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| - The plaque commonly displayed the name of the ship, as well as its class and shipyard of origin. Many later plaques also displayed the ship's official motto, plus a list of notable Starfleet officers involved in the assembly of the vessel. In real life, the list of "officers" is actually a list of notable production staff members from the various television sets. "Admiral" Gene Roddenberry is commonly listed as the Starfleet Chief of Staff.
- The basic plaque displays the name of the ship, its class and shipyard of origin. Other versions also include a list of officers involved in the construction of the vessel and the ship's motto.
- A version of the USS Enterprise-A's dedication plaque had an attribution to the Starfleet Charter, specifying that the ship's motto, "… to boldly go where no man has gone before", was excerpted from that document. (ST reference: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise) After the destruction of the USS Enterprise-A, James T. Kirk gave the dedication plaque to Teilani before saying farewell. (TOS comic: "The Ashes of Eden") Most dedication plaques are written in English, however other languages have been used, such as the plaque of the SS Tsiolkovsky. (TNG episode: "The Naked Now")
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| - The plaque commonly displayed the name of the ship, as well as its class and shipyard of origin. Many later plaques also displayed the ship's official motto, plus a list of notable Starfleet officers involved in the assembly of the vessel. In real life, the list of "officers" is actually a list of notable production staff members from the various television sets. "Admiral" Gene Roddenberry is commonly listed as the Starfleet Chief of Staff.
- A version of the USS Enterprise-A's dedication plaque had an attribution to the Starfleet Charter, specifying that the ship's motto, "… to boldly go where no man has gone before", was excerpted from that document. (ST reference: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise) After the destruction of the USS Enterprise-A, James T. Kirk gave the dedication plaque to Teilani before saying farewell. (TOS comic: "The Ashes of Eden") Some dedication plaques were not placed on the bridge, nor specifically for the ship itself, but for other memorable people and locales on a starship. By approximately 2294, John Harriman had a plaque dedicated to James T. Kirk installed on the USS Enterprise-B. It was in the area of the ship where Kirk was at the time believed to have been killed. (ST comic: "Spock: Reflections, Issue One") Most dedication plaques are written in English, however other languages have been used, such as the plaque of the SS Tsiolkovsky. (TNG episode: "The Naked Now") Captain William T. Riker had difficulty deciding on a proper quote to use for the dedication plaque of the USS Titan. (TTN novel: Taking Wing) In an alternate timeline, Jean-Luc Picard chose the words "...Sokath, his eyes uncovered..." to be the motto on the dedication plaque of the USS Phoenix, a reference to his encounter with the Tamarians. (DS9 - Millennium novel: The War of the Prophets)
- The basic plaque displays the name of the ship, its class and shipyard of origin. Other versions also include a list of officers involved in the construction of the vessel and the ship's motto.
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