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USS *Enterprise* (NCC-1701-D)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
	USS Enterprise front view
First appearance	"Encounter at Farpoint"; Star Trek: The Next Generation; 1987;
Last appearance	"Remembrance"; Star Trek: Picard; 2020;
Created by	Andrew Probert
Information
Affiliation	United Federation of Planets; Starfleet
Launched	October 4, 2363
Decommissioned	2371 (Star Trek Generations)
Captain	Jean-Luc Picard; William Riker; Edward Jellico
Auxiliary vehicles	Shuttlecraft; Captain's yacht
General characteristics
Class	Galaxy
Registry	NCC-1701-D
Armaments	Phasers; Photon torpedoes
Defenses	Deflector shields
Maximum speed	Warp 9.5
Propulsion	Impulse drive; Warp drive
Power	Matter/antimatter reaction

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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), or Enterprise-D, is a starship in the Star Trek media franchise. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, it is the main setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series (1987–1994) and the film Star Trek Generations (1994). It has also been depicted in various spinoffs, films, books, and licensed products.

Designed by Andrew Probert, this Enterprise updates Matt Jefferies' basic design of the namesake Enterprise from the original Star Trek (1966–1969).

Design

Concept

The Enterprise's registry was originally NCC-1701-7, but the seven became a letter — a G, indicating the eighth starship Enterprise — to be consistent with the appearance of the Enterprise NCC-1701-A at the conclusion of Star Trek IV (1986).^[3] Unlike Captain Kirk's five-year mission in the original Star Trek, the crew in The Next Generation would be outfitted for a mission of at least 10 years.^[3] To sustain such a mission, the new vessel would twice as long, eight times the volume, and include the crew's families.^[3] Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry also wanted the new ship to bring an improved quality of life to its crew: it would be brighter, less militaristic, and have sleeker and more refined interfaces than the original series.^[4] He wanted the Enterprise to convey a harmony between science and quality of life.^[5]

A revision of the show's writers' guide from February 1987 specified the Enterprise as the NCC-1701-D, carrying a crew of 907 and their families; by March, the crew complement had increased to 1,012 and specified the show occurring 78 years after the original Star Trek.^[6]

Design

Andrew Probert, Rick Sternbach, and Michael Okuda were among the earliest hires for the new show's production, and all three had worked on Star Trek films.^[7] Roddenberry conceived the bridge set as having a forward viewscreen four times larger than in Star Trek, and for there to be a conference table on the bridge itself. As production continued, the table was shifted to a conference room, and an open bridge design formed.^[8] Probert designed a transporter to be near the bridge, but Roddenberry preferred the characters to have conversations on their way to a more distant transporter room.

Once the interior designs were concluded, Probert began working on the exterior design. He based his work on a "what if?" painting for an entirely new ship he'd made shortly after finalizing the Enterprise redesign for 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture.^[9] Story editor David Gerrold saw the sketch and brought it to creator Roddenberry's attention, who approved the sketch as a starting point for the Enterprise's design. The sleeker lines and rounded contours that informed the interior design also influenced the exterior.^[9] The ship's many windows are meant to support the crew's ability to stay in touch with their environment.^[9] Despite the changes, the Enterprise retains the hallmarks of Matt Jefferies' design for the original Enterprise: a saucer section, engineering section, and a pair of warp engine nacelles.^[9] Probert's design included the ability for the saucer separation to separate from the engineering section, and Probert said his biggest design challenge was creating a ship that looked as good in two pieces as it did as one piece.^[9] Probert received a design patent on the Enterprise-D design in 1990.^[10]

Sets

Starting in October 1986, producers began planning the show's sets, including efforts to "scrounge" them from the film franchise.^[8] The films' engineering, sickbay, corridor, crew quarters, and bridge were all redressed for The Next Generation.^[11]^[12] To save money in the first season, the observation lounge's windows were covered with carpeted to become sickbay; a new lounge set was created for the the second season.^[11] A multipurpose set that served as the cargo bay, holodeck, shuttlebeck, and gymnasium was built from scratch.^[12] While the bridge "seems immense," the set had the same 38-foot (12 m) width as the original series bridge and is 2 feet (0.61 m) longer.

