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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

NO, not THAT kind!

I've been going over my increasingly out-of-date book starship list. I am considering re-reading them (or at least, skimming through the books looking for starship names), updating my list, and posting the ship names/classes/registries/status if known/commander if known info here, book-by-book.

's anybody interested in that?

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Aye.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Well, not too many of the books that I've read have had any other ships or captains in them, but if I remember any I'll be sure to mention them to you.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Hmm... opportunity to spam, I'll take it!

Starship Database - FSD. I've collected what canon information I could find with a brief description for each starship based on the ST:Encyclopedia. There might be some of the info you're looking for. I also include the episode-series/movie the ship appears in.

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

IINM, he's talking about re-reading his novels, and documenting his findings here.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Hobbes: I believe First is talking about ships from non-canonical novels...

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Posted by Spike (Member # 322) on :

I'm interested. Just say me, which books I should read through.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Oh.. I guess I misunderstood, sorry.

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Yes.
I mean to reread my entire collection of Pocket Books' Trek books... I have almost all of them.
95 TOS plus "specialty" and hardback novels
58 TNG plus see above
something like 30 DS9
(I'll probably Skip Voyager, as I'm primarily concerned with local ships, and I don't have all the Voyager books... BUT... I may go ahead and read them and list any Alpha Quadrant ships, like any member of the crew's previous vessels.)

So the list should go:

Name
Class or type if known (Cruiser, Constellation Class, Fighter, etc)
Registry if mentioned (NCC, IKV, NAR, etc)
Status (at the end of book, has it blown up or not?) if discernable.
Commander if mentioned
Power/Race/Species, if not Federation
Source (TNG#80, TOS:Probe, etc.)

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Posted by Timo (Member # 245) on :

Diane Duane's new "Swordhunt" and "Honor Blade" give two early Constellations and one Constitution, in an era that is not very well defined. Could be post-TOS/pre-TMP or then post-TMP, as long as it is pre-ST2. I'll check the names of those ships by Monday. One of the Connies was "Speedwell", but the other two names weren't recognizable English words... No registry info, but the commanders are given. Plenty of Romulan ship names, too.

Timo Saloniemi

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

{rant}

Damnit, HOW can I do this all for everybody

IF YOU KEEP JUMPING THE DAMN GUN AND TAKING OVER FOR ME???

{/rant}

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[This message has been edited by First of Two (edited October 27, 2000).]

Posted by Timo (Member # 245) on :

Nyah, nyah!

Okay, here's the "Honor Blade" list of Starfleet ships, with spoilers galore:

ship/class/commander

Sempach/Constellation/Commodore Jono Davilov
Speedwell/Constellation/Capt. Birga Helgasdottir
Ortisei/Constitution/Capt. Harold Gutierrez
Lake Champlain/(N/A)/Capt. Finn Winter (a Centauri)
Hemalat/(N/A)/Capt. Hressth ssha-Aurrffesh (a Caitian)
Nimrod/(N/A)/(N/A)

The Lake Champlain was destroyed in a battle relatively easily - possibly a small vessel. The Hemalat had a primary hull (suggesting she had a secondary as well) and torpedo armament, so possibly she was a Constitution as well. In addition, an older ship named the Raksha was mentioned as retired from under Capt. Gutierrez. And the Sempach had apparently been the second Constellation built, right after the class ship, with the Speedwell following "soon thereafter", but before the Hathaway and the Stargazer. While cover art suggests deep TOS era, this could be immediate pre-TMP instead.

New Romulan ships are also listed. Here are the ones from "Honor Blade"; "Swordhunt" had seven more but I misplaced my notes on them...

Gorget (big new Romulan design, swept-back pylons)
Thaiset (ditto)
Saheh'lill
Greave
Pillion (K't'inga)
Hheirant (K't'inga)
Calaf (light cruiser)
Teverresh (light cruiser)

Add a Lalairu cityship named the Mascrar, and that's it.

Timo Saloniemi

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

"HELGASdottir?!?" NO. Nononononononononononononononono.......

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

THEY DESTROYED LAKE CHAMPLAIN??? Damn!! Best trout-waters in the world...

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Posted by Timo (Member # 245) on :

They also battered the Nimrod enough to render her silent.

The other ships survived until the end of the book, but this may change in the final book of the "pentalogy", so I didn't comment on the exact fates of the ships. Of the Romulan ships, only the Gorget and the Pillion managed to limp away alive, and that is almost CERTAIN to change soon.

Timo Saloniemi

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Just so you know, I WILL be getting to this project shortly. I've been dealing with a major medical crisis on the part of my girlfriend. (See OL.)

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Posted by Timo (Member # 245) on :

Here's the list of Romulan ships from "Swordhunt".

ChR/Name/Class
18/Amie/TOS-style "BoP" cruiser
330/Neirrh/ditto
49/Hmenna/ditto
98/Llemni/ditto
66/Orudain/ditto
24/Uhtta/something called "the new supercruiser"
103/Madail/ditto

All of these perished when the Enterprise and the renegade Romulan Bloodwing flare-bombed a star. Served them right, for trying to ambush our heroes.

I wish all the best for you and your gf. I'm not empowered to summon deities, but I do believe in things like luck, free will, and the natural course of events. I hope all these will work to the best of you both.

Timo Saloniemi