Star Trek - Excelsior Class

[@voodooknife]

Also my favourite class of vessel. I am surprised (and saddened) how that even though the Excelsior class was the backbone of starfleet, we didn't get to see one in a series as the main star ship.

[@conan250]

such a venerable and classic workhorse for Starfleet one of my favorite classes of all time!!!!

[@ivaylomladenov3185]

Oh, how i miss THIS Star Trek!..... - The Golden Age!..... Sad 😢😭

[@NightwishRaven999]

Streaming has been VERY good for Star Trek though. TONS of people are now discovering Deep Space Nine for the first time and wondering WTH they spent the last two decades ignoring it :)

[@ivaylomladenov3185]

@@NightwishRaven999 Yes, you are correct sir!..... I wish they are more Star Trek like this this days!.????

[@NightwishRaven999]

@@ivaylomladenov3185 Ds9's sudden surge in popularity these last couple years leaves us in hope. The best thing we can do if we want more Star Trek, is to boycott the crap that CBS is currently producing and hope that they sell the franchise to someone who actually LOVES ST. Btw, this video is really old and low quality. I made a much better and higher quality one on my other account: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGK7iqx3qJ5jd8U&t

[@ivaylomladenov3185]

@@NightwishRaven999 - "...in hope...." - yes...

[@ivaylomladenov3185]

@@NightwishRaven999 - very cool vodeos sir , - thank you!...

[@Colonoscopy82]

I often think of the Excelsior class ships as the Babylon 5 'Hyperion-class' heavy cruisers of Star Trek. Faithful and never pulled out of service.

[@varthikes53]

The first starship I ever loved. This was the ship that ultimately drew me into Star Trek as a young child--and, eventually, science fiction in general.

[@mrandrossguy3832]

I feel u dude, I had the little micro machines and comparing all the ships designs and looks ,Excelsior stood out 🕶

[@pozgaming4665]

The first ever Lego spaceship I built was an Excelsior-class ship, I dubbed her the Concord. This ship class is near and dear to my heart.

[@robingrube3495]

Here's hoping the excelcior 2 class will be a worthy successor to such a legendary vessel.

[@mhill311]

Awesome soundtrack to this video! I absolutely love the Excelsior class and this was the perfect song set to this video! Outstanding vid!!!

[@NightwishRaven999]

Thanks! I made a MUCH better one (with better fitting music) on my Star Trek channel a few years ago. Much better resolution as well. Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGK7iqx3qJ5jd8U You're bound to enjoy it even more.

[@TheProbeman2009]

My fav star ship of them all.

[@borgdrone123]

love the music, love excelsiors XD

[@terrywest111]

The Excelsior class is definately the workhorse of the Federation fleet by the 24th Century. Excellent class of ship.

[@katakisLives]

The Excelsior is one of the all time great Federation vessels! It does appear that a great many of the remaining Excelsior class starships were very badly damaged or destroyed during the dominion war! the battle scenes are quite an ensemble of Starfleet vessels from the late 23rd to early 24th centuries.

[@naturematthe]

I'm glad there has been a Excelsior class vessel named "Enterprise". The most important classes in Federation's history had one (Constitution, Excelsior, Ambassador, Galaxy, and Sovereign). One of the most beautiful Star Trek vessels.

[@christain-andrewbagby-wrig7300]

I love this video. The Excelsior is by far my favorite class.

[@lloydi]

DeForest and jimmy doohan at the end :-) nice touch

[@jgkloosterman]

@KeyToTime Definitely me too. Best looking of all the classes (reminds me of a great blue heron in profile) and if the Lakota is any example, it kicks ass too!

[@iroamthedesert]

Totally nerded out watching this. Great vid. Love the battle between Defiant and Lakota. :)

[@theblackout27]

I know this is a late reply, but the music is Pompeii by E.S. Posthumus.

[@SR71ABCD]

The Excelsior Class Battleship I allways love playing as her in StarTrek Legacy.

[@Beekman2684]

I love the Excelsior. And I kinda like how it became the real Workhorse of Star Fleet.

[@JimbobHarrigan1984]

Love the Excelsior design, I fly the T6 Excelsior refit on STO

[@pozgaming4665]

Same, though my Diadem is a 23rd century standard ship.

