Captain Picard’s Replacement Enterprise Shockingly Lasted Twice As Long As TNG’s

The USS Enterprise-D, a state-of-the-art starship, first appeared in the premiere episode, “Encounter at Farpoint,” of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Launched in 2364 as the flagship of the United Federation of Planets, Captain Picard and his crew, including First Officer William Riker (played by Jonathan Frakes), were still settling in aboard the new vessel at the beginning of the series.