Filming model

Producers were aware that audiences had grown accustomed to the cinematic quality of models and effects in the franchise's films.^[12] There was consideration to using only CGI models and effects, but anxiety about whether the vendor could consistently deliver high-quality work led to that idea's rejection.^[12] Instead, producers turned to Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), who had worked on the Star Trek films.^[12]

An ILM team led by Greg Jein and Ease Owyeung began work on the models in March 1987. They created two filming miniatures for $75,000: a 2-foot (0.61 m) model and a 6-foot (1.8 m) mode that separated into the saucer and engineering sections.^[12] A gap in ILM's production schedule also allowed them to create a bank of stock shots of the Enterprise.^[12] For the third season, model-maker Jein built a four-foot (1.2 m) miniature, which had an added layer of surface plating detail.^[13] The six-foot model was used whenever a saucer separation sequence needed to be filmed, and it was then updated by ILM for use in Star Trek Generations.^{[citation needed]}

Jonathan Frakes said, "When we negotiate our contracts, Paramount's company line is that the ship is in fact the star of the show!"^[14] According to commentary on the Star Trek Generations DVD, one of the real world reasons for the Enterprise-D's destruction stems from a concept drawing of a saucer section landing, produced for the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. TNG writers Ronald D. Moore, Jeri Taylor and Brannon Braga saw the drawing and wanted to use a saucer crash as a sixth-season cliffhanger episode for the series, but were unable to do so because of a limited budget and resistance from producer Michael Piller.^{[citation needed]}

ILM's John Knoll also built a CGI Electric Image model of the Enterprise-D for the film Star Trek Generations (1994).^[15] That model was transferred to LightWave and used to create various Galaxy-class starships in episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Timeless".^{[citation needed]}

Eden FX's Gabriel Köerner built a new CGI LightWave model for the Enterprise-D's appearance in Star Trek: Enterprise's series finale, "These Are the Voyages...".^{[citation needed]}

Depiction

Starfleet commissions the Enterprise in 2263, and it first appears in "Encounter at Farpoint" under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The flagship of the United Federation of Planets, it is on a mission "to boldly go where no one has gone before." Across seven television seasons, the crew explores the galaxy and makes first contact with several new species.

In 2371, as depicted in Star Trek Generations, an attack by the Duras sisters heavily damages the Enterprise. A warp drive coolant leak causes an explosion that destroys the engineering section, and the saucer section crash lands on the surface of Veridian III.^[15] The ship is damaged beyond repair, and the sequel film introduces a new vessel, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E), as the crew's new ship.

Critical reaction

In 2018, Io9/Gizmodo ranked the fictional spacecraft design, the Enterprise-D, as the 5th best version of starship Enterprise of the Star Trek franchise.^[16]

In 2019, SyFy ranked the fictional starship design, the NCC-1701-D Enterprise as the second best version of the starship in the Star Trek science fiction universe.^[17]

Cultural impact

In October 2006, the six-foot (1.8 m) Enterprise shooting miniature was auctioned in New York City at Christie's auction house, along with other models, props, costumes, and set pieces from the Star Trek franchise. Its projected value was $20,000 to $30,000, but the final sale price was $576,000 – the most expensive item in the auction.^[18]

References

Citations

^ Sternbach & Okuda 1991, 567.
^ "Enterprise-D". CBS. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nemecek 2003, p. 4.
^ Nemecek 2003, p. 5.
^ Nemecek 2003, p. 9-10.
^ Nemecek 2003, p. 6.
^ Nemecek 2003, p. 5-6.
^ ^a ^b Nemecek 2003, p. 7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nemecek 2003, p. 9.
^ "US Patent D307,923". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Nemecek 2003, p. 9-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nemecek 2003, p. 11.
^ Okuda, Michael & Sternbach, Rick (1991). Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-70427-3.
^ "Jonathan Frakes – The Next Generation's Number One, Will Riker, and Trek director". BBC. Archived from the original on November 15, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Okuda, Mike; Okuda, Denise & Mirek, Debbie (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
^ Whitbrook, James. "All 11 Versions of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Ranked". io9. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^ Brigden, Charlie (January 21, 2019). "From one generation to the next: Ranking the Starships Enterprise". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^ "Christie's underestimates Trekkies, pulls $7.1 million". CNN. May 9, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007.

