Famous Starfleet ships (other than the obvious three)

[Triarii]

posted on February 3rd, 2008, 3:35 am

Last edited by Triarii on February 3rd, 2008, 3:37 am, edited 1 time in total.

When I say "obvious three", I am of course referring to the Enterprise (in all its various renditions), the Defiant and Voyager...

What I'm asking here is, in your opinions, what other Starfleet ships, aside from those three, are particularly famous or notable (and I mean amongst fans, not in universe)? An obvious one would of course be the Reliant (and probably the Excelsior).

My personal favorites, though, are the Excelsior class Hood and the Nebula class Endeavour.

Let's fact it, the former's been all over the Next Generation and the Dominion War in DS9 like a rash... and she was literally right there from the beginning of Star Trek's rebirth with the first episode of the Next Generation (Encounter at Farpoint)... I really love the USS Hood for some reason... and it's nice that she wasn't destroyed during the Dominion War... call me strange, I know, but still....

As for the latter, I personally am one of those who ascribes to the notion that she was in fact the one ship that survived the battle of Wolf 359 out of the 40-strong fleet. If I had to coin a nickname for her, it'd be the "unsinkable" (she was at the battle of Sector 001 in First Contact as well, keep in mind). I mean, the only other canon candidate for the ship that survived would be the USS Excalibur, and she was apparently attacking by the Borg while the ship was operating under "night shift" conditions... you can't honestly tell me that a 40-strong fleet waiting for the Borg to arrive would be operating under "night shift" conditions... so... yea... unless another candidate pops up, I'll stick with the Endeavour, thanks...

What about you? What are you favorite minor ships?

posted on February 3rd, 2008, 7:26 am

not in any sort of order
Potemkin (spelling?)
Crazyhorse
Repulse
the New Orleans class ship at wolf359 (don't know how to spell it)
Yamatto
Stargazer
i like the Hood & Endeavour as well

[Atlantis]

posted on February 3rd, 2008, 10:07 am

Last edited by Atlantis on February 3rd, 2008, 2:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I think given the Prometheus's design, function, and intended duties, that ship would go on to get 'famous' status.

Also, had things gone a little different in Star Trek VI, then these vessels would be famous for a while, due to the little mission they were about to go on...
USS Ahwahnee (NCC-2048 Constitution-class)
USS Challenger (NCC-2032 Constitution-class)
USS Eagle (NCC-956 Constitution-class)
USS Endeavour (NCC-1895 Constitution-class)
USS Excelsior (NCC-2000 Excelsior-class)
USS Potemkin (NCC-1657 Constitution-class)
USS Scovil (NCC-1598 Constitution-class)
USS Springfield (NCC-1936 Oberth-class)

The mission being Operation Retreive.

Aside from them, the only examples I can think of are from SFB, which isn't canon.

But those are in the universe. I can't really answer for the fans, it's different for each person. People can have favourites, but they hardly think of them as 'famous'.

posted on February 3rd, 2008, 11:33 am

the USS Defiant (constitution Class)
USS Equinox (Nova Class)

posted on February 13th, 2008, 9:03 am

USS Reliant (NCC-1864)
USS Grissom (NCC-638)
USS Saratoga

posted on February 13th, 2008, 4:47 pm

USS Cortez. Unfortunately destroyed on patrol in the Dominion Wars.

posted on February 15th, 2008, 10:44 pm

All the Galaxy and Constitution classes are of notable fame. Of course the Prometheus, The Equinox, The Stargazer, The Valiant,

posted on February 16th, 2008, 9:42 pm

Well, can we all agree not to include ships (except possibly hero ships) that have been destroyed?

posted on February 17th, 2008, 10:51 am

Well, can we all agree not to include ships (except possibly hero ships) that have been destroyed?

Why?

The most famous human liner was the RMS Titanic. That was destroyed.
The most famous WWII battleship was the HMS Hood. That was destroyed.

posted on February 17th, 2008, 4:31 pm

Why?

The most famous human liner was the RMS Titanic. That was destroyed.
The most famous WWII battleship was the HMS Hood. That was destroyed.

heheh well said

posted on February 18th, 2008, 5:41 am

Why?

The most famous human liner was the RMS Titanic. That was destroyed.
The most famous WWII battleship was the HMS Hood. That was destroyed.

I contest that that British Heavy Cruiser was no more famous than the Yamato

posted on February 18th, 2008, 5:48 am

...or the Enterprise  (though which one, may you ask  )

posted on February 18th, 2008, 10:52 am

lol Fine, i meant BRITISH one anyway (goes to see if i can edit the post). My point was that it doesn't have to have survived to be famous, so i was asking redshirt why...

Because some of the famous ones already mentioned, like the Valiant, Cortez, Reliant, Grissom, Saratoga, etc etc, were all destroyed, but are very well known among the fans, so they do surely count.

posted on February 19th, 2008, 12:39 am

Oh yes, I agree with you Atlantis 

posted on May 8th, 2008, 6:42 pm

The Galaxy class Venture was mentioned frequently on DS9. And showed a few times.