Ships

NX class

NX class (ENT-01-02)
NX class (ENT-01-02)

The first of a new generation of Warp 5 starships designed for long-term space travel and scientific discovery, the first NX class starship, Enterprise NX-01, was launched in April 2151 under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. The NX class was the culmination of more than three decades of research and development at the Warp Five Complex by Archer’s father, Dr. Henry Archer, and other scientists inspired by warp pioneer Zefram Cochrane. The NX class’s Warp 5 engine put humanity within reach of thousands of inhabited worlds, compared to the small handful at lower warp speeds, for the first time.[2]
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Atlantis NX-05

NX class (ENT-01-02)
NX class (ENT-01-02)

The NX class Starship Atlantis was launched in June 2156.[1]
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Endeavour NX-06

NX class (ENT-01-02)
NX class (ENT-01-02)

The NX class Starship Endeavour was launched in June 2156. Due to the relatively slow pace at which the NX class ships could be built and the military necessities inherent during the Romulan War, Endeavour was the last ship of her class constructed, so that resources could be diverted to upgrading the existing and easier-to-build Daedalus class ships with the advances in warp drive and weapons technology created for the NX class.[1]

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Challenger NX-03

NX class (ENT-01-02)
NX class (ENT-01-02)

The NX class Starship Challenger was launched in late August 2155. Challenger was destroyed in March 2156 when Captain Roy Dunsel initiated the ship’s self-destruct rather than allow it to fall into Romulan hands while defending Andoria, sacrificing the lives of all aboard so that the Romulans could not use Challenger‘s weapons against Andoria after the ship’s computers had been taken over remotely.[1]

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Discovery NX-04

NX class (ENT-01-02)
NX class (ENT-01-02)

The NX class Starship Discovery was launched in late August 2155 under the command of Captain Curtis. In November 2155, the Discovery was destroyed by Romulan forces while defending Starbase 1 at Berengaria VII.[1]
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U.S.S. Kearsarge NCC-57566

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class. The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D rendezvoused with the Kearsarge after the Kot’baval festival on Maranga IV in 2370.[1]
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U.S.S. Buran NCC-57580

U.S.S. Buran (TNG-175)
U.S.S. Buran (TNG-175)

U.S.S. Buran (TNG-175)
U.S.S. Buran (TNG-175)

Federation starship, Challenger (II) class. The Buran was one of 39 starships destroyed by the Borg in the Battle of Wolf 359.[1]

Named for the Russian space shuttle, which was in turn named for the Russian word for “snowstorm.”

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U.S.S. Armstrong NCC-57537

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class.[2] In 2373, the Armstrong and the U.S.S. Drake NCC-70956 were ambushed by a Klingon battle group and took heavy casualties. After the battle, the ships docked at Deep Space Nine to receive medical aid.[1]
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U.S.S. Challenger

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class.[1] Prototype of the line. At least the fourth starship to bear the name, and the second to be the first of a class.

The class name is taken from The Star Trek Encyclopedia and was not used on screen. Though the ship has never appeared on screen or in the tie-in fiction, others of the class have; it must exist, given the tradition of naming classes for the first ship of the line.

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Challenger (II) class

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)
Challenger (II) class (TNG-175)

Challenger (II) class.[1]

The class name is taken from The Star Trek Encyclopedia and was not used on screen. Since there is another, earlier ship design with the same class name, this class has been given the (II) modifier.
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