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Post by Niemz on Aug 18, 2006 7:24:49 GMT -6
Luna-class
The USS Titan is described in the books as being a Luna-class starship, which entered service in the late 24th century. This class of starships was originally conceived in 2369 by Starfleet engineer, Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii. Dr. Ra-Havreii was motivated by the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole that year and so the Luna-class was originally designed to explore planets in the Gamma quadrant. The advent of the Dominion War caused Starfleet to shelve the plans for these exploratory vessels in favor of more heavily-armed starships. With the end of the war, Starfleet re-evaluated the Luna-class plans and decided to proceed with the project. Initially, 12 ships were ordered, and all were completed by 2379. These vessels have been compared to the Constitution-class starships of the previous century, which carried out similar roles.
The Luna-class vessels carry a modest armanent, sufficient to defend themselves in many situations, but not as well armed as the larger Galaxy and Sovereign classes, nor the similarly sized but more combat-oriented Akira-class. As with most starships, Luna-class ships are not designed for atmospheric operations or combat but carry a complement of 8 shuttles of differing specification which are capable of operations in or out of planetary atmospheres. Additionally, as with some other Starfleet ship classes, the Luna-class ships include a "captain's yacht," a larger and more luxurious vessel than typical shuttlecraft for the express use of the vessel's commanding officer.
In real life, the Luna-class was designed by Sean Tourangeau. Tourangeau entered his design into the Starship Titan Design Contest held by Simon & Schuster, Inc. The competition was held in order to obtain a ship design for the Star Trek: Titan series of novels. Because the Luna design has not been featured on-screen, it is not canon, however, the Titan's mention in Star Trek: Nemesis means that the existence of the ship is.
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Post by earthcrusher on Sept 7, 2006 18:51:27 GMT -6
got a picture of one???
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Post by Niemz on Sept 7, 2006 23:00:47 GMT -6
Look on Wikipedia.
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Post by earthcrusher on Sept 9, 2006 19:13:34 GMT -6
star trek is in wikipedia???
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Post by Dragona on Sept 9, 2006 19:15:29 GMT -6
yep, jsut about everything is there... just have to look
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Post by earthcrusher on Sept 18, 2006 20:54:55 GMT -6
i will thanks
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Post by Niemz on Nov 10, 2006 21:04:49 GMT -6
* The NCC-1701 may or may not have had a bowling alley for the recreational use of its crew. Such a feature is mentioned by Lt. Riley in the first season episode "The Naked Time" though it's hard to tell if this was intended a joke since Riley was under the influence of an alien virus at the time. In 1973, an officially licensed set of blueprints of the ship, drawn by Franz Joseph, was published (ISBN 0345258215), and a bowling alley was indeed included on the plans. Whether this makes the bowling alley canonical or not is a matter of debate. * The age of the vessel at the time of its destruction has never been firmly established, although there have been some non-canon and semi-canon conjectures. The first on-screen reference to the age of the ship occurs on Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; just prior to its destruction when the ship is said to be 20 years old which is given as Starfleet's rationale for scrapping the vessel. This, however, is clearly erroneous since the film takes place roughly 15 years after the events of the original series episode "Space Seed", and it is known that Christopher Pike commanded the vessel for at least a decade prior to Kirk taking command. And this does not take into account the conjectured command of Robert April. It can be safely speculated that the age of the NCC-1701 at the time of its destruction was closer to 40 years, a fact later confirmed by the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly" during which a computer screen displays the commissioning year for the NCC-1701 as 2245. It may be that "20 years old" referred, in round terms, to the time since the ship's last overhaul and refit after Captain Pike's mission (or perhaps since Captain Kirk's initial voyage in the pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before," since after that episode the ship, its crew, and even the uniforms changed noticeably). * Construction began on the first Orbiter on June 4, 1974. Designated OV-101, it was originally planned to be named Constitution. However, a write-in campaign caused it to be renamed after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek. * Before the era of the Federation & the NCC-1701, the first deep-space starship named Enterprise was the smaller, warp-5 capable NX-01 of the 2150s. * According to The Making of Star Trek, by Stephen Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry, the bridge design of the NCC-1701 was once considered for use by the real-life United States Navy, due to the efficiency of its style and layout. The Navy has acknowledged in recent years that the design for the bridge layout of its Aegis-class destroyers was influenced heavily by certain design elements of the Enterprise bridge. * The Enterprise makes a brief appearance at the end of pilot miniseries to the new Battlestar Galactica. The ship appears in the background of a shot featuring the rag tag fleet in the upper right of the scene. The reuse of the shot as stock footage for the series has led to the Enterprise appearing in many Galactica episodes. The presence of the ship is an in-joke on producer Ronald D. Moore, who previously worked as a writer on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. * In a similar brief appearance, an AMT model of the Enterprise appeared as one of the derelict ships in the "Spider's Web Graveyard" in the Space: 1999 episode Dragon's Domain, along with the TARDIS from Doctor Who. Although filmed, these scenes were cut from the aired version of the episode. Pieces of the Enterprise model kit were used as "kitbashing" parts for many of the miniatures used in Space: 1999, most notably as the underside of a landing pad on the Centuri Space Dock in the episode Breakaway. * The Enterprise can be very briefly glimpsed among some floating space junk in the film Heavy Metal.
