1. Galaxy
There's no other ship combining huge volume and grace so perfectly. I like the comfort with the wooden arc and the carpeting in engineering. The overall design including the interior is perfect.2. Sovereign
Is best described by a comment I once read about the model kit: "Looks fast even when standing".
3. Akira
An unusual, fascinating design. The hull structure is very complex, yet harmonic.
4. Intrepid
It's a bulky, massive ship, but it doesn't look like one. The rear view is the best one. The details are perfectly worked out.
5. Prometheus
It's very interesting to look at it from different angles. Once it's slim, then bulky.
6. Defiant
If it only had a consistent size.
7. Excelsior (original and refit)
Graceful, majestic, versatile. The seemingly most important starship of all.
8. Constitution (refit)
I will never forget the incredibly realistic scene from Star Trek I when Kirk and Scotty go round the ship.
9. Miranda
A seemingly dumb idea to rearrange a Consitution ship turned out one of the best ideas for starship designs.
10. Constitution (original)
The mother of all ships. It was better detailed than could be seen on screen.
11. Constellation
At first, I couldn't get accustomed to the bulky saucer, then I liked it very much. Since I saw the schematic in the Fact Files, I think it's a great design.
12. Ambassador
First I liked it very much, then I realized it was very fat and didn't feature many unique details. However, it's a good design as it's very typical for SF. I really appreciate the design since I have the model kit.
13. Nebula
Only a cube can be more compact. Honestly, it is surprising how elegant a ship can look that is wider than long.
14. Olympic
I can't understand why many people don't like it. IMHO the spherical main hull looks very "logical", and I was even ready to accept this as typical Starfleet design of the future, until I learned it was just a medical supply vessel.
And here are my most hated, examples for really bad canon ship design:
n-5: Freedom (FF)
n-4: Shelley/Curry (DS9TM)
n-3: Intrepid variant (DS9TM)
n-2: Yeager (DS9TM)
n-1: Niagara (FF)
n: Three-nacelled Excelsior (DS9TM)
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