(covers information from several alternate timelines)
The USS Enterprise NCC-1701
NCC was a registry number prefix used on starships in service with the Federation Starfleet. (TOS: "The Cage") In the mirror universe, NCC was used on ships of the Terran Empire. (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror") Vessels using this prefix were listed in the Starfleet Registry. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")
Contents
NCC registries
Starships
- ↑ This number was used for two separate drone ships at the same time.
- ↑ This number was used for the USS Minnow and the USS Tranquility Base.
- ↑ The orginial Defiant's registry number of NX-74205 was used on the hull and internal displays.
- ↑ This number was used for the USS Albert Einstein and the USS John F. Kennedy.
- ↑ This number was used for the USS Elmer Fudd, USS Mustang, and the USS Puget Sound.
Runabouts
| Registry | Ship Name | Class | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCC-72452 | USS Rio Grande | Danube-class | 2369 | DS9: "Emissary" |
| NCC-72454 | USS Ganges | Danube-class | 2369 | DS9: "Emissary" |
| NCC-72936 | USS Rubicon | Danube-class | 2371 | DS9: "Family Business" |
| NCC-73024 | USS Shenandoah | Danube-class | 2374 | DS9: "Change of Heart" |
| NCC-73918 | unknown | Danube-class | 2375 | DS9: "Tacking Into the Wind" |
Shuttles
Alternate NCC registries
| Registry | Ship Name | Class | Note | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCC-1305-E | USS Yamato | Galaxy-class | Seen on an imaginary reproduction of the Yamato | 2365 | TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease" |
| NCC-1701-J | USS Enterprise | Universe-class | May exist in the future | 26th century | ENT: "Azati Prime" |
| NCC-58925 | USS Pasteur | Olympic-class | Seen in an alternate future | ca. 2395 | TNG: "All Good Things..." |
| NCC-72701 | USS Rhode Island | Nova-class | From an alternate timeline | 2404 | VOY: "Endgame" |
Mirror universe NCC registries
The ISS Enterprise NCC-1701
| Registry | Ship Name | Class | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCC-1031 | ISS Discovery | Crossfield-class | 2250s | DIS: "Despite Yourself" |
| NCC-1227 | ISS Shenzhou | Walker-class | 2250s | DIS: "Despite Yourself" |
| NCC-1422 | ISS Buran | Cardenas-class | 2250s | DIS: "What's Past Is Prologue" |
| NCC-1701 | ISS Enterprise | Constitution-class | 2267 | TOS: "Mirror, Mirror" |
Alternate reality NCC registries
The USS Enterprise NCC-1701
| Registry | Ship Name | Class | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCC-0718 | USS Biddeford | Newton-type | 2259 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| NCC-1621 | USS Mayflower | Mayflower-type | 2258 | Star Trek |
| NCC-1701 | USS Enterprise | Constitution-class | 2258 | Star Trek |
| NCC-1701-A | USS Enterprise | Constitution-class | 2260s | Star Trek Beyond |
| NCC-1727 | USS Newton | Newton-type | 2258 | Star Trek |
| NCC-1769 | USS Armstrong | Armstrong-type | 2258 | Star Trek |
| NCC-2107 | USS Salcombe | Salcombe-type | 2263 | Star Trek Beyond |
| NCC-2893 | USS Stargazer | unknown | 2263 | Star Trek Beyond |
Vision or illusion NCC registries
| Registry | Ship Name | Class | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCC-1019 | USS Stamets | unknown | 2250s | DIS: "Vaulting Ambition" |
Appendices
Background information
The shuttlecraft N.C.C. 1701⁄9
It has never been established in canon why the letters NCC or NX were chosen, what they stood for, or even if the latter has any relation to the NX-class. In the 23rd and 24th centuries, NX was used to designate an experimental, prototype starship, while NCC would be seen on a standard, regular-production starship.
Sheet 1 of the Blueprints, introducing the "Naval Construction Contract Number"
Several closeups in "Mudd's Passion" of a registry number on an Enterprise shuttlecraft show the prefix as N.C.C., suggesting the letters are in fact an abbreviation. The 1975 licensed publication Star Trek Blueprints (sheets 1 & 3), which was the work of Franz Joseph, designate the abbreviation to stand for the "Naval Construction Contract Number" of a starship, akin to the real world maritime hull numbering practice. While MA considers a very limited amount of Franz Joseph's work as valid background information for canon purposes, insofar it had actually made onscreen appearances, the abbreviation explanation has not been part of it and remains apocryphal. Still, Joseph's work was once considered "official" by the franchise and, ranking among the very first published works of this kind, enjoyed considerable popularity in "Trekdom" at the time, and his explanation of the abbreviation appears to be the more commonly accepted one by them[1]. As "fanon" the designation has been adopted by some Star Trek novelists, such as the below mentioned Diane Carey.
