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"Damn fine ship, if you ask me."
– Montgomery Scott, 2293 (Star Trek Generations)
Class:-
Excelsior-class (refit)
Registry:-NCC-1701-B
Owner:-United Federation of Planets
Operator:-Starfleet
Status:-Active (2293)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) was a 23rd century Federation Excelsior-class starship operated by Starfleet. This was the third Federation ship to bear the name Enterprise.
History
On stardate 9715.5, in the year 2293, the Enterprise-B was commissioned. Soon thereafter, the starship was launched under the command of Captain John Harriman from a drydock orbiting Earth. The ship was christened with a bottle of Dom Pérignon, vintage 2265. Honored guests aboard for the ship's maiden voyage included Captains James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott, and Commander Pavel Chekov of the decommissioned Enterprise-A, along with many journalists. The vessel was still incomplete at the time of launch and did not have a medical staff, photon torpedoes, or a tractor beam, all of which were scheduled for delivery the following Tuesday. The dignitaries were given a tour of the ship, which impressed even Scotty (himself, a noted critic of the Excelsior-class). Harriman requested that Captain Kirk give the order to get underway, and he accepted. Demora Sulu – a recent Academy graduate – served as helmsman, prompting Kirk to comment "It wouldn't be the Enterprise without a Sulu at the helm."
The bridge of the USS Enterprise
Her first journey was mostly for publicity purposes, and the ship was not scheduled to venture much past Pluto. However, the Enterprise-B was the only ship in range capable of responding to a distress call from two Federation transport ships, the SS Lakul and the SS Robert Fox. The ships, which were carrying El-Aurian refugees, had become trapped in an energy distortion called the Nexus. Because the Enterprise-B lacked equipment necessary to rescue the ships, the Robert Fox was destroyed before the Enterprise could transport its passengers. Only 47 were brought aboard from the Lakul before it, too, was destroyed. Chekov served as a makeshift medical officer, enlisting several journalists to help treat survivors including Guinan, future bartender on the USS Enterprise-D, and Tolian Soran.
The Enterprise itself became ensnared within the Nexus when she maneuvered within transporter range of the Lakul. Scotty devised a plan to use a resonance burst from the deflector dish in order to simulate an antimatter explosion and free the Enterprise. Kirk went to deflector control to make necessary modifications as the Enterprise's engineering hull was struck by an energy tendril; Harriman was going to do it himself, but Kirk took the role instead, deciding that Harriman, as the ship's captain, was needed on the bridge, and in the captain's chair. The Enterprise escaped with minor casualties and a hull breach along sections 20 through 28 on decks 13 through 15. Kirk was believed killed in the breach, and the mission became notorious because of his loss. (Star Trek Generations).
The USS Enterprise trapped by the Nexus in 2293
In 2368, Berlinghoff Rasmussen asked William T. Riker in his questionnaire for him what he thought was innovative about the Enterprise-B. (TNG: "A Matter of Time")
A sculpture of the Enterprise-B later adorned the wall of the observation lounge on the USS Enterprise-D during the first few years of that vessel's service. (Star Trek: The Next Generation). A similar model hung in the conference room of the USS Enterprise-E, along with the other incarnations of the ship in a glass and wood casing. (Star Trek: First Contact; Star Trek Nemesis).
Command crew
Commanding officer
John Harriman
"Risk is part of the game if you want to sit in that chair."
– James T. Kirk to John Harriman, 2293 (Star Trek Generations)
John Harriman was a Human male who served as a Starfleet officer and captain of the Excelsior-class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B during the late-23rd century.
History
As a child in grade school, Harriman read about the legendary missions of the crew of the original Federation Starship Enterprise, a fact which he related to James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott, and Pavel Chekov during the Enterprise-B's christening ceremony in 2293, where the three were guests of honor.
During the Enterprise-B's shakedown cruise, the crew received a distress call from the transport vessel Lakul, which was carrying El-Aurian refugees to Earth. Initially, Harriman was slow to respond and reluctant to attempt a rescue, aware that the Enterprise did not yet have a full crew complement and that several key systems were not installed; however, he was forced to respond as they were the only ship in range. The crew discovered the Lakul and another vessel trapped in a severe gravimetric distortion which was threatening to destroy the ships.
