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The Constitution-class USS Potemkin NCC-1657, all finished up. The Potemkin was featured in "the Ultimate Computer" as one of the four ships engaged in war games against an the Enterprise when it was under the control of the M-5 multitronic computer. The Potemkin and Lexington escaped the battle damaged by the Enterprise, while the Excalibur was destroyed and the Hood was severely damaged. It was also mentioned in "the Turnabout Intruder" and was featured in a chart in the sixth Star Trek movie, making it among the most-referenced/seen Constitution-class vessels. The ship, in theory, is named after the Russian Battleship Potemkin, famed for its role in the 1905 revolution which earned it celebrity in the 1917 revolution and beyond. That ship, in turn, was named after General Potemkin–famed for the story of his "Potemkin Villages" (fake villages supposedly made to impress Czarina Catherine the Great.

Here’s a shot from below, showing the long-range sensors/landing gear (gray triangles) and cargo hatches (colored markings on underside).