List of dedication plaques.
USS Athena[]
Athena dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Athena. (SA: "Kids These Days" set artwork)
The quote is a popular paraphrase of Plato from Theaetetus.
ISS Avenger[]
The Avenger dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of ISS Avenger. (ENT: "In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II" set artwork)
USS Brattain[]
The Brattain dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Brattain. (TNG: "Night Terrors" set artwork)
| USS Brattain | |
| Miranda-class – Starfleet registry NCC-21166 | |
| 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards, Yoyodyne Division | |
| Commissioned Stardate 22519.5 | |
| United Federation of Planets | |
| Starfleet Command, Sol sector | |
| "... a three hour tour, a three hour tour." | |
Motto taken from the theme song of the TV series Gilligan's Island.
The mate was a mighty sailin' man
The skipper, brave and sure
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour
Columbia[]
Columbia's obscured dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of Columbia NX-02. (ENT: "Affliction" set artwork)
Columbia's dedication plaque was hidden by plastic sheeting in "Home". For "Affliction", conduits were added to Columbia's bridge which obscured most of the plaque.
Two plaques were constructed for Columbia, one with a metallic version of the Columbia assignment patch and one with a color version, though it's unclear which was used on set. The color version was made from black poster board, depicted in Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 192, and sold as part of It's A Wrap! sale and auction. [2] The metallic version used raised lettering on masonite, and was also sold through It's A Wrap. [3]
Cousteau[]
The Cousteau dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the Cousteau, the USS Enterprise-E's captain's yacht. (Star Trek: Insurrection set artwork)
Production shot of the Cousteau dedication plaque
The Cousteau dedication plaque was not legible on screen, but seen in behind the scenes photos. [4] The screen-used prop, measuring 6 x 9.75 in. in cast resin, mounted on a glossy black beveled plexiglass backing measuring 8 x 11.75 in., was auctioned in October 2014. [5] A production-made alternate, part of Mike and Denise Okuda's personal collection, was auctioned in August 2024. [6]
USS Dauntless[]
The fake Dauntless dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the fake USS Dauntless. (VOY: "Hope and Fear" set artwork)
| Ship | Class | Shipyard | Sector | Stardate | Motto | Misc Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Dauntless (NX-01-A) |
Dauntless-class | San Francisco | Sol | 51472 | "Hope is a waking dream." - Aristotle |
First starship of her class |
Defiant plaques[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaques of starships named Defiant. (ENT: "In A Mirror, Darkly", "In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II"; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine set artwork)
USS Defiant (NCC-1764)[]
USS Defiant (NCC-1764) dedication plaque
USS Defiant (NX-74205)[]
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USS Defiant (NX-74205) dedication plaque
| USS Defiant | |||||
| Starfleet registry NX-74205 – First starship of her class | |||||
| Launched stardate 47538.5 – Antares Ship Yards | |||||
| Bajor sector – United Federation of Planets | |||||
| Starfleet Command | Fleet Ops | Research & Dev. | Science Ops | Tactical Ops | Yard Engineers |
| "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." – John Masefield | |||||
ISS Defiant[]
ISS Defiant dedication plaque
Discovery plaques[]
USS Discovery[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Discovery. (DIS: "Context Is for Kings")
ISS Discovery[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of ISS Discovery. (DIS: "Despite Yourself")
This is the same quote as on the main universe plaque, but in the original Latin.
USS Discovery (NCC-1031-A)[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Discovery-A. (DIS: "That Hope Is You, Part 2")
Enterprise plaques[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaques of starships named Enterprise. (Star Trek: Enterprise; Star Trek: The Original Series; Star Trek: The Next Generation; Star Trek films set artwork)
Enterprise (NX-01)[]
Enterprise's dedication plaque
Enterprise's dedication plaque was located next to the bridge turbolift on the aft bulkhead. (Star Trek: Enterprise)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)[]
The Constitution-class USS Enterprise's dedication plaque was located next to the bridge turbolift on the port bulkhead.