As the crew of the Enterprise could not move into transporter range without becoming trapped in the distortion itself, Harriman suggested a number of courses of action. These suggestions included generating a subspace field around the ships and venting plasma from the warp nacelles in an attempt to break them free. Use of a tractor beam was impossible because the system had not yet been installed.
These efforts met with failure, and given it was obvious Kirk was barely restraining himself from intervening, Harriman swallowed his pride during this crisis to ask for the veteran's advice. At that consent, Kirk suggested moving the ship into transporter range that they were able to rescue the surviving passengers. Harriman was initially skeptical of this plan, observing that the gravimetric distortions had the potential to destroy the ship, a claim to which Kirk simply responded, "risk is part of the game, if you want to sit in that chair."
Although the effort was successful and the El-Aurians were beamed aboard, the Enterprise did indeed become caught in a gravimetric field. With no photon torpedoes aboard to generate an antimatter discharge, Scott suggested that a resonance burst from the main deflector might simulate the effect and disrupt the field's hold on the ship long enough to break away. As performing this procedure required a modification to the ship's deflector relays, Harriman granted command to Kirk as he prepared to leave the bridge and perform the modifications. After only seconds in the captain's chair, Kirk maintained that Harriman's place was on the bridge of his ship, so he volunteered to perform the modifications himself. It was during his efforts to modify the relays that an immense energy surge struck the ship, causing a hull breach on deck fifteen, where Kirk was working. After the ship broke free of the field due to Kirk's actions, Harriman, Scott, and Chekov traveled to deck fifteen where they discovered that the room in which Kirk was working had been completely destroyed, apparently resulting in Kirk's death. (Star Trek Generations).
Helmsman
Demora Sulu
Gender:- Female
Species:- Human
Affiliation:- Federation Starfleet
Rank:- Ensign
Occupation:- Helmsman, USS Enterprise-B
Status:- Active (2293)
Father:- Hikaru Sulu
"Congratulations, ensign. It wouldn't be the Enterprise without a Sulu at the helm."
– Captain Kirk, 2293 (Star Trek Generations)
Demora Sulu was a Starfleet ensign serving aboard the Excelsior-class USS Enterprise-B under the command of Captain John Harriman in 2293. The daughter of Hikaru Sulu, she carried on her father's legacy as helmsman of the Enterprise.
In 2293, during the christening ceremony for the Enterprise-B, Demora met one of her father's former commanding officers, James T. Kirk, for the first time since 2281, when she had been a little girl. Kirk expressed surprise at how fast time had gone by and congratulated her on her posting.
Later, Demora participated in a rescue attempt for two El-Aurian transport vessels which had become trapped in a severe gravimetric distortion emanating from an energy ribbon. She was also present when, at the conclusion of this incident, Kirk supposedly died while saving the Enterprise-B from destruction. (Star Trek Generations).
Other Personnel. Unknown.
Communications officer
This communications officer intercepted a distress call from the SS Lakul in 2293. (Star Trek Generations)
Crewmembers.
The following Enterprise-B crewmembers were stationed on the bridge during the maiden voyage of the ship in 2293. They welcomed James T. Kirk, Pavel Chekov, and Montgomery Scott and were interviewed by the journalists. Later, they witnessed the destruction of the SS Lakul and the SS Robert Fox. (Star Trek Generations).
All bridge crewmembers were played by background and stunt performers who received no credit for their appearance.
Memorable quotes
"I just want you to know how excited we all are to have a group of living legends with us on our maiden voyage. ...I remember reading about your missions when I was in grade school."
- John Harriman, to James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott and Pavel Chekov (Star Trek Generations)
"Captain Kirk, I'd be honored if you'd give the order to get underway."
"Thank you very much. I..."
"Please, sir."
"No."
"Please, I insist."
- John Harriman and James T. Kirk (Star Trek Generations)
"Captain Kirk, ...I would appreciate any suggestions you might have."
"First ...move us within transporter range and beam those people aboard the Enterprise."
"What about the gravimetric distortions? They'll tear us apart."
"Risk is part of the game if you want to sit in that chair."
