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Galaxy-class? Intrepid? Akira? Bird of Prey? War Bird? Sphere? Speak up!

Saying the U.S.S. Enterprise would be rather stereotypical, but hey, it's my favorite, so there. :p

I also like DS9, though it's a station, not a ship (but I think it has a warp core... not sure, though).

In terms of beauty, Constitution-refit. Always looked the best.

Function as an exploration ship, Galaxy-class.

The ship I want in battle with me though, Defiant-class.

Saying the U.S.S. Enterprise would be rather stereotypical, but hey, it's my favorite, so there. :p

I also like DS9, though it's a station, not a ship (but I think it has a warp core... not sure, though).
No, but it does have some reactors.

Akira, followed closely by the defiant

Galaxy-class? Intrepid? Akira? Bird of Prey? War Bird? Sphere? Speak up!

Defiant.

http://www.ezthemes.com/previews/D/Defiant_Tot.jpg

Galaxy-class? Intrepid? Akira? Bird of Prey? War Bird? Sphere? Speak up!
Favorite ship? The Intrepid? FUCK NO!

The Akira was kinda okay but then they went and turned it upside down and called it Enterprise.

The best will always be the original and it's direct descendent as far as trek ships go.

I personally always liked the Constitution NON-refited.

I personally always liked the Constitution NON-refited.
They just don't have the beauty of the refit... not to mention you can't help but giggle at the main sensor dish sticking way out like that.

Death Star :D

They just don't have the beauty of the refit... not to mention you can't help but giggle at the main sensor dish sticking way out like that.

I know, but I like it that way.

The U.S.S. Prometheus.

I know, but I like that way.

Erm, no dish envy here.

Top Five

5. Federation - Excelsior class - PIC (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/7/7d/Excelsior_class.jpg)
4. Klingon - K't'inga class - PIC (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/c/c4/Iks_kronos_one.jpg)
3. Romulan - Valdor class - PIC (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/4/45/Valdore.jpg)
2. Federation - Sovereign class - PIC (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/8/86/Sovereign_class_enterprise_1701-E_nebula_bckgrnd.jpg)
1. Dominion - Jem'Hadar attack ship - PIC (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/3/3b/JemHadar_attack_ships_attack%2C_The_Search.jpg)

I would have to go with:


Federation - Sovereign class (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.memory-alpha.org/nl/images/thumb/8/86/Sovereign_class_enterprise_1701-E_nebula_bckgrnd.jpg/225px-Sovereign_class_enterprise_1701-E_nebula_bckgrnd.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.memory-alpha.org/nl/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-E)&h=174&w=225&sz=17&hl=en&sig2=W8Tw-uXm6rdJk85gcHbXhA&start=19&tbnid=qPtNUIHcfRQaYM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=108&ei=L_jKRaGfGcX8wAGSxuToDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsovereign%2Bclass%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGIC,GGIC:1970--2,GGIC:en%26sa%3DN)
Romulan - Valdor class
Klingon - Raptor Class
Species 6339 (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/factfiles/6339-cgi.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/delta2.htm&h=826&w=1183&sz=202&hl=en&sig2=Rhzf7PAZiThRUn3X09tkew&start=2&tbnid=g0F_7U2B3DNuHM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=150&ei=bvrKRdCNFqe-wgGppcCiDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSpecies%2B6339%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGIC,GGIC:1970--2,GGIC:en%26sa%3DG) (only one ship is seen)

Warbird for me

Borg cube. Nothing inspires fear like one of those.

Galaxy-class? Intrepid? Akira? Bird of Prey? War Bird? Sphere? Speak up!

Intrepid class *nods*

The Galaxy-class starship, closely followed by the Romulan D'deridex-class Warbird.

Borg cube. Nothing inspires fear like one of those.

I don't know about that. I have some dice which are pretty scary...

I always liked the Akira Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Akira) and the Nebula Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Nebula_class), even though they were never featured as "starring" vessels.

The Constitution Class

I like the Cardassian heavy cruisers, well they were either Romulan or Cardassian, you can see them in the part of the Dominion War where the Cardassians turn on the Dominion.

http://homepage.eircom.net/~watty/tcz/picz/tng/warbird.jpg

Oooh, probably one of the Akira, Sovereign or Defiant class ships.

