I think "NCC" means Naval Construction Contract.
The designation USS
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That was one of the things suggested AFTER the fact.
That is what I have always ran with. The U.S.S. I have always associated with United Star Ship.
It's too bad that (almost) all Federation Starship have the "NCC" prefix to their hull number.
It would have been cooler to see a more naval style hull number.
For example, the Enterprise could have been "CH-1701" (Cruiser, Heavy).
The Grissom could have been "FS-638" (Frigate, Scout).
Something like that.
It would have been cooler to see a more naval style hull number.
For example, the Enterprise could have been "CH-1701" (Cruiser, Heavy).
The Grissom could have been "FS-638" (Frigate, Scout).
Something like that.
Actually, that's under the "old" pre-1975 hull classification system.
There's currently no such thing as a "heavy" cruiser, and I supposed that saying "CA" would have confused those not familiar with ancient naval history, so I kept it simple.
There's currently no such thing as a "heavy" cruiser, and I supposed that saying "CA" would have confused those not familiar with ancient naval history, so I kept it simple.
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In the early days of alphanumeric designations, US armored cruisers were "ACR." Around 1920 they changed to the two-letter system, with the primary designation first, so armored cruisers got CA. The regular cruisers (as opposed to armored) got CL, for light cruiser. When the London Naval Treaty defined heavy cruisers and light cruisers by gun caliber c. 1930, the USN gave CA to heavy cruisers rather than come up with a new designator, since all the old armored cruisers were long gone.
There were also CM cruiser-minelayers, CC battle cruisers, and CV aviation cruisers, much better known as aircraft carriers.
"Star Ship" and "Space Ship" would probably be interchangeable for normal conversation. In Roddenberry & Whitfield's TMoST, it is mentioned that in the pre-production phase some people expressed concern about how the "one world" concept implied in "United Space Ship" would go over with US viewers, and thought that "United States Ship" might be the safer way to go.
--Justin
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