[@heavyarms01h]

@KeyToTime Agreed. The Excelsior is my favorite science fiction space ship of all time, even compared to everything that's come after her. I've been an Excelsior fan since I was a little tyke. =)

[@Sgt_Glory]

One classy lassie.

[@garethwallcroft9429]

The excelsior is my fav ship from Star Trek, thanks for making this epic vid.

[@KeyToTime]

I'd love to see a 24th century star trek series based on-board an excelsior class. Something a little more run down and not as pristine as the enterprise D/E.

[@CaptainJZH]

How about a series about Sulu and his crew aboard the Excelsior in the late 23rd Century and early 24th?

[@danmiguel1260]

What would be cool to see is Capt. Sulu get brought into the 24th Century. From there, he gets to command a Sovereign Class Star Ship named USS Yamato. If they create a Star Trek series that features Captain Worf, he should command an Excelsior Class Star Ship named USS Victory... I was happy to see the Excelsior Class star ship still in service. Compared to when it was first commissioned, the ship is tiny compared to the Galaxy Class star ship.

[@808INFantry11X]

KeyToTime the Excelsior I wouldn't think would be run down even at that age because according to some sources the Excelsior class ship is still in production making quite a few of them brand new.

[@warthunder1720]

Level 50 on STO and using one of these level 30 zen ships. Best purchase ever.

[@blueberryfeverx2681]

My favourite Starship Ever.

[@Andymac1701A]

No problem about the delay, just thanks for replying. The music is excellent. My 8 year old son is a massive Star Trek fan and has just started creating his own videos, I think I will show him this to inspire him. I just have to watch out for spoilers as we are on DS9 Series 3. Thanks once again

[@Sparmi]

Its a nice collection of scenes. My favourite star ship class is the galaxy class.

[@Night_Rider_Ffm]

I would have loved to command an Excelsior lass in Star Trek Online, unfortunately the first cruiser you can get is a Constitution class. If one of the 23rd century cruisers would be still in service in 2409 it's the Excelsior class.

[@playermodsrule]

Awesome!

[@oisinfarrington5166]

Nice video my favourite class of starship is Excelsior aswell

[@ExarPalantas]

I like this class too.

[@SunTrapped]

During the Dominon War I'm suprised the Excelsior class lasted as long as they did.

[@Lee78072]

Next to the Refit Constitution Class, the Excelsior Class is such a elegant ship class. I love the late 23rd century ships.

[@douglasdreigh5083]

Awesome compilation, well put together and edited. :)

[@Mr.Worf63]

Great video, great to see the Uss Fredrickson , Uss Venture,Uss Lakota , Uss Enterprise B,Uss Hood,Uss Valley Forge , Uss Exselcior . They don't have they Uss Aventine Ncc 82602. Year. 2382

[@Mr.Worf63]

Great ship!! A favorite it just needed the upgrades as on the Lakota. Pity the Transwarp drive didn't work. But instead of giving up on it they just gave it warpdrive instead. The Uss Aventine Ncc 82602 has slip stream drive. Quantium torpedos and new phaser canons Type 12 . Under the command of Capt. Ezri Dax

[@jedr1989]

The Excelsior class always seems to get it's arse handed to it when you think of the amount of Excelsior's we've seen shot up over the years - but that's only because the Excelsior class proliferates Starfleet (how many Excelsiors are in that big fleet?!), and *that's* surely because it was such a successful design. Strong enough to kick arse when called upon, not too large, not too small, well armed. All in all, a design that truly represents the best of the fleet.

[@cinewillp6391]

Well done . a perfect Design By Bill George!

[@boogeyman664]

i like it ,,

[@RFKFANTS67]

@frostymoviesjp I agree Excelsior class all the way bud! Although have a weakness also for Miranda class USS Reliant and Soyuz Class USS Bozeman

[@albatani27]

the Excelsior class is undoubtedly my favorite ship design in Starfleet, and considering it's longevity and sheer numbers in service, the Admiralty agrees with me! Why do you think so many Admirals(who I assume could get any ship they wanted) choose Excelsiors?

[@SR71ABCD]

Excelsior Class ships are and always have been Battleships of the Mid 23rd century, some others thinks that they're Battle cruisers.

[@baltic1284]

Either Term works for the Federation they would be Classified as Battlecruisers in other racs like Romulan Cardassian and Klingon they would be Battleships. But the Excelsiors where ships of war that simple.

