Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site uok.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uok!dwhitney From: dwhitney@uok.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: USS(?) Enterprise Message-ID: <8400106@uok.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 18:41:00 EST Article-I.D.: uok.8400106 Posted: Mon Jan 7 18:41:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 01:37:36 EST References: <2094@uw-june>.UUCP> Lines: 20 Nf-ID: #R:uw-june>:-209400:uok:8400106:000:718 Nf-From: uok!dwhitney Jan 7 17:41:00 1985 ..Now the ships marking clearly says "NCC" Enterprise.... No, it does not. It says, "U.S.S. Enterprise", and below that, "NCC-1701". U.S.S. is an acronym for either United Space Ship, which was used frequently by Kirk, and United Star Ship, equally vague but not used as frequently. NCC is for Naval Construction Contract, and the Contract Number for the Enterprise is 1701. The United Federaition of Planets designation was not used on the original vessel; yet, in the drydock sequence of "Star Trek The Motion Picture" a label imbedded in the pinstripe of the secondary hull is labled "United Federation of Planets", as is the aft end of each warp engine nacelle. David Whitney ctvax!uokvax!uok!dwhitney /.