April 5, 2023
            
                 “A Tall Ship and A Star to Steer Her By:” Star Trek and Naval History 
            
            
                
                In the fictional history of Star Trek[1] there are few days more important than 5 April. On that day in 2063, Vulcans landed in Bozeman, Montana following Zefram Cochrane’s successful test of a faster-than-light engine built from a modified ICBM. In Star Trek’s utopian future, this event led to the creation of the peaceful and prosperous United