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The list of strongest ships on Star Trek.com favors villains over Starfleet

By Chad Porto

Smithsonian Channel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with a two-hour special that will take a look at the lasting influence the original Star Trek series has had on the world. BUILDING STAR TREK will premiere Sunday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.BUILDING STAR TREK will follow the conservation team from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum as they attempt to restore and conserve the original 11-foot, 250-pound model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the original series. The special also will track the effort to rebuild a model of the original U.S.S. Enterprise bridge by using authentic set pieces and props, which recently went on display at Seattle’s EMP Museum. - Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian Channel Copyright: 2016 - SmithsonianChannel_StarshipEnterprise
Smithsonian Channel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with a two-hour special that will take a look at the lasting influence the original Star Trek series has had on the world. BUILDING STAR TREK will premiere Sunday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.BUILDING STAR TREK will follow the conservation team from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum as they attempt to restore and conserve the original 11-foot, 250-pound model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the original series. The special also will track the effort to rebuild a model of the original U.S.S. Enterprise bridge by using authentic set pieces and props, which recently went on display at Seattle’s EMP Museum. - Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian Channel Copyright: 2016 - SmithsonianChannel_StarshipEnterprise /
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The villains of Star Trek seem to have the stronger ships according to Star Trek.com with the highest Starfleet vessel coming in at just #13.

Do the starships of Starfleet truly pale in comparison to the rest of the alien forces in Star Trek? That’s what StarTrek.com claims. Since they are the official home of Star Trek, it would make sense for them to have reliable takes on the series and ships wherein. Yet, according to them, there are 12 more powerful ships than the most powerful Starfleet vessel. That ship is to no one’s surprise, the U.S.S. Enterprise-E. As this is the ship that led the battle against the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact, there’s no doubt it’s got the chops to be seen as the best Starfleet has to offer.

Technically, it’s not the top Starfleet ship, as the U.S.S. Vengeance from Star Trek: Into Darkness is. Since that ship was designed by Khan Noonien Singh and built by Section 31, it’s fair to say that it doesn’t fully count as a Starfleet vessel.

Especially since the crew wore zero Starfleet identifiers.

The top five on the list are, in descending order are, the Romulan mining ship the Narada, Species 8472 bioship, the V’Ger from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the fricking whale probe from the Voyage Home, and of course at No. 1, the Borg cube.

Other notable entries include Deep Space Nine (not a ship) at #28, the first ship to call itself the Enterprise (Enterprise NX-01) at #30, the Voyager at #17, and the Enterprise D at #14.

Another odd note is the order in which the original series had their Enterprises laid out. The William Shatner version of Star Trek had three versions of the Enterprise; NCC-1701, NCC-1701-A, and NCC-1701-B (1701-B only appeared in Star Trek: Generations but it counts). Yet, despite later models usually being more powerful, the 1701-B is higher on the list (#23), than the original 1701 (#20) or the 1701-A (#19).

The full list of Starfleet vessels is as follows;

  • #46 The Phoenix
  • #45 Friendship 1
  • #43 Galileo (NCC-1701/7)
  • #42 U.S.S. Prometheus NCC-71201
  • #41 U.S.S. Raven NAR-32450
  • #40 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-J
  • #39 U.S.S. Defiant NX-74205
  • #38 U.S.S. Sao Paulo/Defiant
  • #35 U.S.S. Cerritos NCC-75567
  • #32 U.S.S. Franklin NX-326
  • #30 Enterprise NX-01
  • #25 U.S.S. Shenzhou NCC-1227
  • #23 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-B
  • #22 U.S.S. Excelsior NX-2000
  • #20 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, Prime timeline
  • #19 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A
  • #17 U.S.S. Voyager (NCC-74656)
  • #16 U.S.S. Discovery (NCC-1031)
  • #15 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, Kelvin timeline
  • #14 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D
  • #13 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E

Let us know in the comment section if you agree with how the federation ships are listed and if you think the Borg truly has the best starship?

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