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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The First One: [QB] Interesting point: in 19th-century US English, a Corvette was larger than a Destroyer. . . I don't think that you can just say "they speak late-20th century English on Trek, and Frigate means 'this', therefore Frigate means the same thing in the 23rd century." It just doesn't hold up. The only possible designation you could give the [i]Defiant[/i] would be Destroyer. Yet it's smaller than a [i]New Orleans[/i] which is allegedly a Frigate. Unless they're using 19th century US Navy terms. . . 8) We got Transports, Yes. We got Explorers and Scouts (and Escort, when they can't bring themselves to say the word 'warship'), indeedy. The only Naval term I really like is Cruiser. It's a beautiful word. It has roots in half a dozen European languages, all meaning "to cross." And what better function for Starfleet ships can there be? To cross the void, in search of knowledge. . . far better than some word that to all intents and purposes adds ". . . and we're going to blow the sh*t out on anything that gets in our way." There are war Cruisers, yes. But there are also cabin cruisers, land cruisers, police cruisers. . . Say the word 'starcruiser' to yourself. Doesn't it sound magical? It could be anything, a passenger liner, a vessel of exploration or even a warship. And some Starfleet vessles are all those. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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