From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: graemecree{at}aol.com
Subject: Re: The alt.tv.star-trek.tos FAQ

Here's what I added in to the FAQ about the U.S.S. Controversy:
ADDENDUM: It's been called to my attention that the usage in the series is
actually inconsistent, and that U.S.S. is sometimes said to stand for
United Space Ship (which works a little better). A quick run through the
series shows that "United StarShip" was used in Court-Martial and
Squire of Gothos, while "United Space Ship" was used in The
Cage/The Menagerie, Space Seed, Patterns of Force, Assignment: Earth, and
Elaan of Troyius. In Gamesters of Triskelion, no ship is named, but Kirk
informally says "We're officers of a United spaceship on Federation
business." In Corbomite Maneuver, Kirk identifies the ship as
"The United Earth Ship Enterprise", which doesn't even come close
to standing for U.S.S. 
I also put in a mention about Kenney playing Pike, as well as Lt. DePaul.
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