Talk:SS Tsiolkovsky

launch date
So, we have two different launch dates, from two different sources. The dedication plaque that was seen in the 1st season TNG episode "The Naked Now" gives a stardate of 40291.7, which equates to early 2363 and is a primary canon source; and the FASA RPG module "Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual", which gives a reference stardate of 2/8603, which equates to the late 2340s, around 2347, and is a secondary canon source.

That wouldn't be much of a problem and we would just accept the episode as superceding the RPG, if it weren't for the VOY novel "", in which an Oberth-class USS Tsiolkovsky (yes, that's a redirect to this article) appears in the year 2353, which would support the RPG. So, two different ships? I'm tempted to say yes and transform the redirect into a page in its own right, detailing the ship from the novel, and moving the TNGOM's launch date info from the main body of the article into a background section as a discrepancy note. Same with the registry, actually, as that is superceded by the info on the plaque as well. Opinions? - Bell&#39;Orso (talk) 18:27, October 20, 2015 (UTC)