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NCC is a fictional designation for starships conceived within Star Trek. According to Star Trek chronology, the term was first used in the Original Series. It derives from the 'NC' prefix used for United States airplanes - creator Gene Roddenberry and Enterprise designer Matt Jefferies (after whom the "Jeffries tube" was named) were pilots. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1920x1080, 478 KB) // Summary The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). ...
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Earths first starship Enterprise The early Earth starship Enterprise (NX-01) The original Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701) The second Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) The third Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) The fourth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) The fifth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701...
The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...
The first season DVD box set of the original Star Trek television series from 1966. ...
The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ...
An Air France Boeing 777, a modern passenger jet. ...
Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991 Born in El Paso, Texas) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ...
Walter Matthew Matt Jefferies (August 12, 1921 - July 21, 2003) was an aviation and mechanical artist, set designer and writer, best known for designing the original starship Enterprise for the Star Trek television series. ...
Jefferies tubes, in the Star Trek fictional universe, are small tunnels or corridors that provide access to critical starship systems. ...
The official Star Trek Encyclopedia says:
"NCC doesn't stand for anything. It was devised by Matt Jefferies, art director of the first Star Trek series. Jefferies, who is a pilot, based NCC on 20th century aircraft registration codes. In such 20th century usage, an "N" first letter refers to an aircraft registered in the USA. A "C" second letter refers to a civil aircraft. Jefferies added a second "C", just because he thought it looked better. Think of it as being like the arbitrary three-letter code that's part of automobile license plate numbers in many states."
According to non-canonical sources, "NCC" is in reference to the contract required to build a starship. It is suggested that "NCC" is short for "Naval Construction Contract" as this number is imprinted into every part laid into the ship. This theory stems from the similar imprinting of hull numbers into parts and systems on modern ships for instance, CVN-65 is stamped into every part of the United States aircraft carrier Enterprise. The eighth USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the worlds first nuclear aircraft carrier and the seventh U.S. Navy ship of the name. ...
Another non-canon but logical use for such a serial number would be as a "navigation contact code", embedded in continuously-broadcast subspace signals that would identify the vessel to other approaching ships. Given the typical distances between "nearby" spacecraft, this would probably be a more practical use of NCC numbers than an applied hull marking. In the non-canonical game Star Trek: Starfleet Command, it is said to stand for "New Command Cruiser".
NX classification
NX classifications are typically applied to ships that serve as pathfinders or prototype testbeds for new technologies. Once an NX vessel's design has matured, it will often be refitted for front-line duty and recommissioned with an NCC designation. For the Star Trek: Voyager episode, see Pathfinder (Voyager episode). ...
Prototypes or prototypical instances combine the most representative attributes of a category. ...
Such was the case with the USS Excelsior (NX-2000), a testbed for transwarp drive systems. Although the transwarp drive failed to achieve its intended goals, the ship's advanced hull design and systems engineering merited continued service. After a substantial refit, she was recommissioned as NCC-2000, and assigned to Capt. Hikaru Sulu for exploratory duties in the Beta Quadrant. The USS Excelsior in 2293 The USS Excelsior is a starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...
The TransWarp drive allows a player to travel between distant sectors in the fictional TradeWars 2002 universe. ...
A hull is: the outer covering of a fruit or vegetable, may also be called a husk the body or frame of a ship; see hull (ship) Several places in the world are called Hull: Kingston upon Hull - a city in England usually referred to as simply Hull. ...
Hikaru Sulu is a fictional character in the original Star Trek series, played by George Takei. ...
In the fictional Star Trek series, the Milky Way Galaxy is divided into four quadrants, which are further subdivided into sectors. ...
Another example of a prototype ship was the USS Defiant (NX-74205), which was designed as Starfleet's first battleship with the intention of combating the Borg. After shakedown cruises revealed severe design flaws, and, with the Borg threat receded, the Defiant project was shelved until hostilities opened with the Dominion. After that, it was assigned to Deep Space Nine. It was later destroyed when the Breen allied with the Dominion in the Dominion war, then replaced by the USS Sao Paulo, which was re-commissioned USS Defiant with the registry NCC-75633. In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Defiant (NX-74205) is the lead ship of an experimental class of starship. ...