- John Harriman and James T. Kirk (Star Trek Generations)
A sketch of the Enterprise-B
Featured in a display
(middle, rear on board Enterprise-D
in Picards ready room) of several
ships named Enterprise prior to 2364
– Montgomery Scott, 2293 (Star Trek Generations)
Class:-
Excelsior-class (refit)
Registry:-NCC-1701-B
Owner:-United Federation of Planets
Operator:-Starfleet
Status:-Active (2293)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) was a 23rd century Federation Excelsior-class starship operated by Starfleet. This was the third Federation ship to bear the name Enterprise.
History
On stardate 9715.5, in the year 2293, the Enterprise-B was commissioned. Soon thereafter, the starship was launched under the command of Captain John Harriman from a drydock orbiting Earth. The ship was christened with a bottle of Dom Pérignon, vintage 2265. Honored guests aboard for the ship's maiden voyage included Captains James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott, and Commander Pavel Chekov of the decommissioned Enterprise-A, along with many journalists. The vessel was still incomplete at the time of launch and did not have a medical staff, photon torpedoes, or a tractor beam, all of which were scheduled for delivery the following Tuesday. The dignitaries were given a tour of the ship, which impressed even Scotty (himself, a noted critic of the Excelsior-class). Harriman requested that Captain Kirk give the order to get underway, and he accepted. Demora Sulu – a recent Academy graduate – served as helmsman, prompting Kirk to comment "It wouldn't be the Enterprise without a Sulu at the helm."
The bridge of the USS Enterprise
Her first journey was mostly for publicity purposes, and the ship was not scheduled to venture much past Pluto. However, the Enterprise-B was the only ship in range capable of responding to a distress call from two Federation transport ships, the SS Lakul and the SS Robert Fox. The ships, which were carrying El-Aurian refugees, had become trapped in an energy distortion called the Nexus. Because the Enterprise-B lacked equipment necessary to rescue the ships, the Robert Fox was destroyed before the Enterprise could transport its passengers. Only 47 were brought aboard from the Lakul before it, too, was destroyed. Chekov served as a makeshift medical officer, enlisting several journalists to help treat survivors including Guinan, future bartender on the USS Enterprise-D, and Tolian Soran.
The Enterprise itself became ensnared within the Nexus when she maneuvered within transporter range of the Lakul. Scotty devised a plan to use a resonance burst from the deflector dish in order to simulate an antimatter explosion and free the Enterprise. Kirk went to deflector control to make necessary modifications as the Enterprise's engineering hull was struck by an energy tendril; Harriman was going to do it himself, but Kirk took the role instead, deciding that Harriman, as the ship's captain, was needed on the bridge, and in the captain's chair. The Enterprise escaped with minor casualties and a hull breach along sections 20 through 28 on decks 13 through 15. Kirk was believed killed in the breach, and the mission became notorious because of his loss. (Star Trek Generations).
The USS Enterprise trapped by the Nexus in 2293
In 2368, Berlinghoff Rasmussen asked William T. Riker in his questionnaire for him what he thought was innovative about the Enterprise-B. (TNG: "A Matter of Time")
A sculpture of the Enterprise-B later adorned the wall of the observation lounge on the USS Enterprise-D during the first few years of that vessel's service. (Star Trek: The Next Generation). A similar model hung in the conference room of the USS Enterprise-E, along with the other incarnations of the ship in a glass and wood casing. (Star Trek: First Contact; Star Trek Nemesis).
Command crew
Commanding officer
John Harriman
"Risk is part of the game if you want to sit in that chair."
– James T. Kirk to John Harriman, 2293 (Star Trek Generations)
John Harriman was a Human male who served as a Starfleet officer and captain of the Excelsior-class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B during the late-23rd century.
History
As a child in grade school, Harriman read about the legendary missions of the crew of the original Federation Starship Enterprise, a fact which he related to James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott, and Pavel Chekov during the Enterprise-B's christening ceremony in 2293, where the three were guests of honor.
During the Enterprise-B's shakedown cruise, the crew received a distress call from the transport vessel Lakul, which was carrying El-Aurian refugees to Earth. Initially, Harriman was slow to respond and reluctant to attempt a rescue, aware that the Enterprise did not yet have a full crew complement and that several key systems were not installed; however, he was forced to respond as they were the only ship in range. The crew discovered the Lakul and another vessel trapped in a severe gravimetric distortion which was threatening to destroy the ships.
