ECS Horizon
The ECS Horizon was a  freighter commissioned in 2102 in the Earth Cargo Service under the command of Paul Mayweather.

History 
In 2126, Travis Mayweather was born aboard the Horizon halfway between Draylax and Vega colony. ()

In 2141, the Horizon encountered a Deltan ship. Travis Mayweather, who was fifteen at the time, described the group of Deltans as "very attractive" and "very open". () The Horizon once came under attack by Nausicaan pirates; it barely escaped in one piece. ()

In January of 2153, the Horizon was attacked by the same pirates that attacked the  many weeks prior. Mayweather managed to upgrade the ship's plasma cannons by connecting them directly to the ship's impulse engines. This, combined with his expert piloting skills, allowed the Horizon to withstand the attack. ()

Among the planets visited by the ECS Horizon were:
Earth
Draylax
Both of the Teneebian moons
Trillius Prime
Vega colony

Command crew 
 Commanding officer
Mayweather (– ca. 2152)
Paul Mayweather (ca. 2152 –)
 Chief engineer
Rianna Mayweather, also medic
 Helmsman
Charlie Nichols (2150s)

See also: ECS Horizon personnel

Appendices

Background information 
The Horizon made only a single appearance, in . In the final draft script of that episode, the craft was described as "space-worn," as of 2153. The ship was rendered as a CGI model, designed by John Eaves and built by Brandon MacDougall at Eden FX. 

The assignment patch for the Horizon was created by Anthony Fredrickson, a design task provided to him by Michael Okuda. "Because this was the Horizon, I did a star dropping behind the horizon and an old-time sailing ship with a star glowing at the top of its mast," Fredrickson recalled. ()

According to the final draft script of  (dated ), the Horizon made a two light year journey from Andoria to a planet called Bylaran Prime. In a revised final draft of the episode's script (dated ), Horizons starting point in this trip was renamed to a newly invented planet called Lavinius. The scene in which the ship was referred to as having undertaken its voyage between Lavinius and Bylaran Prime was filmed but then deleted. The deleted scene can be found on ENT Season 1 DVD.

Apocrypha 
According to the Pocket ENT novel , the ECS Horizon was the starship Horizon that visited Sigma Iotia II, as mentioned in . The fate of the Horizon was unclear; by the end of the book, it was deemed missing and presumed destroyed by Romulan action. This connection to the Original Series episode was also suggested by the set decoration of the ship in "Horizon", as a hard-bound copy of a book beginning with the title Chicago Gangs can be briefly glimpsed on a bookshelf in Travis' quarters aboard the ship.

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