I already know the deal with the Jenolen/Jenolin/Jenolan, but what about these other ships with name spellings in question?
1. The Nebula-class Bellerophon. (The encyclopedia, in both the ship chart and the individual entry says BellerEphon.) I know that the god's name is actually with an o, but what about the spaceship in Forbidden Planet? Did it have an e or an o?
2. The Endeavour. (Shiplist says Endeavor, and that's the correct spelling of the word, I believe.) But then again, It's named for a British ship which might have the U. What about the space shuttle? It might be the U spelling too.
3. The Concorde. The shiplist says Concord. So the question is, is it named for the plane or rhe city?
4. The Firebrand. (The encyc says Firebrand, but I think someone else said it should be Firebrande.)
"Endeavour" is correct. "Firebrande"? With an "e"? That almost makes it French. (Like I should be talking. 3 years of le Classe de Francais, and it's sooo bad. [Don't even know if that was "le" or "la"!])
Posted by The Red Admiral (Member # 602) on :
Don't forget the Saber/Sabre debate....
I think its Sabre, but then again who knows...
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Endeavor" is the correct US English spelling. "Endeavour" is the correct British English spelling. The famous ship was the Endeavour, so that's most likely the spelling to be used.
I would guess the Concord is named for the city, considering there's also a Lexington, but not a DC-10... :-)
"Firebrand" is a word. As far as I know, "firebrande" isn't...
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
And the Merrimac/k. Should the 'k' be there or not? The original Encyclopedia has 'Merrimac' throughout, and so does old Making of Star Trek book and, I believe, the FJ Technical Manual. The newer Encyc uses 'Merrimack' exclusively.
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
"Endeavor" is the, ahem, "correct" spelling? Risky, risky...
[ July 06, 2001: Message edited by: The_Tom ]
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Well, as far as the Merrimac(k) goes, the correct spelling is "Virginia". But whether or not the 'k' should be there, I don't know.
Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
The correct spelling of the name of the original 4600-ton USN frigate that was burned and turned into CNS Virginia was Merrimack. However, the name was misspelled, even occassionally in official USN usage, as Merrimac almost as soon as the ship was launched in the 1850s. There was another Navy ship in the Civil War named Merrimac, a 680-ton coastal gunboat. Merrimack was named after a river in Massachussetts, but there's also a town called Merrimac and a Merrimac valley, which is better known than the river.
[ July 07, 2001: Message edited by: Masao ]
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
Masao, you seem to always have the useful info that I need. Thank you.
The ENDEAVOUR spelling is correct. This is the British spelling because it was named for a British ship. Actually, the very first ship commanded by Captain James Cook. The Space shuttle was also named for this ENDEAVOUR, and is spelled the same way.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
Does anyone know about the Bellerephon/Bellerophon? I know the Diety's name is with an 'o' like I said. The Intrepid-class is correct with this. But supposedly the starship is named for the ship in 'Forbidden Planet' so does anyone have this film and can verify the spelling?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I've only seen the movie once, but I didn't think the name of the ship was ever seen written out. But, obviously, it should be "Bellerophon".
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Add to that the fact that the Intrepid-class Bellerophon in DS9's "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" spells it correctly... I'd pull a retcon on the Nebula-class ship and say it, too, was spelled correctly.
