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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Balaam Xumucane: [QB] I know ST is supposed to be so egalitarian and all, but I suspect the justification is very similar to the shows' producers reason in reality; namely a largely economic one. Even with replicator-tech, these ships would be exorbitantly expensive to construct. (Labor and facilities intensive) I'm certain it would cost far more to lay a new keel and construct a brand new ship than it would to take an older one (and perhaps its crew) and upgrade. If you're looking for fleet support it wouldn't make sense to mothball a perfectly good starship simply because the new hotness can run circles around it. So maybe they have a bunch of perfectly good Mirandas and Excelsiors knocking around and maybe a Dr. Carol Marcus hell-bent on a new research mission convices them to restore an old hull which they weren't even using really to do her thing. So maybe some older ships come out with later registries than you'd expect. Not even Kirk could say no to Bibi. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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