Captain Johnathan Archer, known as the greatest explorer of the 22nd century. After the Earth-Romulan War in the late 2150's, and helping to found the United Federation of Planets in 2161, she was eventually decommissioned and donated to the Fleet Museum at Earth.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701, early Constitution Class, Discovery version. This Starship was in service in the 2240's, and commanded by Captain Christopher Pike. She was seen in the series Star Trek: Discovery.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701, Constitution Class Original Series refit. This version of the Constitution Class Starship was in service in the mid to late 2250's, and completed Captain James T. Kirk's historic 5 year mission.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701/NCC-1701-A, Constitution Class movie refit. This version of the Constitution Class Starship was in service in the late 2270's. The U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701 self-destructed in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The Enterprise A was the last Starship Captain James T. Kirk commanded. She was very instrumental in helping the Khitomer negotiations begin, and thwarted an assassination attempt on the Federation President. She was decommissioned in the 2290's and donated to the Fleet Museum at Earth.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-B, Excelsior Class Refit. This Starship was seen in the beginning of the 7th movie Star Trek: Generations. She was in service in the late 2290's, and commanded by Captain John Harriman. Not much is known about this ship, except that she was involved in the Tomed Incident with the Romulan Star Empire in the late 2310's. Because of the incident, the Treaty of Algeron was signed which re-defined the Romulan Neutral Zone and banned the Federation from developing cloaking technology. The fate of this ship is still unknown at this time.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-C, Ambassador Class. This Starship was first seen in the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3 episode Yesterday's Enterprise. This ship was in service in the 2340's, and commanded by Captain Rachel Garrett. She was destroyed defending the Klingon colony at Nerendra III from a Romulan Attack Group. Her sacrifice led to the signing of the Khitomer Accords, which was the historic peace treaty between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-D, Galaxy Class. This Starship was the main ship in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the movie Star Trek Generations. She was in service in the 2360's. Her captain, Jean-Luc Picard, was one of the most famous captains of the 24th century. In the early2370's, her drive section suffered a core breach after battling a rogue Klingon D-12 Class Bird-of-Prey. It was destroyed, and the shockwave from the explosion caused the saucer section of the ship to crash land on the planet Veridian III. Casualties were light, but the ship could not be repaired or salvaged.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-E, Sovereign Class. This Starship was in service in the mid 2370's and is the main ship in the last 3 Next Generation movies (Fist Contact, Insurrection, Nemesis). Her Commanding Officer is still Captain Jean-Luc Picard. She fought against the Borg at the Battle of Sector 001 and also participated in several major campaigns during the Dominion War. In the late 2370's she thwarted an major attempted attack on Earth by the rogue Romulan Praetor Shinzon. She is currently still in active service.
Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701, Consitution Class, Kelvin Timeline version. This Starship was in service in the mid to late 2250's, and was the main ship in the latest 3 movies (2009 Star Trek, Into Darkness, Beyond). She was first commanded by Captain Christopher Pike, and later by a young Captain James T. Kirk. She was destroyed by The Swarm in the movie Star Trek: Beyond.