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The Enterprise's dedication plaque in the 2250s
A black and silver plaque was used in the 2250s. (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow")
In 2259, a new plaque was introduced which replaced this earlier one on the bridge of the Enterprise. It was one of two plaques on the bridge; it was located to the starboard of the main turbolift. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")
This was one of two plaques on the bridge of the starship; it was located to the port of the main turbolift. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")
| USS Enterprise | |
| Starship Class: Constitution | |
| Starfleet Registry NCC-1701 | |
| Built at San Francisco Fleet Yards, Calif. | |
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| Named for the historical sailing ships, aircraft carriers and pioneering space vessels that bore the name | |
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The Enterprise's dedication plaque in the 2260s
In the mid-2260s, this dedication plaque was replaced with a much simpler gold version. This plaque was later on display in the kitchen of James T. Kirk's home in Idaho in the 2280s. (Star Trek: The Original Series; Star Trek Generations)
In 2269, a new dedication plaque was installed. It had four lines of black text against a yellow background. For the ship's 2270s refit, this plaque was removed. (Star Trek: The Animated Series)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), alternate reality[]
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The USS Enterprise's dedication plaque in the alternate reality
The alternate reality Constitution-class USS Enterprise's dedication plaque located next to the port bridge turbolift on the fore bulkhead. (Star Trek; Star Trek Into Darkness; Star Trek Beyond)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)[]
Enterprise-A dedication plaque
The USS Enterprise-A's dedication plaque was located on a bridge support beam next to the starboard side turbolift. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
- First version
Enterprise-A dedication plaque
The USS Enterprise-A's dedication plaque was located above the viewscreen. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
- Second version
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)[]
Enterprise-B dedication plaque
The USS Enterprise-B's dedication plaque was located on the bridge next to the port side turbolift. (Star Trek Generations)
| USS Enterprise | ||||||
| Excelsior-class – Starfleet registry NCC-1701-B | ||||||
| Commissioned: Stardate 9715.5 | ||||||
| Third starship to bear the name | ||||||
| United Federation of Planets | ||||||
| Starfleet Command | Fleet Operations | Office of Science Ops | Engineering Division | Tactical Unit | Advanced Technologies | U.E.S.P.A. |
| "To boldly go where no one has gone before..." | ||||||
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)[]
The Enterprise-C plaque
The USS Enterprise-C's dedication plaque was located to the right of the starboard-side turbolift on the main bridge. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")
This plaque has not been seen since its brief appearance in "Yesterday's Enterprise". [8]
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)[]
Enterprise-D dedication plaque
The USS Enterprise-D's dedication plaque was located next to the emergency turbolift alcove on the forward starboard bulkhead of the main bridge. (Star Trek: The Next Generation; Star Trek Generations)
First version (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"):
This version was reported in several newspapers of the time, including the Chicago Tribune. [9]
Enterprise-D dedication plaque
Second version (TNG: "Silicon Avatar"):
| USS Enterprise | |||
| Galaxy-class • Starfleet registry NCC-1701-D | |||
| Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars | |||
| Fifth starship to bear the name • Launched Stardate 40759.5 | |||
| United Federation of Planets | |||
| Starfleet Command | Engineering Group | Warp Technologies Development Group |
Advanced Technologies Group |
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| Yard Engineers | |||
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| "..to boldly go where no one has gone before." | |||
The Enterprise-D's second plaque with frame removed
This dedication plaque was used for the filming of TNG seasons 5-7 and Generations, whereafter it was kept by Michael and Denise Okuda. It was reused in Picard season 3 as the only original piece of the Enterprise-D bridge set re-created for "Võx" and "The Last Generation", from which it was removed at the completion of filming each day for fear of being stolen.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)[]
The Enterprise-E's dedication plaque (2373)
The USS Enterprise-E's dedication plaque was located on the bridge, outside the port-aft turbolift. (Star Trek: First Contact; Star Trek: Insurrection; Star Trek Nemesis)
| USS Enterprise | |||||
| Sovereign-class – Sixth starship to bear the name | |||||
| Registry number NCC-1701-E – Launched Stardate 49827.5 | |||||
| San Francisco Yards – United Federation of Planets | |||||
| Starfleet Command | Yard Engineers | Spaceframe Devel | Propulsion Sys | Systems Mgmt | Research & Dev |
| "To boldly go where no one has gone before..." | |||||
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-G)[]
UEF Enterprise[]
One of the UEF Enterprise's dedication plaques
The UEF Enterprise's dedication plaque was located to the starboard of the main turbolift. (SNW: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow")
USS Equinox[]
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The Equinox dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Equinox. (VOY: "Equinox", "Equinox, Part II" set artwork)
| Ship | Class | Shipyard | Sector | Stardate | Motto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Equinox (NCC-72381) | Nova | Utopia Planitia | Sol | 47007.1 | "The night of time far surpasseth the day." - Sir Thomas Browne, 1658 |
USS Excelsior[]
The Excelsior's dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Excelsior. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country set artwork)
USS Federation[]
USS Federation dedication plaque in 3189
The following information is listed on the dedication plaque of the Pax-class USS Federation. (DIS: "Die Trying")
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Partially readable dedication plaque in the BTS special
The registry number is the same as that of the USS Noble.