As for the use of NCC as a prefix for Starfleet registry numbers, its designer Matt Jefferies said, when he conceived the prefix in 1964, that the registries for American civil aircraft are preceded by NC, and Soviet craft used a prefix of CCCC, and as such, he more-or-less combined the two. His philosophy was, "If we do anything in space, we (Americans and Russians) have to do it together." [1](X) In contrast, the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 69) claims that the second C was just an arbitrary addition to make the registry look better. This notion had actually been confirmed by Jefferies himself on another occasion, "Since the 1920's, N has indicated the United States in Navy terms, and C means 'commercial' vessel. I added an extra C just for fun. Interestingly, Russia's designation is CCC [sic.: Jefferies meant The Soviet Union]. So The N and C together made it kind of international." (Star Trek: The Original Series Sketchbook, p. 62; Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 69))
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 231 from Richmond, Virginia claims that the registry for the original USS Enterprise was inspired by the 1935 WACO Model YOC aircraft owned by Matt Jefferies – his airplane had the registry NC-17740. [2] Jefferies however, squashed this particular notion late in life in latter day interviews himself, among others in Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 10, p. 26, as he didn't even purchase the airplane until 1968, while concurrently conceding that he never really put much of an effort into debunking the misconception. [3](X)
Conflicting registries
| Registry | Ship Name | Class | Note | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCC-2541 | USS Hood | Excelsior-class | Seen on filming model, conflicts with NCC-42296 | TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" |
| NCC-13554 | USS Ajax | Excelsior-class | Seen on a Starfleet operations chart chart, conflicts with Apollo-class and NCC-11574 | TNG: "Brothers" |
| NCC-21534 | USS Excalibur | Ambassador-class | Seen on a starship deploy status chart, conflicts with NCC-26517 | TNG: "The Measure Of A Man" |
| NCC-24383 | USS Yamato | Galaxy-class | Seen on a starship deploy status chart, conflicts with NCC-1305-E and NCC-71807 | TNG: "The Measure Of A Man" |
| NCC-31640 | USS Saratoga | Miranda-class | Seen on a starship deploy status chart, conflicts with NCC-31911 | TNG: "The Measure Of A Man" |
| NCC-32710 | USS Atlantis | unknown | Seen on a starship deploy status chart, conflicts with NCC-72007 | TNG: "The Measure Of A Man" |
| NCC-62043 | USS Melbourne | Nebula-class | Excelsior-class Melbourne seen more clearly with the same registry | TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" |
| NCC-62136 | USS Zhukov | Rigel-class | Seen on Starfleet operations chart, conflicts with Ambassador-class and NCC-26136 | TNG: "Brothers" |
| NCC-62136 | USS Zhukov | Ambassador-class | Seen on studio model, conflicts with NCC-26136 | TNG: "Data's Day" |
| NCC-70367 | USS Galaxy | Galaxy-class | Seen on side of shuttlecraft stolen from this starship, conflicts with NCC-70637 | TNG: "Identity Crisis" |
| NCC-71806 | USS Yamato | Galaxy-class | Seen on filming model, conflicts with NCC-1305-E and NCC-71807 | TNG: "Contagion" |
| NCC-73620 | USS Ahwahnee | Cheyenne-class | Seen on illegible filming model, conflicts with NCC-71620 | TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" |
Registries from Encyclopedia
The following registration numbers were used by Michael Okuda in the Star Trek Encyclopedia, but were never explicitly shown on-screen.
