The USS Stargazer, NCC-2893, is a Federation starship in the fictional world of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is the first ship on which Jean-Luc Picard served as an officer, and was later his first command ship. It was a Constellation class starship. This page relates to the Star Trek usage of NCC. For alternate meanings of NCC, see NCC (disambiguation) this Starship Enterprise from Star Trek:The Next Generation has the designation NCC 1701-D NCC is a fictional designation for starships conceived within Star Trek. ... Introduction In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, based in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way galaxy. ... This article is about the vehicle for interstellar travel. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, the captain of the USS Enterprise-D and the Enterprise-E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and resulting films. ... The USS Hathaway (NCC-2593), a Constellation class starship The Constellation class is a class of starships once used by United Federation of Planetss Starfleet organization in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

Maxia

When the Stargazer came to the Maxia star system, it was attacked by an unidentified vessel. It would be years until it was identified as a Ferengi vessel. The Picard maneuver—a clever last-ditch effort—was invented to win a battle against the Ferengi. The Ferengi vessel was destroyed, but the Stargazer was so severely damaged in the battle that the crew was forced to abandon ship following Maxia. In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Battle of Maxia was an altercation in 2355 between a Federation ship and a Ferengi vessel; it was the first contact between the two nations. ... Ferengi on Star Trek: The Next Generation In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Ferengi are an alien race notable for their devotion towards capitalist profit and their constant efforts to swindle people into bad deals. ...

Rediscovery

For the next nine years, the Stargazer drifted through the Maxia system. Eventually it was found by the Ferengi DaiMon Bok, who was the father of the commander of the Ferengi ship that attacked the Stargazer. Bok saw a chance to have his revenge against Picard and the Federation. Bok placed a device on the ship that would allow him to manipulate Picard's thoughts. He then asked the Enterprise to meet his ship at Maxia.

During their first meeting the Stargazer came into range, and Picard learned for the first time that his old ship still existed. Bok invited the Federation to take control of the Stargazer at no cost.

Bok first attempted to discredit Picard by planting a faked log entry on board the Stargazer, but the fraud was quickly discovered by the Enterprise crew. Bok then used his mind control device to manipulate Picard into boarding the Stargazer. Bok told Picard he wanted revenge for his son's death at Picard's hands. Bok used another mind control device to deceive Picard into thinking that he was under attack by an unknown attacker.

Picard attempted to use the Picard Maneuver against the Enterprise, but Commander Data was able to devise a defense where the Enterprise would grab the Stargazer with her tractor beam, and prevent her from firing. Commander Riker was able to get through to Picard, and Picard destroyed the mind control device on the Stargazer. Free of the mind control, he learned that Bok's plans for revenge had been discovered by his crew, and that Bok had been relieved of duty. Data, played by Brent Spiner, is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... For the political scientist, see William H. Riker. ...

A tug soon met the Enterprise and towed the Stargazer back to a nearby Starbase. Some fans have speculated that Data called the starbase Xindi Starbase 9, who were the same beings featured in the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise. What happened to the Stargazer afterwards is not known. A starbase is usually portrayed as a facility strategically positioned in space used to repair and re-supply starships. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

See also

Stargazer (novels) Stargazer is a series of Star Trek novels written by Michael Jan Friedman. ...