Is the ship that Captain Kim in command of, the Rhode Island, a modified Nova Class vessel? And, would we call Janeway's new shuttle a modified type 9 or a new class?
Posted by TheF0rce (Member # 533) on May 27, 2001 12:51 PM:
i think we should call them both new.
rememeber the runabout harry designed with a new engine got designated as a new class even though the thing looked the same as the danube class.null
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on May 27, 2001 03:47 PM:
The Rhode Island was obviously just the Nova w/ some added bits. It's a safe guess that any future Enclyclopedia will call it a Nova.
Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on May 27, 2001 09:54 PM:
I would say that the Rhode Island is a Nova-class ship, in the same way that the Enterprise-A was a Constitution-class ship.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on May 28, 2001 04:23 AM:
I'd say it's more like the way the Venture is still a Galaxy class ship. The Rhode Island's modifications seemed much less radical than the Enterprise's.
And, if the registry number is correct, then it's possible that the, uh, "real" or at least current ship is just a basic Nova, with the modifications added later in a sort of "All Good Things..." style.
Posted by Wes1701E (Member # 212) on May 28, 2001 06:55 PM:
Knowing Voyager, I was half expecting a three-nacelled Intrepid Class ship
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on May 28, 2001 10:28 PM:
This new format scares me a little....
Anyway...as far as I could tell, the only thing different about the RI as opposed to the Equinox are that A) the front of the saucer has been filled in and the big nav deflector has been replaced by a voyager-esque aux deflector, and B) the little pipes on the nacelles have been removed.
There could be others, but she's definitely still a Nova.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on May 29, 2001 05:51 AM:
I don't suppose anyone has any screencaps of "Endgame" yet by any chance???
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on May 29, 2001 03:27 PM:
Oooops, sorry, stupid me, just found the right thread.
Posted by TheF0rce (Member # 533) on May 30, 2001 12:34 AM:
she has a dome for a bridge
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on May 30, 2001 02:53 AM:
The Nova could be considered a workhorse, like the Miranda, and come in multiple different versions.
Posted by NightWing (Member # 4) on May 31, 2001 02:01 AM:
Sounds like a good theory to me. The Nova is a great ship to (finally!) replace the Miranda class as science vessel.
Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on May 31, 2001 02:16 AM:
Was the registry visible?
Posted by Spike (Member # 322) on May 31, 2001 02:40 AM:
AFAIK it wasn't, but according to Rob Bonchune (Foundation Imaging) it's NCC-72701.
[ May 31, 2001: Message edited by: Spike ]
Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on June 01, 2001 04:49 AM:
Thanks.
Posted by Micromaniac (Member # 546) on June 10, 2001 08:36 AM:
All right is someone going to draw the Rhode Island ? Harry Kims ship modified Nova class?
