Discovery saucer ring spins?

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Discovery' started by MarsWeeps, Oct 4, 2017.

  1. Dr. Bashirs protege

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    I thought NCC registrations were considered not indicative of order built? Otherwise there would be many inconsistencies.
     
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  2. Gonzo

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    Generally they are indicative of the order the individual ship design was registered with Starfleet/Federation, the higher the number the newer the ship more often than not, we saw evidence of this throughout TNG, VOY and DS9.

    One of the few certified exemptions was the Enterprise who kept the 1701 registry through all the different classes that have held the name, even so that is pretty much the only one to do so that I can remember and that was only allowed due to Kirk and his actions in the TOS series and original films.

    That's why pretty much all the ships seen in the later series all have 5 figure registries, there is no real reason not to assign them in order.

    By all rights each ship should be assigned a unique registry number during the design and build stage regardless of the class or name of the ship.

    Could be the same with Discovery but its stretching it for the Glenn to be the same as well but not impossible.

    Alternatively it is like I said in my previous post and Section 31 has borrowed the registry numbers from much older ships as they cant register their own ships due to them being all clandestine in design and operation.
     
  3. cultcross

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    Broadly they are, but there are lots of exceptions. I think of it like our system of identity numbers at work. Generally, having a three digit one meant you'd been in forever and one in the high 4000s meant you were a newbie. But there are loads of exceptions. Reused old numbers, higher numbers issued to people transferring commands, people being given the same number they had in another force, being given their Dad's number for sentimental reasons, etc etc. So you can never guarantee that a given person holds to the sequential number trend. Same seems to be true of NCC registrations. Some get larger (moving to 5 digits in the 24th century for example) but others seem surprisingly small, because of reissue, or tradition, or whatever in universe reason you can come up with.
     
  4. DigificWriter

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    Nope. That's pure fanwank.

    Registry numbers are meaningless when it comes to determining the "age" of a ship.
     
  5. cultcross

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    Saying it definitively doesn't make it true. NX 74205, NCC 74656, NCC 72905, versus NCC 1701, 1031, 0514, 2000, 1017, etc.
    There are definitely exceptions to the rule, but broadly it certainly appears indicative of age.
     
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  6. DigificWriter

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    Like I said, pure fanwank.

    What you're asserting has never been definitively stated in the entire history of Star Trek.
     
  7. cultcross

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    It's not 'fanwank' (i don't think you know what that means.. Perhaps you mean 'fanon') it's simple observation of hundreds of named ships in the Trek universe. It has been broadly indicative of age throughout.
     
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  8. Kemaiku

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    The USS Galaxy, designed in 2355 and launched around 2360-2363 had an NCC in the 70500 range. The First Contact fleet, designed for Borg combat after the mid 2360 contact, have NCC's in the 53000-60000 range.

    The Prometheus launched after Voyager with a 59650 registry.
     
  9. DigificWriter

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    @cultcross You're right; I was confusing "fanwank" with "fanon".

    My point still stands, though.

    Registry numbers mean nothing when it comes to the "age" of a given ship in Star Trek, and any notion to the contrary is pure fanon reasoning.
     
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    And that's all that matters:techman:
     
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    going under water maybe?
     
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  15. BillJ

    BillJ The King of Kings Premium Member

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    The spinning saucer is indicative of a show that had a ton of money to spend. Too bad they didn't spend more on the writing.
     
  16. Starfury

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    "Transformation complete, Captain. Discovery has now become..."
    *boom boom boom boom*
    "...Mega Maid!"
     
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    Didn't need to, as they'd already snapped up a great set of writers.
     
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  18. BillJ

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    I really wished that I agreed. The show is tedious thus far, with characters making stupid mistakes to move the plot forward, characters contradicting themselves, characters contradicting information they had already given us.

    For me, the show is an unabashed mess on contradictions. Something that wants to be Battlestar Galactica (2004) with arrowhead badges.
     
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  20. JamesRye

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    Never understood the outrage over the submerged Enterprise in Into Darkness. The TOS ship flew through an amoeba, Insurrection had a holo ship stored underwater, Voyager flew through fluidic space....

    Agreed.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/DaystromIn...near_starfleet_starship_registry_an_analysis/

    The more I see the USS Discovery, the more I like it. Ken Adams was a genius designer after all and the ship looks incredible in motion.
     
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