OK. We know that 39 ships were destroyed at 359. I don't believe that anyone ever said 39 FEDERATION ships, just 39 ships. We know that Starfleet was sending 40 ships. We also know that there was at least one Klingon ship there (thanks to Voy's "Unity"), which gives us a minimum total of 41 ships. That leaves at least two unacounted for. Of course, it's always possible that Admiral Whosit was rounding up, and that 'Fleet actually sent 39 ships, and that that one BoP was the only Klingon ship there, but that doesn't seem too likely.

Which brings us to the point we may have here, that one of these ships actually SURVIVED and managed to get away (the Endeavour), and that another (perhaps the free-floating Ahwahnee) was re-built. That is, badly damaged enough to require a complete overhaul and perhaps considered 'destoyed' in the formal figures given in Picard's courtmartial.

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Proverbs for Paranoids, 3: If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.

As for the lower registries, should I mention the Prometheus?

I thing the problem with the registries is
that there is a lack of communication between
the different production companies that work
to make an episode or film of Star Trek and a
a lack of effort to ensure that things are
not forgotten or altered.

From the few e-mails I have had with Mr.
Okuda, I would suggest that Mr. Okuda works
in a limited and confined part of Star Trek's
production. He produces the okudagrams,
supervises some of the modeling when asked to
be involved, and writes coffee table books.
He has limited contact with the other members
of the production company or companies. And
there are times when he makes errors when he
should know better-the USS Raman's registry.
For the reasons cited, I feel honestly that
there will never be a "complete" encyclopedia
or a lack of inconsistency in Star Trek.

I see this problem at work. An employee is
assigned to a department and supervised by a
manager. He or she develops tunnel
vison-concentrating solely on the job,
interacting sparsely with the other employees
of a different department, and thinking about
how to make the job better. When this
individual becomes a manager, he or she
carries the traits they developed as a
non-manager. This can result in a lack of
communication or understanding.

To apply this understanding to Star Trek,
USS Prometheus as example
Mr. Okuda sees the USS Prometheus as being
NX-74913. The dedication plaque and the MSD,
which he supervises, are both labeled with
this registry.
In the CGI modeling, the modelers see the
registry as different. They understand the
ship to be a prototype. However, their
understanding of registries as laid out by
Mr. Okuda is limited. They give the ship the
registry NX-59650.
These are two separate departments within two
distinctly unique companies. They communicate
enough information to get the following
information to each other-the USS Prometheus
is a newer ship, the class ship of a class of
advanced warships, the ship can become three
ships, etc. The details are seen differently,
resulting in errors.

For in company example of lack of
communication, I mistakenly asked Mr.
Okuda if he knew what the class designations
of the USS Centaur and the USS Curry. I was
asking for the classes of each ship. Mr.
Okuda responded that he didn't know the class
designations. He remembered, unassuredly,
that Mr. Sternbach had done something with
the issue and might know.

The question is, Who has the most knowledge?
There is no definitive answer. The best
approach is to take the different views of
the individuals or groups involved and
attempt to come to a understanding that you
can accept and be comfortable with.

For me, I accept and am comfortable with the
following
* Registry 70000 to 71000
First introduced in the late 2350's
* Registry 71000 to 72000
First introdued in the early 2360's
* Registry 72000 to 73000
First introduced in the mid 2360's
* Registry 73000 to 74000
First introduced in the late 2360's
* Registry 74000 to 75000
First introduced in the late 2360's
* Registry 75000 to 76000
First introduced in the early 2370's

The USS Ahwahnee in 2367 had the registry NCC-71620
The USS Prometheus in 2374 had the registry NX-74913

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"I am Sci-Fi"
-The 359

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"I am Sci-Fi"
-The 359

This is a second attempt post. Hope it's not a double post, but I don't think I followed the directions correctly the first time.

Now for the Endeavourthough the uncertainty of the endeavour's status at this point, being that it was refrenced to after 359 and considering the pristege of the ship i have concluded that; it was not at 359 and that the Endeavour has encountered the Borg through its voyages.

take it that the vast space the federation has, when a borg cube ventures into the federation the odds of encountering the Enterprise under the command of Picard everytime is not possible, therefore other ships should have encounter the borg