Sources

Drexler, Doug; Sternbach, Rick & Zimmerman, Herman (1998), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, Pocket Books, ISBN 0-671-01563-X
Lebowitz, Adam; Bonchune, Robert (2001), Star Trek Starship Spotter, Pocket Books, ISBN 0-7434-3725-X
Nemecek, Larry (2003), The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, Pocket Books, ISBN 978-0-7434-7657-7
Sternbach, Rick; Okuda, Michael (1991), Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, Pocket Books, ISBN 978-1-43910-856-7

External links

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) at Memory Alpha

[FOOTNOTESternbachOkuda1991567-1] Sternbach & Okuda 1991, 567.

[2] "Enterprise-D". CBS. Retrieved November 3, 2020.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20034-3] Nemecek 2003, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20035-4] Nemecek 2003, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20039-10-5] Nemecek 2003, p. 9-10.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20036-6] Nemecek 2003, p. 6.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20035-6-7] Nemecek 2003, p. 5-6.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20037-8] Nemecek 2003, p. 7.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20039-9] Nemecek 2003, p. 9.

[10] "US Patent D307,923". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.

[FOOTNOTENemecek20039-11-11] Nemecek 2003, p. 9-11.

[FOOTNOTENemecek200311-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nemecek 2003, p. 11.

[TNGTM-13] Okuda, Michael & Sternbach, Rick (1991). Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-70427-3.

[bbcfrakes-14] "Jonathan Frakes – The Next Generation's Number One, Will Riker, and Trek director". BBC. Archived from the original on November 15, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

[Encyc-15] Okuda, Mike; Okuda, Denise & Mirek, Debbie (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.

[:0-16] Whitbrook, James. "All 11 Versions of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Ranked". io9. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[:1-17] Brigden, Charlie (January 21, 2019). "From one generation to the next: Ranking the Starships Enterprise". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[18] "Christie's underestimates Trekkies, pulls $7.1 million". CNN. May 9, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007.

