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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phoenix: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Futurama Guy: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Phoenix: [qb] The most plausible reason seems to me to be that the first ship to be upgraded to the new specs (1701-A as opposed to 1701) was in fact the Constitution, probably for PR reasons. Alternatively, the Constitution NCC-1700 had been destroyed by this point and they built another one, NCC-2050 (or something), to be the first of a new class of which the Yorktown/Enterprise was part. I don't think changing the name of an already built class makes any sense. If I recall correctly, modern navies keep the class name even if the class ship is renamed (Kirov Class had this I think). [/qb][/QUOTE]But the 1701 (TOS) WAS "Constitution Class", but then the 1701 (TMP-TSFS) WAS "Enterprise Class", but then the 1701-A WAS "Constitution Class", again. Obviously, a class name change occurred...(and BTW, where the hell is NCC-2050 coming from???...anyway) just because they don't do class name changes NOW doesn't mean protoculs won't change in the next 250 years...we are, afterall, comparing [i]sailing vessels[/i] to [i]starships[/i]...not quite the same fruit of the vine growing here... [/qb][/QUOTE]I don't think you understood what I said. There are two main possibilities, if we assume 1701-A used to be another name (I am assuming Yorktown for the sake of this post, but it's not canon): 1700 built, first of Constitution Class 1701 built, Constitution Class 1717 built, Constitution Class 1701 upgraded, first of Enterprise Class 1700 upgraded, first of Constitution Class 2 1717 upgraded, Constitution Class 2 1701 destroyed 1717 renamed 1701-A 1700 built, first of Constitution Class 1701 built, Constitution Class 1717 built, Constitution Class 1701 upgraded, first of Enterprise Class 1700 destroyed/lost 2050 built, first of Constitution Class 2 1717 upgraded, Constitution Class 2 1701 destroyed 1717 renamed 1701-A, Constitution Class 2 2050 is just a number I made up to represent the possible new-build Constitution (I chose it simply because it appears to represent a block between the 2000 of the Excelsior Class and the 2100 of the Federation Class). The vast majority of SF protocols and traditions are based on "sailing vessels", as you put it (I don't think the Kirov Class is actually a sailing vessel, but anyway), and we have no reason to suggest otherwise for this particular thing. Apart from exterior appearance, there are a lot of differences between the TMP 1701 and the TFF 1701-A, so why can't they be two different classes? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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