Excelsior Class Studio Miniature

Dubbed "the Great Experiment," the first Excelsior Class vessel was launched in 2285 as a test bed for the unsuccessful transwarp drive development project.  The ship, later refit with standard warp drive, became the prototype for the numerous Excelsior Class starships built over the next several decades.  Among these ships was the U.S.S. Enterprise-B, the third Federation starship to bear that name.  Other Excelsior Class starships have included the Hood ("Encounter at Farpoint" [TNG]), the Repulse ("The Child" [TNG]), the Intrepid (Sins of the Father" [TNG]), and the Gorkon ("Descent, Part I" [TNG]).


Excelsior Class Names and Registries

 Vessel Registry Episode/Film
U.S.S. Berlin NCC-14232 ST:TNG - Angel One
U.S.S. Cairo NCC-42136 ST:TNG - Chain of Command (Part I), Preemptive Strike
U.S.S. Charleston NCC-42285 ST:TNG - The Neutral Zone
U.S.S. Crockett NCC-38955 ST:DS9 - Paradise
U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-2000B Star Trek: VII
U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-2000 Star Trek: III, IV, VI
U.S.S. Fearless NCC-14598 ST:TNG - Where No One Has Gone Before
U.S.S. Gorkon NCC-40512 ST:TNG "Descent, Part I"
U.S.S. Grissom NCC-42857 ST:TNG - The Most Toys
U.S.S. Hood NCC-42296 ST:TNG "Encounter at Farpoint"
U.S.S. Intrepid NCC-38907 ST:TNG - Sins of the Father, Reunion, Family, Force of Nature
U.S.S. Lakota NCC-42768 ST:DS9 - Paradise Lost
U.S.S. Lexington NCC-14427 ST:TNG - Thine Own Self
U.S.S. Livingston NCC-34099 ST:DS9 - Invasive Procedures
U.S.S. Melbourne NCC-62043 ST:TNG - 11001001, The Best of Both Worlds
U.S.S. Potemkin NCC-8253 ST:TNG - Peak Performance, Legacy, Ethics, Second Chances
U.S.S. Repulse NCC-2544 ST:TNG - The Child, Unnatural Selection

Excelsior Class Images

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Star Trek Mechanics 4

This is a side view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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This is a forward view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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This is a rear view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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This is a close-up rear top side view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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This is a close-up rear top side primary hull view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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This is a top forward view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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This is a close-up side bridge view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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This is a forward side view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

This is a forward view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

This is another forward view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

This is a rear view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

This is another rear view of the U.S.S. Excelsior.


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Star Trek Magazine

This is the U.S.S. Excelsior studio miniature in storage.


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Star Trek III: Search for Spock

This is a close-up view of the U.S.S. Excelsior in Space Dock.


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This is another view of the U.S.S. Excelsior in Space Dock.


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Star Trek III: Search for Spock

This is a close-up view of the U.S.S. Excelsior in Space Dock.


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Star Trek III: Search for Spock

This is a view of the U.S.S. Excelsior leaving Space Dock.


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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

This is a side view of the U.S.S. Excelsior in Space Dock.


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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

This is a close-up hull view of the U.S.S. Excelsior in Space Dock.


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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

This is a extreme close-up hull view of the U.S.S. Excelsior in Space Dock.


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