Enterprise class

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Doorway decribing the Enterprise class

Wrecked bridge of the Enterprise class

The Enterprise class was a designation given to the Mark IV bridge simulator used at Starfleet Training Command at Starfleet Academy in 2285.

The bridge, described as an Enterprise-class bridge, which fashioned after the design of the refit Constitution-class USS Enterprise, was used during Saavik's attempt to complete the Kobayashi Maru scenario. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

Background

While "Enterprise-class" was a fan fiction designation for the refit design Enterprises seen from Star Trek: The Motion Picture until Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, the latter film contains a possibly contradictory reference. Blueprints that Scotty is seen examining are labeled "Constitution class starship", establishing a name for ships of that design. Since the words "Enterprise class" appear on a sign on a door that is marked "mark IV simulator", its not clear that, if in lieu of referring to an "Enterprise-class starship", this might refer to it being the simulator used by the "Enterprise class of cadets" or that the simulator itself is classified as an "Enterprise class simulator".

Both designations of the starship class names are supported by behind the scenes material and interviews, Andrew Probert in particular mentioning that the design for the refit was originally designated "Enterprise-class", and that name was used behind the scenes, although at some point the producers decided it would be more appropriate for the vessel depicted in the Star Trek VI chart designed by Michael Okuda's art department to be a Constitution. For further clarification of this topic, please refer to Constitution class.

In non-canon publications, the designation was first used as part of FASA's Star Trek: The Role Playing Game to differentiate the newer style ship from the older version Constitution.