Changes: NCC-1697

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NCC-1697 was the registry number of a 23rd century Federation starship operated by Starfleet. This unnamed starship underwent a layover at Starbase 11 in 2267. The ship's number was seen on a chart indicating the repair status of several vessels. (TOS: "Court Martial")

Background information

This ship was only identified by its hull number. According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, which was in turn, based on Greg Jein's 1975 "The Case of Jonathan Doe Starship"-article, this registry was assigned to the Constitution-class heavy cruiser USS Essex.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia makes reference to a USS Essex, registry NCC-1697, as listed among the Constitution-class starships commissioned by Starfleet. That ship was actually mentioned in an early draft shooting script for TOS: "Journey to Babel", [1] and concurrently included in internal memos from D.C. Fontana and Robert Justman, suggesting lists of possible Constitution-class starship names to consider for use in The Original Series. These lists, published in The Making of Star Trek (pp. 164-165), were used to match Essex with the registry NCC-1697 that appeared on the wall chart seen in "Court Martial" by Jein in his article.

This information was later endorsed and adapted for use in the Encyclopedia by author, later friend and co-worker Mike Okuda, without ever explicitly citing a canon source, but emphatically acknowledging Jein's article, which thereby became the only unofficial source referenced in the Encyclopedia. (1994, p. 57; 1999, pp. 85-86) Another starship named USS Essex (NCC-173) did eventually show up in canon.

In his reference book Star Fleet Technical Manual, Franz Joseph had also a Constitution-class USS Essex listed, endowed with registry "NCC-1727".

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+{{sidebar starship
-[[Image:Starbase11 chart.jpg|thumb|The registry NCC-1697, displayed on Commodore [[Stone (Commodore)|Stone]]'s chart.]]
+|Registry   = NCC-1697
-'''NCC-1697''' was the [[registry number]] of a [[Federation]] [[starship]] which underwent a layover at [[Starbase 11]] in [[2267]]. The ship's number was seen on a chart indicating the repair status of several vessels.  ({{TOS|Court Martial}})
+|owner      = {{Federation}}
+|operator   = [[Starfleet]]
+|Status     = Active
+|Datestatus = 2267
+|image2     = Starbase11 chart.jpg
+|imagecap2  = Registry NCC-1697, displayed on Commodore [[Stone (Commodore)|Stone]]'s chart.
+}}
+'''[[NCC]]-1697''' was the [[registry number]] of a [[23rd century]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]]. This unnamed starship underwent a layover at [[Starbase 11]] in [[2267]]. The ship's number was seen on a chart indicating the repair status of several vessels.  ({{TOS|Court Martial}})
-==Background==
+==Background information==
-Unfortunately, we don't know what this ship was named since it was only identified by its hull number.  According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', which is in turn, based on [[Greg Jein]]'s article ''[[The Case of Jonathan Doe Starship]]'', this registry was assigned to the {{ShipClass|Constitution}} USS ''Essex''.
+This ship was only identified by its hull number.  According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', which was in turn, based on [[Greg Jein]]'s {{y|1975}} "[[The Case of Jonathan Doe Starship]]"-article, this registry was assigned to the {{class|Constitution}} [[heavy cruiser]] USS ''Essex''.
+The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' makes reference to a USS ''Essex'', registry NCC-1697, as listed among the ''Constitution''-class starships commissioned by Starfleet. That ship was actually mentioned in an early draft shooting script for {{TOS|Journey to Babel}}, [http://www.trekplace.com/article10.html] and concurrently included in internal memos from [[D.C. Fontana]] and [[Robert Justman]], suggesting lists of possible ''Constitution''-class starship names to consider for use in ''The Original Series''. These lists, published in ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'' (pp. 164-165), were used to match ''Essex'' with the registry NCC-1697 that appeared on the wall chart seen in "Court Martial" by Jein in his article.
-[[Category:Unnamed Federation starships|001697]]
+This information was later endorsed and adapted for use in the ''Encyclopedia'' by author, later friend and co-worker [[Mike Okuda]], without ever explicitly citing a [[canon]] source, but emphatically acknowledging Jein's article, which thereby became the '''only''' unofficial source referenced in the ''Encyclopedia''. (1994, p. 57; 1999, pp. 85-86) Another starship named {{USS|Essex}} (NCC-173) did eventually show up in canon.
+In his [[reference book]] ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'', [[Franz Joseph]] had also a ''Constitution''-class USS ''Essex'' listed, endowed with registry "NCC-1727".
+[[Category:Unnamed Federation starships|1697]]
+[[de:NCC-1697]]
+[[fr:NCC-1697]]