U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E (2373)
The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E was a Sovereign-class starship launched under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 2372. The ship participated in the Battle of Sector 001 and successfully defeated the Borg Queen’s attempt to alter history by preventing first contact between Humans and Vulcans. It was the sixth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise.
U.S.S. Enterprise-E Bridge | Deck 1 (2373)
The Enterprise-E bridge was a departure from previous designs, being the largest in the lineage when it was introduced. Control stations were placed on multiple levels and around the periphery of most of the room. At the very center were the conn and ops stations. The command chair sat directly behind them, with two support seats for the first officer and ship's counselor flanking it. Two standing tactical stations were placed behind these chairs, while the side walls contained most of the support stations such as engineering and science. At the very back of the bridge was a large master systems display showing the status of all the ship's systems. At the fore of the bridge was a floating holographic viewscreen, which could be rendered completely invisible when not in use.
Production Info
Ship Model (Physical and Digital)
As portrayed in Star Trek: First Contact (Film, 1996)
The U.S.S. Enterprise-E was designed by John Eaves, and a miniature was built by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). A digital model was also created and used for certain shots in Star Trek: First Contact.
Bridge Set (Physical)
As portrayed in Star Trek: First Contact (Film, 1996)
With most of the set design budget going to the expansive new main engineering set needed for the film’s climax, the production crew ended up having to reuse multiple elements from previous productions to construct the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise-E. Thus all the side consoles, turbolift alcoves, and the lifts were taken from the Enterprise-B bridge set, in storage since the previous film. Due to the efforts of Herman Zimmerman and his team however, these elements were modified and reworked to properly look more modern and advanced than the previous Enterprises. The bridge featured an element never seen before in a Star Trek bridge: a holographic viewscreen. Instead of being a regular “screen” fixed in the wall, the Enterprise-E had a floating screen which could be turned on or off, leaving a fabric wall behind it when not in use.