Speculation on other Starships we might encounter?
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Very interesting... New starship mentionned in DSC S01E03
USS Glenn NCC-1030 Same class as the Discovery
Now that annoyed me somewhat.The Europa also changed a bit between the trailer she first appeared in and the final aired version
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It seems to have been a relatively last-minute decision to go with the TMP-style markings. Doubly odd, since they started with FJ-style in the Comic-con trailer, then went TOS as they were nearing release, and finally went TMP in the end. I wonder if there were fights in the art department.
Interesting, as John Eaves originally said he was going to honor the namesake of that ship by
making the Glenn a Mercury class vessel. So I wonder if Crossfield was gonna be Mercury at that point of production?
Timo Saloniemi
I remember you mentionning that. When they said the Glenn I thought "AHA! We get to see a Mercury Class" but then they said Sister Ship and I was certainly a bit confused. It's all good though.
What's also interesting is that a sister ship has a neighboring registry, not a random one. Basically a first in onscreen Trek, even if a staple of fandom!
So the speculation can start on the exact registry of USS Crossfield now... NCC-1020? NCC-1000? A bit less likely to be NCC-937 or somesuch now.
Gonna see "Context" tonight, hopefully. What did they say to establish the hero ship as "new"? "She's brand new, yessir, brand new!"?
Timo Saloniemi
So the speculation can start on the exact registry of USS Crossfield now... NCC-1020? NCC-1000? A bit less likely to be NCC-937 or somesuch now.
Gonna see "Context" tonight, hopefully. What did they say to establish the hero ship as "new"? "She's brand new, yessir, brand new!"?
Timo Saloniemi
The Glenn's registry is NCC-1040.
Cool. But disappointing, in the above sense - now the T'Plana-Hath can theoretically be NCC-1032 and it's all just as chaotic as back in the Okuda days. 
OTOH, we can now say the Crossfield is NCC-1030. p
It's remarkable how the actual exterior design of the ship elicits no comment in-universe. Only the Black Ops interiors attract the attention of civilians and ex-Starfleet alike. Perhaps ships of that design ilk are actually quite commonplace?
Edit: Not just this jury but several others seem to remain on recess considering the registry. Memory Alpha now says NCC-1010, but moments ago it still said NCC-1040.
Timo Saloniemi
OTOH, we can now say the Crossfield is NCC-1030. p
It's remarkable how the actual exterior design of the ship elicits no comment in-universe. Only the Black Ops interiors attract the attention of civilians and ex-Starfleet alike. Perhaps ships of that design ilk are actually quite commonplace?
Edit: Not just this jury but several others seem to remain on recess considering the registry. Memory Alpha now says NCC-1010, but moments ago it still said NCC-1040.
Timo Saloniemi
Not to give it away, but one or two lines are said about Discovery being new.
Looks like 1030 to me.
It most definitely isn't 1010, as the second digit from the right is as broad as the zeroes. I'm voting for 1040, but it could just as well be 1050, 1070 or 1090 for all we know - even the best screencaps are blurry here, and only hint at the "left foot" of the digit being absent.
Timo Saloniemi
Timo Saloniemi
Looked like 3 to me.
Allegedly the Netflix version is 4K if your computer supports it. Guess we can wait until the show hits the rest of the world for a better capture.
I have watched it several times. I am settling on 1030. It makes the most sense really. The CGI artists would go for the simplest solution - change one number.
I think it'd be kinda cool to come into contact with the USS constellation at some point.
That would also serve to show how inconsistent registry numbers are in Trek.
