Hier etwas zu "USS":
Hier etwas zu "NCC":
What does "U.S.S." stand for? While it was definitely supposed to be reminiscent of "United States Ship", the abbreviation was meant to denote "United Space Ship" in the early stages of the Star Trek production. Christopher Pike explicitly stated this in "The Cage". Later on, it was switched to "United Star Ship" which James Kirk mentioned at least at one occasion in TOS: "Court-Martial". There is no problem in accpeting both versions, since the official nomenclature could have "promoted" all space ships to starships some time after the 2250's.
What does "NCC" stand for? Matt Jefferies allegedly modified the registry of his airplane (NC-17740) when he created the number NCC-1701 for the U.S.S. Enterprise. In any case, "NCC" was never supposed to have any specific meaning apart from being a generic prefix for Starfleet registries. The suggestion that it should be an abbreviation for "naval construction contract" is popular in fandom, but mere speculation. Since other Federation prefixes include "NAR", "NCV", "NFT" or "NSP", it is much more likely that the leading "N" denotes Federation starships. Only "NX" could stand for something specific like "experimental", but there is no real evidence either.
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