Enterprise (NX-01)

Enterprise

The starship Enterprise (NX-01)
First appearance	"Broken Bow"
Affiliation	Starfleet
Launched	April 16, 2151
Decommissioned	2161
General characteristics
Class	NX
Registry	NX-01
Maximum speed	Warp 5.06 (maximum speed) 5.2 (emergency)
Auxiliary craft	2x Shuttlepods 2x Workpods
Armaments	Spatial torpedoes Photonic torpedoes Phase cannons Plasma cannons
Defenses	Polarized hull plating

2x Shuttlepods

Enterprise is a fictional spaceship that appeared in the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. It had the in-universe registration of NX-01 and appeared earlier in the franchise timeline than any other Starfleet ship named Enterprise. The producers of the series had originally intended to use an Akira-class starship as seen in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), but production designer Herman Zimmerman talked them into using a design with greater influence from Star Trek: The Original Series. Doug Drexler designed the exterior of the vessel, eventually arriving at the final design after also suggesting a Daedalus-class starship with a sphere-shaped primary hull, and a ship more reminiscent of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) complete with secondary hull.

These ideas were turned down by the producers, who instead pushed for the final version as seen. Drexler also proposed a refit design, which may have been used if the series continued into a fifth season. The interior of the ship was designed by a number of staff members, but primarily by Zimmerman. He took inspiration from the fast attack submarines of the United States Navy as well as considering the previous vessels named Enterprise in the franchise. In the series itself, the ship was first seen in the pilot episode "Broken Bow" and was seen throughout the series undergoing various upgrades. Its missions included an initial period of deep space exploration and a mission into the Delphic Expanse following the Xindi attack on Earth; it was also instrumental in the formation of the Coalition of Planets with the Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites.