The Enterprise proved to be no match for the technologically-advanced weapons of the Narada a single barrage of missiles reduced the ship's deflector shields to 36%. The Star Trek app refers to the shipyards as the Iowa Shipyards. ( TOS movie: Star Trek, ST video game: Star Trek App) Its departure was delayed when Hikaru Sulu, who had replaced the ship's master helmsman after he had fallen ill, failed to disengage the external inertial damper, and it arrived shortly after the rescue fleet had been destroyed by the Romulan mining ship Narada. With the bulk of the fleet engaged in the Laurentian system, the Enterprise departed from Earth Spacedock along with seven other starships to respond to the call. Its planned maiden voyage in 2258, under the command of Christopher Pike, was brought forward after Earth received a distress call from Vulcan. The vessel was constructed at the Riverside Shipyard during the 2250s (the vessel was constructed from 2254 to 2258 under the eye of Christopher Pike), and was designated as the Federation flagship upon its launch, much as her primary universe counterpart. The Enterprise was originally scheduled to be launched in 2245, however due to the interference from Nero in 2233 (and based on scans of the Narada), the ship was redesigned and its launch pushed back to 2258.

Service history and disposition For a complete chronology of the Enterprise 's activities in this period see: The Voyages of the USS Enterprise (Kelvin timeline NCC-1701).

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