NCC is the Starfleet abbreviation for "Naval Construction Contract", comparable to what the U.S. Navy would call a hull number. Jefferies rejected 3, 6, 8, and 9 as "too easily confused" on screen; he eventually reasoned the Enterprise was the first vessel of Starfleet's 17th starship design, hence 1701.
The NCC in standard production Federation ships stood for “Naval Construction Contract”. “ NX” stood for “Naval Experiment” (or “Experimental”) and was used for any ships that were not in standard production; this could be ships meant to be test beds for new technology, prototype ships, etc.
The Making of Star Trek explains that USS means "United Space Ship" and that "Enterprise is a member of the Starship Class". Licensed texts, on-screen graphics, and dialogue later describe the ship as a Constitution-class vessel.
NCC is the Starfleet abbreviation for "Naval Construction Contract", comparable to what the U.S. Navy would call a hull number. Jefferies rejected 3, 6, 8, and 9 as "too easily confused" on screen; he eventually reasoned the Enterprise was the first vessel of Starfleet's 17th starship design, hence 1701.
The Invincible-class was the single largest multi-mission combat-equipped starship ever constructed by Starfleet. She was designed as the ultimate in front line explorers.
For a Starship, it could be either a Captain or Commodore depending on the mission. For a Starbase, usually a Commodore or a two pip Admiral. The highest rank possible is Fleet Admiral.
The Q Continuum was an extra-dimensional plane of existence inhabited by a race of beings known as the Q. The term could also refer to the Q society itself. As a race, the Q were immortal, but not absolutely omniscient or omnipotent (according to Quinn).
Jefferies tubes are named in honor of the late Matt Jefferies, who designed the original Enterprise and conceived an access tunnel in which Scotty had to perform delicate repairs several times.
The first Enterprise ship, named USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), was destroyed in the motion picture "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock". The ship was badly damaged in the previous film, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", and was deemed too expensive to repair.
Speculation abounded about the ship's disappearance, with theories ranging from it surrendering to the Romulans to being captured by a "giant green hand". However, the distance traveled suggested a wormhole displacement. The ship eventually crash landed on the planet Altamid.
In the later Lost Era novel One Constant Star, the Excelsior was destroyed in 2308 after passing through a temporal rift; Captain Sulu and his surviving crew were rescued eleven years later by the USS Enterprise-B, commanded by Sulu's daughter Demora. The crew also appear in the novelization Star Trek Generations.
Is the Enterprise the most powerful Starships in all of Star Trek Universe? No. The most dangerous, even more powerful than the Borg or Species 8472, was the Krenim Time Ship. The vessel was out of synch with time, which kept the crew from aging while also making the ship itself invulnerable to attack.
The Excelsior-class was a type of Federation starship used by Starfleet between the late 23rd and late 24th centuries. It was the backbone of Starfleet for over a century, making it one of the longest-serving starship designs and one of the fleet's most recognizable ships.
NX was a two-letter prefix first used by the United Earth Starfleet for their NX-class starships in the mid-22nd century. ( ENT: "Broken Bow", "Fortunate Son") After the founding of the United Federation of Planets in 2161, this prefix was used for experimental and prototype starship designs. (
Gul was a Cardassian military rank and title positioned in the Cardassian hierarchy between glinn and legate. They were often those officers who served as the commander of a vessel, from warships down to freighters, a space station, or a labor camp. ( DS9: "Emissary", "Duet", et al.)
With the NX-01 Enterprise the “NX” stands for the class Name. Earth-Starfleet used double-letters to name the ship-classes. NX-Class, NV-Class and so on … In the United Federation of Planets Starfleet “NX” stood for experimental Starships - i.e. Prototypes.
All ships named USS Enterprise were named after other ships. The original USS Enterprise was a captured British ship, HMS George. The person who renamed it served onboard the HMS Enterprise and said the name would bring good fortune. The British had several ships named Enterprise before that.
