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The '''Galaxy'' class' is a fictional class of starship in the science fiction franchise Star Trek. The most notable ''Galaxy''-class starship is the USS ''Enterprise''-D, the primary setting of ''. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry stated that only six ''Galaxy''-class starships had been constructed,[1] and the USS ''Yamato'' is the only other ''Galaxy''-class vessel to appear in ''The Next Generation''. Several additional ''Galaxy''-class ships appear in '' and ''.
Design and construction of the ''Galaxy''-class began in the 2340s, with the first ships being commissioned in the 2360s.[2] According to dialog in the ''Next Generation'' episodes "11001001"[3] and "Booby Trap"[4], designers of the USS ''Enterprise''-D included Orfil Quinteros and Leah Brahms.1
The ship's design features a saucer section connected via a vertical pylon to the stardrive section. Affixed to the rear of the stardrive section are two pylons, and atop each is a warp nacelle.
In real life, the ''Galaxy''-class was designed by Andrew Probert for ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.1 Interiors were designed by Probert and Herman Zimmerman during the first season.1 Richard D. James designed and rebuilt the sets for the remaining six years, while Zimmerman returned for ''Star Trek: Generations''.1
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is capable of saucer separation and subsequent re-docking, used sometimes for leaving the civilian population behind when the stardrive section goes into combat,2 as seen in the ''The Next Generation'' episodes "Encounter at Farpoint",[5] and "The Arsenal of Freedom",[6] for the additional combat advantage of having two separate vessels instead of one, as seen in "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II",[7] or as a lifeboat2 as seen in the film ''.[8] The ''Enterprise'' is the only ''Galaxy''-class starship seen in any of the television series to perform saucer separation.
The main bridge of the ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is located on deck 1. Three distinct ''Galaxy''-class bridge variants have been seen: the ''Enterprise'' bridge in ''The Next Generation'' (which undergoes a redesign in the first two seasons), the ''Enterprise'' bridge in ''Star Trek: Generations'',8 and the USS ''Odyssey'' bridge in the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode "The Jem'Hadar".[9] The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' also has a secondary battle bridge on deck eight of the secondary hull for use when the ship has undergone a saucer separation. It is first seen in the ''TNG'' episode "Encounter at Farpoint" and again in "The Arsenal of Freedom", with an updated version appearing in "The Best of Both Worlds".
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' supports an array of scientific disciplines, with laboratories and departments devoted to stellar cartography, exobiology, cetology, astrophysics, cybernetics, archaeology, cultural anthropology, botany, hydroponics, and planetary geosciences.2
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is armed with twelve Type X phaser arrays and three photon torpedo launchers, each capable of firing ten individual torpedoes at a time.2 One phaser array is mounted on the "cobra head" of the secondary hull while a photon torpedo launcher is mounted on the ventral aft of the saucer; both are inoperative while the saucer and stardrive sections are docked.2 The ship also has a high capacity shield grid2 and, according to dialog in the ''Next Generation'' episode "Conundrum"[10], at least 275 photon torpedoes.
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' has at least six transporter rooms and twenty transporter systems.2 The ship has one large main shuttlebay in the saucer section, supported by two smaller bays in the stardrive section.2 The ship carries a variety of shuttlecraft and a captain's yacht.2
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' includes a sickbay and a number of labs and other medical facilities.2 The shuttlebays, cargo bays, and other areas of the ship can be converted into triage wards2; such conversion of a cargo bay appears in the ''TNG'' episode "Ethics"[11]. Other areas, such as Ten-Forward, can serve as emergency shelters.2 Such use of Ten-Forward occurs in the ''Next Generation'' episode "Disaster".[12]
Various ''Next Generation'' episodes show that the ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' has amenities such as holodecks,5 an arboretum, a school,[13] a gymnasium,[14] amphitheaters,[15] and a bar.[16] According to "Encounter at Farpoint"5, several ''Enterprise'' crewmembers' civilian family members are aboard, and some civilians work aboard the ship, such as the bartender Ben in "Lower Decks"[17] and botanist Keiko O'Brien in "Rascals"[18] and other episodes.
The non-canon ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' identifies each of the following vessels as ''Galaxy''-class ships.1
In addition to these vessels, several unnamed or unidentifiable ''Galaxy''-class ships appear in ''DS9''' s "A Time to Stand" and "Sacrifice of Angels" and in ''Voyager''' s "Endgame".
† In "Where Silence Has Lease", William Riker reads the phantom ''Yamato''' s registry number as "NCC-1305-E", but this conflicts with the shooting model's registry in both that episode and "Contagion". According to ''The Star Trek Encyclopedia'', "NCC-71807" is the correct registry.1 According to technical illustrator and modeler Rick Sternbach, the ship's name is not a deliberate reference to the Japanese anime series ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (or ''Star Blazers'' in North America); Sternbach stated at AnimeCon 1991 that the writers independently coined the ship's name without his input.
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The '''Galaxy'' class' is a fictional class of starship in the science fiction franchise Star Trek. The most notable ''Galaxy''-class starship is the USS ''Enterprise''-D, the primary setting of ''. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry stated that only six ''Galaxy''-class starships had been constructed,[1] and the USS ''Yamato'' is the only other ''Galaxy''-class vessel to appear in ''The Next Generation''. Several additional ''Galaxy''-class ships appear in '' and ''.
Design
Design and construction of the ''Galaxy''-class began in the 2340s, with the first ships being commissioned in the 2360s.[2] According to dialog in the ''Next Generation'' episodes "11001001"[3] and "Booby Trap"[4], designers of the USS ''Enterprise''-D included Orfil Quinteros and Leah Brahms.1
The ship's design features a saucer section connected via a vertical pylon to the stardrive section. Affixed to the rear of the stardrive section are two pylons, and atop each is a warp nacelle.
