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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phoenix: [QB] It could be that the Enterprise NCC-1701 was officially a Starship Class, in that it was the same hull as the Starship NCC-900 (say), but it was of the Constitution Sub-Class (named after Constitution NCC-1700), and so was called Constitution Class for short (as "Constitution Sub-Class of the Starship Class" is a bit unwieldly), including by the computer and some blueprints. Only very official things like the dedication plaque note its true designation. Thus, ships like the NCC-900s, NCC-1000s and NCC-1600s, are of different Sub-Classes. Eagle NCC-956 was originally built to the base specs of the Starship Class, Constellation NCC-1017 was of the Tribble Sub-Class, etc. Now, some time before TMP, Starfleet launches a major ship refitting drive. After this, all ships we see are later (TMP style) models. The first Starship Class to be refitted is the Constitution NCC-1700. As all ships will be refitted, and so having different Sub-Classes is a bit irrelevant (possibly also due to a shift in SF policy regarding Class names) the Class is officially redesignated Constitution Class. As we start to see both Mirandas and Connies in the NCC-1800 range, I am assuming that this is around the time that Starfleet dropped the block-system of numbering and started the sequential system. (Regarding the DVD cap of the Court Martial scene, I can definately see it being 1631. There isn't actually any dimpling, just a bit sticking out of the side of the bottom bit, which could be a smudge - the rest is completely straight. And I don't see why they would put in a 1831 number when there are no other 1800s that have ever been seen, and the others are all 1700s and 1600s. The 1800s from the movies are probably new builds.) Excelsior NCC-2000 is most likely a publicity stunt (in the same way that there was a big fuss over the year 2000, SF may be trying to say "look at us, we have started a whole new era of uberships" to the Federation public). Now, as the refitted Starship Class was redesignated Constitution Class, it makes sense that some other Class was redesignated Miranda Class (if there was a TOS version Miranda, which I think there probably was - maybe it did more menial things that the Starship Class which is why we never see it). Perhaps the Miranda NCC-1500 (first of the Miranda Sub-Class of the Titanic Class) was the first of its Class to be refitted, and so the new Class is designated Miranda Class in its honour. The TMP-TSFS Enterprise dedication plaque can be easily explained, I think. The Enterprise was originally dedicated when it was built, and so I doubt if it would be proper to "rededicate it", which is basically what changing the wording of the dedication plaque would be doing. So, in the time of TNG, they know all TOS and Movie Connies as Constitutions for two reasons: 1) the refitted one was called Constitution Class 2) the original famous NCC-1701 was known as Constitution Class, and so people call all the others Connies as well, even though it isn't technically correct So, when Spock said that the Constellation was of Starship configuration, he meant that it was one of the Sub-Classes of the Starship Class, which it clearly was. Now you can all pick holes in my little theory, and I'll spend the next month trying to patch it up. :) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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