Federation Constellation Class

STARSHIP NAME	REGISTRY NUMBER		INFO
U.S.S. Constellation	NX-1974		Prototype ship of this Class. (identified by Enterprise displays) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
U.S.S. Constellation	NCC-1974		In 2371, the Constellation was sent to transport the Jem'Hadar abandoned on Deep Space 9 to Starbase 201. DS9 "The Abandoned" Federation starship. After the Starship Honshu was destroyed on stardate 51408.6, Starfleet assigned the Constellation and the Defiant to search for survivors in adjacent star systems. DS9 "Waltz" Star Trek Encyclopedia III Launch June 15,2284, one month short of 315 years since the launch of Apollo11. Star Trek Magazine
U.S.S. Gettysburg	NCC-3890		Formerly commanded by Captain Mark Jameson prior to his promotion to admiral. The Gettysburg was the last ship Jameson commanded. TNG "Too Short a Season" The Gettysburg docked at station Deep Space 9 in early 2375 for maintenance. DS9 "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" Star Trek Encyclopedia II , III
U.S.S. Gihlan	NCC-9761		Named after Commodore Gihlan Star Trek Magazin
U.S.S. Hathaway	NCC-2593		Launched in 2285, the ship was decommissioned prior to 2365, when it was temporaily returned to duty under the command of William Riker as part of a Starfleet battle simulation. TNG "Peak Performance" The interior of the Hathaway bridge was a re-dress of the Enterprise-A. The Hathaway miniature was a re-dress of the Stargazer built for TNG "The Battle". The Starship Hathaway may have been named for Anne Hathaway, the woman whom married William Shakespeare. The dedication plaque on the Hathaway bridge carried a notation that it had been built by Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems at the Copernicus Ship Yards on Luna. Star Trek Encyclopedia II
U.S.S. Houbolt	NCC-9761		This vessel was commissioned U.S.S. Gihlan in honor to Commodor Gihlan Star Trek Magazin
U.S.S. Magellan	NCC-3069		Commanded by Captain Conklin. Docked at the Remmler Array over Arkaria Base on stardate 46682.4 TNG "Starship Mine" Star Trek Encyclopedia II; Startrek.com
U.S.S. Stargazer	NCC-2893		The Stargazer was under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard from 2333 to 2355 on a historic mission of deep-space exploration, prior to his assignment to the Enterprise-D. Lieutenant Jean-Luc Picard was a bridge officer on the Stargazer when its captain was killed. Picard took command of the bridge and was later offered command of the ship for his actions. TNG "Tapestry" During an exploratory mission to Sector 21503, the Stargazer was attacked by Cardassian forces and barely escaped. TNG "The Wounded" During Picard's command, the Stargazer visited planet Chalna in 2354. TNG "Allegiance" The starship was destroyed near the Maxia Zeta star system by what was later learned to be a Ferengi vessel. Years later, the ferengi Bok returnrd the hulk of the Stargazer to Picard as part of a plot to discredit Picard for what Bok believed to be Picard's part in Bok's son's death. TNG "The Battle" Following the loss of the Stargazer in 2355, Picard was court-martialed per standard Starfleet procedure, but cleared of wrongdoing. The prosectur in the case was Phillipa Louvois, with whom Picard had been romantically involved. TNG "The Measure of a Man" The Stargazer was designed by Andrew Probert and Rick Sternbach. The miniature was built by Greg Jein. A smaller model of the Stargazer was on display in Captain Picard's ready room aboard the Enterprise-D. The Stargazer bridge was a re-dress of the Enterprise-D BATTLE BRIDGE: The dedication plaque on the Stargazer bridge bore the motto, devised by episode writer Herb Wright, "To bring light into the darkness". Star Trek Encyclopedia II
U.S.S. Valkyrie	NCC-2590		Model Star Trek Exhibitions The USS Valkyrie launched after the Stargazer due extensive repairs to her antimatter conduits following an accidental partial magnetic containment loss. Star Trek: The Magazine
U.S.S. Victory	NCC-9754		Commanded by Captain Zimbata. Geordi La Forge served as an ensign aboard the Victory prior to his assignment to the Enterprise-D. TNG "Elementary, Dear Data" In 2362, a Victory away team was sent to the surface of planet Tarchannen III to investigate the disappearance of 49 Federation personnel. It was not realized at the time that all five members of that team (including Geordi La Forge) were infected with an alien DNA starnd that would compel them to return to Tarchannen III five years later. TNG "Identity Crisis" The Victory was a re-use of the U.S.S. Stargazer model originally built for TNG "The Battle". Star Trek Encyclopedia II
	NCC-7100		A model of this ship was in Picard's Ready Room. TNG

Height	84.5 meters
Length	305.97 meters
Width	161.89 meters
Officers	85
Crew	416
Phasers	6 banks regular 2 banks Heavy
Photons	2 Bays/2 Each: 80 photons
Cruise Speed	6
Max Speed	9.35
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History:
Type of Federation spacecraft to which Picard's former command, the Stargazer, belonged. Similar in overall size to the Constitution-class ship, the Constellation-class ships were equipped with four warp nacelles and were thus suited for deep-space exploration and defensive patrol duties. Ships of this type have included the Stargazer, Hathaway, Victory, and the Constellation, after which the class is named.
TNG "The Battle"
The first Constellation-class ship seen, Stargazer was originally planned to be a Constitution-class ship, allowing our visual effects staff to make use of the existing movie Enterprise model. Our producers did not make the decision to build a new model for the Stargazer until after the episode was filmed with LeVar Burton calling it a Constitution-class ship. The choice of the name Constellation was based largely on the fact that it could be dubbed over Geordi's line since the two words are so similar. One might conjecture that this U.S.S. Constellation was named in honor of Matt Decker's ship destroyed in TOS "The Doomsday Machine".
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