Do starships have galleys? (24/25th century and up)

[Richard S. Ta]

It always seems crazy to me that a Star Fleet bridge, containing most, if not all of the ships’ command staff should be located within a fragile, prominent bubble that to all intents and purposes forms a ‘bullseye’ at the centre of the large circular ‘target’ that is the saucer section.

I know it’s like that because it’s always been like that, but from a tactical standpoint it’s jaw-droppingly stupid.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

We've seen the bridge hit and breached maybe four or five times in Star Trek history, so it doesn't seem to be a huge concern. They're in more danger from the exploding consoles.

 

[ChallengerHK]

No, but there is a Starbucks on Deck 3.

If it's anything like where I am, they will be on decks 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 16, 19 and in the shuttle bay. Yeomen will no longer wear Star Fleet insignia, but Star Bucks insignia. If you ask for a large they'll say "Vente", and if you repeat large they'll be repeating vente, waiting for you to cave in.

 

[Paul Weaver]

Maybe you need to vente the shuttlebay

 

[1001001]

If it's anything like where I am, they will be on decks 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 16, 19 and in the shuttle bay. Yeomen will no longer wear Star Fleet insignia, but Star Bucks insignia. If you ask for a large they'll say "Vente", and if you repeat large they'll be repeating vente, waiting for you to cave in.

They will also misspell your name frequently.

"Venti No-Whip Mocha for Captain Kork!"

 

[Sisko_is_my_captain]

We've seen the bridge hit and breached maybe four or five times in Star Trek history, so it doesn't seem to be a huge concern. They're in more danger from the exploding consoles.

Yeah but that is out of like ten hero ships.

 

[Kor]

I would also hazard a guess that the presence of a galley will depend on the size of the ship as well as the mission parameters. A larger ship that is more likely to host diplomatic functions, state dinners, etc. would have a galley to prepare real food, since so many characters seem to be able tell the difference between real food and replicated stuff, as is being discussed in a couple other threads somewhere around here.

Kor

 

[The Wormhole]

I'd rather move the Bridge to a safer area, and CIC is attached next to the Bridge on my layout where it's buried DEEP within the Saucer section.

Having CIC located next to the bridge makes no sense regardless of where they're located. The whole reason they're kept separate is redundancy, if you lose one you still have the other. If they're connected you run the risk of losing both simultaneously.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Having CIC located next to the bridge makes no sense regardless of where they're located. The whole reason they're kept separate is redundancy, if you lose one you still have the other. If they're connected you run the risk of losing both simultaneously.

Ok, I'll move CIC to be somewhere else, away from the Bridge then.

 

[Oddish]

Maybe that's where Janeway got her thing for coffee.

Question is, can you find a McDonalds? Or at least get a Big Mac from your replicator.

 

[The Wormhole]

I'm sure there's an app you can buy for your replicator to get it to produce McDonalds food.

 

[Tim Thomason]

I'm sure there's an app you can buy for your replicator to get it to produce McDonalds food.

Una orders cheeseburgers from the food slots on Discovery. These slots, which I guess are supposed to be the same as in TOS, are called "replicators" per production resources, but they aren't the same as the replicators in the 24th century (per Harry Kim), and must work on a different principle. Probably an evolution of the protein resequencers from Enterprise with a much larger library of options but little-to-no intelligence to make something fresh without full information or give a variety of tastes when ordering the same thing again.

In Discovery, the computer chastises everyone when they order something nonhealthy, something we never saw before or since. I don't have an issue with this, because these are Starfleet officers ordering, and they need to maintain their health. It points to a limitation that is overcome by the 24th century. When Troi is ordering chocolate sundaes in TNG, she isn't warned about the nutritional content for a simple reason: it's perfectly healthy. The computer figured out how to fool the senses so that you taste the gooey, melting chocolate. Or the greasy fried cheeseburger. Or the crispy, juicy BBQ ribs. But it chemically breaks down to something that has no detrimental affect like it still did in the 2200s.

So, to get back on topic, this is what the galleys probably do, on capital ships that have them. They prepare diplomatic food for diplomatic functions that require non-replicated food. Things that aren't secretly healthy (something people can detect, or think they can detect, hence the hatred towards replicators by technophobes).

 

[shapeshifter]

About the bridge being in a silly spot, not really imo. The bridge is where it is, (in universe!) because that is a more easily shielded area, a strong shield point!

I mean that might be true, I don't know, I just pulled it out of... thin air. I remember other times that has explained things though... the strength of the shields... or how the shape of the warp bubble works to increase speed or not... those are all made up facts, right?

So why not say the bridge is where it is because the shields are strong there, in the same way?

But if we were to say where it might be safer..., engineering is already filling that space. Oh wait, no, the Reliant pounded that area too. How about in the neck?

Yes, starships have galleys... unless they don't.

 

[Orphalesion]

Nah, they just put it there because they wanted the bridge to be an identifiable point on the ship model for exterior shots.

 

[oberth]

Nah, they just put it there because they wanted the bridge to be an identifiable point on the ship model for exterior shots.

shots of the bridge or shots at the bridge?

 

[Kor]

If I am remembering right, starship bridges are on top like that to resemble the placement of conning towers on naval vessels. In terms of design lineage of the time it kind of made sense. Newer naval ships don't have that, though.

Kor

 

[Tim Thomason]

The bridge is where it is because Roddenberry wanted to pan into the bridge for the establishing shot of The Cage.

 

[valkyrie013]

Can't have a big window/s if its in the center of the ship..

 

[Farscape One]

In Discovery, the computer chastises everyone when they order something nonhealthy, something we never saw before or since. I don't have an issue with this, because these are Starfleet officers ordering, and they need to maintain their health. It points to a limitation that is overcome by the 24th century. When Troi is ordering chocolate sundaes in TNG, she isn't warned about the nutritional content for a simple reason: it's perfectly healthy. The computer figured out how to fool the senses so that you taste the gooey, melting chocolate. Or the greasy fried cheeseburger. Or the crispy, juicy BBQ ribs. But it chemically breaks down to something that has no detrimental affect like it still did in the 2200s.

Actually, the computer told Troi in the beginning of "The Price" that the replicator can only produce things of 'acceptable nutritional value', or words to that effect, when she asked for a "real chocolate sundae".

So this does seem to be a thing with Starfleet ships. If the Enterprise-D, a top of the line Starfleet ship in the 2360s, can have this issue with nutrition, then a 23rd century Starfleet ship definitely can, too.

 

[dupersuper]

Whether or not they do, if they have a holodeck they can.