Wilson Cruz revealed details on the dedication plaque in a behind-the-scenes video on Star Trek Day 2022, where it was partially readable. And while the ship's motto by Williams remained illegible, it was read out loud by Cruz. [12] The names however, remain indiscernible, but it is reasonable to assume that they concern Discovery production staff, thereby adhering to the tradition as established by Michael Okuda at the start of Star Trek: The Next Generation with the plaque for the USS Enterprise-D.
USS Franklin[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of Freedom-class USS Franklin. (Star Trek Beyond)
Franklin's plaque
Justin Lin, the film's director, named the starship after his father, Frank Lin. The wider spacing between the 'k' and 'l' on the plaque's "USS Franklin" banner text was an Easter egg (or in-joke) which subtly underscored this. [13] Justin Lin kept a film-used plaque following the end of filming. [14]
USS Hathaway[]
The Hathaway dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Hathaway. (TNG: "Peak Performance" set artwork)
The set-used Hathaway dedication plaque.
The set-used Hathaway dedication plaque was sold at auction on 23 November 2024 by Studio Auctions. [15]
USS Miyazaki[]
Miyazaki dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Miyazaki. (SA: "Come, Let's Away")
USS Pasteur[]
The Pasteur dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Pasteur. (TNG: "All Good Things..." set artwork)
| USS Pasteur | ||||
| Olympic-class – Starfleet registry NCC-58928 | ||||
| Marin County Starfleet Yards, Skywalker Division | ||||
| United Federation of Planets | ||||
| Starfleet Command | Engineering Div. | Tactical Sys. | Fleet Ops | Advanced Tech. |
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| "I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing…" | ||||
The motto is inspired by the ancient version of the Hippocratic Oath: "I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing, and call to witness all the gods and goddesses that I may keep this Oath and Promise to the best of my ability and judgment…"
USS Phoenix[]
The Phoenix dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Phoenix, hung in the captain's ready room. (TNG: "The Wounded" set artwork)
| USS Phoenix | |
| Nebula-class – Starfleet registry NCC-65420 | |
| 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards, Yoyodyne Div. | |
| Commissioned Stardate 40250.5 | |
| United Federation of Planets | |
| Starfleet Command, Sol sector | |
| "No matter where you go, there you are." | |
Prometheus plaques[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaques of starships named Prometheus. (DS9: "Second Sight"; VOY: "Message in a Bottle" set artwork)
USS Prometheus (Nebula class)[]
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The plaque on the bridge of the Prometheus
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Prometheus. (DS9: "Second Sight", set artwork)
The plaque also included five columns of names illegible on screen. The motto was from an Almond Joy/Mounds commercial released in 1990. [16], [17]
USS Prometheus (Prometheus class)[]
The dedication plaque of the Prometheus
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Prometheus. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle", set artwork)
| USS Prometheus | |||||
| Starfleet registry NX-74913 – First starship of her class | |||||
| Launched Stardate 50749.5 – Beta Antares Ship Yards | |||||
| Antares sector – United Federation of Planets | |||||
| Starfleet Command | Fleet Ops | Research & Dev. | Science Ops | Tactical Ops | Yard Engineers |
| "All the World's a stage and all the men and women merely players, they have their exits and entrances and one man in his life plays many parts, his act being seven stages…" – William Shakespeare | |||||
USS Raven[]
Seen on the bridge
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Raven. (VOY: "The Raven")
USS Relativity[]
Relativity dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Relativity. (VOY: "Relativity")
The names on the dedication plaque are a direct reference to some of the Star Trek: Voyager production crew as well as the cast members at the time of filming the episode
| USS Relativity | ||
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Temporal Integrity Commission | |
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| "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen all at once." – E.M. Rauch | ||
USS Sao Paulo[]
Sao Paulo dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Sao Paulo. (DS9: "The Dogs of War")
| USS Sao Paulo | |||||
| Starfleet registry NCC-75633 | |||||
| Named for the people of Brazil | |||||
| Launched stardate 52889.3 – Utopia Planitia Ship Yards | |||||
| Sol sector – United Federation of Planets | |||||
| Starfleet Command | Fleet Ops | Research & Dev. | Science Ops | Tactical Ops | Yard Engineers |
| Chief of Staff | |||||
| "Give me Liberty or give me death..." – Patrick Henry | |||||
USS Saratoga[]
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The Saratoga dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Saratoga. (DS9: "Emissary" set artwork)
USS Shenzhou[]
USS Shenzhou's plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Shenzhou. (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello")
Background information[]
Andy Tsang was credited as the designer of this plaque. (The Art of Star Trek: Discovery, p. 32)
Stargazer plaques[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaques of starships named Stargazer. (TNG: "The Battle"; PIC: "The Star Gazer" set artwork)
USS Stargazer (NCC-2893)[]
The first draft script of "The Battle" included a line of dialogue in which the text from the Stargazer's dedication plaque was read aloud. The line stated, "U.S.S. Stargazer. Constitution Class. Starfleet Registry NCC 93 C… 'To boldly go where no one has qone before."