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+[[Image:Enterprise-D bridge.jpg|thumb|right|The main bridge replicated for exhibition]]
 Starting in October 1986, producers began planning the show's sets, including efforts to "scrounge" them from the film franchise.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=7}} The films' engineering, sickbay, corridor, crew quarters, and bridge were all redressed for ''The Next Generation''.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=9-11}}{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=11}} To save money in the first season, the observation lounge's windows were covered with carpeted to become sickbay; a new lounge set was created for the the second season.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=9-11}} A multipurpose set that served as the cargo bay, holodeck, shuttlebeck, and gymnasium was built from scratch.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=11}} While the bridge "seems immense," the set had the same {{Convert|38|ft|m|abbr=|adj=on}} width as the original series bridge and is {{Convert|2|ft|m|abbr=}} longer.
 === Filming model ===
+Producers were aware that audiences had grown accustomed to the cinematic quality of models and effects in the franchise's films.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=11}} There was consideration to using only CGI models and effects, but anxiety about whether the vendor could consistently deliver high-quality work led to that idea's rejection.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=11}} Instead, producers turned to [[Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM), who had worked on the ''Star Trek'' films.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=11}}
-An [[Industrial Light & Magic]] team supervised by Ease Owyeung built two filming miniatures (a {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on|spell=in|disp=sqbr}} model and a {{convert|2|ft|m|adj=on|spell=in|disp=sqbr}} model) for "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]", the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' pilot, and these models were used throughout the first two seasons.<ref name="TNGTM">{{cite book|last1=Okuda |first1= Michael |author2-link= Rick Sternbach |first2= Rick |last2= Sternbach |name-list-style= amp |year=1991|title=[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]|publisher=Pocket Books|isbn=0-671-70427-3}}</ref> For the third season, model-maker Greg Jein built a {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=on|spell=in}} miniature, which had an added layer of surface plating detail.<ref name="TNGTM" /> The {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on|spell=in}} model was used whenever a saucer separation sequence needed to be filmed, and it was then updated by ILM for use in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}
+An ILM team led by [[Greg Jein]] and Ease Owyeung began work on the models in March 1987. They created two filming miniatures for $75,000: a {{Convert|2|ft|m|abbr=|adj=on}} model and a {{Convert|6|ft|m|abbr=|adj=on}} mode that separated into the saucer and engineering sections.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=11}} A gap in ILM's production schedule also allowed them to create a bank of stock shots of the ''Enterprise.{{Sfn|Nemecek|2003|p=11}}'' For the third season, model-maker  Jein built a {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=on|spell=in}} miniature, which had an added layer of surface plating detail.<ref name="TNGTM">{{cite book|last1=Okuda|first1=Michael|title=[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]|last2=Sternbach|first2=Rick|publisher=Pocket Books|year=1991|isbn=0-671-70427-3|author2-link=Rick Sternbach|name-list-style=amp}}</ref> The six-foot model was used whenever a saucer separation sequence needed to be filmed, and it was then updated by ILM for use in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}
-[[Jonathan Frakes]] said, "When we negotiate our contracts, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]'s company line is that the ship is in fact the star of the show!"<ref name="bbcfrakes">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/frakes/printpage.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011115185829/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/frakes/printpage.html | archivedate=November 15, 2001 | title=Jonathan Frakes – The Next Generation's Number One, Will Riker, and Trek director | publisher=BBC | accessdate=May 7, 2011}}</ref> In October 2006, the {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on|spell=in}} ''Enterprise'' shooting miniature was auctioned in New York City at [[Christie's|Christie's auction house]], along with other models, props, costumes, and set pieces from the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Its projected value was $20,000 to $30,000, but the final sale price was $576,000 – the most expensive item in the auction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/07/startrek.auction|date=May 9, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007|title=Christie's underestimates Trekkies, pulls $7.1 million | work=CNN}}</ref> According to commentary on the ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' DVD, one of the real world reasons for the ''Enterprise''-D's destruction stems from a concept drawing of a saucer section landing, produced for the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]''. ''TNG'' writers [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[Jeri Taylor]] and [[Brannon Braga]] saw the drawing and wanted to use a saucer crash as a sixth-season cliffhanger episode for the series, but were unable to do so because of a limited budget and resistance from producer [[Michael Piller]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}
