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We did see briefly the underside of the Norway Class vessel in First Contact. The underside is completely flat with no lights or other lighted surfaces. The weapon would appear to be in the front of the ship, about mid-center if looked from the front.
This ship is the least distinguishable of the ships seen at the battle. Sabres and Akiras are noticeable for their shapes. The other class, the Steamrunners, are notable for the number lost, including one destroyed by shrapnel cast off a dying Borg ship.
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quote:Originally posted by Shik: "HAVE we a Wodewick?"
I suggest Laxness after the late Icelandic 1955 Nobel Laureate poet Halldor Laxness.
Good idea for the background, but I remember Jeffries saying he choose the numbers 1701 because they are easily recognizable (contrary to 2,4,6,8, which look all the same from a distance). And having a ship named 'Laxness' sounds somehow like 'useless', and I don't want a useless ship, if you know what I mean. Remember the Centaur-crisis?
On the other hand 'Amundsen' sounds good, even from a distance. 74711 hasn't been used? It sounds familiar. I thought it was Bellerophon, but her's should be 74705.
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:::shakes head & squints in confusion::: WwwwwwwwHAT does Jefferies' number thoughts have to do with anything? And in Reykjavik, you'd be killed for that "useless" comment, or at the very least exiled, which is effectively the same thing.
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Maybe you didn't understand what I wanted to say (I know the useless-comment was a bit, err, angry), but here's the problem: the name is written on the wings of the ship, and in a sideview, you have to squeeze the name. You can't read it that clearly anymore. The same happened when we tried to find out the real name of the ship called 'Centaur'. And Jefries said he wanted to eliminate every unclear number, so that the ship's registry is easily readable from a distance. Another example from the kitbash-thread: Was Elkins' registry xxx31 or xxx21? And exactly the same happens here with the name.
(Besides that, Amundsen is a famous person, but 'Laxness' is rather unknown. You know what happened to poor old Brattain when some stupid guys thought the writer wanted a ship named 'Brittain', whatever that would be. )
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even though Jefferies didnt want any unclear numbers on 1701, the recognizable 'hero' ship, Starfleet must and does use those numbers all the time. Shik's response was because Jefferies' wishes for the Enterprise's registry have no bearing on deciding a registry for another ship.
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I think there's only one way to excuse my infinite ignorance:
(And sorry for the large size, but they are all 1000 pixel wide).
How about doing a little poll: Who here knows Mr. Halldor 'Nobel-prize-winner' Laxness? I just checked google, and the guy really exists, but I have never heard of him before (sorry beacuse I didn't believe you, but you could have tried to fool me and Laxness was the inventor of the Cheeseburger or something). But really, who knew him before we mentioned it here? (Just want to see how educated you are...)
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No, Shik's post was because he didn't see a connection between any of the 3 concepts. Still don't. ANYway...I don't really care.
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OK, then, let's forget that. And don't say Laxnesses naming looks better, I just saw that Amundsen's reistry is a little bit out of place. I'll correct it.
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the letting of the type looks a little misaligned
otherwise, good effort at fixing a schematic
a 51xxx and 7xxxx registry though? since we dont have a lot of information, in my head i try to keep all Norways in the 6xxxx range
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Personally, I think the 60xxx-range is good for the later ships of that class, but I suppose it to be around for decades. It looks like an older ship, maybe something developed during the '30's, but probably at least before the cardassian war. I could have assigned a 61955, but that's very close to the 61947 of the Yeager. And the 74711 sounds not that good, but makes a good in-joke if you know what it means.
But on the other hand, I'd even go as far as to say the Norway itself could have a registry down in the 30xxx's or 40xxx's.
And the right font will be used as soon as I find a good one on the net (I once had one called 'classic hull' or something, but it looked nothing like 1701's font.)
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It's part of my Bernd-inspired effort to actually examine culture BEYOND America. Of course, being history incarnate, it's not that difficult. But Iceland is my nation & culture of choice.
Did you know that the world's first Basque dictionary was written by an northwest Icelander? He learned the language from Basque sailors who fished in the nearby waters. And that the only epic poem about the Balkan hero Skanderbeg was composed by an obscure Icelandic clergyman in 1861? The nation has a 4% unemployment level & a 100% literacy rate. When the University of Reyjavik was founded in 1911, the national population numbered a mere 90,000; today it's bloomed into a rampant 277,000. It also has the world's oldest legislature, the Al�ingi, & depite its so-called "Viking" roots, the nation's history has always been one of peace, law, & incredibly placid & civil anarchy. In AD 1000, the entire nation as a whole decided by vote to simply convert to Christianity--but didn't institute persecution of those who still worshipped the old pagan gods. Indeed, most people still paid homage to both.
And if Laxness was the first...then wouldn't it be the Laxness-class?
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There is.
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quote:Originally posted by Shik: And if Laxness was the first...then wouldn't it be the Laxness-class?
No The prototype USS Norway was never commissioned for active duty. This was only the second ship, but the first to be commissioned. (OK, so you got the Laxness, but a whole Laxness-class goes definitely too far! )
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