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I see someone was watching "Endgame" again...
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Well.. I'm sure the USS Intrepid has the same Starfleet livery. So, basically, it's the same as the Kongo's shuttle, except with a different name
quote: What are the extra parts on the Naval Patrol version?
You mean the snorkel and the sonar?
Seriously, I have a problem with the nomenclature, since "naval" could just as easily refer to the spacegoing ship-using organizations of Trek, and indeed should. Couldn't they have invented a "wetter" word?
Or perhaps Tom was merely speaking of an organization akin to scouts, one where "naval" in the name refers to the space navies, and where playing around in planetary seas is what the kids do as a substitute to the "real thing"...
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It could be a Coast Guard type of space service, but probably not a boy scouts organization, since Tom really wanted to join the Federation Naval Patrol instead of Starfleet, IIRC.
But to me, 'naval' just sounds too wet to be about spacecraft flying through space. Never has the word navy been used to describe Starfleet or any other space service. Besides, a wet navy service is something different from the usual starship stuff.
quote:Seriously, I have a problem with the nomenclature, since "naval" could just as easily refer to the spacegoing ship-using organizations of Trek, and indeed should
The fact that the FNP was mentioned in an episode with a water world strongly suggests that it is indeed a maritime organization.
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