07-10-2003, 09:57 PM
Occhidiangela,Jul 9 2003, 05:36 AM Wrote:... See also USS Enterprise, the first nuclear powered carrier. It is no mistake that Star Trek's creators resurrected that name in their future as Star Fleet's most advanced ship . . . the theme of giving famous ships new hulls is a consistent one in American Naval Heritage. ...And the Enterprise of Star Trek lore is a Constitution-class starship. Which implies that there is also a Federation starship named the USS Constitution. Which is a bit troubling, implying that Old Ironsides would not survive to the 23rd century. Then again, that's a given, if Earth was to be devastated by the Eugenics Wars, WWIII, and the Romulan Wars.
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