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  • 28-11-2007 1:46am
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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    O.k. I'm embarrassed to ask this as a long time Trek fan but why is the enterprise called the U.S.S. Enterprise? I'm assuming that stands for United States Ship? Surely it should be UFPS (United Federation of Planets) Enterprise??


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    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    United Star Ship?


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    NeoRox
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭NeoRox


    Potential-Monke wrote: »
    United Star Ship?

    Yep


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    chopster
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭chopster


    So what does the real USS Enterprise as in the warship stand for then ?


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    bizmark
    Registered Users Posts: 6,892 ✭✭✭bizmark


    United states ship enterprise


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    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    I don't think they thought it out properly when first writing the show, then tacked the "United Space Ship" explanation bit on later.

    I remember reading that somewhere.


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    User45701
    Registered Users Posts: 6,905 ✭✭✭User45701


    also they tacked an americana to break the speed of light my money is on the russians


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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    O.k. makes sense. I can move on to the next stupid thought in my head.


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    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Bugger, I always thought that it was United Star Ship

    guess that must have entered my mind from "These are the voyages of the Star Ship Enterprise"


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    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Are ye sure it's not united star ship? *Runs off to wikipedia*

    BACK! Wikipedia is down, so from:

    http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/United+Star+Ship+(Star+Trek)

    Acronym Definition
    USS United States Ship
    USS Ultrasonic Soldering
    USS Uncorrected Sum of Squares
    USS Under-Seat Steering
    USS Uni-Strut Support
    USS Uniform Symbology Specification
    USS Unique Support Structure
    USS Unit Supply System
    USS United Seamen's Service
    USS United Star Ship (Star Trek)
    USS United State Standard
    USS United States Senate
    USS United States Steel
    USS United States Swimming
    USS Universal Support System
    USS Unix System Services (IBM)
    USS Unix Systems Services
    USS Unsynchronized System
    USS Upload Speed Sense (P2P, eMule)
    USS Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome
    USS Uptake Signal Sequences
    USS USAREUR Support System
    USS User Services Subsystem
    USS User Services Support
    USS User Support Subsystem


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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Lads I'm not sure what thread you are reading but I don't see anyone saying it's not United Star Ship.


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    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Goodshape wrote: »
    I don't think they thought it out properly when first writing the show, then tacked the “United Space Ship" explanation bit on later.

    I remember reading that somewhere.

    here? was replying to this one, sorry


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