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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Siegfried: [QB] Well, that's one way to end an argument... Regardless, the Saratoga registry is pretty open to debate. We only know for certain the registry of one of the Steamrunner vessels. It doesn't give a range of registries to choose from, but it does set the lower limit of the registry range for now. If you assume that the Saratoga is a Steamrunner, then any number above the Appalachia's registry could fit in. Here are my assumptions for this conclusion. First, we are assuming that registries are roughly chronological. Second, we are assuming that Starfleet didn't simply pull an old Saratoga out of mothballs to serve as a replacement until a newer model could be constructed. Third, that the "modern" era of new starships (from TNG Season 1 to Voyager Season 7) have roughly NCC-70000 as a lower limit (given that the Galaxy class prototype is 70xxx, the Defiant class prototype was 74xxx, the Valiant was 74xxx, Voyager was 74xxx, the Equinox was 72xxx, and others). Fourth, that the possibility exists for starships to be built to a certain stage and then stored for later need or continued development at a later time (based on the text from TNG Technical Manual detailing what happened to Galaxy's #7 through 12). This also my explanation for the Prometheus since, sadly enough, the more reasonable 74xxx registry was not seen as clearly as the 59xxx emblazoned on her hull. Fifth, that starships are assigned their registries as construction orders are written but ship names are not yet assigned. This covers the quick turn around in Enterprise's from Generations to First Contact. My opinion is that what Veers think is the Saratoga's new registry is possible if we assume that it was a Steamrunner that was mothballed sometime before launch. Starfleet later pulled a series of stored ships out of storage and finished them. This Steamrunner that was known as 6xxxxx was assigned the name Saratoga. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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