[@50Stone]

The longevity of the Excelsior is truly remarkable, a testament to her designers, or the laziness of the Trek people. I subscribe to the former reason though. She must have been designed with the idea or upgrade in mind, plenty of space for better equipment and modifications built into the initial design.

[@AiGMedia246]

damn my 2 favourite classes teamed up @3:25 to kick some ass

[@xcookie_xd7366]

The music is nice

[@8sdbv]

@NightwishRaven999 Thanks for the music! I am trying to download Star Trek Bridge Commander, it's a awesome game! But I need to do it with Legacy now.

[@albatani27]

My admiration for the Excelsior continues unabated. As someone else here indicated. An old design doesn't make for an old ship. Even one commisioned in the first batch back in the 2280s would be completely equipped with modern tech. The only real factor would be the age of its hull and late 24th century engineering practices would likely negate that. Plus most of the Excelsiors shown in the series were more recent ships built from the 2310s to 2360s so hull age isn't really a factor.

[@TheAsatot]

Kirks grave... it makes me sad... (

[@jeepxjdude2000]

Excelsior class was the workhorse of the federation for nearly a century. Hell of a ship but.... As far as favorite class? Hell no....refit Constitution class all the way!!

[@FederationStarfleet]

You need to watch Ds9 to find out ; ) It is really the best of the Star Trek series.

[@bairdrew]

nice vid, a good tribute to my favourite class of ship in star trek; its also nice to see my favourite ship amongst the class get some decent scenes :D USS Hood for the win; without having any way to source it i reckon the mighty hood would probably have the most battle honours of any single ship in starfleet before it got decomissioned (whenever that may be!)

[@Maniac742]

The USS Lakota is my favorite Star Trek ship ever.

[@Djarra]

Also until CGI (Operation Return was last big battle before full CGI) the Excelsior was the most common model that wasn't a featured ship. That is why so many of them were wreaked at Worf 359 (and the footage used over) because quite simply the production team went to the hobby store and bought a load of them.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Rest easy Stan Lee. LoL

[@KeyToTime]

@albatani27 Well if you think about it, most admirals would be at least over 50, and anyone over that age would remember the excelsior class in it’s prime from there childhood, so nostalgia is probably the reason.

[@Andymac1701A]

Nice compilation, what is the music?

[@ncc74205Defiant]

Scotty is always impressed with ships called Enterprise. But his love is always The original Enterprise

[@Night_Rider_Ffm]

@NightwishRaven999 No, it's defenetly not in game, I'm playing the open beta at the moment and there is a room at the starbase where you can inform yourself about all ship types in the game and there definetively no Excelsior class in the game, only the Constitution class.

[@Night_Rider_Ffm]

I have a Vesper Class in STO now but it isn't the Excelsior Class. The main hull section and the deflector are the same, but nacelles, pylons, saucer and neck sections are diffrent. It's more like a successor of the Excelsior class, like the Galaxy Class was a successor of the Ambassador Class.

[@TheOmega1989]

@NightwishRaven999 what do you mean by arcade style? they brought season 4 out which allows you to switch from pressing a button to shoot to shooter mode that lets you move around with your mouse similar to elite force

[@KeyToTime]

If star trek was real, I would want to command an Excelsior Class over any other class any day.

[@outbreakerwolf]

guten tag, really good video!

[@xcookie_xd7366]

Nice video

[@TylerF35A]

Really hope there is a JJ Abrams USS Excelsior in the next film!

[@hanneswalter9856]

Jeha me too :) But i honestly don´t think so :(

[@fatherandsontheretrogamers7038]

JJ movies really suck. He has ruined what Genes where.

[@Fremdenlegion100]

nice video

[@8sdbv]

Now i've watched this video, I am going to start up Star Trek Legacy and command both the Excelsiors!

[@kyle223cat]

The Excelsior class is my second favorite after the Galaxy class.

[@randybentley2633]

I do wonder, besides production costs, why they never gave these Beauties phaser strips. The disconnected type seen on the Ambassador class would work fairly well methinks.

[@scottewing2031]

The Enterprise-A refit is a stunning design but the Excelsior class is my fave.

[@adisharr]

Take your valid points and scram mister!

[@smashupdriver]

Plus the Excelsior had transport drive!

[@Promie132]

I Agree however i do prefer the refit (USS Lakota) over the original Excelsior design what about you?

[@iUseiMacsRV]

@NightwishRaven999 What are the clips from 0:25 to 1:20 from?

