Discovery's registry number

[Grendelsbayne]

Occam's Razor: the greatest likelihood is that the series takes place during the era which is characteristic of the ship.

Except I don't see this ship as being characteristic of any era we've seen. Personally, If I had to fit it into that timeline, I'd likely guess it was made between the TOS movies and the era of the ENT C, but everyone else seems to have various other guesses. I've even seen some who honestly thought it fit into the TNG era.

And I'm still not convinced that all of this arguing about eras even matters. It's not just the time period of this show that remains unknown - it's the entire setting. For all we know, this is a full reboot with no actual connection to the original timeline whatsoever. Or it could be such a different kind of story or set in such an isolated place that we never really even can tell for sure whether it's part of the original timeline or not.

 

[midnightz]

Star Trek: Discovery has been confirmed to be set in the Prime Universe.

 

[Kpnuts]

Voyager's registry is 74656, are we really to believe that Starfleet commissioned seventy three thousand starships in the space of 100 years? That's two starships launching every single day.

 

[Grendelsbayne]

Star Trek: Discovery has been confirmed to be set in the Prime Universe.

Thanks. I missed that detail in the comicon coverage. Apparantly everyone's too busy talking about the trailer...

Voyager's registry is 74656, are we really to believe that Starfleet commissioned seventy three thousand starships in the space of 100 years? That's two starships launching every single day.

More likely that Registry Numbers are like phone numbers - divvied up ahead of time according to some agreed upon organizational system, with only a part of the numbers ever being in use at any given time.

Except of course that the actual registry numbers given on the show were mostly random and make it kind of impossible to impose any really logical organizational system onto them.

 

[jamestyler]

More likely that Registry Numbers are like phone numbers - divvied up ahead of time according to some agreed upon organizational system, with only a part of the numbers ever being in use at any given time.

Except of course that the actual registry numbers given on the show were mostly random and make it kind of impossible to impose any really logical organizational system onto them.

The break to the logic is the Defiant. That'd surely as a prototype it'd be an even number and not end in a 5. There's probably other ones out there (Prometheus - I can't remember that reg but I'm sure they ballsed it up anyway?).

74,000+ doesn't seem that hard to believe by that era though. There were hundreds during the Dominion war, a junk yard filled with old ships at some point in TNG and even tiny runabouts have their own NCC record.

 

[Mudd]

Except I don't see this ship as being characteristic of any era we've seen.

it's got a registry number lower than the TOS Enterprise, and the number didn't jump on there by accident or assignment by some Starfleet numbering system but by conscious decision of the producers.

Therefore, at this moment the only bit of specific evidence we have indicates pre-TOS. Now, that might not be the case, and we can certainly make up any other possibilities that entertain us, but the fact remains that we have one data point.

In terms of speculation - well, the other thing that the producers have deliberately done with this teaser is reached back to the late 1970s and chosen to use not just a ship drawing made by Ralph McQuarrie for the first Star Trek revival but also a stardock design produced at the same time for the same project. That fact is probably the most fruitful jumping-off point for guessing at what they have in mind.

 

[Karp666]

74,000+ doesn't seem that hard to believe by that era though. There were hundreds during the Dominion war, a junk yard filled with old ships at some point in TNG and even tiny runabouts have their own NCC record.

They had more ships than Starfleet personel, that's how Wesley got to pilot the Enterprise before going to the Academy

 

[Believer Bob]

Is is possible that registry numbers are a key that is representative of different combinations of things like, what type/brand of certain parts were used in the ship, where it was constructed, what engineering branch designed it, what company/union(s) actually built it where it was built, what shipyard it was built in, and so on...?

 

[Grendelsbayne]

it's got a registry number lower than the TOS Enterprise, and the number didn't jump on there by accident or assignment by some Starfleet numbering system but by conscious decision of the producers.

Therefore, at this moment the only bit of specific evidence we have indicates pre-TOS. Now, that might not be the case, and we can certainly make up any other possibilities that entertain us, but the fact remains that we have one data point.

Registry numbers equaling specifc eras is an unsupported fan assumption. And we've already had a pretty logical explanation in this thread for where that registry number may have come from (as an homage to the shuttle Discovery).

