Changes: USS Chekov

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The USS Chekov (NCC-57302) was a Template:ShipClass starship that fought the Borg at the Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367. It was destroyed, along with 38 other starships. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

Background

The ship's name is an homage to the original series character Pavel Chekov. This starship (named Chekhov, after the Russian writer, in the episode script) was originally to be mentioned by name in dialogue in "The Best of Both Worlds", but the writers ultimately felt that the reference would be too "cute" for such a serious moment, and a reference to the Tolstoy was dubbed in during post-production to replace it.

Template:Valid

The name of this ship is derived from the Star Trek Encyclopedia (1999 edition). Its registry, according to the model featured at Ex Astris Scientia, is NCC-57302. The Encyclopedia, on the other hand, labels the registry as NCC-53702, which could be a typographical error as it appears to differ from the studio model used for the visual effects of the battlefield. Photographs of this model were part of Michael Okuda's art department slide show given at conventions throughout the 1990s, and more information about it can be found at Ex Astris Scientia's USS Chekov reconstruction.

Shots of the Chekov were re-used as part of the ship graveyard at Surplus Depot Z15. (TNG: "Unification I")

Apocrypha

In Peter David's novel Vendetta, an Template:ShipClass USS Chekov, commanded by Captain Morgan Korsmo, fought the Borg with the help of the USS Enterprise-D.

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-The name of this ship is derived from the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' ({{y|1999}} edition). Its [[registry]] according to the model featured at [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org Ex Astris Scientia] is NCC-57302. The ''Encyclopedia'', on the other hand, labels the registry as NCC-53702, which could be a typographical error as it appears to differ from the studio model used for the visual effects of the battlefield. Photographs of this model were part of [[Michael Okuda]]'s art department slideshow given at conventions throughout the 1990s, and more information about it can be found at [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/springfield.htm Ex Astris Scientia's USS ''Chekov'' reconstruction].
+The name of this ship is derived from the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' ({{y|1999}} edition). Its [[registry]], according to the model featured at [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org Ex Astris Scientia], is NCC-57302. The ''Encyclopedia'', on the other hand, labels the registry as NCC-53702, which could be a typographical error as it appears to differ from the studio model used for the visual effects of the battlefield. Photographs of this model were part of [[Michael Okuda]]'s art department slide show given at conventions throughout the 1990s, and more information about it can be found at [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/springfield.htm Ex Astris Scientia's USS ''Chekov'' reconstruction].
 Shots of the ''Chekov'' were re-used as part of the ship graveyard at [[Surplus Depot Z15]]. ({{TNG|Unification I}})
 ===Apocrypha===
-In [[Peter David]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Vendetta]]'', an {{ShipClass|Excelsior}} USS ''Chekov'', commanded by Capt. Morgan Korsmo, fought the Borg with the help of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}.
+In [[Peter David]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Vendetta]]'', an {{ShipClass|Excelsior}} USS ''Chekov'', commanded by Captain Morgan Korsmo, fought the Borg with the help of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}.
 [[Category:Federation starships|Chekov]] [[de:USS Chekov]]