The is a class of Starship s once used by United Federation Of Planets 's Starfleet organization in the Star Trek Fictional Universe . The Constellation class is a contemporary to the refitted Constitution Class and Miranda Class as seen in its similar primary hull and identical Warp Nacelles . A Constellation class starship is composed of a saucer-shaped primary hull with two backward-angled pylons at the aft end. The pylons rise vertically from the ventral side and dorsal side and each supports two warp nacelles at its end. The class was likely first produced in the late 23rd century and was mostly obsolete and underpowered by the mid-24th century. As of the 2370s, the Constellation class is no longer in production.
In real life, the Constellation class starship was designed by the visual effects staff of and first appeared in the season one episode The Battle . The episode as originally shot referred to the ''USS Stargazer'' as a "Constitution-class" starship, but after this was decided to be inappropriate the dialog was re-dubbed and the new model constructed. In the episode footage, LeVar Burton's lips can be seen saying the word "Constitution" as "Constellation" is overdubbed.
- USS ''Constellation'' (NCC-1974, ex-NX-1974)
- ---Named for the ). Afterward she was given permanent commission as NCC-1974. ''Constellation'' served in Starfleet for many decades; she was sent to Deep Space Nine to transport a captured Jem'Hadar to Starbase 201 in 2372. Circa stardate 51408.6 in 2374, ''Constellation'' was ordered to assist USS ''Defiant'' to search for survivors from USS ''Honshu'' (NCC-60205), a Nebula Class Starship .
- USS ''Gettysburg'' (NCC-3890)
- ---Named for the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , she was formerly commanded by Admiral Mark Jameson who, as captain, rescued hostages from Mordan IV in the 2320s in exchange for Weapons . ''Gettysburg'' visited Deep Space Nine for maintenance in 2375 during the Dominion War .
- USS ''Gihlan'' (NCC-9731)
- ---According to an article by ,'' she was named for Commodore Gihlan't'aehn, director of the Copernicus Yards in 2280 who oversaw development of the ''Constellation'' class starship.
- USS ''Hathaway'' (NCC-2593)
- ---Named for Anne Hathaway , the starship ''Hathaway'' was launched from the Copernicus Ship Yards in 2285. The ship was decommissioned but was reactivated circa stardate 42923.4 in 2365 and was briefly commanded by Commander William Riker during Exercise s against USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) circa stardate 42923.4 in the Braslota system. ''Hathaway'' was later involved in the Romulan Tachyon blockade at the outbreak of the Klingon Civil War in 2368.
- USS ''Magellan'' (NCC-3069)
- ---Named for explorer Ferdinand Magellan , the starship ''Magellan'' was commanded by Captain Conklin and docked at the Arkaria Base circa stardate 46682.4 in 2369. During the Magellan's stay at the Arkaria Base, the ship's crew put on a talent show and Captain Conklin did a poetry reading. Presumed later destroyed, decommisioned, or lost in action.
- USS ''Stargazer'' (NCC-2893)
- ---Formerly commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard earlier in his career, ''Stargazer'' performed an exploratory survey of Sector 21503 and was attacked by a Cardassian warship and barely escaped. ''Stargazer'' later engaged and destroyed a Ferengi Marauder during the Battle Of Maxia in the Maxia Zeta system in 2355, being severely damaged in the encounter and subsequently abandoned by the crew. After the loss of ''Stargazer,'' Captain Picard was Court-martial ed but cleared of wrongdoing. Nine years after the Battle of Maxia she was returned to Starfleet by a Ferengi ''daimon'' circa stardate 41723.9 in 2364 and was turned into a Museum Ship .
- USS ''Valkyrie'' (NCC-2590)
- ---The final designation of ''Constellation'' class studio shooting model when it became a display on various tours and conventions. According to Rick Sternbach, it didn't appear under this designation in on-screen footage. {Link without Title} The model was originally detailed using the wing and wing box assemblies from a XB-70 Valkyrie experimental bomber, which in turn was named after the Valkyrie s of Norse Mythology .
- USS ''Victory'' (NCC-9754)
- ---Named for the HMS Victory , the starship ''Victory'' was Commander Geordi La Forge 's first Starfleet assignment under Captain Zimbata. Circa stardate 42286.3, ''Victory'' rendezvoused with USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) at coordinates 3629 by 584. Circa stardate 46357.4, the ''Victory'' was assigned to a stellar nuclei population survey somewhere within sectors 21538 to 23079.
- (Name unknown) (NCC-7100)
- ---This unnamed starship is the subject of a model in Captain Picard 's Ready Room aboard the USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D).
- In her novel, ''Enterprise: The First Adventure'', which details the first voyage of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) , Vonda McIntyre erroneously refers to the ''Enterprise'' as a Constellation class vessel (instead of Constitution class). This error is repeated in the novelizations of the third and fourth Star Trek movies.
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