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Enterprise is the name given to a series of fictional starships, several of which are the focal points for various TV series and movies, in the Star Trek universe. Most of these vessels share "NCC-1701" as part of their registry, with later ships appending a letter to the registry to differentiate them.

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During the run of the original Star Trek series, the "U.S.S." preceding the name Enterprise was said to stand for either "United Space Ship" or "United Star Ship". Since Starfleet is unrelated to the United States armed forces, any similarity between this phrase and the American vessel prefix "United States Ship" is purportedly coincidental. However, the prefix is intended to play off of the affinity that many have for the USS Enterprise series of naval vessels. In 1966, the World War II generation was still in its vital prime, and many remembered the heroic exploits of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6) at the Battle of Midway and many other engagements during the war. The name Enterprise itself comes from a long series of ships, first British (HMS Enterprise), then American (USS Enterprise), spawned by the capture in 1705 of the French frigate L'Entreprise by the British ship Tryton. The captured Entreprise is known to have been the first ship of the name.

In honor of Star Trek, as well as the real vessels, NASA named an initial (flight-test) space shuttle Enterprise. To return the favor, the second Earth starship in Star Trek: Enterprise was named for the second (but first space-worthy) space shuttle, Columbia, lost in 2003. The second USS Enterprise aircraft carrier appears in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. However, the USS Enterprise featured in the movie was actually the USS Ranger (CVA-61): the actual USS Enterprise was at sea during filming. However, the aircraft carrier's crew is apparently proud of their ship's association with Star Trek - in 1994, the Enterprise played host to a Star Trek convention and Star Trek memorabilia can be found throughout the ship.

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Enterprises

The starships Enterprise that have been seen in the various Star Trek series and movies to date are as follows:


Non-canon novels present two additional starships named Enterprise:

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-F)
Appears in Peter David's Imzadi and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens' Millennium.
USS Enterprise (registry unknown)
The Defiant-class USS Monitor is temporarily renamed "USS Enterprise" in William Shatner's Return.

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