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Encyclopedia > Ambassador class starship (Star Trek)
Ambassador class

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)
First appearance "Yesterday's Enterprise"
Last appearance "Emissary"
General Characteristics
Armaments Phasers
Photon torpedoes
Defences Deflector shields

The Ambassador class is a fictional Starfleet starship class that first appears in the Star Trek series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Ambassador class is first mentioned in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Conspiracy", but an Ambassador-class ship does not appear until "Yesterday's Enterprise". Ambassador-class ships subsequently appear in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Data's Day", "Redemption Part II, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Emissary". A stylized model of the Ambassador-class Enterprise-C hangs in the Enterprise-D's conference room. In real life, the Ambassador class was designed by Rick Sternbach and Andrew Probert for "Yesterday's Enterprise". The vessel's design was meant to suggest a natural progression from the older Excelsior class to the newer Galaxy class.[1] The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C), an Ambassador-class starship This work is copyrighted. ... Yesterdays Enterprise is an episode of the 3rd season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Emissary was the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons. ... The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons. ... USS Voyagers shields in action In the fictional Star Trek universe, shields are defenses used to protect some starships in the 23rd and 24th centuries by absorbing or deflecting the energy of natural or artificial hazards. ... Starfleet Command symbol In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Conspiracy is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast May 9, 1988. ... Yesterdays Enterprise is an episode of the 3rd season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Datas Day is a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Redemption is the name of a two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Emissary was the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-C) In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C was the fifth Federation Starship Enterprise to carry that name. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (or Enterprise-D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. ... Richard Michael Sternbach (born in 1951 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Star Trek television series. ... Andrew Probert is an artist who is best known for his work on Star Trek. ... The USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), the Excelsior class pathfinder In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Excelsior class is the most common type of Starfleet starship. ... The Galaxy-class is a fictional class of starship in the science fiction franchise Star Trek. ...


The class design has a saucer section attached to a tubular engineering section and two warp drive nacelles attached to the rear of the engineering section. At the bow of the engineering section is the navigational deflector, while the shuttlebay is at the stern. The main bridge, lifeboats and dorsal phaser arrays are embedded into the top of the saucer section, while the ship's ventral phaser arrays, a sensor dome, and more lifeboats occupy the bottom half of the ship. The USS Yamaguchi and USS Zhukov have a modified navigational deflector, additional lifeboats, a different sensor dome and an additional shuttlebay. The primary and engineering hulls of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C). ... In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ... The blue navigational deflector is seen here on the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C), an Ambassador class starship. ... The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons. ... // Distinguish from censure and censer and censor. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Severn class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. ...


The first example of an intact Ambassador class starship seen on screen is the USS Enterprise-C in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise". The class was designed as an intermediary model between the Excelsior class, the Enterprise-B and the Galaxy class Enterprise-D, intentionally suggesting an evolution from B, C to D and eventually the E. It is similar, but not identical to the model in Picard's quarters. USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-C) In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C was the fifth Federation Starship Enterprise to carry that name. ... Yesterdays Enterprise is an episode of the 3rd season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ...


List of known Ambassador class starships

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
USS Adelphi (NCC-26849) 
Commanded by Captain Darson, the starship Adelphi was assigned to a first contact mission with the planet Ghorusda in 2366. However, due to a misunderstanding, a conflict broke out and 47 crewmembers, including the captain and two friends of William Riker's, were killed.[2]
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) 
The fourth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise, the starship Enterprise-C was commanded by Captain Rachel Garrett in 2344. In 2344, the Enterprise-C responded to a distress call from a Klingon outpost on Narendra III. When the Enterprise arrived, it fought several Romulan warbirds before being destroyed and several members of the crew captured. The Enterprise-C's sacrifice helped improve Klingon-Federation relations and prevented a Klingon-Federation war in the main Star Trek timeline.[3]
USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) 
The starship Excalibur was undergoing a major refit and repair at Starbase 234 in 2367. The Excalibur is briefly commanded by Commander William Riker during the Romulan tachyon blockade in 2368 during the Klingon Civil War.[4] Riker also commands it during the events of the fifth book in the Double Helix series, Double or Nothing. This ship might have fought at the Battle of Sector 001 in 2373.[5] This ship is the centrepiece for the first nine books of Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier book series.
USS Exeter (NCC-26531) 
The starship Exeter was a former assignment of Lieutenant Tom Paris. The Exeter was assigned to the Ninth Fleet during the Dominion War. The Exeter briefly visits Deep Space Nine for resupply in 2374.
USS Gandhi (NCC-26632) 
Named for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the starship Gandhi was assigned to the Lagana sector for a terraforming mission in 2369.[6] The Gandhi was a former assignment of Lieutenant Tom Riker who left the Gandhi in 2371 to join the Maquis.[7]
USS Hannibal 
Named for the famed Earth conqueror, this was the first large scale starship construction project carried out on Bajor after the Cardassian Occupation. Launch was delayed by terrorists hijacking the anti-matter that was slated for the Hannibal's warp drive.[8]
USS Horatio (NCC-10532) 
The starship Horatio is commanded by Captain Walter Keel in 2364 when it is destroyed near Dytallix B to cover up a conspiracy within Starfleet Command.[9]
USS Valdemar (NCC-26198) 
Named for inventor Valdemar Poulsen, the starship Valdemar was sent to the Cardassian demilitarized zone in 2370 after the arrest of Chief Miles O'Brien by the Cardassian government.
USS Yamaguchi (NCC-26510) 
Named for Yamaguchi Prefecture, the starship Yamaguchi was destroyed by the Borg at the Battle of Wolf 359 in 2366.[10]
USS Zhukov (NCC-26136) 
Named for General Georgy Zhukov, the starship Zhukov was Lieutenant Reginald Barclay's first assignment under Captain Gleason (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits"). The Zhukov transfers Ambassador T'Pel to the USS Enterprise-D.[11] The USS Zhukov also appears in Star Trek Bridge Commander.

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References

  1. ^ Okuda, Mike; Denise, Okuda with Mirek, Debbie (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5. 
  2. ^ "Tin Man". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  3. ^ "Yesterday's Enterprise". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  4. ^ "Redemption". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  5. ^ Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
  6. ^ "Second Chances". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  7. ^ "Defiant". Star Trek: Deep Space 9.
  8. ^ Star Trek: Deep Space 9 novel #10, Antimatter.
  9. ^ "Conspiracy". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  10. ^ "The Best of Both Worlds". Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  11. ^ "Data's Day". Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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