The USS Enterprise was a Declaration-class space-liners of the early 23rd century, operating within the Federation.
It was the first of the Declaration-class, intended specifically to travel the main Federation space routes between major member worlds, such as Earth–Alpha Centauri. It began service in 2123 SFC (c. 2195) (TOS reference: Spaceflight Chronology).
Background
Spaceflight Chronology based the Declaration-class class on an image originally designed by Matt Jefferies during the early pre-production stage of Star Trek. After the show was cancelled, the design was considered for use in a planned, but never produced, sci-fi television series by Gene Roddenberry. A portrait of the ship later appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, as the USS Enterprise, which Star Trek Maps developed as the Starliner and UESP Enterprise and other sources have since referenced.
The Declaration-class and thus this USS Enterprise therefore appear very similar to the Starliner and the UESP Enterprise/USS Enterprise (XCV-330). However, it has a very differently shaped nose-section to the original image.
