Starship

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Silhouettes of several Earth and Federation starships

A starship is any manned spacecraft that was capable of viable interstellar travel, i.e. any manned spacecraft that had the ability to transport and support a crew across interstellar distances. Most starships accomplished this via the employment of some form of faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion technology, such as warp drive.

In the Federation during the 22nd and 23rd centuries, spacecraft of the Starship-class were identified exclusively as vessels operated by Starfleet, or as stated by R.M. Merik, "a very special vessel and crew."[1] By the mid-24th century, though, the exclusivity of the term "starship" essentially fell out of use, and was redefined as a term interchangeable with "spaceship" and "spacecraft".

In keeping with ancient earth naval tradition, Starships are often referred to as female.[2]

At one point in the final draft script of TOS episode: "The Menagerie, Part I", Spock stated, "The Enterprise knows where it's going." In the final version of that episode, though, this line of dialogue is changed to end with "she's going."

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