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Every ship | Every Federation ship has a '''registry number''' which is used to identify it in computer records and the like. | ||
For Starfleet vessels, most such numbers begin with the prefix '''NCC''', which stands for Naval Commission Contract. In other words, a ship's registry number derives from the number assigned to the paperwork which authorized its construction. Experimental or prototype vessels may instead have the prefix '''NX''' (Naval Experimental). Civilian vessels use a plethora of designations. | |||
A ship's registry often indicates the approximate timeframe during which it was built and commissioned (see accompanying table). Due to the vagaries of the Starfleet bureaucracy, snags in the contracting and construction process, ships named to honor earlier ships, and other factors, a number may be assigned (or re-assigned) which, to outside observers, seems to contradict this system. A proper search of the relevant Starfleet records will always unearth the precise information about when a ship or its class was constructed. | A ship's registry often indicates the approximate timeframe during which it was built and commissioned (see accompanying table). Due to the vagaries of the Starfleet bureaucracy, snags in the contracting and construction process, ships named to honor earlier ships, and other factors, a number may be assigned (or re-assigned) which, to outside observers, seems to contradict this system. A proper search of the relevant Starfleet records will always unearth the precise information about when a ship or its class was constructed. | ||
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| class="odd" | 80000 series | | class="odd" | 80000 series | ||
| class="even" | 2380s, 2390s | | class="even" | 2370s, 2380s, 2390s | ||
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| class="odd" | 90000 series | | class="odd" | 90000 series | ||