| Registry | Ship Name | Class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCC-189 | USS Archon | Daedalus-class | Reference to starship from TOS: "The Return of the Archons" |
| NCC-235 | USS Carolina (23rd century) | Reference to starship from TOS: "Friday's Child" | |
| NCC-623 | USS Copernicus | Oberth-class | overwritten with "NCC-640" from studio model |
| NCC-1223 | USS Valiant | Referenced to starship from TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon" | |
| NCC-1647 | USS Farragut (23rd century) | Constitution-class | Reference to starship from TOS: "Obsession" |
| NCC-2573 | USS Roosevelt | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-3069 | USS Magellan | Constellation-class | Reference to starship from TNG: "Starship Mine" |
| NCC-3890 | USS Gettysburg | Constellation-class | registry number listed as "NCC-38902" in internal memo [4] |
| NCC-6203 | USS LaSalle | ||
| NCC-6237 | USS Arcos | ||
| NCC-10521 | USS Ambassador | Ambassador-class | |
| NCC-10532 | USS Horatio | Ambassador-class | Apart from the prototype and the Enterprise-C, the only spaceship in its class with a number that does not start with NCC-26xxx |
| NCC-11638 | USS Agamemnon | Apollo-class | |
| NCC-13958 | USS Okinawa | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-14427 | USS Lexington | Excelsior-class | Reference to starship from TNG: "Thine Own Self" |
| NCC-18253 | USS Potemkin | Excelsior-class | registry number listed as "NCC-8253" in internal memo [5] |
| NCC-20316 | USS Fleming | Reference to starship from TNG: "Force of Nature" | |
| NCC-20381 | USS Drake | Reference to starship Drake from TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom" | |
| NCC-26198 | USS Valdemar | Ambassador-class | |
| NCC-26632 | USS Gandhi | Ambassador-class | |
| NCC-26849 | USS Adelphi | Ambassador-class | |
| NCC-34043 | USS Havana | ||
| NCC-34099 | USS Livingston | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-34852 | USS Constantinople | overwritten with "NCC-43622" from an okudagram | |
| NCC-38995 | USS Crockett | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-38997 | USS Malinche | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-40521 | USS Gorkon | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-42136 | USS Cairo | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-42857 | USS Grissom (24th century) | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-42995 | USS Al-Batani | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-43837 | USS Lalo | ||
| NCC-45109 | USS Maryland | Renaissance-class | |
| NCC-50331 | USS Biko | Oberth-class | |
| NCC-50446 | USS Crazy Horse | Excelsior-class | |
| NCC-54927 | USS Denver | ||
| NCC-57295 | USS Rutledge | New Orleans-class | |
| NCC-57418 | USS Portland | ||
| NCC-57537 | USS Armstrong | Challenger-class | |
| NCC-57566 | USS Kearsarge | Challenger-class | |
| NCC-59983 | USS Raman | overwritten with "NCC-29487" from an okudagram | |
| NCC-61137 | USS Yorktown | overwritten with "NCC-20045" from an okudagram | |
| NCC-61832 | USS Lexington | Nebula-class | Reference to starship from DS9: "Explorers" |
| NCC-61952 | USS Proxima | Nebula-class | |
| NCC-62006 | USS Hera | Nebula-class | |
| NCC-62095 | USS Tolstoy | ||
| NCC-63102 | USS Renegade | New Orleans-class | |
| NCC-66808 | USS Ulysses | Nebula-class | |
| NCC-68711 | USS Concord | Freedom-class | |
| NCC-68814 | USS Prokofiev | ||
| NCC-70073 | USS Yellowstone | Reference to starship from DS9: "Melora" | |
| NCC-70956 | USS Drake (2373) | Reference to starship Drake from DS9: "Apocalypse Rising" | |
| NCC-72453 | USS Yangtzee Kiang | Danube-class | |
| NCC-72617 | USS Mekong | Danube-class | |
| NCC-72905 | USS Orinoco | Danube-class | |
| NCC-73196 | USS Volga | Danube-class | |
| NCC-74602 | USS Yukon | Danube-class |
Apocrypha
In Dark Mirror, Diane Duane's mirror universe novel released before "Crossover", the Terran Empire is still in power during the 24th century, and starships don't use the NCC prefix, but rather an "ICC" prefix, like the ISS Enterprise (ICC-1701-D).
The novel Best Destiny, by Diane Carey, gives the meaning of NCC as "Naval Construction Contract", taking her cue from the 1975 Franz Joseph Blueprints, as elaborated upon above.
See also
Footnote
- ↑ A less common alternative to Franz Joseph's designation, "Navigational Contact Code", has been floating around in fan circles. This designation originated from David John Nielsen's U.S.S. Enterprise Heavy Cruiser Evolution Blueprints and Todd Allan Guenther's Ships of the Star Fleet reference book series. However, both works are unlicensed fan fiction, and further dissertation on the designation is outside the purview of MA.
External links
- NCC at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- NCC at Memory Omega, the wiki for licensed Star Trek books, audiobooks, and comics
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