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- The third Enterprise, NCC╨1701-B, was an Excelsior class ship built at
- Starfleet╒s Antares Ship Yards. Although the decision to model this ship on
- the failed original experimental Excelsior was at the time controversial, the
- economics of using the existing (and otherwise successful) engineering of
- the basic spaceframe were compelling. The wisdom of this decision has
- been borne out by the large number of Excelsior class starships that still
- serve Starfleet in a variety of capacities. (Indeed, the Excelsior herself
- ultimately proved to be a distinguished part of the Starfleet.) The third
- Enterprise was a key figure in the exploration of space beyond the Gourami
- Sector. This ship and her crew were responsible for mapping over 142 star
- systems, including first contact with seventeen civilizations. ╞
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