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Admiral Forest
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Someone probably thought of the name Avenger
because that's what it's used for in ST2:TWOK.

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The Red Admiral
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Funnily enough, the WoK script I've got describes the Reliant as 'an older, somewhat battered starship of the Enterprise Class'.

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I was under the impression that the ship's class was unnamed in the script or other production materials, but refered to as an Avenger by the people who were working on it.

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The_Tom
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From the Revised Final Draft, May 24 1982:


7	EXT. DEEP SPACE - NEAR CETI ALPHA V		7

	In f.g. is the U.S.S. RELIANT, an older, somewhat

	battered Starship of the ENTERPRISE class, with a

	slightly different configuration.  Reliant approaches

	an inhospitable-looking yellow planet:   CETI ALPHA V.

				CHEKOV'S VOICE

		Starship log, Stardate eight-one-

		three-oh point four.  Log Entry

		by Commander Pavel Chekov.

				(MORE)

					(CONTINUED)

13.

7	CONTINUED:					7

				CHEKHOV'S VOICE (CONT'D)

		Starship USS Reliant on orbital

		approach to Ceti Alpha Six in

		connection with project GENESIS.

		We are...

8	INT. BRIDGE OF RELIANT		8

	Well-aged and distinctive.  The usual complement of officers

	and crew.  CAPTAIN CLARK TERRELL, about 45, soft spoken

	and in good shape, but somewhat laconic.

In other words, I concur with The Red Admiral [Smile]

[ March 06, 2002, 21:00: Message edited by: The_Tom ]

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Timo
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In the script, the word "class" probably doesn't mean the same sort of systematic-rigid-cool-militaria-technobabble thing it means in our conversations... It's probably meant to be more like "another ship in the size class of the Enterprise". But obviously the writers have already understood that the ship must look different, or have a "slightly different configuration", lest the space battle scenes become hopelessly confusing!

I have no proof that the name Miranda would have been used in the original sketches of the Reliant (the ones with the nacelles on top), other than Alex R mentioning it as a rumor he heard. If anybody frequents the TrekBBS, Alex might have more on that. (quickly peeks there) In fact, I think there's a thread on that going on already - MIM, you weirdo you, what are you doing over there? [Eek!]

Timo Saloniemi

[ March 07, 2002, 04:39: Message edited by: Timo ]

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The Mighty Monkey of Mim
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Umm...trying to find out the answers to my questions?? [Roll Eyes]

Besides, we have Rick Sternbach over there. [Razz]

-MMoM

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wouldnt it have been cool if they made the reliant to TOS specs, to fit the 'older ship' description?

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