(But none of them are a patch on any Star Wars ship.)

USS Defiant NX-74205

"She's a tough little ship"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5FmSmyHaCI

(But none of them are a patch on any Star Wars ship.)


QFT!

Klingon Bird-of-prey.

Whatever the USS Enterprise was in Star Trek:TNG.

I always liked the original series Romulan Bird of Prey and Klingon D7 cruiser. Those ships had style. Same with the Tholian ships.

Of the new designs, I think I like the Excelsiors most of the Fed ships, and the Cardassian cruisers.

Always liked the Excelsior class myself. Solid looking ship.

Always liked the Excelsior class myself. Solid looking ship.

Especially the Enterprise sub-class. Enterprise B and other refitted ones like the Lakota were awesome.

Prometheus.

I really like the future Enterprise NCC 1701-D (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/2/26/USS_Enterprise-D_2395.jpg) as seen in "All Good Things..."

But the Negh'Var (http://www.webtrekitalia.com/upload/warp9/neghvar4.jpg) doesn't look too bad either.

Sure, the Romulan Bird Of Prey is a beauty as well, as is the Cenobite Cube - uhm, Borg Cube...

Intrepid class starship

For some reason I like the Vor'cha class.

http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/8/84/Vorcha_class.jpg

http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Vor'cha_class

I always liked the original series Romulan Bird of Prey and Klingon D7 cruiser. Those ships had style. Same with the Tholian ships.

Of the new designs, I think I like the Excelsiors most of the Fed ships, and the Cardassian cruisers.

Hey, I think you're the first person I've ever met who likes Cardassian ships! They do have a certain rugged attractiveness, don't they?

USS Defiant NX-74205

"She's a tough little ship"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5FmSmyHaCI
Little?




;)

The U.S.S. Prometheus.
Prometheus.
If you've seen the Prometheus, it should be your favourite. I'm chalking all these other answers up to ignorance.

If you've seen the Prometheus, it should be your favourite. I'm chalking all these other answers up to ignorance.

What...you mean THIS (http://www.freewebs.com/usshorizon/prometheus-front-rear-bottom_320x215.jpg) butt-ugly piece of crap?

Nothing but a plot gimmick, used for only one show, as an excuse to allow the Voyager crew to get a message back to Earth. Quite sad, really.

What...you mean THIS (http://www.freewebs.com/usshorizon/prometheus-front-rear-bottom_320x215.jpg) butt-ugly piece of crap?

Nothing but a plot gimmick, used for only one show, as an excuse to allow the Voyager crew to get a message back to Earth. Quite sad, really.
I prefer a Klingon K't'inga over that thing any day!

Galaxy-class? Intrepid? Akira? Bird of Prey? War Bird? Sphere? Speak up!

Intrepid Class--most especially the U.S.S. Voyager.

What...you mean THIS (http://www.freewebs.com/usshorizon/prometheus-front-rear-bottom_320x215.jpg) butt-ugly piece of crap?

Nothing but a plot gimmick, used for only one show, as an excuse to allow the Voyager crew to get a message back to Earth. Quite sad, really.

Agreed.

OHHH!!!! I also like the Time Ship Relativity. That was awesome too.

The Enterprise-D by far. Absolute best example of Federation engineering ever. The horrible show in Generations was nothing but a farce created by that bloody bastard who's hands have stained Trek, Rick Berman.

WTH is up with all of the Star Trek threads as of late?

We never saw much of them, but the Ambasador (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/8/83/Ambassador_quarter.jpg) class was a very nice-looking ship, even all beaten up like the Enterprise-C was. It was essentially a sleeker version of the Galaxy class, not quite so bloated and top-heavy as the Enterprise-D.

The Enterprise-D by far. Absolute best example of Federation engineering ever. The horrible show in Generations was nothing but a farce created by that bloody bastard who's hands have stained Trek, Rick Berman.

D is a bit too ponderous for my taste, not to mention a single well aimed shot could blow her up.

D is a bit too ponderous for my taste, not to mention a single well aimed shot could blow her up.

No, one couldn't, as proven countless times throughout the series. Even in the midst of battle in that horror story that killed it in Generations, you'll note that the Enterprise took numerous hits without breaking. It was only after the battle that something finally gave way that lead to its destruction.

