Thanks to the upcoming Star Trek: Episode 31 film, Star Trek Now has the opportunity to discover more about one missing era of the USS Enterprise. The Enterprise was one of Starfleet’s most famous ships Since Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) set aboard the Enterprise NX-01 in 2151, as part of humanity’s first interstellar exploration mission. Since then, several Federation starships have carried the name Enterprise, including the vessels of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart).
While the voyages of Kirk’s Enterprise and Picard’s Enterprise-D are well documented, there are some holes in the history of ships named Enterprise. After Kirk’s original ship was destroyed in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, He took over the command of the Enterprise-A for the rest of the Star Trek films. The Enterprise-B made an appearance at the beginning of Star Trek Generations, But her travels remain mostly a mystery. Even less is known about the Enterprise-C, which only made one appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 15, “Yesterday’s Enterprise.”
Rachel Garrett’s return in the Section 31 movie may reveal more about the Enterprise-C era
Rachel Garrett first appeared in TNG’s “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
Although much about the plot of Star Trek: Episode 31 It remains unknown, the film will take place during Star Trek “Lost Era” From the early 24th century. Section 31 Centers on Michelle Yeoh’s Empress Philippa Georgiou, as she recruits a team for an important black ops Section 31 mission. Cassie Rohl will portray a young Rachel Garrett, who will act as Starfleet’s representative in Georgiou’s team. As seen in Tng S “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” Tricia O’Neill’s Rachel Garrett will eventually become captain of the USS Enterprise-C.
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Much about the history of the Enterprise-C remains unknown, leaving the door open for Star Trek: Episode 31 To fill in some of the blanks. Section 31 May discover when and why the ship was first commissioned and who served as the first captain (presuming it was a different one before Rachel Garrett). As the flagship of the Federation, The Enterprise often participates in Starfleet’s most important and dangerous missions, And the Enterprise-C is likely no exception. Does the Enterprise-C make an appearance in Section 31, The film may offer insight into some of the ships’ earliest missions.
What we know about the Enterprise-C based on Star Trek Canon
The Enterprise-C helped prevent a devastating war with the Klingons
in Star Trek: The Next Generation “Yesterday Enterprise,” the USS Enterprise-D encountered a rift in space-time. When the battle-damaged Enterprise-C emerged from the wormhole, reality shifted and the Enterprise-D became a warship on the front lines of the Federation’s war with the Klingon Empire. In the past, in 2344, The Enterprise-C engaged four Romulan warbirds after responding to a distress call at a Klingon outpost. When the Enterprise-C drifted through the wormhole, the Klingon outpost was destroyed and war later broke out between the Klingons and the Federation.
Although Captain Rachel Garrett was killed before the Enterprise-C made it back through the wormhole, the ship’s heroic sacrifice to protect the Klingon outpost impressed the Klingons.
Thanks to Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), Captain Picard and his crew realize that the Enterprise-C needs to return to its own time to restore the proper timeline. Although Captain Rachel Garrett was killed before the Enterprise-C made it back through the wormhole, the ship’s heroic sacrifice to protect the Klingon outpost impressed the Klingons. This Strengthened the alliance between the Federation and the KlingonsWhich eventually led to a peace agreement. Star Trek: The Next Generation Only offered a glimpse into the history of the Enterprise-C, but the upcoming Star Trek Film may reveal more about the ship and its future captain.