• usernamefactory@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Does the ringship count? I’m not sure at what point a “spaceship” becomes a “starship”.

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      2 months ago

      I don’t know about in Trek lore, but I think in the real world, when a ship is designed or used to travel from one star system to another, it’s classified as a starship

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        2 months ago

        In ST they definitely use shuttles and runabouts to travel between star systems, but they aren’t called starships.

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          2 months ago

          I mean, I did specify “in the real world” and that we were taking about ST, but sure, I guess it applies to SW, too.