USS Excelsior (NCC-1729)

For other uses, see Excelsior.

The USS Excelsior (NCC-1729) was an Armstrong-type Federation starship in service to Starfleet in the mid-23rd century.

In 2258 of an alternate reality brought about by Nero's interference, the Excelsior was destroyed by the Narada during a mission to investigate a lightning storm in space in the proximity of Vulcan. (TOS novelization: Star Trek)

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Ships named Excelsior
Federation Starfleet (prime reality)	USS Excelsior (NCC-1718, Constitution-class) • USS Excelsior (NCC-2000, Excelsior-class) • USS Excelsior (NCC-21445, 24th century) • USS Excelsior (NCC-42037, Excelsior-class) • USS Excelsior (NCC-2000-D, Excelsior-class) • see also: Excelsior-class • Excelsior II-class • Excelsior-class (alternates)
Federation Starfleet (Kelvin timeline)	*USS Excelsior* (NCC-1729, Armstrong-class)**		Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe)	ISS Excelsior (NCC-2000, Excelsior-class prototype) • ISS Excelsior (NCC-2000-D, Excelsior-class) • ISS Excelsior (NC-2015-I, Excelsior-class)

Participants in the Battle of Vulcan
Federation Starfleet	USS Antares • USS Armstrong • USS Defiant • USS Enterprise • USS Excelsior • USS Farragut • USS Hood • USS Mayflower • USS Newton • USS Truman • USS Wolcott
Nero's force	Narada