Excelsior Class

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Excelsior Class

In the year AD 2284 (Stardate 8105.5), NX-2000, USS Excelsior departed the San Francisco Orbital Shipyards to test its revolutionary new warp drive system: Transwarp. The Transwarp drive fiasco is now considered a legendary blunder in warp physics, but the ship that bore its shame became immortalized for its beautiful grace and classicly practical design. Even though the Transwarp project was scrapped, Excelsior captured the attention of Starfleet for other reasons. This graceful ship was potentially a very useful and adaptable design, capable of a number of missions -- ambassadorial, transport, defense, command -- without any modification. Indeed the Excelsior has proved so successful a design that there is more of this class in service now -- almost 90 years after its design -- than any other class of starship. The Excelsiors are so well liked that many admirals use them for their personal fleet flagships. While no longer a formidable foe in combat with its original outfitting, the Excelsiors now serve other roles, often as courier ships and diplomatic envoys. Even though the design is very old, Excelsiors' brilliant engineering have allowed them to remain a vital part of Starfleet through periodic systems upgrades and modifications. Thanks to overhaul programs, it is unlikely that these graceful ships will vanish from the spacelanes any time soon.

U.S.S. Berlin, NCC-14232

Answered distress call from Federation outpost near Romulan Neutral Zone.

U.S.S. Cairo, NCC-42136

Transported Vice-Admiral Nechayev to Enterprise-D in 2369.

U.S.S. Charleston, NCC-42285

Ferried revived 20th-century cryonics survivors back to Earth in 2364.

U.S.S. Excelsior, NCC-2000

First Starship of the Excelsior class, commanded by Captain Hikaru Sulu.

U.S.S. Fearless, NCC-14598

Ship on which Kosinski tested an experimental warp drive upgrade in 2364.

U.S.S. Gorkon, NCC-40512

Part of a task force for the expected Borg invasion of 2369, commanded by Admiral Nechayev.

U.S.S. Hood, NCC-42296

Riker's assignment before the Enterprise-D; transferred Riker, Crusher, and La Forge to Enterprise-D; assisted Enterprise-D in terraforming project to Browder IV; transported Tam Ulbrun to Enterprise-D; commanded by Captain Robert DeSoto.