Starfleet Academy Starship Thread

[Detached Nacelle]

Legacy class. I hear a small but vocal group are demanding it.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Legacy class. I hear a small but vocal group are demanding it.

United Class

 

[Set Harth]

Roomba Class

 

[NCC-73515]

Athena gets a nice reveal scene, and the very cool opening sequence is filled with most the main ships from TOS to SNW

 

[DaveyNY]

If she is the only one, doesn't it make the most sense for it to be called the ATHENA Class?

Or am I being too Nerdogical?

 

[Kraig]

If she is the only one, doesn't it make the most sense for it to be called the ATHENA Class?

Or am I being too Nerdogical?

No, you're not. I've avoided saying the class of ship is different from the type of ship. For example, the USS Nimitz, is the first ship in the Nimitz class, and the type of ship was an Aircraft Carrier (CVN). If they were to name and type ships consistent to the way it has been done in the past up to present time, then If the Athena is the first in its class, then it would be an Athena class ship, it would probably be a ship type as some kind of Starfleet Academy Training Auxiliary vessel. Most sci-fi writers don't go that deep into ship class (naming) versus type Nerdology.

Also, nothing requires Starfleet Command to adhere to ship naming and type a thousand years from now.