Favorite ship

[DevilsLight]

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you forgot the starship Voyager, and I like that one! whee

 

[MeggersNK]

I loves Voyager and I loooooove Akira-class ships, it is the most prettiest design ever!!! XD  

[Lord of Ostlandria]

You cannot beat Voyager ! Think about it , Voyager has futuristic armour , weapons , and borg technology . Also , do you know of any other ship that traveled through uncharted space for years with no hope of help ? Voyager survived the delta quadrant and and got back to earth , what more can you ask ? Plus it has the best EMH there is .
Voyager is the best , hands down.  

[ThatDarkNShadyLady]

I'd have to go with the Enterprise from TNG. That's my favorite by far.  

[Andy Magnuseth]

I like the original one, back in the times of crappy budgets and the Enterprise floating in, hanging by fishing wire.  

[Steel Sterling]

Who DOESN'T love the USS Defiant?

The think looks cool, outguns ships many times its size, AND has a
cloaking device.
The only thing it can't do is explore-wait, they used it in the Gamma
Quadrant as an Explorer, despite it being the least-Explorer-capable
ship in current production.


That having been said, my priorities are different than Starfleet's
priorities. I think the switch to larger and larger ships is not
cost-productive for Starfleet.

That's why, every time they switch to a bigger size ship, they
make FEWER ships, by definition. (Each ship ties up a shipyard during
its construction. A larger ship either takes longer or ties up more
resources until the ship is built.) Often, a smaller ship can be BUILT
faster than a larger ship can be RECONDITIONED.
Also, the investment in FEW ships is more at risk.
After the Borg Massacre at Wolf 359, Starfleet ended up bringing in
ships that were slated for decomissioning, and slapped together
"the Frankenstein fleet" of ships from available parts-ugly, inefficient
things. If more resources had been allocated to smaller ships,
they still would have had many that were not in the battle.

So, I say that the construction of the Intrepid-class (Voyager)
and the Nova-class (Equinox) were steps in the right direction.
The older Miranda class ships and the Excelsior class ships
are still in use, despite being really old. Why?

A) There are not enough ships of comparable size and function
to replace them.

B) They are efficient in use of resources.
An Excelsior makes a FINE patrol ship in situations where a
Galaxy-class ship is not anticipated.
Several Excelsiors can be more places than their weight in
Galaxy-class ships could be.
Remember the tachyon defense grid?
More, smaller ships means that's a LOT easier.
You could always put the warships BEHIND the grid...

Consider what replaced what.
The Excelsior was replaced with the Galaxy, which was
replaced with the Sovereign.
However, the Excelsiors are more efficient in use of
resources in situations where outright warfare are not expected.
When war is expected, the Akira is a fighter-carrier,
the Prometheus, Steamrunner and Defiant are warships,
and the Sovereign is an all-purpose ship.
With the exception of the Defiant, they're just getting bigger and
bigger.

However, with no war present, are the only OTHER types of
ships going to be boxy freighters?

NO.

The ancient Oberth science vessels are being replaced with the
new Nova science vessels, which makes sense.
The all-purpose smallest ships are now the Miranda (ancient),
the Excelsior (outdated), and the Intrepid.

I think the Nova and Intrepid should be in mass-production
to replace completely the Excelsior and Miranda classes,
in numbers far exceeding them.

The Miranda, Oberth and Constellation classes have been used
as personnel carriers and personal transports for VIPs.
That makes sense for the Miranda (crew needs: small,
ship size, small, current top speeds, fairly fast),
but not for the others.
The Oberth is FAR too slow to be practical. A runabout can
outpace one in a flat race anytime.
The Constellation class is fast, but LARGE.
Unless you're transferring a large cargo or a large number
of crew, it's like using an 18-wheel truck to deliver something
that fits in a van. You tied up hundreds of crewman for this
as well.

So, a Constellation class ship is a good choice for sending
important cargo across large distances-when you don't expect
it to see combat (if you do, a Nebula-class or Galaxy-class
ship would be a better choice.)




What ships do I like?

The Defiant
The Nova
The Intrepid

I see these ships as the future of Starfleet-unless another war
arrives. (Then, obviously, the warships I mentioned will form
the backbone of the fleet-plus the Defiant.)  

[Ginga]

You know, I've always thought the Defiant resembled a mutated frisbee. xd  

[Gharbad]

And here I thought I would alone in my love of the Defiant!  

[Grand Elf]

I have to say that I like TNG Enterprise (Galaxy Class). I don't know why but it has that "proud" look biggrin  

[Karrn]

My favorites have to be
- The refit NCC-1701/1701-A
- The Miranda class (Reliant, et al.)
- The Sovereign Class (The 1701-E)
- The Ronin Class (non-canon, just like the look of the art)

Though, for small, I liked the Delta Flyer.

Enemy ships? I think the TNG Romulan Warbirds were great. But there's something awesome about the old Klingon Bird of Prey too.  

[Wind-Whisper]

NCC-1701
It's the first and the classic.
Love her.  

[The Angry Therapist]

THE DEFIANT  

[Commander Garrus Vakarian]

"Early ship (In time line sense) would be the NX-01 Enterprise. I do think the Andorians have a cool design. And Advanced ship is the Prometheus class. I mean come on, you think its only one ship then BAM, you have three on your hands. AND they all can go to warp."

 

[Curtis25]

I may have to change my all time fave to the "New Original" Enterprise 1701 from the upcoming movie. Its sooooo purdy.  

[Miral Paris]

The original Enterprise, NCC-1701. That's never going to change.