STARSHIP | |
Name: | USS Stargazer |
Registry: | NCC-2893 |
Class: | Constellation |
Type: | cruiser |
Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
Status: | Preserved (2401) |
The USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) was a Constellation-class cruiser in service from the late 23rd to mid-24th century. Jean-Luc Picard, prior to commanding the Enterprise-D, captained the Stargazer for a record 22 years, from 2333 until its loss in the Maxia Zeta system in (2355). (TNG: "The Battle")
Stargazer was one of the first block of Constellations whose contract was authorized in 2276. (Star Trek: The Original Series novel: Honor Blade). However, the ship was not commissioned until 2290. (Orion Press: Constellation-class Specifications)
In 2294, the Stargazer made first contact with the Nurathi. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2302, it came to the aid of a merchant convoy that was under attack by who was believed to be Orion pirates. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
In 2351, fresh out of the Academy, then-ensign Steve Tecklenberg was assigned to the Stargazer as a security officer. (Star Trek: Pendragon: "Wings As Eagles")
Picard remained friends with Moritz Benayoun, one of the Stargazer 's physicians, for over 45 years. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")
In 2364, after being presumed destroyed, the Stargazer was found and recovered by the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Battle") The ship was decommissioned shortly thereafter and preserved into museum status. She was ultimately succeeded by the Sagan class USS Stargazer (NCC-82893). (Star Trek Picard Season 2)
Constellation-class starships |
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Prototype (2270s): USS Constellation - Block I (2276): USS Sempach - USS Speedwell |
Block II (early 2280s): USS Hathaway - Block III (2288): USS Tristan - USS Valkyrie |
Block IV (2290): USS Gettysburg - USS Stargazer - Block V (2292): USS Bradley - USS Chosin - USS Jamestown-B - Block VI (after 2292, but before 2299): USS Magellan |
Block VII (2301-2304): USS Espero - USS Hathor - USS Helena Harvey - Block VIII (2320): USS Ceres - USS Constance - USS Gihlan - USS Victory |
Star Trek: The Interim Years: USS Investigator - USS Iskenderun - USS Montrose - USS Roebuck - Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles: USS Artemis - USS Huskie |
USS Antietam - USS Antares - USS Billings - USS Calgary - USS Ceres - USS Cochise - USS Fading Sun - USS Ferrel - USS Gibraltar - USS Pisces - USS Reliant - USS Tubman - USS Vespucci - USS Windhoek |
Background information[]
The Stargazer was also a chapter of Starfleet International based in Kansas City, Missouri in the 1990s.
External links[]
- USS Stargazer article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.