[@brtshstel]

You know it's a successful design if it became the backbone of Starfleet. StarTrek's official site once said there were 200 ships of that type and it was the general purpose ship (along with the Miranda class of 150 ships) going into the 24th century. I have not seen any of the Dominion War or hardly any of Deep Space Nine. What was going on with the Defiant attacking that Excelsior class ship (1:08)? Was one of them hijacked?

[@Florian-Khris]

Many Thanks for this Video, i don't know why but i love this class .. and the music to round off the matter, great job :) (goo.trans.)

[@G777GUN]

Excelsior has a strange design compared to other ships, Was surprised to see its warp core in the neck of the ship. Oh, if you take the saucer, neck and pylons off then flip the body, you have a slipper. That shuttle bay could be where some giant foot goes in.

[@DARKEOSMMO]

The first Ship is a Ship from the Galaxy-class. This is the Enterprise-D

[@ntdonat]

star trek does have some cool themes you could have used.

[@koshi6505]

Would be the perfect ship, if they put a rollbar on that flat part. It makes sense too, considering how long it was in service.

[@TheOmega1989]

@NightwishRaven999 and when was the last time you played STO?

[@hydewhyte4364]

Wait a minute. When it was first seen in Search for Spock, the Excelsior was comparable in size to the Constellation class Enterprise. This shows it on the far side of a Galaxy class ship and it's a near match?

[@NightwishRaven999]

You're mistaken, my friend. In Search for Spoke and in all TMP era films, the Excelsior was HUGE compared to the Constitution class Enterprise. The Constitution is a bug compared to the Excelsior. Hence McCoy stating "My god. That's a BIG ship." in ST VI. At the time of ST III, the Federation had never produced any startship even remotely close to that size. You can google the size difference between the two ships. The Connie is at the 300 meter range while the Excelsior is pushing 511 meters (according to the DS9 technical manual). While not really as wide/bulky as many of the larger 24th century ship classes, the Excelsior is still very much one of the larger cruiser classes in the fleet.

[@NightwishRaven999]

Here's a much more recent and HD "Excelsior-class tribute" video I made and uploaded on my other channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGK7iqx3qJ5jd8U Lots of ST III moments in there.

[@APerson-ni1gb]

@@NightwishRaven999Excelsior according to better sources 😅 approximately 487m

[@8sdbv]

This is awesome! I love the Excelsior. What is the music name?

[@Director84]

Tell me when it fills your entire neighborhood, I may come by then to have a look at it! :-P

[@shawncarter7188]

Ah yes.. the Excelsior class... classified as the only class allowed to fly alongside the Enterprise D

[@gtiglatze]

awesome song^^ whats the name of the song?

[@FederationStarfleet]

I have posted a comment on your channel feed ; )

[@jeepxjdude2000]

Hahahaha....thumbs up!

[@EdWittering]

Hi, what's the music? It's awesome!

[@NucleusBrain]

E.S. Posthumus - Pompeii

[@JacobStewardWhitaker]

@Haleysrocket I'll Help! I've got 100 acres about 20 miles from my house. When we build it though we'll have to put the second Excelsior bridge on it, because the first on looked kinda over sized and goofy

[@fldterry28]

What song is this?

[@no_reason2755]

Darude-sandstorm

[@chasdencole1413]

E.S. Posthumous: Pompei

[@Director84]

I would, if I hadn't better things to do with my life...

[@TheOmega1989]

@NightwishRaven999 you still havn't told me what you meant by arcade style

[@Angry.General1461]

I want to see them go against the star wars space ships!

[@Director84]

No, that's why you're supposed to make a video that fits its title. At least someone who knew anything about montage would do so.

[@tetsujin_144]

Well when "old designs" stay in service for a long time, they're not really "old designs" any more, because all the old working components have long since been swapped out for modern alternatives. In other words, a 24th century Excelsior may not have much in common with the old Excelsiors other than the shape and size of the hull.

[@Angry.General1461]

I always thought that was a 1 one a kind ship.

[@gamsberg]

My name in online games actually : Excelsior !

[@thedeguchannel]

To quote Scotty: "Excelsior? Why in God's name would you want that bucket of bolts?" But it's a good video nevertheless.

[@jedr1989]

Besides, ask anyone to draw a Starfleet ship, they'll end up drawing something that looks a bit like Excelsior.