As the crew of the Enterprise could not move into transporter range without becoming trapped in the distortion itself, Harriman suggested a number of courses of action. These suggestions included generating a subspace field around the ships and venting plasma from the warp nacelles in an attempt to break them free. Use of a tractor beam was impossible because the system had not yet been installed.
These efforts met with failure, and given it was obvious Kirk was barely restraining himself from intervening, Harriman swallowed his pride during this crisis to ask for the veteran's advice. At that consent, Kirk suggested moving the ship into transporter range that they were able to rescue the surviving passengers. Harriman was initially skeptical of this plan, observing that the gravimetric distortions had the potential to destroy the ship, a claim to which Kirk simply responded, "risk is part of the game, if you want to sit in that chair."
Although the effort was successful and the El-Aurians were beamed aboard, the Enterprise did indeed become caught in a gravimetric field. With no photon torpedoes aboard to generate an antimatter discharge, Scott suggested that a resonance burst from the main deflector might simulate the effect and disrupt the field's hold on the ship long enough to break away. As performing this procedure required a modification to the ship's deflector relays, Harriman granted command to Kirk as he prepared to leave the bridge and perform the modifications. After only seconds in the captain's chair, Kirk maintained that Harriman's place was on the bridge of his ship, so he volunteered to perform the modifications himself. It was during his efforts to modify the relays that an immense energy surge struck the ship, causing a hull breach on deck fifteen, where Kirk was working. After the ship broke free of the field due to Kirk's actions, Harriman, Scott, and Chekov traveled to deck fifteen where they discovered that the room in which Kirk was working had been completely destroyed, apparently resulting in Kirk's death. (Star Trek Generations).
Helmsman
Demora Sulu
Gender:- Female
Species:- Human
Affiliation:- Federation Starfleet
Rank:- Ensign
Occupation:- Helmsman, USS Enterprise-B
Status:- Active (2293)
Father:- Hikaru Sulu
"Congratulations, ensign. It wouldn't be the Enterprise without a Sulu at the helm."
– Captain Kirk, 2293 (Star Trek Generations)
Demora Sulu was a Starfleet ensign serving aboard the Excelsior-class USS Enterprise-B under the command of Captain John Harriman in 2293. The daughter of Hikaru Sulu, she carried on her father's legacy as helmsman of the Enterprise.
In 2293, during the christening ceremony for the Enterprise-B, Demora met one of her father's former commanding officers, James T. Kirk, for the first time since 2281, when she had been a little girl. Kirk expressed surprise at how fast time had gone by and congratulated her on her posting.
Later, Demora participated in a rescue attempt for two El-Aurian transport vessels which had become trapped in a severe gravimetric distortion emanating from an energy ribbon. She was also present when, at the conclusion of this incident, Kirk supposedly died while saving the Enterprise-B from destruction. (Star Trek Generations).
Other Personnel. Unknown.
Communications officer
This communications officer intercepted a distress call from the SS Lakul in 2293. (Star Trek Generations)
Crewmembers.
The following Enterprise-B crewmembers were stationed on the bridge during the maiden voyage of the ship in 2293. They welcomed James T. Kirk, Pavel Chekov, and Montgomery Scott and were interviewed by the journalists. Later, they witnessed the destruction of the SS Lakul and the SS Robert Fox. (Star Trek Generations).
All bridge crewmembers were played by background and stunt performers who received no credit for their appearance.
Memorable quotes
"I just want you to know how excited we all are to have a group of living legends with us on our maiden voyage. ...I remember reading about your missions when I was in grade school."
- John Harriman, to James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott and Pavel Chekov (Star Trek Generations)
"Captain Kirk, I'd be honored if you'd give the order to get underway."
"Thank you very much. I..."
"Please, sir."
"No."
"Please, I insist."
- John Harriman and James T. Kirk (Star Trek Generations)
"Captain Kirk, ...I would appreciate any suggestions you might have."
"First ...move us within transporter range and beam those people aboard the Enterprise."
"What about the gravimetric distortions? They'll tear us apart."
"Risk is part of the game if you want to sit in that chair."
- John Harriman and James T. Kirk (Star Trek Generations)
A sketch of the Enterprise-B
Featured in a display
(middle, rear on board Enterprise-D
in Picards ready room) of several
ships named Enterprise prior to 2364
