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The ''[[Excelsior class]]'' Starship ''Enterprise'' was launched from [[Earth]] orbit in late October<ref name="FASA2012"/> [[Chronology: 2294|2294]], with [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Harriman, John Jr.|John Harriman]] commanding.<ref name="ST07"/> There was some opposition to the new ''Enterprise'' being an ''Excelsior'' class ship. If [[Starfleet]] wanted to retain the ''Enterprise'' name, they argued, it should go to one of the [[Constellation class|''Constellation'' class]] cruisers, with their distinctive quadruple nacelle design. In the end, the ''Excelsior'' class kept the ''Enterprise'' name because that class was becoming the new workhorse of Starfleet, much like the [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] in decades past, and Starfleet believed that the ''Enterprise'' name should be given to a ship class that would have high visibility.<ref name="FASA2012"/>

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The vessel's maiden voyage was planned as a publicity junket consisting of a brief trip out past [[Pluto]]. Guests of honor aboard the new ''Enterprise'' included Captains [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] and [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]] and [[Starfleet Ranks#Commander|Commander]] [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]. During this flight, the ''Enterprise'' responded to an emergency distress call from two transport ships carrying [[El-Aurians|El-Aurian]] refugees to Earth. The ships were trapped in the [[Nexus]] energy ribbon and were on the verge of structural collapse. Problems with the ''Enterprise's'' incomplete equipment prevented the rescue of one ship, the [[S.S. Robert Fox NFT-1327|S.S. ''Robert Fox'' NFT-1327]], but 47 survivors from the second ship, the [[S.S. Lakul NFT-7793|S.S. ''Lakul'' NFT-7793]], were transported to safety just as it exploded. Among those rescued were scientist [[Soran, Tolian|Tolian Soran]] and future [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D|''Enterprise''-D]] crew member [[Guinan]]. Captain Kirk, who had been making emergency modifications to the deflector system to allow the ''Enterprise'' to escape the ribbon, was lost and believed killed in the incident.<ref name="ST07"/><ref name="ST07N"/>

Captain Harriman remained in command until after the [[Tomed Incident]] in [[Chronology: 2311|2311]]. At that time, his executive officer, [[Sulu, Demora|Demora Sulu]], who had been serving aboard the ''Enterprise'' since the ship's launch when she was an ensign, assumed command of the vessel.<ref name="Serpents"/> Loosely assigned to [[Starbase 12]], the ''Enterprise'' took part in many engagements in the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] and the [[Triangle border|Triangle]]. The ''Enterprise'' also served on four separate five-year galaxy exploration tours,<ref name="FASA2012"/> playing a key role in the exploration of space beyond the [[Gourami Sector]], was responsible for mapping more than 142 star systems, and made first contact with seventeen civilizations.<ref name="TNGTM"/> The career of the ''Enterprise'' also boasted the fewest crew losses by death for six years straight, a far cry from her predecessors. The ''Enterprise'' often served as a transport for dignitaries: her passengers included, at one time or another, the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] [[Chancellor]] and his consort, the [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] [[Praetor]], six of the most powerful [[Orions|Orion]] families, the entire [[Vulcan High Command|Vulcan]] political hierarchy, 50 Starfleet admirals, and the entire [[Federation Council]]. Fortunately, they were not all aboard simultaneously. The career of the ''Enterprise'' came to a tragic end in the early 24th century, however, when, on Reference Stardate [[Chronology: 2329#February|2/8202 (February 2329)]],<ref name="FASA2012"/><ref name="IronSacrifice"/> the ''Enterprise,'' now under the command of Captain [[Johnson, Thomas|Thomas Johnson]], was reported lost and presumed destroyed after the crew reported contracting an unknown infection,<ref name="IronSacrifice"/> and the details of the incident were classified.<ref name="LUG25000"/>

==FASA Timeline==
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The [[United Federation of Planets (FASA)|Federation]] Starship ''Enterprise,'' an [[Excelsior class|''Excelsior'' class]] vessel, was commissioned on [[Reference Stardate]] [[FASA Chronology: 2239#October|2/3910 (October 2239)]]. There was some opposition to the new ''Enterprise'' being an ''Excelsior'' class ship. If [[Starfleet]] wanted to retain the ''Enterprise'' name, they argued, it should go to one of the [[Constellation class|''Constellation'' class]] cruisers, with their distinctive quadruple nacelle design. In the end, the ''Excelsior'' class kept the ''Enterprise'' name because that class was becoming the new workhorse of Starfleet, much like the [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] in decades past, and Starfleet believed that the ''Enterprise'' name should be given to a ship class that would have high visibility.<ref name="FASA2012"/>

Loosely assigned to [[Starbase 12#FASA Timeline|Starbase 12]], the ''Enterprise'' took part in many engagements in the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] and [[The Triangle#FASA Timeline|the Triangle]]. The ''Enterprise'' also served on four separate five-year galaxy exploration tours.<ref name="FASA2012"/> The career of the ''Enterprise'' also boasted the fewest crew losses by death for six years straight, a far cry from her predecessors. The ''Enterprise'' often served as a transport for dignitaries: her passengers included, at one time or another, the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] [[Chancellor]] and his consort, the [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] [[Praetor]], six of the most powerful [[Orions|Orion]] families, the entire [[Vulcan High Command|Vulcan]] political hierarchy, 50 Starfleet admirals, and the entire [[Federation Council]]. Fortunately, they were not all aboard simultaneously. The career of the ''Enterprise'' came to a tragic end in the early 24th century, however, when, on Reference Stardate [[FASA Chronology: 2282#February|2/8202 (February 2282)]], the ''Enterprise'' was destroyed.<ref name="FASA2012"/>

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<ref name="ST07N">''[[Star Trek: Generations (Novel)|Star Trek: Generations]].'' Novel. December 1994. Pocket Books.</ref>
<ref name="LUG25000">{{RefLUG25000}}</ref>
<ref name="Serpents">"[[Serpents Among the Ruins (Novel)|Serpents Among the Ruins]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]].'' Novel. September 2003. Pocket Books.</ref>
<ref name="IronSacrifice">"[[Tales from the Captain's Table (Novel)#Iron_and_Sacrifice|Iron and Sacrifice]]." ''[[Tales from the Captain's Table (Novel)|Tales from the Captain's Table]].'' ''Star Trek'' (Uncategorized). Novel. June 2005. Pocket Books.</ref>
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