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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Triton: [QB] On the Guardian of Forever web site, I found the following list of prefixes with definitions: Registry Codes and Ship Types *************** NCC - Federation, Starfleet, Active service USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, TOS NX - Federation, Starfleet, Experimental USS Excelsior, NX-2000, ST III:TSFS NXP - Federation, Starfleet, Experimental The Defiant Pathfinder, NXP-2365WP/T ST:DS9 Technical manual NAR - Federation, non-Starfleet, Research SS Vico, NAR-18834, TNG "Hero Worship" NDT - Federation, non-Starfleet, Transport SS Milan, NDT-50863, TNG "New Ground" NGL - Federation, non-Starfleet, Freighter SS Odin, NGL-12535, TNG "Angel One" NFT - Federation Lakul, NFT-7793, ST:G, Nemecek NSP - Federation, Vulcan, Science T'Pau, NSP-17938, TNG "Unification: Part I" BDR - Federation, non-Starfleet, Transport SS Santa Maria, BDR-529 NCV - Federation, Starfleet, Time-ship USS Relativity, NCV 474439 Has any found out if anyone connected in the production of [i]Star Trek[/i] has given, or written, a definitive answer for what these letter prefixs mean and how they are used? Anything about this in the long-running [i]Star Trek: The Magazine[/i]? I know the story about the airplance painted with NC-1701 or NC1701 that Matt Jefferies or Gene Roddenberry saw, and they thought it looked neat and decided to add an extra C and paint this on the Enterprise model. I have heard so many variations of this story over the years that I don't know which one is true anymore or if the whole thing is apocraphyl. :( Also, I have seen about half a dozen definitions for the acronym NCC such as Navigational Command Code, Naval Construction Contract, Naval Command Code, and Naval Construction Code among others. Has any source, that we can trust, given us a definitive answer? Has Mike Okida, Rick Sternbach, or anyone else involved with the shows, given us a definitve answer for which letter registry prefixs are in use in the Federation and what each means. Are they acronyms, or are they just letter combinations like trying to figure out the three letter prefix in state or provincial license plates? Guessing, I am reasonable confident that the X means experimental, but the meaning of the other letters is anyone's guess. Let's keep the discussion away from speculation, but centered on licensed sources of information. If you reply, please give the source and page number. Can we cross our fingers and hope that this will be discussed in the fourth edition of the [i]Star Trek Encyclopedia[/i]? :) And put an end to years of debate and discussion? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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