+[[Jonathan Frakes]] said, "When we negotiate our contracts, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]'s company line is that the ship is in fact the star of the show!"<ref name="bbcfrakes">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/frakes/printpage.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011115185829/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/frakes/printpage.html | archivedate=November 15, 2001 | title=Jonathan Frakes – The Next Generation's Number One, Will Riker, and Trek director | publisher=BBC | accessdate=May 7, 2011}}</ref> According to commentary on the ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' DVD, one of the real world reasons for the ''Enterprise''-D's destruction stems from a concept drawing of a saucer section landing, produced for the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]''. ''TNG'' writers [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[Jeri Taylor]] and [[Brannon Braga]] saw the drawing and wanted to use a saucer crash as a sixth-season cliffhanger episode for the series, but were unable to do so because of a limited budget and resistance from producer [[Michael Piller]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}
 ILM's [[John Knoll]] also built a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[Electric Image Animation System|Electric Image]] model of the ''Enterprise''-D for the film ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' (1994).<ref name="Encyc">{{cite book|last=Okuda|first=Mike|title=[[The Star Trek Encyclopedia]]|last2=Okuda|first2=Denise|last3=Mirek|first3=Debbie|publisher=Pocket Books|year=1999|isbn=0-671-53609-5|author-link=Michael Okuda|name-list-style=amp}}</ref> That model was transferred to [[LightWave 3D|LightWave]] and used to create various ''Galaxy''-class starships in episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "[[Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)|Timeless]]".{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}
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 In 2371, as depicted in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', an attack by the [[List of Star Trek: The Next Generation characters#Lursa and B'Etor|Duras sisters]] heavily damages the ''Enterprise''. A [[warp drive (Star Trek)|warp drive]] coolant leak causes an explosion that destroys the engineering section, and the saucer section crash lands on the surface of [[Star Trek Generations|Veridian III]].<ref name="Encyc" /> The ship is damaged beyond repair, and the [[Star Trek: First Contact|sequel film]] introduces a new vessel, the USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-E), as the crew's new ship.
+== Critical reaction ==
-===Starship separation===
-The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' was capable of separating into two ships: the saucer section, with most of the ship's complement and accommodations, could separate from the stardrive (or engineering) section, featuring the warp reactor core and the bulk of the weaponry.  The saucer section was sometimes used to evacuate its non-essential complement while the stardrive section went into combat,<ref name="TNGTM"/> as seen in ''The Next Generation'' episodes "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]"<ref name="Encounter at Farpoint">{{cite episode| episodelink=Encounter at Farpoint| title=Encounter at Farpoint| series=[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]}}</ref> and "[[The Arsenal of Freedom]]."<ref name="The Arsenal of Freedom">{{cite episode| episodelink=The Arsenal of Freedom| title=The Arsenal of Freedom| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> This feature also conferred an advantage of having two vessels in combat instead of one as in "[[The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II]],"<ref>{{cite episode| episodelink=The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=The Best of Both Worlds, Part II| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}},</ref> or acting as a lifeboat<ref name="TNGTM"/> as seen in the film ''[[Star Trek Generations]].''<ref name="StarTrekVII">''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', (1994)</ref> The ''Enterprise''-D was the only starship seen in any of the television series to separate until the USS ''Prometheus'' during the fourth season of ''Star Trek: Voyager''.
-===Command===
-[[Image:Enterprise-D bridge.jpg|thumb|right|The main bridge replicated for exhibition]]
-The main bridge of the ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is on Deck 1. Three distinct ''Galaxy''-class bridge variants have been seen with a fourth from the alternate future variant of the series finale: the ''Enterprise'' bridge in ''The Next Generation'' (which undergoes a redesign in the first two seasons), the ''Enterprise'' bridge in ''Star Trek Generations'',<ref name="StarTrekVII" /> and the USS ''Odyssey'' bridge in the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode "[[The Jem'Hadar]]".<ref name="The Jem'Hadar">{{cite episode| episodelink=The Jem'Hadar| title=The Jem'Hadar| series=[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]}}</ref> The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' also has a secondary battle bridge on Deck 8 of the secondary hull, for use when the saucer separates. It is first seen in the ''TNG'' episode "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]" and again in "[[The Arsenal of Freedom]]", with an updated version appearing in "[[The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Best of Both Worlds]]".
-===Science and research===
-[[Image:Enterprise-D bridge stations.jpg|thumb|right|The aft stations on the bridge, from left to right: Science I, Science II, Environment, Mission Ops, and Engineering]]
-The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' supports an array of scientific disciplines, with laboratories and departments devoted to [[star cartography|stellar cartography]], [[Astrobiology|exobiology]], [[cetology]], [[astrophysics]], [[Cybernetics (disambiguation)|cybernetics]], [[archaeology]], [[cultural anthropology]], [[botany]], [[hydroponics]], and planetary [[Earth science|geosciences]].<ref name="TNGTM"/>
-===Tactical===
-The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is armed with twelve Type-X [[List of weapons in Star Trek#Phasers|phaser]] arrays and three [[List of weapons in Star Trek#Photon torpedoes|photon torpedo]] launchers, each capable of firing 10 torpedoes at a time.<ref name="TNGTM"/> One phaser array is mounted on the "cobra head" of the secondary hull while a photon torpedo launcher is mounted on the ventral aft of the saucer; both are inoperative while the saucer and stardrive sections are docked.<ref name="TNGTM"/> The ship also has a high-capacity shield grid<ref name="TNGTM"/> and, according to dialogue in the ''Next Generation'' episode "[[Conundrum (Star Trek: the Next Generation)|Conundrum]]",<ref name="Conundrum">{{cite episode| episodelink=Conundrum (Star Trek: the Next Generation)| title=Conundrum| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> at least 250 photon torpedoes.
