Class:	Sovereign-class
Registry:	NCC-1701-E
Owner:	United Federation of Planets
Operator:	Starfleet
Status:	Active (2379)

The Enterprise was launched in 2372, on stardate 49827.5 and was, at the time, the most advanced starship in the fleet. She was constructed at theSan Francisco Fleet Yards orbiting Earth.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard assumed command shortly after the vessel's christening, just over a year following the destruction of her predecessor. Most of Picard's crew from the USS Enterprise-D were reassigned to the Enterprise-E. (Star Trek: First Contact) the Enterprise-E was 685 meters long and had 24 decks. She was equipped with twelve phaser arrays and five torpedo tubes.

Speed:

Warp 8 (see "Propulsion systems")

Armament:

Before refit:
12 phaser arrays
1 forward quantum torpedolauncher
1 forward photon torpedolauncher
3 aft photon torpedo launchers
After refit:
16 phaser arrays
1 forward quantum torpedolauncher
3 forward photon torpedolaunchers
6 aft photon torpedo launchers

Defenses:

Deflector shields