In real life, the ''Galaxy''-class was designed by Andrew Probert for ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.1 Interiors were designed by Probert and Herman Zimmerman during the first season.1 Richard D. James designed and rebuilt the sets for the remaining six years, while Zimmerman returned for ''Star Trek: Generations''.1
Technical details and capabilities
Saucer separation
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is capable of saucer separation and subsequent re-docking, used sometimes for leaving the civilian population behind when the stardrive section goes into combat,2 as seen in the ''The Next Generation'' episodes "Encounter at Farpoint",[5] and "The Arsenal of Freedom",[6] for the additional combat advantage of having two separate vessels instead of one, as seen in "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II",[7] or as a lifeboat2 as seen in the film ''.[8] The ''Enterprise'' is the only ''Galaxy''-class starship seen in any of the television series to perform saucer separation.
Command
The main bridge of the ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is located on deck 1. Three distinct ''Galaxy''-class bridge variants have been seen: the ''Enterprise'' bridge in ''The Next Generation'' (which undergoes a redesign in the first two seasons), the ''Enterprise'' bridge in ''Star Trek: Generations'',8 and the USS ''Odyssey'' bridge in the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode "The Jem'Hadar".[9] The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' also has a secondary battle bridge on deck eight of the secondary hull for use when the ship has undergone a saucer separation. It is first seen in the ''TNG'' episode "Encounter at Farpoint" and again in "The Arsenal of Freedom", with an updated version appearing in "The Best of Both Worlds".
Science and research
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' supports an array of scientific disciplines, with laboratories and departments devoted to stellar cartography, exobiology, cetology, astrophysics, cybernetics, archaeology, cultural anthropology, botany, hydroponics, and planetary geosciences.2
Tactical
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' is armed with twelve Type X phaser arrays and three photon torpedo launchers, each capable of firing ten individual torpedoes at a time.2 One phaser array is mounted on the "cobra head" of the secondary hull while a photon torpedo launcher is mounted on the ventral aft of the saucer; both are inoperative while the saucer and stardrive sections are docked.2 The ship also has a high capacity shield grid2 and, according to dialog in the ''Next Generation'' episode "Conundrum"[10], at least 275 photon torpedoes.
Transportation
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' has at least six transporter rooms and twenty transporter systems.2 The ship has one large main shuttlebay in the saucer section, supported by two smaller bays in the stardrive section.2 The ship carries a variety of shuttlecraft and a captain's yacht.2
Medical and life support systems
The ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' includes a sickbay and a number of labs and other medical facilities.2 The shuttlebays, cargo bays, and other areas of the ship can be converted into triage wards2; such conversion of a cargo bay appears in the ''TNG'' episode "Ethics"[11]. Other areas, such as Ten-Forward, can serve as emergency shelters.2 Such use of Ten-Forward occurs in the ''Next Generation'' episode "Disaster".[12]
Crew support
Various ''Next Generation'' episodes show that the ''Galaxy''-class ''Enterprise'' has amenities such as holodecks,5 an arboretum, a school,[13] a gymnasium,[14] amphitheaters,[15] and a bar.[16] According to "Encounter at Farpoint"5, several ''Enterprise'' crewmembers' civilian family members are aboard, and some civilians work aboard the ship, such as the bartender Ben in "Lower Decks"[17] and botanist Keiko O'Brien in "Rascals"[18] and other episodes.
Known ''Galaxy''-class starships
The non-canon ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' identifies each of the following vessels as ''Galaxy''-class ships.1
In addition to these vessels, several unnamed or unidentifiable ''Galaxy''-class ships appear in ''DS9''
| Name | Registry | Appearance(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS ''Challenger'' | NCC-71099 | ''Voyager'': "Timeless" | Commanded by Captain Geordi La Forge in an alternate future |
| USS ''Enterprise'' | NCC-1701-D | '', ''DS9'': "Emissary", '' | The primary setting of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Destroyed in ''Star Trek: Generations'' by an Klingon Bird of Prey. |
| USS ''Galaxy'' | NCC-70637 | ''DS9'': "Tears of the Prophets" | Mentioned in the '' as the class pathfinder. Seen in a fleet in the ''DS9'' episode "Tears of the Prophets" and mentioned on an Okudagram in ''. |
| USS ''Magellan'' | unknown | ''DS9'': "Sacrifice of Angels" | Participates in Operation Return |
| USS ''Odyssey'' | NCC-71832 | ''DS9'': "The Jem'Hadar" | Under the command of Captain Keogh, and destroyed in "The Jem'Hadar" |
| USS ''Trinculo'' | NCC-71867 | ''DS9'': "Sacrifice of Angels" | Participates in Operation Return |
| USS ''Venture'' | NCC-71854 | ''DS9'': "The Way of the Warrior, Part II", "Sacrifice of Angels", "Tears of the Prophets" | Responds to Klingon attack on Deep Space Nine and participates in the Dominion War. The model has the 2 extra phaser arrays on top of its nacelles like the Enterprise D in All Good Things. |
| USS ''Yamato'' | NCC-71807 † | ''TNG'': "Where Silence Has Lease", "Contagion" | Appears as a "phantom" in "Where Silence Has Lease." Destroyed by a warp core breach in "Contagion" while under the command of Captain Donald Varley in 2365. |
| USS ''Dauntless'' | NCC-71879 | ''Star Trek: Bridge Commander'' | The ''Dauntless'' plays a major role in the Kessok Incident, and is destroyed by a Cardassian-Kessok hybrid ship. |
† In "Where Silence Has Lease", William Riker reads the phantom ''Yamato''
References
1. The Star Trek Encyclopedia, , Mike, Okuda, Pocket Books, 1999, ISBN 0-671-53609-5
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