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Pirate Bill · 03-18-2009, 08:12 AM

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SzczerbiakManiac · 03-18-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

Hey !! How come the Enterprise is not on that chart ?

The Star Trek image shows various classes of ships. The Enterprise D was a Galaxy Class ship, which most definitely is on that chart.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-18-2009, 09:39 AM

I was going to say that, but I thought the Intrepid and the Yeager were actual ship names, so I second guessed.

SzczerbiakManiac · 03-18-2009, 09:57 AM

There are occasions when the class and the name of the ship are the same, but it's not typical.

Moonliner · 03-18-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I was going to say that, but I thought the Intrepid and the Yeager were actual ship names, so I second guessed.

Intrepid is in fact a ship name and a class. If memory serves starfleet designates the name of the first ship in a new class as the class name.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-18-2009, 10:13 AM

Wasn't the Enterprise the first Galaxy class?

bewitched · 03-18-2009, 10:19 AM

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Eureka is/was good.

I like(d) Eureka!

Jazzman · 03-18-2009, 10:20 AM

That's called a lead ship and it's a long naval tradition; the first ship of a class also names the class. There are a few exceptions, but that's the general rule.

And here's a similar pic that I've always thought was really cool, too.

Jazzman · 03-18-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Wasn't the Enterprise the first Galaxy class?

That would be the USS Galaxy (NCC-70637.)

(Yes, I am a total dork...)

Ghoulish Delight · 03-18-2009, 10:36 AM

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GD, that was kinda funny. But to geek out a little, the Starship Size Comparison Chart is pretty cool and the first time I've seen such a clear comparison of so many different universes' ships at a glance.

Heh, I didn't ever realize that one was different universes. I just put "star wars" in a Google image search, saw the image with some tie fighters, an imperial transport, and some Calamari Cruisers and didn't look any closer. I did notice that some of the ships looked more...organic than the usual Star Wars universe, but I assumed that they were taken from the newer incarnations (prequels, animated stuff, etc.).

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Wasn't the Enterprise the first Galaxy class? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Jazzman Sax God Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland's Tijuana Posts: 510	That's called a lead ship and it's a long naval tradition; the first ship of a class also names the class. There are a few exceptions, but that's the general rule. And here's a similar pic that I've always thought was really cool, too.
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