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From: ralphw@ius2.cs.cmu.edu (Ralph Hyre)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Star Trek IV synopsis -- postdate (nuclear carrier)
Message-ID: <324@ius2.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 15:22:46 EST
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In article <1074@psivax.UUCP> friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) writes:
>In article <389@unirot.UUCP> krelos@unirot.UUCP (Bill Simpson) writes:
>>...
>> 6) A nuclear aircraft carrier figures somewhat prominently.
>>...
>	Well, I heard that it was just an 'ordinary' CVA not a nuclear
>carrier(I believe it is supposed to be the USS Sarratoga). The scenes
>in question were actually filmed aboard a real US aircraft carrier,
>which was stationed in San Diego at the time.

Shouldn't they at least claim (in the movie, they'll use anything they can get
for the actual filming) that it's the carrier USS Enterprise, just to give 
Kirk a lump in the throat and/or give him command of the ship via a contrived
plot device?
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