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[QUOTE]Originally posted by thelastguardian: [QB] The Enterprise seen in TMP has been referred to by both class names at one time or another. I was told by all sources at the time of MSG's writing that 'Enterprise' was the proper class designation, so that was the one I used in the book. Then and now, I believe that to be the most logical choice. A wall sign outside the simulator room in ST II states 'Enterprise Class.' In ST VI, however, we see Scotty perusing blueprints which clearly state 'Constitution Class.' While in reality this is the simple revisionism of a movie made more than a decade after TMP, for the sake of continuity I would approach it this way: At the time of the Enterprise refit, a few newer vessels of the original Constitution Class still were floating around. To avoid confusion, and since the refit design was so radically different and was unique ("This is an almost entirely new Enterprise..."), the designation 'Enterprise Class' was chosen for the new ship. Later, once the original 'Constitution Class' vessels all had been retired or refitted, and any new 'Enterprise Class'-style vessels were being built from the keel up, the class was renamed 'Constitution Class' out of tradition. No longer could there be confusion over [i]which[/i] 'Constitution Class' a vessel might be, since only one remained. So, the TMP Enterprise was 'Enterprise Class.' The 1701-A, either at the time of its christening or by the time of ST VI, was designated 'Constitution Class.' Works for me :) If you guys have had this conversation already, I offer newbie apologies for bringing it up again. Shane [/QB][/QUOTE]
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