FATE of the Enterprise A - Star Trek Explained

The U.S.S Enterprise-A was the second Federation Starship to bear the name Enterprise. Of course, she succeeded the original Federation Starship Enterprise, which had a lasting legacy and easily became one of the most legendary starships within Starfleet, if not the entire galaxy.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - SkillShare
02:38 - Socials
03:19 - Khan's Wrath
04:06 - Destruction of the A
05:04 - Birth of the A
06:20 - Adventures with Sybok
08:42 - Peace with the Klingons
10:53 - A's Retirement
12:06 - Kelvin A
13:26 - Outro

Video Credits:
Written by Dom Paris
Presented by Adam Watson
Edited by Troy Courtney-Hart & Sam Cook

Special thanks to:
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[hankthepatriot]

That scream during the transportor accident during TMP is STILL HAUNTING!

[toekneelee]

Refit Constitution Class is and will always be my favorite ship. It’s the Ship I was introduced to when I became a ST fan back in the TWOK debut in 82’

[SirEpifire]

That scene of the fatal transporter, haunted me for years when I saw that as a kid. Still gives me the chills.

[XLentGamingNetwork]

One thing I didn't see mentioned here is that, I forget if this is canon, the Enterprise A in the prime timeline wasn't built specifically for Kirk, it was rechristened Enterprise with the original being the USS Yorktown NCC-1717. In the Kelvin Timeline, there's a nice little George Lucas "it's like poetry, it rhymes" moment where the Enterprise A was built at Starbase Yorktown.

[chrisleonard]

The scene of the Enterprise burning across the sky still gives me chills.

[robstoppablecosplay]

I love the Enterprise A. Was glad to see she got a place at the fleet museum. I named my current car after her and bears her name and registration number on the back.

[StonedVet]

Absolutely STUNNING ship. They really did a nice job upgrading from the original with this refit

[Mattthehayguy]

I love the callback joke😂😂 "poor stardrive". Please work that into more videos. I laugh every time and am still smiling hours later thinking about it😊

[TaliaIGhul]

I nearly sobbed out of happiness seeing the-A being in the museum because it's probably the last thing from Kirk's legacy to survive. It's also my favorite ship from the Enterprise lineage. Oh and about the Borg, let them rest. They have been done to death and it's time to move on to new enemies.

P.S. I love your commentary on Star Trek. It's pretty funny, especially that "POOR STARDRIVE" bit in the Enterprise-D video.

[Spawn-tdbf]

I grew up with TOS and the Enterprise-1701 and the Enterprise-1701A are my favs. Something about the shape of the saucer. As a model builder, I have always appreciated their lines. Nothing against the newer models, especially the " E " model. Oh yeah. They carry the name well. I know the first two are dated, but then again so am I. Thank you for posting. Take care and God Bless from Florida.

[LordEradicus]

The Enterprise-A definitely earned her place in history, but I would rate the Enterprise-C higher in that category. The Enterprise-A helped save the Khitomer Conference and the tentative treaty with the Klingons--but it was the sacrifice of the Enterprise-C at Narendra III that REALLY impressed the Klingons and turned that tenuous treaty into an official alliance with the Federation.

[Emanon...]

John Talbot is such an amazing actor. He voiced Jon Irenicus in Baldurs Gate 2 as well. Epic.

[Reepicheep-]

"..a Conie II class..."
THANK YOU for saying it, it felt like I was the only YT commentor calling the Refits Constitution II-class in the comments. PS, the A had a multi-year history before the rename, either as Yorktown (was she a 30-year old Conie I?) or Ti Ho _(Mr. Scott's Guide ro the Enterprise)._ Kirk wasn't rewarded with a brand new ship, he was given what was available, and informally told 'now this wreck is your problem.'

[Orion]

Hey! Thanks for spoiling Star Trek 1, 2 3, 4, 5 AND 6. I was just about to watch it. 😂😂

[stormhawk]

Love the A. It's my favorite Enterprise. My next favorite ship is the Excelsior. The ships of that era had a certain beauty to them that the later ones lost.

[serafin]

Love kirks Enterprise! Its like a 57 Chevy Bel Air.

[bomcabedal]

I love the idea that the A was sold to some backwater planetary system and continued operating a bus service for years until Starfleet got it back to put in the museum.

[warmachine]

I have wanted to see the Enterprise a back on screen since they launched the Next Generation. This is by far my favorite ship the way it's designed laid out overall aesthetic. Like Jack Crusher said I'm definitely a constitution man

[ZombieFBody]

The A exists in the 25th century. Kirk's body has been recovered by the Daystrom Institute. Come Paramount+ what are you waiting for?!

[nohandlenotme]

She's a beauty isn't she, the center gem in the crown of Starfleet, Kirk she's MY ship!😊