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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D (commissioned 2363) Galaxy class, the ship of Picard, Riker et al. in the series and the film .

In Star Trek: Generations, the Duras sisters found a way to render the Enterprise's shields useless. Though the Enterprise succeeded in destroying the Klingons, the warp core's coolant system failed as a result of damage sustained during the battle. The saucer section managed to separate, but didn't clear the explosion radius fast enough, and its impulse engines were destroyed as a result. The out of control saucer crash-landed on the nearby planet, and was damaged beyond repair.

See Starship Enterprise for the starships with the same name, before and after her launch.