The Fleet's In: 24th Century Federation Starships

For those of us who lovingly refer to ourselves as “starship nerds,” Star Trek's 24th century is populated with an astounding array of Starfleet vessels for us to gaze upon with awe. The series and films set in this era, namely Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Picard, and the four movies helmed by the TNG crew, produced vast fleets that demonstrated the Federation's prestigious shipbuilding capabilities.

Narrowing down choices, and ranking my favorites proved difficult enough, so we have excluded 23rd century holdovers (so no Excelsior-, Miranda-, Constellation-, and Oberth-class staples), non-Starfleet vessels such as Ambassador Spock's craft from Star Trek (2009), the relatively diminutive Danube-class runabouts, and auxiliary shuttles. With that in mind, let's take a look at the ships that have been deployed from Utopia Planitia, Riverside, Beta Antares, Eridani A, and other Federation fleet yards.

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