Zilam: Star Trek is neat.

No, one couldn't, as proven countless times throughout the series. Even in the midst of battle in that horror story that killed it in Generations, you'll note that the Enterprise took numerous hits without breaking. It was only after the battle that something finally gave way that lead to its destruction.

Zilam: Star Trek is neat.

Aim a single torpedo at the engineering section, deck 43. Anti-matter storage pods.

Ka-boom.

No, one couldn't, as proven countless times throughout the series. Even in the midst of battle in that horror story that killed it in Generations, you'll note that the Enterprise took numerous hits without breaking. It was only after the battle that something finally gave way that lead to its destruction.

Zilam: Star Trek is neat.

Even the USS Odyssey didn't blow up until she was rammed by the Dominion vessel. No vessel could survive a collision at those speeds.

Aim a single torpedo at the engineering section, deck 43. Anti-matter storage pods.

Ka-boom.

Firing at anti-matter storage pods doesn't seem to always kill a ship. The crew of the USS Valiant tried the same tactic against a Dominion Battleship. The battleship not only survived the vessel, but put the moronic Red Squad crew in its place. (Well all but 1 of Red Squad's crew were killed)

Firing at anti-matter storage pods doesn't seem to always kill a ship. The crew of the USS Valiant tried the same tactic against a Dominion Battleship. The battleship not only survived the vessel, but put the moronic Red Squad crew in its place. (Well all but 1 of Red Squad's crew were killed)

Physics dictates that it should, anti-matter is pretty damn explosive, a single gram of it detonates in the megaton range. If it didn't the associated hard radiation would surely kill anything within many kilometers.

Physics dictates that it should, anti-matter is pretty damn explosive, a single gram of it detonates in the megaton range. If it didn't the associated hard radiation would surely kill anything within many kilometers.

That's what the crew of the Valiant thought.

My guess is that there might be seperate contaiment fields around that section of vessels carrying the pods. There is also extra armor near those sections.

First Place: Excelsior Class
So sleek and stylish...

Tie For Second: Daedalus Class
Gotta love the spherical alternative to a saucer section!

Tie For Second: Nebula Class
I always thought the "neck" of most Federation Starships seemed particularly vulnerable.
Similarly, I like the Centaur, which has the same basic configuration of the Nebula and Reliant classes, but the Excelsior look.

Third Place: Bradbury Class
Much like Intrepid Class, but with different warp nacelles.

Physics dictates that it should, anti-matter is pretty damn explosive, a single gram of it detonates in the megaton range. If it didn't the associated hard radiation would surely kill anything within many kilometers.

Yeah, but this is Star Trek. The laws of physics do not dictate what happens; the writers do. If a writer decides a ship blows up, up it blows. If a writer decides that a ship survives, then it survives no matter what you throw at it.

And - this is a key point - the writers are not physicists, and largely do not care about physics when it gets in the way of their story. If you want to get all scientific about it, then most of Star Trek is pure fantasy anyway - it can't be squared with physical reality.

galaxy class, dunno but since an early age I just love the design as its curved and dynamic. I doubt any of them bar the defiant and voyage would hold up well aerodynamically.

Yeah, but this is Star Trek. The laws of physics do not dictate what happens; the writers do. If a writer decides a ship blows up, up it blows. If a writer decides that a ship survives, then it survives no matter what you throw at it.

And - this is a key point - the writers are not physicists, and largely do not care about physics when it gets in the way of their story. If you want to get all scientific about it, then most of Star Trek is pure fantasy anyway - it can't be squared with physical reality.

they have a physicist on board though, I saw it on a documentary, and he was on the phone telling this writer or other physicist how something or other in star trek should work.

Also if star trek is in an alternate universe to our own, then any physics violations are irrelevant and it must be since there are alternate universes in star trek.

Monarch class

Enterprise-J

Physics dictates that it should, anti-matter is pretty damn explosive, a single gram of it detonates in the megaton range. If it didn't the associated hard radiation would surely kill anything within many kilometers.


not a gram. one pound is 19 megatons.

a gram has about 40 kilotons in it. if you mean an ounce then that would be in the megaton range.

source (http://www.edwardmuller.com/right17.htm)