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Was the Oberth class "really" supposed to be the Grissom-type ship?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dukhat: [QB] I was browsing over the dedication plaque of the Tsiolkovsky the other day, & found something interesting. The stardate for the ship's commissioning is 40291.7. This is roughly one year before the Enterprise-D was commissioned. Now before I continue, I realize that "The Naked Now" was only the second episode of TNG, and that many things were not yet firmly established. However, that still won't taint my argument. Anyway, although the ship was only a year old as of 2364, she had a registry number of NCC-53911. I believe that this early in the series, Okuda (or whoever made the plaque; presumably it was him) believed that the highest registry numbers of new ships in 2364 would be 5XXXX, not 7XXXX that would be established later. Therefore, I speculate that Okuda thought that the Oberth class Tsiolkovsky would be a new design, and the new model would accordingly have his information printed on it. However, as was done in "Encounter at Farpoint" with the Hood, a decision was made to use an old movie model, since TPTB didn't want to spend money building new models if the show got cancelled after one season. Hence, the Grissom was used, without even relabeling the model from its use in STIII. So thanks to the shortsightedness of the producers, we have to accept the fact that Grissom-type ships, although probably a century old, are still being constructed in 2363, and that "Oberth class" now refers to that type of ship. Would anyone know of any further information which would corroborate my theory? Such as what was printed on the Grissom's plaque (if it even had one)? Chekov referred to a "Scout class" vessel while trying to contect the Grissom, but that could have meant the type of ship, not the actual class name. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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