Re: "Enterprise" to honor the Columbia crew with season 4's 3rd episode

From: Dr John Stockton (spam_at_merlyn.demon.co.uk)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:21:01 +0100

JRS: In article <nU8Oc.12430$m_3.7722@trndny05>, dated Thu, 29 Jul 2004
15:41:07, seen in news:sci.space.shuttle, J HALL <hershey65@verizon.net>
posted :

>As usual, the ST idiots got it wrong: A class is named after the first ship
>in its class: HMS Titanic, for example was in the Cunard's Olympic Class.
>Therefore, Enterprise (NX-01) would be in the Enterprise Class.

I don't recall an HMS Titanic; though there may have been one at some
time. The Cunarder was RMS Titanic; the difference is significant.
  

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