Question concerning the Constitution Class

**silverthorn** · 09-11-2002, 02:10 PM

Is it Canon that there was only 12 Constitution Class ships made, pre-refit. If so, which have not been named on screen (if any).

**Sarge** · 09-11-2002, 04:54 PM

If memory serves, in the TOS episode Tomorrow is Yesterday, Kirk said something like "There are only twelve like her (Enterprise) in the fleet."

Now, for the hard part... which Constitutions were mentioned or seen on-screen?

Defiant
Excalibur
Potemkin
Exeter
Lexington
Yorktown
Constellation
Intrepid
Farragut
Hood

This list is purely from memory, so everyone jump in and add the ones I missed, or point out which ones weren't really there.

**tmutant** · 09-11-2002, 05:56 PM

Um, not technically mentioned, but wouldn't there be a class ship, i.e. USS Constitution?

**Capt. Chris** · 09-11-2002, 06:05 PM

Don't forget the USS Enterprise, which if has twelve like her makes 13 ships of that class.

**Sea Tyger** · 09-11-2002, 06:44 PM

I always thought it was the original 12, not 13, although that's not necessarily canon.

So, the Enterprise, Constitution, and the 10 Sarge named are the original 12 Connies.

**tmutant** · 09-11-2002, 06:59 PM

Hey, that's neat. And it does not preclude more built later.

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Only 40 more posts to go to make ensign. Then Liz Not Beth will only have me by time in grade.

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**Dan Stack** · 09-11-2002, 07:32 PM

The only ones we know are Constitution, based on actual TV show appearances are:

Constellation - "The Doomsday Machine"
Constitution - Class ship (identified as such in ""Star Trek VI" and "Relics"
Defiant - "Tholian Web"
Enterprise
Excalibur - "The Ultimate Computer"
Exeter - "The Omega Glory"
Hood - "The Ultimate Computer"
Lexington - "The Ultimate Computer"
Potemkin - "The Ultimate Computer"

There are a few which we have strong evidence to be a member of the class:
Endeavour - Star Trek VI display
Kongo - Star Trek VI display
Republic - Star Trek VI display
Yorktown - Interior seen Star Trek IV
(to be honest, I can't recall seeing the displays)

There is actually no evidence that the following ships were members of the Constitution-class, but it is generally assumed they are:
Farragut
Intrepid

**NobAkimoto** · 09-11-2002, 08:05 PM

"Kongo" was originally a name taken from the very first model kit(the very same that was trashed to be Constellation if I recall.)

The name btw is after the IJN battlecruiser of the same name.

As for commonly accepted Constitutions the ones seen on screen are as Dan mentioned.

**Capt.Hunter** · 09-12-2002, 09:32 AM

The Eagle mentioned on the rescue plan display in STVI:TUC was conjectured to be a Connie, although the registry number was too low. LUG made her out to be an all-Andorian ship (with tougher shields and phasers, as the blue guys like 'em...).

**Sarge** · 09-12-2002, 04:20 PM

Nob, thanks for the reminder; the old model kit had a decal sheet with quite a few different names and numbers. Anybody know which names were listed?

Wish I still had that decal sheet, but I bought that kit about a quarter of a century ago. (Maybe it's not canon info, but it's better than nothing.)

**PGoodman13** · 09-12-2002, 06:28 PM

Ask and ye shall receive. The names on the AMT decal sheet:

Enterprise
Yorktown
Valiant
Hood
Potemkin
Constellation
Farragut
Excalibur
Intrepid
Republic
Constitution
Lexington
Kongo
Exeter

**silverthorn** · 09-14-2002, 07:47 AM

Thanks for the info.

I admit that I asked the question to get info for a fan fic I'm writing (I figured if anyone was going to know the answer they would be on this group) but, again, thanks (besides I'm trying to badger a group into playing a TOS-era game so it should eventually fit in).

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