Excelsior II class

The Excelsior II class was a Federation starship class that was in service with Starfleet by the early 25th century.

History[]

The Excelsior II-class was introduced sometime prior to 2401 as a successor to the successful Excelsior-class, having been in service for well over 100 years.

In 2401, the USS Excelsior was amongst the fleet led by the USS Stargazer to meet a Borg faction. Cadet Elnor and Commander Raffaela Musiker were both assigned to the vessel which took part in protecting the quadrant from the massive energy released by the opening of a transwarp conduit by an unknown source. (PIC: "The Star Gazer", "Farewell")

Later that year, sixteen ships of this class were involved in the Frontier Day fleet maneuvers to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the first voyage of the Enterprise NX-01. The ships were subsequently commandeered after officers under the age of 25 were placed under the influence of the Borg with the help of then assimilated Jack Crusher.

At least one ship of the class, the Excelsior, was lost during this engagement, while many others laid wrecked in orbit following the successful liberation of the fleet. (PIC: "Võx", "The Last Generation")

Technical data[]

Physical arrangement[]

Much like its predecessor, the Excelsior II-class featured the saucer section-engineering section-warp nacelle layout common to most Starfleet vessels. However, the Excelsior II-class' saucer section was elongated into an oval, and the nacelle struts, while still angled, featured tapers in opposite directions for each section of strut. (PIC: "The Star Gazer", "Farewell")

Interior design[]

Main bridge[]

The Excelsior II featured brushed metal and dark interiors that were typical of newer ships of the period, including the Sagan-class, Constitution III-class, and Odyssey-class. The main bridge feature the typical layout of these three classes, with large LCARS panels lining the side and aft walls. (PIC: "The Star Gazer")

Command and control systems[]

By 2401, the computer systems on board the class had been built to include the Fleet formation mode, also known as Starfleet emergency protocol NX12.11, designed to place all Federation starships within a fleet under the automated control of the Starfleet mainframe. (PIC: "Võx")

Ships commissioned[]

Named

• USS Eureka (NCC-42023)
• USS Excelsior (NCC-42037)
• USS Mestral (NCC-42027)

Unnamed

• Unnamed Excelsior II-class starships

Appendices[]

Appearances[]

• PIC:
  • "The Star Gazer"
  • "Farewell"
  • "The Bounty"

Background information[]

This class was designed by John Eaves and Doug Drexler. [1] The CGI model was constructed by Drexler and Sean Hargreaves. (Dave Blass' Emmy Award solicitation booklet^(X) , pp. 50-51)

Its name was revealed in a tweet^(X) by Star Trek: Picard production designer Dave Blass. According to the graphic posted in the tweet, this class of vessel was 1,929 feet or 588.0 meters in length.

The total number of Excelsior II-class vessels present at Frontier Day was established by former Star Trek: Picard Research Assistant Jörg Hillebrand. [2]

Apocrypha[]

The Excelsior II-class is a playable starship in Star Trek Online.

External links[]

• Excelsior II class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Excelsior II Intel Heavy Cruiser at the Star Trek Online Wiki