The USS Concord was built and launched in 2267. The ship was specifically built for defense and flagship duty. It was built with the worry of Romulan attacks and a war with the Klingons constantly on the horizon. The vessel was equipped with 14 phasers, 2 torpedo bays, and an experimental "super phaser" designed to negate shields. To support its combat duties, it also had large cargo bay and staging area, and an extensive shuttle bay with room for 8 shuttles! It also contained a larger, weaponized shuttle called the "Flaming Arrow". This would be used to strategically strike enemy ships. It also had extensive crew accommodations as it was designed to spend extremely long times away from starbase.

However, soon after the vessel was finished, the Treaty of Organia was signed and the colony of galactic peace was established. With the threat of was dissipating, the Federation felt embarrassed at building a warship and immediately after it left drydocks it was shoved off into a far corner of the Federation and put in mothballs. However, with the Romulans reappearing and the Borg coming into play, the ship is being reactivated In 2365, almost a century after her initial introduction.