Oh, for the love of...

[aruan]

What good are primers if they leave out key information? Like, oh, did Kirk and Spock know each other before working together on the Enterprise? I'm under the impression Kirk assembled the crew himself, but episode guides would have me believe Kirk's best buddy was that Mitchell character who went crazy during their first warp jump. So, to anyone in the know, to what extent, if any, did Kirk and Spock know each other before working together, and how would you characterize their relationship early on?

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[science-vixen.livejournal.com]

Uhm,
Some of the more disturbing typos corrected:
'Commodore Worf' -> 'Commander Worf' '
'capital ships' -> Capitol ships
earlier i a carreer -> earlier in a career

Disclaimer: most of this is from memory (what can I say, it's Trivia, I'll remember it).

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

I'm going to assume that by "capitol ships" you mean the larger-tending ones in the fleet...?

[science-vixen.livejournal.com]

Yes Battleships. Think of the Missouri in the US nave.
Big ships with huge guns.
Until DS9 I've never seen any mention of smaller vessels (think destroyers or escorts) in Starfleet. Nor any mention of fleets.
Every ship has the firepower of s fleet in itself, much like the Tirpitz and the Bismark on WWII.