USS Endeavour

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The USS Endeavour is the third and latest of the new state-of-the-art Enterprise-class starships. Following the USS Enterprise's extensive career in the Starfleet Re-Exploration Initiative and the USS Columbia's assignment to the Second Fleet, it was the judgement of Starfleet Command that the Endeavour, as the newest ship in the fleet, should be assigned to the First Fleet. This has been seen, both militarily and politically, as a commitment by the Admiralty to the Federation's internal security and border defence at a time when high-profile Starfleet projects have been focused elsewhere.

The Endeavour was controversially put under the command of Captain Peter Harrigan, an officer of experience in the First Fleet but of a more questionable reputation than might be expected for an assignment subject to much public scrutiny. The media have found the Endeavour to be a topic worthy of attention and evaluation. As a heavily armed and well-equipped vessel, opinions are divided on whether this places her as ideal for the defence of Federation space, or if this indicates a more heavy-handed attitude from Starfleet when it comes to the Endeavour's mandate of maintaining civil stability.

The Endeavour's hull was laid down in 2406 following the commission of the USS Columbia. Although her two predecessors have enjoyed the attention of multiple engineers and field experience to iron out the kinks in the state-of-the-art technology the Enterprise-class sports, the Endeavour is credited with having taken the best of that experience, and the years of continuing technological development, and her engineers have insisted her to be the most advanced ship in the fleet.