HMS Victory in 1884 given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries. ...
The Borg or Borg Collective is a race of cyborgs in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state, consisting of many different races, with ultimate power held by the xenophobic Changelings. ...
Deep Space Nine (DS9) In the Star Trek fictional universe, Deep Space Nine (or DS9 for short) is a space station. ...
Breen commander appearing on Star Trek: Deep Space 9 The Breen are a species in the science fiction franchise Star Trek. ...
In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Defiant (NX-74205), and later (NCC-75633), is the lead ship of an experimental class of starship. ...
The USS Prometheus (VGR: Message in a Bottle) also used the NX prefix.
The most notable use of the NX designator is Enterprise NX-01, the very first Warp 5–capable starship commissioned by Starfleet, and the centerpiece of Star Trek: Enterprise. However, in that series, NX has not yet become the designation for an experimental starship; Other Starfleet ships such as Intrepid and Sarajevo had the prefix of NA, the NA-01 was probably the designation for Intrepid (in the show, starship classes are simply combinations of letters, such as NX-class starships, DY, Y and J-class freighters, and so on. If you are wondering where NA-01 came from, have a look at the Enterprise episode "First Flight" and when Archer is in the 602 club you'll see a bunch of mission patches - one of them clearly states "NA-01".) The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...
History In the original series of Star Trek, the only registries seen were for ships either unseen, or seen to be of the same class as the Enterprise. The speculation by fans at the time was that 'NCC' was a hull code like the United States Navy's codes, which designates the basic types of vessel, and is then followed by a ship identifier number. 'NCC' was explained as 'cruiser' and 'NDD' suggested as a 'destroyer'. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
This was blown out of the water by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which featured the USS Reliant, a clearly different ship design than the Enterprise, yet still registered under NCC. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...
The USS Reliant (NCC-1864) In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Reliant was a Miranda class starship with the registry number of NCC-1864. ...
Later films and series showed that nearly all Starfleet ships used 'NCC', but a few, experimental ones used 'NX' (seen on the Excelsior, and Defiant). Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ...
This was confirmed in Enterprise with the registry 'NX-01' for the experimental ship of the title, and a second ship, Columbia, designated 'NX-02', but this was explained in a way which is at odds with chronologically later usage - NX is being used as a class name, and 'NX-01' means 'the first ship of the NX class'. It is assumed that the Earth Starfleet registration scheme is different from the later Federation Starfleet system and that the use of 'NX' as a class type in one fleet and as an 'experimental' designation in another is merely coincidence. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...
The Federation as of the mid-2370s has a number of identifiers based on the particular operator and purpose of a specific ship, including (but not limited to) the following:
- NX: Experimental starship, Starfleet (example: USS Defiant NX-74205)
- NCC: Commissioned starship, Starfleet (example: USS Enterprise NCC-1701)
- NCV: Commissioned timeship, Starfleet (example: USS Relativity NCV-474439-G)
- NDT: Multipurpose transport, Starfleet (example: USS Milan NDT-50863)
- NFT: Personnel transport, Federation (example: SS Lakul NFT-7793)
- NGL: Freighter, Federation (example: SS Odin NGL-12535)
- NSP: Science vessel, Federation (example: SS T'Pau NSP-17938)
- NAR: Research vessel, Federation (example: SS Vico NAR-18834)
See also Starfleet vessels prefix and names are printed on the hull and internal readouts, though are often smaller in scale than the registry number. ...
An Imperial Star Ship is a starship of the Terran Empire from the Mirror Universe of Star Trek (the evil universe). ...
SS stands for Federation Space Ship in Star Trek. ...
External links Federation starship registries article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki Memory Alpha (often abbreviated to MA) is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate and accessible encyclopedic reference for topics related to the Star Trek fictional universe. ...
The first season DVD box set of the original Star Trek television series from 1966. ...
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- NCC article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
- NX article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
- USS article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
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