What does NCC-1701 stand for ?

[Kevin Thomas Riley]

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Well, the USS Constellation was Matt Decker's ship in The Doomsday Machine. Never noticed before looking it up to double check and make sure that I had the correct episode that the Constellation's registry number is simply an anagram of Enterprise's... (It's the NCC-1017).

IIRC, that's because they used one of those Enterprise plastic models for the USS Constellation in the episode, and those only had the stickers for number 1,0 and 7.

[Shakabutt]

Ok ,so why Enterprise E is still NCC ?
Wasn't it supossed to be Sovereign Class ? NCS ?

[Jedikatie]

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The "class" of ship has nothing to do with the registry number (which is what the "NCC-1701" is).

The class of ship is named for the first ship of that type--therefore, Kirk's Enterprise (NCC-1701) is a "Constitution-class" starship, because the USS Constitution was the first ship built.

Likewise, Picard's Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) is a "Galaxy-class" starship, because the USS Galaxy was the first ship of that type built.

Sulu's ship, the USS Excelsior, was the first of its class, so those ships are all referred to as "Excelsior-class".

The "NCC" in the registry number does not change just because the type of "class" changes. Even USS Reliant, seen in The Wrath of Khan has a registry number that begins with "NCC", though it's from an entirely different class from Kirk's Enterprise.

[justTripn]

About a month ago, I got this book, Ships of the Line:

http://www.amazon.com/Ships-Line-Star-M ... 1416532439

It's full of calander pictures (paintings, very detailed) of various star Trek ships (a set from each series) in various story contexts. Beautiful. You can just get lost in them. Each picture has a little excerpt from story beside it. The excerpts seem to be from the books, not from the episodes.

[CX]

NCC is just a prefix that stands for active duty Starfleet. NX is an experimental Starfleet vessel.

And there is a Constellation class, which was evidently commissioned sometime in the TOS movie era. Basically it's a four-nacelled Conny kitbash. Just look it up online.

[Elessar]

The second C doesn't stand for Constellation or Constitution, because EVERY SINGLE ship in Starfleet except the experimentals has the NCC in the registry. I don't think it has ANY designated meaning. I mean I think star trek people after the fact have said "well it could mean coalition" but it's just a toss in.

[hth2k]

NCC = Not Completely Certain

Not Currently Certified

Not Certified Complete

Needs Certifiable Characters

Notice Circular Configuration

New Commissary Completed

Newly Commissioned Contraption


HtH

[Linda]

Just to confuse the situation even more, here are a couple of tidbits from the RL aviation world of today.

"N" is used for U.S. registered aircraft. In the aircraft equivilant of the ground vehicle VIN (vehicle identification number) or boat HIN (hull identification number). When an aircraft is overdue (mostly the small private craft) which have not reported in when they should, Civil air Patrol will search the registration numbers on the tails of aircraft parked at airports, like we do in the C.G. Aux, for boat names and numbers of overdue boats in marinas. Other countries use a one or two letter designation for their aircraft registration numbers.

"X" is used for an experimental aircraft.

"NC" has been used for a commercial or civil aircraft in the U.S. But might not be currently in use.

This is just off the cuff info from my husband who is on the board of directors for a small aviation museum. I think asking these question of him might send him digging into the subject when he gets home from work today, like looking through his records and calling pilot friends, ha, ha. Anything to keep him busy!

[ableone]

One of the original principals in the startrek franchise had an airplane. It's registration number was NC1701.

The second C was added because it looked better.

Mystery solved.

[Linda]

Looked better? (Sigh) why am I not surprised. With the entertainment industry, that WOULD be the bottom line rather than coming in line with some practice in the aero/space world, wouldn't it?