 

[Believer Bob]

USS Discovery
0U812

 

[Jedi_Master]

1031 might have been one of the show runners home address growing up. Or it could be a PIN number for someone's phone. Or a birthday of a character. Or the answer to the question "How many Pakleds does it take to change a lightbulb?" Or the last four digits of the local pizza place's number. Or how many folks they figure will complain about the registry number.
Or, most likely a number with deep religious significance for Vulcans - who are secretly running this planet anyway.

 

[starfox]

Voyager's registry is 74656, are we really to believe that Starfleet commissioned seventy three thousand starships in the space of 100 years? That's two starships launching every single day.

The runabouts in DS9 each had their own registry number, so we know they're not just reserved for starships.

 

[RunawayStarShip]

The break to the logic is the Defiant. That'd surely as a prototype it'd be an even number and not end in a 5. There's probably other ones out there (Prometheus - I can't remember that reg but I'm sure they ballsed it up anyway?).

74,000+ doesn't seem that hard to believe by that era though. There were hundreds during the Dominion war, a junk yard filled with old ships at some point in TNG and even tiny runabouts have their own NCC record.

Maybe NCC-742xx was Starfleet's designation for the new anti-Borg starship, and the Defiant was the 6th prototype design after the previous prototypes failed? Perhaps that's why Starfleet put the project on hold: every prototype design for the Defiant-class was tearing itself apart. Valiant follows this (NCC-74210), but Sao Paulo doesn't (NCC-75633), so who knows.

That being said, it's possible that starship registries generally follow class designation (716xx for most Galaxy-class starships, 746xx for Intrepid-class starships, etc.) with oddball ones being Starfleet changing its mind sometime after paperwork has been submitted. Presumably, not all those numbers will be used (I doubt there will ever be 100 Galaxy-class starships), which alleviates the 70000+ starships and runabouts in 100 years problem.

it's got a registry number lower than the TOS Enterprise, and the number didn't jump on there by accident or assignment by some Starfleet numbering system but by conscious decision of the producers.

Therefore, at this moment the only bit of specific evidence we have indicates pre-TOS. Now, that might not be the case, and we can certainly make up any other possibilities that entertain us, but the fact remains that we have one data point.

In terms of speculation - well, the other thing that the producers have deliberately done with this teaser is reached back to the late 1970s and chosen to use not just a ship drawing made by Ralph McQuarrie for the first Star Trek revival but also a stardock design produced at the same time for the same project. That fact is probably the most fruitful jumping-off point for guessing at what they have in mind.

The Discovery's registry is also higher than the Constellation's (and way higher than the Kelvin's), so it's certainly in the general ballpark of TOS-era. The hints of Planet of the Titans might hint at a TMP-ish timeframe (with the additional possibility that Discovery has been retrofitted)... or it could be the producers hinting that Star Trek: Discovery is a Star Trek revival.

 

[Spider]

The rumor I like best for NCC 1031 is Section 31. So far it does not look to me like the ship belongs as far into the future as TNG. I wish we knew more.

 

[Tuskin38]

This isn't related to the Discovery's number, just registry numbers in general

I saw a theory on Reddit that the numbers are meant to mislead enemies about how many ships the Federation actually has.

 

[The Wormhole]

Voyager's registry is 74656, are we really to believe that Starfleet commissioned seventy three thousand starships in the space of 100 years? That's two starships launching every single day.

Considering something as small as a runabout has its own registry number, that's not that hard to believe.

 

[CJCade]

Bryan Fuller REALLY Likes Halloween

Seriously. Like, enough to commission an entire starship in its honor. Just take a look at the Discovery’s registry number: NCC-1031. “Yes,” admits the director with a laugh, “I love Halloween.”

It’s a sure sign that, while this Star Trek will take itself seriously, like the original series it won’t be afraid to have a little fun sometimes.

From here, so take it as you will since there isn't proof it's serious or not:
http://nerdist.com/7-things-we-learned-about-bryan-fullers-star-trek-discovery-at-comic-con/

 

[Tim Walker]

If there is to be a new aesthetic....influences from 2001 and Star Wars.....showrunner with own ideas....maybe the time line will end up being muddled.

A kinda/sorta Prime time line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam

 

[Mudd]

Fuller acknowledges that the registry number is in fact Halloween - 10/31.

 

[Karp666]

Fuller acknowledges that the registry number is in fact Halloween - 10/31.

Could have been April's Fools