SS (registry)

SS was a identifying prefix before a starship name for some vessels in the Earth and Federation registries. 
Prior to Dr. Zefram Cochrane's discovery of warp drive, it was used to signify sleeper ships and space modules. (; ) The earliest warp-capable "space ships" used this registry. (; ) The prefix was then seen on survey ships and colonization starships. ()
Within a hundred years, freighters and transports were given SS prefixes. (; ) By the mid-24th century, some science ships were given the prefix as well. ()
==List of SS ships by date==
Ship Name	Registry 	Government/Agency 	Class/Type 	Commander(s) 	Dates 	Image
 	4077 	unknown 	space module 	none 	circa 1994 	
 	unknown 	Khan Noonien Singh's government 	DY-100 class 	Khan Noonien Singh 	1996 	
 	unknown 	unknown 	Exploration vessel 	unknown 	2065 	no image
 	unknown 	Space Agency 	Colony ship 	Captain 	2069-2078 	
 	NAR-59019	United Federation of Planets 	 	Beverly Crusher, Jack Crusher	2401 	
 	unknown 	unknown 	 	unknown 	Late 21st century - mid 22nd century	
 	unknown 	unknown 	DY-500-B 	Captain 	2102 	no image
 	unknown 	unknown 	RT-2203 	Captain P. Lauritson 	2119 	no image
 	unknown 	unknown 	NAR18834 	(commanding officer) 	2120 	no image
 	NAR-7678 	UN 	DY-500 class 	Captain Walter Granger 	2123 	
 	unknown 	unknown 	BBI-993 	Captain John Whorfin 	2137 	no image
 	unknown 	unknown 	DY-430 	Captain Dave Glick 	2146 	no image
 	unknown 	United Federation of Planets 	DY-245 	Captain Gary Loes 	2187 	no image
 	unknown 	American Continent Institute 	Survey vessel 	Dr. Theodore Haskins 	2236 	no image
 	unknown 	United Federation of Planets 	Class 4 stardrive vessel 	Captain R.M. Merik 	2261 	no image
 	unknown 	United Federation of Planets 	Freighter 	unknown 	2267 	no image
 	NFT-7793 	United Federation of Planets 	 	unknown 	2293 	
 	NFT-1327 	United Federation of Planets 	 	unknown 	2293 	
 	NAR-24016	United Federation of Planets 	Federation transport 	unknown 	2328 	no image
 	NAR-28474	United Federation of Planets 	Federation transport 	unknown 	2328 	no image
 	NAR-50732	United Federation of Planets 	Federation transport 	unknown 	2328 	no image
 	NBT-30894	United Federation of Planets 	unknown 	Captain A. Silvestri 	Stardate 25058.4 	no image
 	BDR-529 	United Federation of Planets 	 	Alixus 	2360 	
 	NAR-93131	Unregistered 	Kaplan F17 Speed Freighter	Captain Cristóbal Rios 	2399 	
 	NCC-53911	United Federation of Planets Starfleet	 	unknown 	2364 	
 	NAR-18834	United Federation of Planets 	 	unknown 	2368 	
 	unknown 	unknown 	unknown 	Captain W. Clinton 	2370 	
 	unknown 	United Federation of Planets 	 	Captain Kassidy Yates 	2371 	
==Background information==
The registry "SS" is used by the United States Navy as a for submarines. For s, SS is used as a naming prefix for a steam ship. SS was first used in a Star Trek production as early as (for the SS Valiant), but was actually referenced in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek pitch for the main ship, the SS Yorktown, which ultimately became the .
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