-===Transportation===
-The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' has at least eight transporter rooms and 20 transporter systems. The ship has one large main shuttle bay in the saucer section, supported by two smaller bays in the stardrive section. The ship carries a variety of shuttlecraft and a captain's yacht (according to [[Patrick Stewart]], the yacht is named ''Calypso'', after [[Jacques Cousteau]]'s [[RV Calypso|research vessel]]; though visible on the underside of the ''Enterprise'' saucer, it did not make an appearance during the series).<ref name="TNGTM"/>
-===Medical and life support systems===
-[[Image:Enterprise-D sickbay.jpg|thumb|right|Biobeds in sickbay]]
-The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' includes a [[Sick bay|sickbay]] and a number of labs and other medical facilities.<ref name="TNGTM"/> The shuttlebays, cargo bays, and other areas of the ship can be converted into triage wards;<ref name="TNGTM"/> such conversion of a cargo bay appears in the ''TNG'' episode "[[Ethics (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Ethics]]".<ref name="Ethics">{{cite episode| episodelink=Ethics (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=Ethics| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> Other areas, such as Ten Forward, can serve as emergency shelters.<ref name="TNGTM"/> Such use of Ten Forward occurs in the ''Next Generation'' episode "[[Disaster (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Disaster]]".<ref name="Disaster">{{cite episode| episodelink=Disaster (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=Disaster| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref>
-===Crew support===
-[[Image:Enterprise-D crew quarters.jpg|thumb|right|Saucer section officer's quarters]]
-Various ''Next Generation'' episodes show that the ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' has amenities such as [[holodeck]]s,<ref name="Encounter at Farpoint" /> an [[arboretum]], a school,<ref name="The Offspring">{{cite episode| episodelink=The Offspring (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=The Offspring| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> a gymnasium,<ref name="We'll Always Have Paris">{{cite episode| episodelink=We'll Always Have Paris (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=We'll Always Have Paris| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> [[Amphitheatre|amphitheater]]s,<ref name="Sarek">{{cite episode| episodelink=Sarek (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=Sarek| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> and a bar called Ten Forward.<ref name="The Child">{{cite episode| episodelink=The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=The Child| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> According to "Encounter at Farpoint",<ref name="Encounter at Farpoint" /> several ''Enterprise'' crewmembers' civilian family members (including children) are aboard even though the ''Enterprise'' routinely faces situations that could easily end with the complete destruction of the ship with all hands. Some civilians work aboard the ship, such as the bartender Ben in "[[Lower Decks (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Lower Decks]]"<ref name="Lower Decks">{{cite episode| episodelink=Lower Decks (Star Trek: The Next Generation)| title=Lower Decks| series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> and [[botany|botanist]] [[List of recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#O'Brien, Keiko|Keiko O'Brien]] in "[[Rascals (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Rascals]]"<ref>{{cite episode|title=Rascals|episodelink=Rascals (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|series=Star Trek: The Next Generation}}</ref> and other episodes.
-== Reception ==
 In 2018, [[Io9]]/[[Gizmodo]] ranked the fictional spacecraft design, the ''Enterprise''-D, as the 5th best version of starship ''Enterprise'' of the ''Star Trek'' franchise.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/all-11-versions-of-the-u-s-s-enterprise-ranked-1823170805|title=All 11 Versions of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Ranked|last=Whitbrook|first=James|website=io9|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
 In 2019, [[Syfy|SyFy]] ranked the fictional starship design, the NCC-1701-D ''Enterprise'' as the second best version of the starship in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/star-trek-ranking-the-starships-enterprise|title=From one generation to the next: Ranking the Starships Enterprise|last=Brigden|first=Charlie|date=2019-01-21|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>
+== Cultural impact ==
+In October 2006, the {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on|spell=in}} ''Enterprise'' shooting miniature was auctioned in New York City at [[Christie's|Christie's auction house]], along with other models, props, costumes, and set pieces from the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Its projected value was $20,000 to $30,000, but the final sale price was $576,000 – the most expensive item in the auction.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 9, 2007|title=Christie's underestimates Trekkies, pulls $7.1 million|work=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/07/startrek.auction|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref>
 ==References==

v t e Star Trek ships named Enterprise
Ships	NX-01 NCC-1701 NCC-1701-A NCC-1701-B NCC-1701-C NCC-1701-D NCC-1701-E NCC-1701-F NCC-1701-G
Captains	Jonathan Archer Robert April Christopher Pike James T. Kirk Willard Decker Spock John Harriman Rachel Garrett Jean-Luc Picard William Riker Edward Jellico Worf Seven of Nine

v t e Spacecraft in Star Trek
Main vessels	USS Cerritos Deep Space Nine USS Defiant USS Discovery Enterprise NX-01 USS Enterprise NCC-1701 A D E USS Franklin USS Protostar USS Voyager
Other vessels	Earth Spacedock Ferengi starships Klingon starships Runabout Shuttlecraft (Galileo) Starship Enterprise

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