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Every Federation ship has a '''registry number''' which is used to identify it in computer records and the like. | 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 | For Starfleet vessels, most such numbers begin with the prefix '''NCC''', which stands for '''Naval Construction 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 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. | ||
==Starfleet Registry Table== | ===Starfleet Registry Table=== | ||
{| class= | {|class=wikitable | ||
|- | |- | ||
| class="odd" | '''Number Series ''' | | class="odd" | '''Number Series ''' | ||
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{| class= | {| class=wikitable | ||
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| class="odd" | '''Registry Code''' | | class="odd" | '''Registry Code''' | ||
| class="even" | '''Ship Type''' | | class="even" | '''Ship Type''' | ||
|- | |||
| class="odd" | NCC | |||
| class="even" | A Federation Starfleet vessel in active service | |||
|- | |||
| class="odd" | NX | |||
| class="even" | An experimental Federation Starfleet vessel | |||
|- | |- | ||
| class="odd" | NAR | | class="odd" | NAR | ||
| class="even" | A Federation civilian research vessel | | class="even" | A Federation civilian research vessel | ||
|- | |- | ||
| class="odd" | NDT | | class="odd" | NDT | ||
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| class="odd" | NSP | | class="odd" | NSP | ||
| class="even" | A Federation civilian science vessel | | class="even" | A Federation civilian science vessel | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Source== | ===Source=== | ||
[http://www.coldnorth.com/memoryicon/spacedock/spacedock.htm Spacedock: The Advanced Starship and Construction Manual] Netbook, published by | [http://www.coldnorth.com/memoryicon/spacedock/spacedock.htm ''Spacedock: The Advanced Starship and Construction Manual''] Netbook, published by Last Unicorn Games | ||
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