The USS Challenger (NCC-1716) was a Constitution-class Federation starship in service during the 23rd century. Challenger was originally commissioned circa 2258, succeeding previous vessels of the name. (FASA: Federation Ship Recognition Manual; TOS novel: Enemy Unseen; Star Trek: Pendragon)
Challenger was relaunched in late 2273, having undergone refit to Enterprise-class specifications. (TOS novel: Enemy Unseen; FASA: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)
Like her predecessors, Challenger was lost or destroyed sometime prior to the 2293, by which time she had been succeeded by the Excelsior-class USS Challenger (NCC-2032). (Star Trek: Pendragon; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; FASA: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)
Spacecraft named Challenger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starfleet | USS Challenger (Ranger-class) • USS Challenger (NCC-1716, Constitution-class) • UFPF Challenger • USS Challenger (NCC-2032, Excelsior-class) • USS Challenger (Challenger-class) • USS Challenger (NCC-71099, Galaxy-class) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earth | Challenger (OV-99) • Challenger (NX-03) |
Background[]
- FASA gives this ship's registry number as NCC-1715, which conflicts with the canon registry for the Merrimac. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- Starfleet International has a USS Challenger chapter based in New Jersey, depicting the ship as a refit Constitution class commissioned in 2289 with the registry NCC-1676.
External links[]
- USS Challenger (NCC-1715) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- USS Challenger (NCC-1676) article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon and fanworks Star Trek wiki.