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Posted by colin (Member # 217) on :

Alternative reason for the name Merced for a starship and class.
In San Francisco, which is home to the StarFleet, there is a lake called Lake Merced. I am thinking that a Starfleet ship designer may have named a ship and class after this lake. Any thoughts?

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Posted by Laz1701 on :

Also could have been named after the city of Merced, California. Other classes have been named after cities, including New Orleans and Istanbul.

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Posted by Starbuck (Member # 153) on :

Or lakes. There was a USS Huron in the animated series; oddly enough, I think James Doohan grew up near Lake Huron

After all, why not? The Danube-class are all named after rivers...

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Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :

I think Bozeman and Billings are probably even more boring than Merced, so I assume it can be the city.

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