The Ambassador-class was developed early in the 24th century. Acting as a replacement for duties of the retired
Constitution-class, its mission objectives included exploration, defense, and diplomacy. The class
was later replaced by the Galaxy-class, some ships were still in use during the 2360's, however by the
2370's the Ambassador have been largely phased out of service.
There are two different versions of the Ambassador-class. The Flight-I was the first model built for the Enterprise-C, and later modified
for other Ambassador shots, such as the USS Zhukov and the USS Yamaguchi. The differences include modifications to the bridge module, sensor
dome, navigational deflector dish, saucer and neck, location of the nacelles, cowlings on the bussard collectors, the third shuttlebay, width
of the engineering hull, and color of the impulse engine. The Enterprise-C is often shown as a Flight-II Ambassador, without the third
shuttlebay, even though it was clearly seen as a Flight-I in "Yesterday's Enterprise" - TNG.
The Ambassador-class ship was designed by Rick Sternbach and Andrew Probert. The model, built by Greg Jein, was intended to suggest an
intermediate step between the Excelsior-class and the Galaxy-class starships.
Related Links:
Designing the Enterprise-C,
Ambassador-class
Variants (EAS)
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USS Adelphi NCC-26849
Destroyed at Ghorusda killing 47 crew members.
"Tin Man" - TNG.
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USS Ambassador NCC-10521
Prototype listed in TNG Technical Manual.
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USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C
Destroyed at Narendra III in 2344 defending a Klingon outpost.
See Enterprise-C page for more
information.
"Yesterday's Enterprise" - TNG.
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USS Excalibur NCC-26517
Ship in Captain Picard's blockade during the Klingon Civil War. Commander Riker temporary
commanded this ship. At an unknown date encountered the Borg.
"Redemption" - TNG. "Survival Instinct" - VOY.
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USS Exeter NCC-26531
Lieutenant Tom Paris's former post. Served in the Ninth Fleet in 2374.
"Non Sequitur" - VOY. "You Are Cordially Invited…" - DS9
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USS Gandhi NCC-26632
Ship assigned to the Lagana sector for a terraforming mission in 2369.
Named for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
"Second Chances" - TNG.
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USS Horatio NCC-10532
Destroyed in 2364 near Dytallix B to cover up a conspiracy within Starfleet Command.
"Conspiracy" - TNG.
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USS Valdemar NCC-26198
Dispatched to the Federation-Cardassian Demilitarized Zone in 2370.
Named for Valdemar Poulsen, inventor of the tape recorder.
"Tribunal" - DS9.
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USS Yamaguchi NCC-26510
Ship destroyed at Wolf 359 in 2367.
"Emissary" - DS9.
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USS Zhukov NCC-26136
Barclay's first assignment. Transferred several science teams to the
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D in 2368.
Named for Russian general Grigori Konstantinovich Zhukov. The model's hull is labeled
USS Zuhkov NCC-62136 by mistake.
"Hollow Pursuits" - TNG. "Data's Day" - TNG. "The Game" - TNG.
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