Do starfleet ships still have prefix numbers?

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In Star Trek the Wrath of Khan, it is revealed that all starships have a prefix number, allowing other ships to order a starfleet vessel to lower its shields. This was created in case a vessel is captured by an enemy.



By the 24th century and beyond, is there any evidence that starfleet vessels still have prefix numbers?



I would think they would be a huge risk vs the borg, and off the top of my head I can remember the episode Message in a Bottle in which the Romulans steal a new federation ship. While trying to retake the ship the other starfleet vessels do not use the prefix number.






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    In Star Trek the Wrath of Khan, it is revealed that all starships have a prefix number, allowing other ships to order a starfleet vessel to lower its shields. This was created in case a vessel is captured by an enemy.



    By the 24th century and beyond, is there any evidence that starfleet vessels still have prefix numbers?



    I would think they would be a huge risk vs the borg, and off the top of my head I can remember the episode Message in a Bottle in which the Romulans steal a new federation ship. While trying to retake the ship the other starfleet vessels do not use the prefix number.






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      In Star Trek the Wrath of Khan, it is revealed that all starships have a prefix number, allowing other ships to order a starfleet vessel to lower its shields. This was created in case a vessel is captured by an enemy.



      By the 24th century and beyond, is there any evidence that starfleet vessels still have prefix numbers?



      I would think they would be a huge risk vs the borg, and off the top of my head I can remember the episode Message in a Bottle in which the Romulans steal a new federation ship. While trying to retake the ship the other starfleet vessels do not use the prefix number.






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      In Star Trek the Wrath of Khan, it is revealed that all starships have a prefix number, allowing other ships to order a starfleet vessel to lower its shields. This was created in case a vessel is captured by an enemy.



      By the 24th century and beyond, is there any evidence that starfleet vessels still have prefix numbers?



      I would think they would be a huge risk vs the borg, and off the top of my head I can remember the episode Message in a Bottle in which the Romulans steal a new federation ship. While trying to retake the ship the other starfleet vessels do not use the prefix number.






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          They do. In the TNG episode "The Wounded" (S04E12), Picard reveals the prefix code of the USS Phoenix to the Cardassians, allowing them to disable her shields remotely in the hope to stop her attacks on Cardassian ships.






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          • The season 2 episode Unnatural Selection also makes use of them, although they're not specifically called "prefix codes".
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          They do. In the TNG episode "The Wounded" (S04E12), Picard reveals the prefix code of the USS Phoenix to the Cardassians, allowing them to disable her shields remotely in the hope to stop her attacks on Cardassian ships.






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          • The season 2 episode Unnatural Selection also makes use of them, although they're not specifically called "prefix codes".
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          They do. In the TNG episode "The Wounded" (S04E12), Picard reveals the prefix code of the USS Phoenix to the Cardassians, allowing them to disable her shields remotely in the hope to stop her attacks on Cardassian ships.






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          They do. In the TNG episode "The Wounded" (S04E12), Picard reveals the prefix code of the USS Phoenix to the Cardassians, allowing them to disable her shields remotely in the hope to stop her attacks on Cardassian ships.







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