The Stargazer dedication plaque was illegible on screen, and according to Doug Drexler, the plaque art had been lost. However, the plaque was found and was used as set decoration in the observation lounge of the USS Stargazer (NCC-82893). A picture of this plaque can be seen in one of Star Trek: Picard production designer Dave Blass tweets tweets (X). Michael Okuda commented, in 2009, on the class name:
"The Stargazer dedication plaque did say "Constitution class", but we had already decided to drop that designation, even during preproduction. I asked Ed Charnock, our on-set painter, to mist over the plaque with a little black spray paint, to make it a little harder to read 'Constitution'. There wasn't time (or money) to have the plaque re-made, but the type was so small that it would have been very difficult to read the text on camera, even without the smudge. Also, the set lighting was dark, so I wasn't worried." [19](X)
Okuda further commented on the plaque:
"The dedication plaque indicated that the ship was built by 'Federation Space Systems', and gave the ship's motto as 'To bring light into the darkness.' Herb Wright suggested that one." [20](X)
The motto was inspired by Flowers for Algernon, a science-fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes. A section in the book states:
"They had pretended to be geniuses. But they were just ordinary men working blindly, pretending to be able to bring light into the darkness. Why is it that everyone lies? No one I know is what he appears to be."
There was a drawing of the dedication plaque in the Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 192. This version of the plaque had been modified, as it identified the Stargazer as a member of the Constellation-class. Furthermore, it was stated on the plaque that the Stargazer was built at the San Francisco Fleet Yards.
USS Stargazer (NCC-82893)[]
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Stargazer. (PIC: "The Star Gazer")
USS Sutherland[]
The Sutherland dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Sutherland. (TNG: "Redemption II" set artwork)
| USS Sutherland | |
| Nebula-class – Starfleet registry NCC-72015 | |
| San Francisco Fleet Yards, Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems | |
| Commissioned Stardate 44820.5 | |
| United Federation of Planets | |
| Starfleet Command, Sol sector | |
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| "There will be an answer, let it be..." | |
Motto inspired by The Beatles song "Let It Be":
"And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be."
USS Titan (NCC-80102-A)[]
Titan-A dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Titan-A. (PIC: "The Next Generation", et al.)
The dedication plaque was illegible on screen, but shared by Doug Drexler on Facebook. [21]
SS Tsiolkovsky[]
The Tsiolkovsky's dedication plaque
The dedication plaque behind Riker
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of SS Tsiolkovsky. (TNG: "The Naked Now")
Motto inspired by: The Earth is the Cradle of the Mind : but one cannot remain in the cradle forever. – Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky (Pioneer Of Space Flight)
The plaque reads "К. З. ЦИОПКОВСКИЙ", which transliterates to "K. Z. TSIOPKOVSKY" in the Cyrillic alphabet. The correct spelling would be "К. Э. ЦИОЛКОВСКИЙ".
USS Valiant[]
The Valiant dedication plaque
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Valiant. (DS9: "Valiant")
| USS Valiant | |||||
| Defiant-class – Starfleet registry NCC-74210 | |||||
| Launched stardate 49456.5 – Antares Ship Yards | |||||
| Bajor sector – United Federation of Planets | |||||
| Starfleet Command | Fleet Ops | Research & Dev | Science Ops | Tactical Ops | Yard Engineers |
| Chief of Staff | |||||
| "We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained and new fights to be won." – John F. Kennedy | |||||
USS Voyager[]
Voyager's dedication plaque
Buried on the damaged bridge
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Voyager. (Star Trek: Voyager)
| USS Voyager | |||||
| Starfleet registry NCC-74656 – Intrepid-class Starship | |||||
| Launched Stardate 48038.5 – Earth Station McKinley | |||||
| Sol sector – United Federation of Planets | |||||
| Starfleet Command | Fleet Ops | Research & Dev. | Science Ops | Tactical Operations | Yard Engineers |
| "For I dipt in to the future, far as Human eye could see; Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be…" – Alfred Tennyson | |||||
SS Xhosa[]
Seen to the left of the door
The following information was listed on the dedication plaque of civilian freighter SS Xhosa. (DS9: "For the Cause" set artwork)
The Xhosa's dedication plaque was one of many props put of for Auction, and was described as being "...Made with plastic face and backed with PVC. Measures 14.25" × 7.5". From the collection of Doug Drexler." [22]