wsl@eosp1.UUCP (Warren Lobel) (06/15/84)
I have recently read a few comments concerning the age of the Enterprise as given in STIII. According to the 'framing' story of the Menagerie, i.e. Spock's court martial, Captain Pike's experiences on Talos IV took place THIRTEEN years ago (this of course was account for the different crew and look of the Enterprise between filming of the first ST pilot and the first episode of the actual series). This would make the Enterprise actually 28 years old (13 + the 15 years between 'Space Seed' and TWOK) assuming of course that the ship was on its maiden voyage during its first visit to Talos IV. I grant the possibility that between the time that Pike commanded the ship and Kirk took over the ship may have been given a major overhaul as in ST:TMP and that when Morrow said that the Enterprise was 20 years old he actually meant that it has been 20 years since this overhaul (or the re-building of the Enterprise). Actually this would be consistent since we know that Kirk encountered Khan during the first year of the Enterprise's five year mission and that it has been 15 years since 'Space Seed' and TWOK. I know I'm just nit-picking but I'd thought that I mention this bit of trivia since nobody else has yet. --- Warren Lobel