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The Ships of Star Trek is a reference book published in May 1988. It is an edited collection of articles written – by among others the editor himself – for various fanzines as well as publications like Starlog on the subjects of the starship USS Enterprise, the Galileo shuttlecraft, and the Romulan Bird-of-Prey. The book is illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.

Section 1: The Starship Enterprise
- Introduction
- Roddenberry's Vision
- Screens and Shields
- Planets Visited
- Space Battles
- Technology Update
- The Enterprise That Almost Was
Section 2: The Galileo Seven Shuttle Craft
- Introduction
- Life on Star Trek
- Life after Star Trek
Section 3: The Romulan Bird-of-Prey

Background information

Due to its conception as a article collection, the book has become somewhat of an odd amalgam of both real-world development and appearances of the featured ships, the latter written from an in-universe perspective.
However, written well before the Internet-age, this book has become outdated as a production reference work, as it contained many inaccuracies, propagating for example, misconceptions that have arisen in "Star Trek-lore". Few to no sources are referenced in the book, and a fair amount of "original research" is contained within the texts, leading up to speculative conclusions which have proven to be incorrect in later times. It served however, as a reminder on how little behind-the-scenes information was available to the general public at the time, especially in regard to the effects production. Caution should therefore be observed when consulting this work as a reference work, and researchers are advised to cross-verify findings with other reference works.
Nevertheless, particularly noteworthy is the interview with Gene Winfield of AMT/Ertl's Speed & Custom Shop, who with his team not only manufactured the full scale mock-up and studio model of the Galileo shuttle, but also produced the two original D7-class studio models. Other noteworthy items are the rare pictures of the Bird-of-Prey studio model, one of which not published before or after.

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-'''''The Ships of Star Trek''''' is a reference book published in {{m|May|1988}}. It is an edited collection of articles written by the author for various fanzines and is divided in three sections:
+'''''The Ships of Star Trek''''' is a [[reference book]] published in {{m|May|1988}}. It is an edited collection of articles written &ndash; by among others the editor himself &ndash; for various fanzines as well as publications like ''{{dis|Starlog|magazine}}'' on the subjects of the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, the ''[[Class F shuttlecraft|Galileo]]'' [[shuttlecraft]], and the {{dis|Romulan Bird-of-Prey|23rd century}}. The book is illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.
-*The Starship ''Enterprise''; A collection of articles about the (real world) development and (in-unverse) appearances of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
-*The Galileo Seven shuttle craft; A collection of articles about the (real world) development, build-up and history till 1986 of the full scale mock-up and (in-universe) appearances of the ''[[Class F shuttlecraft|Galileo]]'' shuttlecraft. Noteworthy for its interview with [[Gene Winfield]] of [[AMT/Ertl]]'s [[Custom & Speedshop]] who with his team not only manufactured the mock-up and [[studio model]] of the shuttle, but also produced the studio model(s) of the {{ShipClass|D7}}.
-*The Romulan Bird-of-Prey; A short section about the studio model and appearances of the [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (23rd century)|Romulan Bird-of-Prey]].
-The book is illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.
 ==Contents==
+<div class="appear">
-===Section 1: The Starship Enterprise===
+*Section 1: The Starship ''Enterprise''
-*Introduction
+**Introduction
-*Roddenberry's Vision
+**Roddenberry's Vision
-*Screens and Shields
+**Screens and Shields
-*Planets Visited
+**Planets Visited
-*Space Battles
+**Space Battles
-*Technology Update
+**Technology Update
-*The Enterprise That Almost Was
+**The ''Enterprise'' That Almost Was
-===Section 2: The Galileo Seven Shuttle Craft===
+*Section 2: The ''Galileo Seven'' Shuttle Craft
-*Introduction
+**Introduction
-*Life on Star Trek
-*Life after Star Trek
+**Life on ''Star Trek''
+**Life after ''Star Trek''
-===Section 3: The Romulan Bird-of-Prey===
+*Section 3: The Romulan Bird-of-Prey
+</div>
+==Background information==
+*Due to its conception as a article collection, the book has become somewhat of an odd amalgam of both real-world development and appearances of the featured ships, the latter written from an in-universe perspective.
+*However, written well before the Internet-age, this book has become outdated as a production reference work, as it contained many inaccuracies, propagating for example, misconceptions that have arisen in "''Star Trek''-lore". Few to no sources are referenced in the book, and a fair amount of "[[Memory Alpha:What Memory Alpha is not#What Memory Alpha articles are not|original research]]" is contained within the texts, leading up to speculative conclusions which have proven to be incorrect in later times. It served however, as a reminder on how little behind-the-scenes information was available to the general public at the time, especially in regard to the effects production. Caution should therefore be observed when consulting this work as a reference work, and researchers are advised to cross-verify findings with other reference works.
+*Nevertheless, particularly noteworthy is the interview with [[Gene Winfield]] of [[AMT/Ertl]]'s [[Speed & Custom Shop]], who with his team not only manufactured the [[Class F shuttlecraft model#Full scale exterior mock-up|full scale mock-up]] and studio model of the ''Galileo'' shuttle, but also produced the two [[D7 class model|original D7-class studio models]]. Other noteworthy items are the rare pictures of the Bird-of-Prey [[studio model]], [[:File:Romulan Bird of Prey studio model as delivered.jpg|one of which]] not published before or after.
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