Had the saucer section not crashed in Generations...
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I doubt it. If they're going to all the trouble to build a battle section, it'd be easier just to build a whole new ship.
Well it would be easier than the other way around
If Starfleet had a Galaxy-class ship on the drawing board, then they could have easilly sped up the construction of the ship by only building the Battle section.
By that point, however, Starfleet seems to have already moved on to future classes. I suspect that the Saucer would have been decomissioned. (And then probably kitbashed with some random warp nacelles to serve in the Dominion War.)
By that point, however, Starfleet seems to have already moved on to future classes. I suspect that the Saucer would have been decomissioned. (And then probably kitbashed with some random warp nacelles to serve in the Dominion War.)
Actually, I doubt that.
Yes, Starfleet would have been moving away from the galaxy class (particularly given the destruction of the Odyssey), but remember that the Enterprise was the fleet flagship. For the sake of the fleet, they would have rebuilt the stardrive section.
Yes, Starfleet would have been moving away from the galaxy class (particularly given the destruction of the Odyssey), but remember that the Enterprise was the fleet flagship. For the sake of the fleet, they would have rebuilt the stardrive section.
By your logic, they would have just rebuilt the entire ship after Generations. It's more efficient and sensical to build an entirely new ship than to build a new ship that has to be compatible with another 8 year old ship.
What? It would easier to build a whole ship than half a ship? In what mathematically-reversed universe?
Assuming there was still a shipyard producing Galaxy class ships (and considering the sheer number of them we saw in the Dominion War this is quite likely) then I would guess yes.
Everyone assumes by this point they would be building Sovereign class ships instead, but I doubt that. Logically they would build a small number of Sovereigns as test ships rather than immediately switch to building them as opposed to the Galaxy class, it is after all a proven design.
I can't see how what happened to the Odyssey makes a difference either. it is likely a Sovereign class ship would have lost the same engagement against a technically superior enemy with a significant tactical advantage.
The Galaxy classes were probably built a lot in the Dominio War, just shit like nurserys and stuff were removed for troops/weapons/supplies. I could see Galaxy class ships built for war rather than exploration being awesome, like the one we saw in TNGs alternate timeline.
I guess they could have done the same thing as with the Enterprise A at the TVH and make the 1701-E a Galaxy class ship just in time for FC. Tho only problem would be many of the interiors, except for the bridge and engineering, would probably look like an Intrepid class starship
One was lost to an alien virus.
Another was destroyed by the Dominion.
One was destroyed by Klingon sabotage.
I think the service record of the Galaxy-class holds up pretty well given the inherently dangerous nature of deep-space exploration to begin with. Starfleet probably lost quite a few Constitution-class ships during their early years of operation too...
But back to the original topic, I think that Starfleet would simply decommission any vessel which has half of it missing.
Another was destroyed by the Dominion.
One was destroyed by Klingon sabotage.
I think the service record of the Galaxy-class holds up pretty well given the inherently dangerous nature of deep-space exploration to begin with. Starfleet probably lost quite a few Constitution-class ships during their early years of operation too...
But back to the original topic, I think that Starfleet would simply decommission any vessel which has half of it missing.
Nah...they would have just waited for another Galaxy class ship that had major saucer damage and then used its stardrive section to mate to the Enterprise's saucer section.
I'm sure they still have bean counters in the future.
What was that cruiser that got cut in half in a collision in WWII? The front half sank, but the aft half stayed afloat. They towed it back to the yards and built a whole new front half, then sent it right back into service.
Seems to be the same situation as the question here.
Seems to be the same situation as the question here.
Non-canonically speaking (cue the "Canon-Violation" music), the TNG book, Rogue Saucer had the Enterprise-D test out a saucer section that could withstand a planetary crash landing, while the main saucer was being repaired. It was just a case of swapping out the saucers, so, at least according to that book, if a battle section were to be available (ie another Galaxy class ship lost its saucer section), it would be possible to merge the D's saucer and the other ship's battle section.
At the time of Generations, when the Dominion War had not started in earnest, it was probably easier to create a new ship, but during the Dominion War, if there was a spare battle section, I could see Starfleet taking that option to get another ship into service as quickly as possible.
At the time of Generations, when the Dominion War had not started in earnest, it was probably easier to create a new ship, but during the Dominion War, if there was a spare battle section, I could see Starfleet taking that option to get another ship into service as quickly as possible.
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Or, is it that it helps you think CLEARER of Star Trek?
Nah...they would have just waited for another Galaxy class ship that had major saucer damage and then used its stardrive section to mate to the Enterprise's saucer section.
I'm sure they still have bean counters in the future.
In a world without money?
Though that was a special case, too, when every usable ship hull was needed and as soon as possible. In peacetime, if there were a surplus of ships, then the surviving pieces might well be consigned to some other task such as testing the component to destruction against things that can't generally be done because it's foolish to build a ship to destroy it, or to use it as a frame around which to build something new, or as a training artifact, or so on. Or just used for parts.
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