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The USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) was a Federation Ambassador-class heavy cruiser that was in service with Starfleet in the mid-24th century.

In 2365, Captain Al Smutko was the commanding officer of this ship. In that year, this ship was assigned a patrol mission of the Neutral Zone in Sector 130. The ship was listed on the Starship Deploy Status chart that was on display in the courtroom of Starbase 173. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man", okudagram)

The Excalibur survived an attack by the Borg during a night shift sometime prior to late 2368. Several members of the crew, including Marika Wilkarah, were assimilated in the encounter. (VOY: "Survival Instinct")

In 2368, the Excalibur was undergoing a major refit and repair at Starbase 234. The ship was selected by Captain Jean-Luc Picard to serve in a Starfleet blockade of the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War. During that mission, Commander William T. Riker was the commanding officer, with Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge as his first officer. This was because the majority of the crew had been reassigned due to the extent of the refit. The location of the ship was labeled on the tachyon detection grid. (TNG: "Redemption II", okudagram)

Ambassador-class starships

USS Enterprise-C • USS Excalibur • USS Horatio • USS Yamaguchi • USS Zhukov

Excalibur personnel

See: USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) personnel

Appendices

Background

The Excalibur was first mentioned in "The Measure Of A Man", where it had the registry NCC-21534.

The Excalibur was a reuse of the USS Enterprise-C studio model with the modifications introduced on the USS Zhukov. [1] New footage of the Excalibur was briefly seen as the fleet departed for the Klingon border, however, some stock footage from TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise" was also reused.

The short scene on the Excalibur bridge was filmed on Tuesday 9 July 1991 on Paramount Stage 8.

Apocrypha

The Excalibur became the star of Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier novel series and was later destroyed and replaced with a new Galaxy-class starship Excalibur. Captain Morgen, a former crewmate of Captain Picard's from his days on the USS Stargazer, was mentioned as having commanded the Excalibur for many years in Michael Jan Friedman's book Reunion. It was then commanded by Captain Morgan Korsmo just before the start of the New Frontier series. Korsmo was killed fighting the Borg, and was an old Academy classmate of Picard.

