This is yet another project I'm not sure if or when I'd get to, but I'm kind of craving some discussion on it because I miss this kind of thing.
I'm mulling over an idea for a Star Trek fan-fic that would be set some time after "The Undiscovered Country," set on the last actively commissioned Constitution-class starship. It would basically be seen as something of a hard-luck assignment, with only the captain, who is winding down his career and looking forward to retirement, being cool with it.
So the question is about the ship's name. I have three choices, which coincidentally all start with the letter E, and all have some history behind them.
The first is Endeavour, named after the HM Bark Endeavour, which was a British royal Navy research vessel commanded by James Cook, and was the first European vessel to reach New Zealand and Australia, and circumnavigated the globe.
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The second is Emden, named after a WWI era German protected cruiser, SMS Emden. During the war, she conducted commerce raiding in the Indian Ocean, and was so distinguished in her career that the Kaiser ordered another to be built featuring a large Iron Cross on her bow to commemorate the first, which in turn became a tradition that has continued through to the last one that was launched in 1980 and laid up in 2013. She is noted for the chivalrous manner in which she conducted her raids. She had an interesting career, and I'd suggest reading the article on her and/or watching this video about her:
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The last is Endurance, named after the three-masted barquentine that Sir Ernest Shackleton took on an expedition to Antarctica in an effort to make the first land crossing of that continent, thereby reaching the geographic South Pole first. Unfortunately the ship ultimately became stuck in ice and was crushed, but her crew all survived against all odds, after completing an epic journey.
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I'm curious to see what name people would pick for this ship that would be the last of her class.
I'm mulling over an idea for a Star Trek fan-fic that would be set some time after "The Undiscovered Country," set on the last actively commissioned Constitution-class starship. It would basically be seen as something of a hard-luck assignment, with only the captain, who is winding down his career and looking forward to retirement, being cool with it.
So the question is about the ship's name. I have three choices, which coincidentally all start with the letter E, and all have some history behind them.
The first is Endeavour, named after the HM Bark Endeavour, which was a British royal Navy research vessel commanded by James Cook, and was the first European vessel to reach New Zealand and Australia, and circumnavigated the globe.
HMS Endeavour - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
The second is Emden, named after a WWI era German protected cruiser, SMS Emden. During the war, she conducted commerce raiding in the Indian Ocean, and was so distinguished in her career that the Kaiser ordered another to be built featuring a large Iron Cross on her bow to commemorate the first, which in turn became a tradition that has continued through to the last one that was launched in 1980 and laid up in 2013. She is noted for the chivalrous manner in which she conducted her raids. She had an interesting career, and I'd suggest reading the article on her and/or watching this video about her:
SMS Emden - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
The last is Endurance, named after the three-masted barquentine that Sir Ernest Shackleton took on an expedition to Antarctica in an effort to make the first land crossing of that continent, thereby reaching the geographic South Pole first. Unfortunately the ship ultimately became stuck in ice and was crushed, but her crew all survived against all odds, after completing an epic journey.
Endurance (1912 ship) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I'm curious to see what name people would pick for this ship that would be the last of her class.
