USS Endeavour (NCC-71805)

For other uses, see Endeavour.

USS Endeavour
Class:	Nebula-class
Registry:	NCC-71805
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Commander:	Joseph Amasov, Nikolas Kyprios
Status:	active (2373)

The USS Endeavour (NCC-71805) was a Federation starship, a Nebula-class explorer in service to Starfleet in the late 24th century. Its commanding officers have included Joseph Amasov and Nikolas Kyprios. This starship had an illustrious service career. (ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Decipher RPG module: Starfleet Operations Manual)

Service history and disposition

In 2367, Amasov commanded the Endeavour in the Battle of Wolf 359. In what he perceived to be his final moments, Amasov transmitted his analysis of the Borg: "In all my years I could never imagine terror such as this. Cold. Calculating... Murderous. It is just a matter of pure luck that any of us are alive right now. The Borg are as close to pure evil as any race we've ever encountered." (VOY episode: "Scorpion")

Miraculously the Endeavour survived the battle, one of the only ships to do so, and at the cost of half her crew. Amasov stayed in a hospital on Earth for some time following the battle. While still hospitalised, Starfleet held a hearing to discuss whether or not Jean-Luc Picard should be allowed to return to command of the USS Enterprise-D following his role in the Borg attack. Amasov's log was played in the hearing as evidence against the Borg and, by extension, Picard. (TNG comic: "Loyalty")

In 2368 the Endeavour was assigned to the Starfleet blockade force at the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War. (TNG episode: "Redemption, Part II")

Later that year, the ship was assigned to a patrol circuit in the Cleon system. (TNG episode: "The Game")

In 2372, the Endeavour brought Aidan Thorn, Esteban Lopez and its counselor, Constance Barnes, to Deep Space 9. (DS9 novel: Saratoga)

In 2373, the Endeavour faced the Borg at the Battle of Sector 001. (TNG movie: First Contact)

Background

The Star Trek Encyclopedia and the Decipher RPG module: Starships initially speculated that the engagement referred to in VOY episode: "Scorpion, Part I" was the Battle of Wolf 359, and that the Endeavour was the sole ship to survive the assault intact. However, there was no direct evidence for this, aside from the fact that Janeway had to have been referring to an encounter that took place before Voyager was transported to the Delta Quadrant. In fact, it was never specified if Endeavour was part of the battle, since she was simply quoting Amasov's words, and did not note in what position or where he was when he faced the Borg, until the comic Loyalty resolved the issue.

Named for HMS Endeavour^WP, specifically, HM Bark Endeavour^WP commanded by Lieutenant James Cook in his voyage of exploration in the Pacific from 1768–1771, for which the later NASA space shuttle Endeavour^WP is also named--hence the British spelling.

External link

• USS Endeavour (NCC-71805) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.