USS Kelcie Mae in Star Trek Strange New Worlds explained
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Star Trek Strange New Worlds season 2 episode 8 just introduced fans to the latest starship and it's the beautiful USS Kelcie Mae. Here's what we know about it.

“The USS Kelcie Mae has a single warp nacelle, an underslung deflector dish, and a pointed hull rather than a saucer section. It’s this unusual physical arrangement that makes the ship stand out, at least from a visual standpoint. In fact, it reminds us distinctly of the Olympic-class USS Pasteur as seen in the alternate future of All Good Things under the command of Captain Beverly Picard …”

  • CeruleanRuin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I really dislike when ships or planets in Trek get named after real world people like, say, Terry Matalas (cough cough) or some producer’s niece. This one seems to be one of those, since there is apparently no historical precedent for it in-universe or out.

    I’m guessing that it’s some producer’s niece who drew a spaceship with crayons, and the design is based on that. Not a fan.

    • GaiusGornicusCaesar@startrek.websiteEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I mean, there could be something to say about that, like the name of the ship IU being named after an alien race’s/human important figure (like a Tellarite Kelcie Mae scientist) or a captain of an influential starship. But yeah I agree OOU naming a ship after a person is annoying.

      Edit: IU is in universe, OOU is Out of Universe.

      Edit: I just learned it was named in memory after a huge Star Trek fan who was working on SNW named Kelcie May Sundquist. Rest in Peace.