I may be mis-remembering here as it has been some years since I read TOS novel: Crisis on Centaurus, but wasn't the Gagarin that Scotty served on was an older starship that was decomissioned in the 2260s, and that his assistance chief engineer at the time had transferred over from the Gagarin. If that is the case, then is there a possibility we are looking at two different Gagarin's? --The Doctor 12:11, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
- I've just discovered I have the eBook version of the novel, and indeed the Gagarin was an old "scout-class" vessel which was decommissioned a month before the story. So, two different ships then? --The Doctor 12:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)