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U.S.S. Enterprise‑C (NCC-1701-C)
A Starfleet capital ship whose crew has been physically displaced into the future and now exists in the episode primarily as a referenced vessel of fate. Characters describe the ship as a fully crewed command vessel that engaged Romulan forces and vanished from its own time; its battered actions and missing presence hang over Picard's moral calculus. Garrett reacts as the ship's captain, demanding to alert her officers while Picard weighs the cost of restoring history.
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Purpose
Operate as a crewed Starfleet command and combat vessel tasked with frontier defense, diplomatic presence, and the protection of Federation interests (explicitly demonstrated here by an engagement with Romulan forces).
Significance
Serves as the episode's linchpin: its past intervention may have averted two decades of war, and returning it to its original timeline could require sacrificing its crew. The ship's fate drives the central ethical dilemma and forces Picard to choose between preserving history and saving lives.
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