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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peregrinus: [QB] A little bit ago, The Red Admiral spouted off with: "In my understanding Kirk remained captain from the end of TMP (2271) to the beginning of TWOK (2284). But there simply is no additional canon information to prove any theory either way." BZZZT! Generations establishes that Kirk retired from Starfleet at some point shortly before TWoK. "Any information before the installation of Pike on the Enterprise has to be seen as conjecture... Because: Captain April was never a canon character --" *grr* Considering how much of TAS HAS been incorporated into "canon", and considering April is in the Encyclopedia... "-- although I'd very much like the idea that the Enterprise was indeed commissioned in 2244, with April taking command for a period of 10 years. After which Pike takes over in 2254-55 for another ten years (two 5 year missions). Then Kirk becomes captain 10 years after that......" The bulk of material from 1964 to 1990 places the Enterprise's launch in 2220, and probably recommissioned after April gets promoted in 2245. But either way, the overwhelming mass of Trek history gives us an Enterprise that is NOT a new ship when Kirk gets it. "BUT. It was cleary stated in 'The Search For Spock' that the Enterprise was to be retired because it was then 20 years old. This was in 2285, meaning the Enterprise was commissioned in 2265, right at the beginning of Kirk's reign, but this can't be true at all, because of Pike. So maybe this 20 year figure relates to the last refit? But this can't be correct either as the TMP refit took place only 14 years earlier. So what the hell this statment means I can't guess. But I'm nitpicking here, though it still throws the whole thing into a bit of doubt." The properly-researched timeline places TMP in 2267 and TWoK/TSfS in 2287. In this case, Morrow's line would seem to refer to the refit Enterprise's lifespan... --Jonah [/QB][/QUOTE]
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