Redesigning the Excelsior resulted in modeling not just one ship, but three.
Introducing the Excelsior-class U.S.S. Enterprise:
In-Universe Context
| Registry | NCC-1701-B |
| Class | Excelsior-class Type-B |
| Type | Command cruiser |
| Active | 2293 to 2329 |
| Decks | 26 |
| Length | Approximately 581m |
| Capacity | 1200 humanoids 3500 humanoids maximum limit |
| Max. Speed | Warp factor 9.2 |
| Max. Cruising | Warp factor 7.4 |
| Armament | Phasers (x12 phaser banks) Photon torpedoes (x6 launchers) |
The third Starfleet vessel to bear the name Enterprise, the Enterprise B more than lived up to her storied legacy. Launched in late 2293 shortly after the Khitomer Accords ended hostilities between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, the new Enterprise--designed for combat--spent most of her service at the furthest frontiers of known space, venturing deep into the unknown. After four decades of service under five captains, the Enterprise ultimately disappeared without a trace in 2329, shortly after completing her last mission: escorting a Bajoran refugee flotilla to safe harbor after the Cardassian annexation of their homeworld.
In 2331 the Enterprise B was officially declared lost in action and presumed destroyed. The following year she was succeeded by a new, Ambassador-class Enterprise.
