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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peregrinus: [QB] *lurch back onto the tracks* I see no reason to assume any [i]Galaxy[/i]s beyond those explicitly stated to be so were part of the "original six", the second six, or complete newbuilds authorised after the TNG TM's fictional publication date. The reason for the state of things that Gene came up with was to make them even more rare than the [i]Constitution[/i] class had been during TOS. Viable, since they were a lot bigger and more complex. However, that view was extremely shortsighted, as it denied that amongst all this technological progress in the 78 years since TOS, the Federation could have expanded their shipbuilding capacity. I say it [b]does[/b] make sense that Starfleet would only spring for so many, and then wait for the class to prove itself worth the investment before authorising more. I don't know if the class [b]has[/b] proven its worth -- what with the [i]Galaxy[/i] herself being the only ship of the class I've seen survive a major engagement, let alone what Starfleet would consider "minor" threats (computer virus, single much smaller enemy vessel...). All that being said, we still only know for sure that the [i]Galaxy[/i], [i]Yamato[/i], and [i]Enterprise[/i] were the first three built. The names of the other three are conjectural only. The [i]Challenger[/i] may have been part of the initial six ordered, but from the TNG TM it looks like the Utopia Planitia yards only had the capability to build a maximum of three at a time. They might easily have staggered the production order 1-3-5, 2-4-6. It's just as likely hullframe 71099 was one of the ones partially assembled and shipped off for storage. Impossible to say either way. Same for the [i]Trinculo[/i] and [i]Venture[/i]. And we've no evidence that the [i]Magellan[/i] and/or [i]Sarek[/i] from "Sacrifice of Angels" were [i]Galaxy[/i]s. There were two [i]Galaxy[/i]s featured prominently in VFX shots around the time of that line of dialogue, but that is merely suggestive, nothing more. Lastly, given that by the time of "Favor the Bold", we had lost four [i]Galaxy[/i]s (if you give credence to the Wolf 359 [i]Galaxy[/i], which I do), and I can count nine or ten in the fleet from those two episodes, I think it likely Starfleet's long since expanded construction of the class beyond the initial dozen. --Jonah [/QB][/QUOTE]
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