Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!dartvax!merchant From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: USS(?) Enterprise Message-ID: <2658@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 31-Dec-84 11:42:35 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.2658 Posted: Mon Dec 31 11:42:35 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Jan-85 06:22:14 EST References: <2094@uw-june> Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 24 > I was watching 'The last battlefield' ( or some such, the one with the > ultimate in racial hate. The "half whites" against the "half blacks" ) > and I noticed Kirk refer to the Enterprise as the "USS" Enterprise. > Now the Lettering on the Enterprise clearly says "NCC" Enterprise so > what's the story? And if they are all part of the United Federation > of Planets why isn't it "UFP" Enterprise? Sorry if this has been > done before but .... > > Ewan Tempero "Oh no, not again" > ...!uw-beaver!uw-june!edtking > edtking@washington Oh yes, again. U.S.S. stands, rather weakly, for "United Star Ship" (compared with an un-united star ship where everyone argues about what to do) I believe the U.S.S. was thrown in as something that present day audiences could relate to. You know, the good ol' U.S. of A out there seeking out brave new worlds. -- "Any other questions, Peter Merchant while I'm right here in the neighborhood?"