Changes: USS Merrimac (NCC-1715)

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The USS Merrimac (NCC-1715) was a Federation cruiser that was in service with Starfleet in the late 23rd century.

In the 2270s, the Merrimac was mentioned by name, registry, and type in comm chatter transmitted by Epsilon IX station. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

Franz Joseph's Star Fleet Technical Manual listed the Merrimac as a Constitution-class heavy cruiser.
The comm transmission of this starship was cut from the director's cut.

A USS Merrimac was mentioned several times in Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes. However, it is assumed all the information referred to the mid-24th century Nebula-class USS Merrimac.

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-The '''USS ''Merrimac'' (NCC-1715)''' was a [[Federation]] [[starship]] in service during the [[2270s]]. ({{film|1}})
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+|        Name= USS ''Merrimac''
+|       Class= [[Cruiser]]
+|    Registry= NCC-1715
+| owner      = {{Federation}}
+| operator   = [[Starfleet]]
+|      Status= Active
+|  Datestatus= 2270s
+}}
+The '''USS ''Merrimac'' (NCC-1715)''' was a [[Federation]] [[cruiser]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the late [[23rd century]].
+In the [[2270s]], the ''Merrimac'' was mentioned by name, registry, and type in comm chatter transmitted by [[Epsilon IX station]]. ({{film|1}})
-==Background==
-Although not considered as [[canon]], [[Franz Joseph]]'s ''[[Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual|Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' lists the ''Merrimack'' as a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] [[starship]]. However, because the ''Technical Manual'' was used for the references in ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', it is plausible to assume that this ship was indeed of the ''Constitution''-class.
+{{bginfo|[[Franz Joseph]]'s ''[[Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual|Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' listed the ''Merrimac'' as a {{class|Constitution}} [[heavy cruiser]].|The comm transmission of this starship was cut from the director's cut.|A USS ''Merrimac'' was mentioned several times in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episodes.  However, it is assumed all the information referred to the mid-[[24th century]] {{class|Nebula}} {{USS|Merrimac|NCC-61827}}.}}
-This starship is not mentioned in the director's cut.
+==External link==
-The name ''Merrimack'' has a confused history in the ''Star Trek'' universe for several reasons. First, several computer displays in the ''Enterprise''-D conference room misspelled as ''Merrimac'' (without the ''k'').
+*{{NCwiki|USS Merrimac (NCC-1715)|USS ''Merrimac'' (NCC-1715)}}
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-The second confusion is an historical inaccuracy. The United States frigate USS ''Merrimack'' was captured by Confederate forces during the [[American Civil War]], who later rebuilt the ship as one of the first [[Wikipedia:ironclad|ironclad]] warships on Earth. The ship was then re-christened as [[CSS Virginia|CSS ''Virginia'']]. The ''Virginia'' fought in Earth's first naval battle between ironclad warships against the Union warship [[USS Monitor (ironclad)|USS ''Monitor'']]. Therefore, it is erroneous to refer to the battle as between the ''Monitor'' and the ''Merrimack''.
+[[fr:USS Merrimac (NCC-1715)]]
+[[Category:Federation starships|Merrimac (01715)]]
-Confusing matters further, there was even another Civil War-era US warship named USS ''Merrimac'' (spelled without the ''k'')!
-[[Category:Federation starships|Merrimac]]