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Post by Niemz on Nov 10, 2006 21:08:22 GMT -6
There is no canon information about the ship's fate beyond the end of Star Trek VI. The Bandai model documentation states that the ship was displayed in the Starfleet Museum at Memory Alpha.
In the beginning scenes of 'Star Trek VI, Kirk refers to the fact that the Enterprise-A crew "is due to stand down in three months". Kirk's captain's log at the end of the movie reads: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) Captain's log, stardate 9529.1. This is the final cruise of the starship Enterprise under my command. This ship and her history will shortly become the care of another crew. To them and their posterity will we commit our future. They will continue the voyages we have begun and journey to all the undiscovered countries, boldly going where no man... where no one has gone before. USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)
This implies that the ship will be passed on to another crew after Kirk's crew retire. However, this contradicts with Starfleet's orders moments earlier for the Enterprise to return to spacedock for decommissioning. The Enterprise-B is commissioned at the beginning of Star Trek: Generations, set shortly after Star Trek VI.
According to the non-canon novel The Ashes of Eden, written by William Shatner, the Enterprise-A was decommissioned at the behest of Starfleet Commander-in-Chief Androvar Drake, a rival of Kirk's since their early careers. The Enterprise-A was to be destroyed during war games and weapons testing, but the Chal government's intervention saves her. She is subsequently destroyed to prevent Drake's completion of a disastrous personal agenda.
In another non-canon work, the fan-created Star Trek New Voyages series, the Enterprise-A makes a cameo appearance in the episode "In Harm's Way," for which Eugene Roddenberry Jr. acted as consultant producer. The ship appears to be the NCC-1701 at first glance, however it is NCC-1701-A in other shots. The New Voyages homepage specifically states that this is the Enterprise-A.
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Post by earthcrusher on Dec 25, 2006 21:05:43 GMT -6
Wow, the Enterprise was in Battlestar Galactica?
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Post by Decind on Dec 27, 2006 11:51:08 GMT -6
I don't think it was. That or I just misread that last topic. I like the read about the bowling alley mention in the first episode.
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Post by earthcrusher on Jan 4, 2007 16:24:43 GMT -6
are there bowling alleys on air craft carriers???
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Post by Mortalas on Feb 15, 2007 8:45:06 GMT -6
The intreped is the best. to me at least
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Post by earthcrusher on Mar 24, 2007 14:03:12 GMT -6
I think the Cardasian ships are kind of cool.
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Post by Kitty on Jun 10, 2007 17:10:38 GMT -6
The USS Defiant. The most awesome Earth ship - (especially after they add the cloaking device & they fix it up to be able to fight the 'Founders') ^.^
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Post by Kitty on Jun 10, 2007 17:13:09 GMT -6
Although it was designed to be fast and highly maneuverable with powerful weaponry, the Defiant was overgunned and overpowered for a vessel of its size. The ship's structural integrity field needed extensive modifications to keep the Defiant from tearing itself apart. The ship was designed specifically for battle, featuring innovative pulse phaser and quantum torpedo armaments, in addition to photon torpedoes, standard phasers and a high-capacity deflector shield system. Another asset is its ablative armor, enabling the ship to stay in a fight even with the shields inoperable. Inside, the Defiant is relatively spartan by Starfleet standards of the time: the ship is not designed to carry family members, has no science labs, and has a limited infirmary. Crew quarters consist of two bunk beds and a general computer interface. Few, if any, individual quarters have food replicators, so the mess hall is the main means for the crew to eat on missions.
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