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| − | '''''Sea-Fever''''' is a [[poetry|poem]] by [[20th century]] [[Earth]] poet [[John Masefield]]. The poem includes the line "''all I ask is a tall [[ship]] and a [[star]] to steer her by''" which appeared on the [[dedication plaque]]s of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} and the |
+ | '''''Sea-Fever''''' is a [[poetry|poem]] by [[20th century]] [[Earth]] poet [[John Masefield]]. The poem includes the line "''all I ask is a tall [[ship]] and a [[star]] to steer her by''" which appeared on the [[dedication plaque]]s of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} and the {{USS|Defiant|NX-74205}}. |
In [[2268]], [[James T. Kirk]] quoted from ''Sea-Fever'' to [[Leonard McCoy]], identifying it only as a poem from 20th century Earth. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) |
In [[2268]], [[James T. Kirk]] quoted from ''Sea-Fever'' to [[Leonard McCoy]], identifying it only as a poem from 20th century Earth. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) |
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Sea-Fever is a poem by 20th century Earth poet John Masefield. The poem includes the line "all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by" which appeared on the dedication plaques of the USS Enterprise-A and the USS Defiant.
In 2268, James T. Kirk quoted from Sea-Fever to Leonard McCoy, identifying it only as a poem from 20th century Earth. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")
In 2287, Kirk quoted from the poem while aboard a shuttlecraft approaching the Enterprise-A. Leonard McCoy misidentified the poem's provenance as Herman Melville, but was corrected by Spock. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
In 2372, Quark paraphrased the poem while aboard his ship Quark's Treasure, saying "all I ask is a tall ship...and a load of contraband to fill her with." (DS9: "Little Green Men")