

As a practical, budget-saving consideration during the early production days of the series, the filming miniature of the USS Excelsior was intended as a stand-in for Ambassador Class starships, usually used in the background (a miniature of the original Ambassador Class starship was never built). This ship was designed by Andrew Probert to suggest a natural progression from the older "Excelsior" class to the newer "Galaxy" class. "Ambassador"-class ships subsequently appear in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" 's " Data's Day", "Redemption Part II", and "" 's "Emissary".Ī golden sculpture of the "original" "Ambassador"-class "Enterprise"-C hangs on the " Enterprise"-D's conference room back wall during the first seasons of the series. The "Ambassador" class is first mentioned in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" 's "Conspiracy", but an "Ambassador"-class ship does not appear until " Yesterday's Enterprise". The "Ambassador" class is a fictional Starfleet starship class that first appears in the Star Trek series "". Caption = The USS "Enterprise" (NCC-1701-C)Īffiliation = United Federation Of Planets
