U.S.S. Democratic Underground

[Placebo]

:)

I wish!
:toast:

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

1. Oooh...Soverign Class.

Methinks that Montgomery Scott had a hand in designing that ship (story-wise).
The real designers sure made it look like a souped-up version of the Enterprise Class, doesn't it?

[Endangered Specie]

2. You mean constitution class dont you?

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

3. Nope. Constitution class was the original Enterprise.

After the refit (Between the original series and the first six movies) they (the fictional Starfleet Corps of Engineers) decided that they'd changed the ship so much that from now on, the ships would be the Enterprise class.
Considering that the Enterprise was the only one of 13 Constitution class ships that made it back after it's 5-year mission, it's quite an honor.
Note: I'm basing this off of several books that may or may not be considered "canon" like "Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise", which simply proves that I know a lot more about Star Trek then I wish I did. :) And I could be wrong, too.

[Endangered Specie]

4. I have looked at that book and dont remember that...

I still think the 1701 refit and 1701-A are constitution class.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

5. Hrm...gonna have to check my book again

I could very well be wrong.

[Endangered Specie]

6. I smell a trekkie debate coming...

;)

Hmmm

Ive seen it called "Heavy Cruiser" class and "Constitution" and "Constitution (refit)" class so far... but its mostly 'Constitution'

http://www.kitsune.addr.com/SF-Conversions/Rifts-Trek-Ships/Federation_USS_Enterprise-A.htm
http://www.nexus1.net/EnterprisePage.html#EnterpriseA
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Constitution%20class
http://www.xs4all.nl/~whaa/startrek/tosship.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Enterprise
http://enterprisehistory.home.att.net/1701-a/



Someone will have to ask the producers lol.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

7. Gee...your post is better than what I found. You have neato pictures.

According to this link, we're both right.
Here

Oh well. I'm fine calling it either.

Speaking of pictures of ships, check this one out: www.merzo.net
(You've already seen this one, I'd bet.)

[Endangered Specie]

8. Oohhhhhhhh that is nice...

Thanks for that site...

We need a starship picture porn thread ;)

(btw Ill probably stick to calling it "constitution refit" but thats just me)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

9. Scott helped design the U.S.S. Excelsior (Search for Spock)

Enterprise-B was an Excelsior class ship.

[porkrind]

10. OMG!!! We've stumbled upon the Republican's home planet !!!

Kirk: "Fuck the prime directive, arm the god-damned photon torpedos!"

Lt. Ripley: "Nuke the planet from space. It's the only way to be sure."

Spock: "If I may Captain, we do have the Genesis device, by which we could transform this festering rat's nest into a progressive lefty paradise."

Weapons control officer Skinner: "Let freedom reign."

:)