Comment on Which category and name ships are canon?
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 1 week agoIt’s all based on navies here on Earth. They chose the language to make certain ships this-or-that class. There are no definitive rules so far as I’m aware. A certain class of submarines would be designated something class because they shared the same weapons or the same propulsion system. So when sci-fi writers picked up this ball they played fast and loose with already fast and loose rules.
You may need to clarify what you mean by canon in this context exactly. If this Walker class appeared in a live action TV show I would say it’s canon. If it’s in a novel or an animated show I’d say it’s not or not necessarily. Trekkies can spend weeks debating this sort of thing.
cuchi@startrek.website 1 week ago
So, reading a bit yesterday and reading your comment now, historically aircraft carrier enterprise was class Nimitz because, well, they like the name, so I can give an idea how can work in Star Trek. I didn’t know ships have “class” and random names, I always thought it was more logically choosen.
Sumarise: Now I know ships has randon names and class with all similar ships, but class is not equal of ranks or something. Like hierarchy, that’s why I didn’t get it.