External link

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-There have been two [[Federation]] [[starship]]s known to bear the name '''USS ''Excalibur'''''. Also see the list of [[USS Excalibur personnel|USS ''Excalibur'' personnel]].
+|       image= Ambassador starboard of Galaxy.jpg
+|        Name= USS ''Excalibur''
+|       Class= {{class|Ambassador}}
+|    Registry= NCC-26517
+| owner      = {{Federation}}
+| operator   = [[Starfleet]]
+|      Status= Active
+|  Datestatus= 2368
+}}__NOTOC__
+[[File:Tachyon detection network activated.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Endeavor'' in the tachyon detection grid, 2368]]
+The '''USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517)''' was a [[Federation]] {{class|Ambassador}} [[heavy cruiser]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the mid-[[24th century]].
+In [[2365]], [[Captain]] [[Al Smutko (Captain)|Al Smutko]] was the [[commanding officer]] of this ship. In that year, this ship was assigned a patrol mission of the [[Neutral Zone]] in [[Sector 130]]. The ship was listed on the [[Starship Deploy Status]] chart that was on display in the [[courtroom]] of [[Starbase 173]]. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
-==USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-1664)==
-{{sidebar starship|
-        Image= Uss excalibur.jpg
-|        Name= USS Excalibur
-|       Class= [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]]
-|    Registry= NCC-1664
-| Affiliation= [[Federation]]/[[Starfleet]]
-|      Status= Wrecked
-|  Datestatus= 2267
-}}
-The '''USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-1664)''' was a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] starship in service in the second half of the [[23rd century]], commanded by [[Captain]] [[Harris (Captain)|Harris]].
+The ''Excalibur'' survived an attack by the [[Borg]] during a [[night shift]] sometime prior to late [[2368]]. Several members of the crew, including [[Marika Wilkarah]], were [[assimilate]]d in the encounter.  ({{VOY|Survival Instinct}})
-In [[2267]], the ''Excalibur'' was assigned to a fleet war games exercise pitting four starships against the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']], which was controlled by the revolutionary (but still experimental) [[M-5 computer]].  However, when the M-5 malfunctioned, it fired [[phaser]]s on the ''Excalibur'' at full power, when the ship's [[deflector shield]]s were at minimum intensity.  The ''Excalibur'' was severely damaged, with all hands lost. ([[TOS]]: "[[The Ultimate Computer]]")
+In [[2368]], the ''Excalibur'' was undergoing a major [[refit]] and repair at [[Starbase 234]].  The ship was selected by Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] to serve in a [[Starfleet]] [[blockade]] of the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]]-[[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] border during the [[Klingon Civil War]].  During that mission, [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] was the commanding officer, with [[Lieutenant commander|Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] as his [[first officer]]. This was because the majority of the crew had been reassigned due to the extent of the refit. The location of the ship was labeled on the [[tachyon detection grid]]. ({{TNG|Redemption II}}, ''okudagram'')
-:''The registry of the ''Excalibur'' is considered to be apocryphal. See the [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] article for the full explanation.''
+{{Ambassador class starships}}
+==''Excalibur'' personnel==
+* '''See''': [[USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) personnel|USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517) personnel]]
+==Appendices==
-:''The only view of the ''Excalibur'' takes place on the [[USS Enterprise]]'s [[main viewscreen]] after its destruction by M-5. It is the same view as that used for the [[USS Constellation (NCC-1017)|USS ''Constellation'']] in [[TOS]]: "[[The Doomsday Machine]]", only with the image "flipped .''
+===Background===
-{{ConstitutionClassStarships}}
+The ''Excalibur'' was first mentioned in "The Measure Of A Man", where it had the [[registry]] NCC-21534.
+The ''Excalibur'' was a reuse of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-C|-C}} [[studio model]] with the modifications introduced on the {{USS|Zhukov}}. [http://www.myprops.co.uk/enterprise-c.htm] New footage of the ''Excalibur'' was briefly seen as the fleet departed for the Klingon border, however, some stock footage from {{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}} was also reused.
-==USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517)==
-{{sidebar starship|
-        Image= Ent_duality.jpg
-|        Name= USS Excalibur
-|       Class= [[Ambassador class|''Ambassador'' class]]
-|    Registry= NCC-26517
-| Affiliation= [[Federation]]/[[Starfleet]]
-|      Status= Active
-|  Datestatus= 2368
-}}
-The '''USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517)''' was an [[Ambassador class|''Ambassador''-class]] starship in service in the [[2360s]].
+The short scene on the ''Excalibur'' bridge was filmed on Tuesday {{d|9|July|1991}} on [[Paramount Stage 8]].
-The ''Excalibur'' was attacked by the [[Borg]] during a [[night shift]] sometime prior to [[2368]].  Several members of the crew, including [[Marika Willkarah]], were [[assimilate|assimilated]] in the encounter.  ([[VOY]]: "[[Survival Instinct]]")
+===Apocrypha===
-In [[2368]], the ''Excalibur'' was undergoing a major refit and repair at [[Starbase 234]].  It was commandeered by Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] to serve in a [[Starfleet]] blockade of the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]]-[[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] border during the [[Klingon Civil War]].  During that mission, it was commanded by [[Commander]] [[William Riker]], with [[lieutenant commander|Lt. Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] as [[first officer]] since the ''Excalibur's'' crew had been reassigned during the refit. ([[TNG]]: "[[Redemption, Part II]]")
+The ''Excalibur'' became the star of [[Peter David]]'s ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' [[novels|novel]] series and was later destroyed and replaced with a new {{class|Galaxy}} starship ''Excalibur''. Captain Morgen, a former crewmate of Captain Picard's from his days on the {{USS|Stargazer}}, was mentioned as having commanded the ''Excalibur'' for many years in [[Michael Jan Friedman]]'s book ''[[Reunion]]''. It was then commanded by Captain Morgan Korsmo just before the start of the ''New Frontier'' series.  Korsmo was killed fighting the Borg, and was an old Academy classmate of Picard.''
+==External link==
-:''The ''Excalibur'' was a reuse of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)|''Enterprise''-C]] model with the modifications introduced on the [[USS Zhukov|USS ''Zhukov'']], although some stock footage from [[TNG]]: "[[Yesterday's Enterprise]]" was also recycled.  As the ''Excalibur'' mentioned in [[VOY]]: "[[Survival Instinct]]" had to be in service prior to 2368 and Riker's ship from [[TNG]]: "[[Redemption, Part II]]" probably wasn't a new ship, it can be surmised that they were both the same vessel and the ''Excalibur'' somehow escaped the Borg without being destroyed.  It was not made clear whether or not the ''Excalibur's'' encounter took place during the [[Battle of Wolf 359|2366-67]] invasion, but it could explain why the starship would need a refit long enough to warrant reassigning its crew.''
+* {{NCwiki|USS Excalibur (NCC-26517)|USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517)}}
-:''Although not at all canon, this ''Excalibur'' became the star of [[Peter David]]'s ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' [[novel]] series and was later destroyed and replaced with a new [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy''-class]] starship ''Excalibur''. Capt. Morgen, a former crewmate of Capt. Picard's from his days on the [[USS Stargazer|USS ''Stargazer'']], was mentioned as having commanded the ''Excalibur'' for many years in [[Michael Jan Friedman]]'s book ''[[Reunion (novel)|Reunion]]''. It was then commanded by Capt. Morgan Korsmo just before the start of the ''New Frontier'' series.  Korsmo was killed fighting the Borg, and was an old Academy classmate of Picard.''
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