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Well I just picked it this All-Borg issue. They have small articles on the Saber and Steamrunner classes plus fold-out sheets for both and some nice full-page CGI pics. A couple of statements about the Saber I found odd: 1. it was introduced in the 2370s--it has got to be older than that. 2. The entire ship is similar is size to a Galaxy saucer--I don't think they are that big.
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Well, if you believe the Fact Files silhouette chart of Starfleet vessels, the Saber is incredibly huge...which contradicts the Encyclopedia, but backs up the Magazine.
I also agree that registry-wise, the Saber class should be older. IIRC, the Yeager had a registry of only 5XXXX, but then again so did the Prometheus.
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I was under the impession that the Sabre was about the same size as the Defiant, only the nacelles made it a bit longer. All ship-charts I've seen confirms this, for what it's worth. The same size as a Galaxy-saucer, who came up with that?
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The only known registry for a Sabre Class starship is NCC-61947.
And, though never resolved, registries don't indicate age. I would tend to agree that the Sabre Class was introduced during the run of TNG (2364 to 2370) and first introduced to us in 2373.
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If they had just made it NCC-71947, instead of 61947, it would of been a whole lot easier. Yeager...1947, I think most people here see that connection. I'd guess they came into service in the late 2350's to early 2360's, and we just only got to see them in 2370's.
As for the Prometheus, I still believe it's actual intended registry is NX-74913 as seen on its dedication plaque and MSD. Only that the CGI department screwed up and put NX-59650, with Okuda's art department getting it right. Afterall, registeries may not be 100% accurate for telling when a ship was launched, but he did say they're semi-chronological. I know the email's been reprinted at least once here.
I'd like to get a larger 800x600 of that new pic of the Steamrunner too. Unlike the Saber one, which looks like a slight touch-up, this is a cool looking new image.
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Even the orthographic views show 61947. And if anyone wants a bigger version of the picture, just give me an email address to send it to. I have not figured out yet how to upload just plane picture files to NBCI's member's site without inserting them into a web page.
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That is one bad ass ship, if they'd only do them all that way... with a decent size comparision we'd be rockin'...
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That's the first good aft view of a Steamer ever. And does she look good from behind.
Finally, we see the shuttlebay! One big one, snuggled in there between the nacelles. But then, where're the impulse drives? Those odd things just below the shuttlebay?
Mark
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