Galaxy Class Exploratory Cruiser | Star Trek

[@superginrai8036]

Even Scotty said of the _Galaxy_ class: “She’s a beauty.”

[@dparky1627]

She is.

[@sambaker734]

“She’s one in a million girls”

[@KitsuneAdorable]

I love the Galaxy Class. I may have a huge bias towards the Galaxy Class as TNG was the first series that we watched as kids. 🙂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@superginrai8036]

@@KitsuneAdorable Maybe, but I’m a child of the original series and I still love the Galaxy class almost as much as I do the refit Constitution class.

[@rachelbrinkley3240]

@@KitsuneAdorable same

[@positronlaserforce]

I love this ship. She was definitely the 8th main character

[@ElysiumCreator]

In my opinion, the starship is always the main character of the show

[@giovannirodriguesdasilva646]

Nothing beats the Galaxy Class, be it in aesthetics or raw power, a true Explorer, does everything a little and does everything very well and still with legroom

[@space.raider.2271]

I wanna specify her parameters if you know what I mean

[@zaichizaijan4235]

@@space.raider.2271 ?

[@christopherg2347]

She was also a Diva, notoriously hard to work with for the Special effects department.

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

Engineers to the Federation, “so do you want a cruise ship or a battleship?” Federation government “Yes!”

[@darwinxavier3516]

We're not playing some tabletop game where we have to think about game balance. So anyone crying about "it's too overpowered" can get fucked.

[@dparky1627]

@@darwinxavier3516, I think for OP I'll take an Astartes Battle Barge or the Retribution-class Battleships of the Navis Imperialis.

[@MrMyu]

@@darwinxavier3516 I wouldn't say it's OP, but as shown in the series; it had a LOT of scope creep. In-universe it was asked to do everything, and while it could, it was stretched thin. And I'd almost say there was a critical design flaw in the core ejection systems. The warp core on the D NEVER ejected properly, and in the end, it's the reason a relic BoP managed to finally kill the flagship.

[@darwinxavier3516]

@@MrMyu The real reason that BoP was able to have it's way with the EntD was because they wanted a new Ent model and had to destroy the old one. But they were too lazy/stupid to come up with a good opponent that would be worthy of defeating the EntD. Laziness that became obvious when they reused footage from ST6. I have never been able to forgive ST7 for how they destroyed the EntD.

[@aiosquadron]

@@darwinxavier3516 It need to be overpowered to defend a planet

[@tomastomasi975]

The ships hull was meant to last a century and individual ships were designed to go on 20 year missions alone, no wonder they put all the bells and whistles on it. Great ship.

[@mattwho81]

Just imagine if one of the first Galaxy-class was sent on a 20year mission and got back to a Federation that had suffered the Dominion war, multiple Borg incursions and the destruction of Romulus. They’d hardly recognise it.

[@jamieolberding7731]

@@mattwho81 Agreed.

[@robertbarrows6687]

@@mattwho81 That would actually be a great story.

[@nessunday]

I wouldn't say great they could use losing the cruiseliner style within the ship and a proper bridge rather then a massive room with a few console. Also the bridge should be deep within the ship rather than on the upper lost point

[@robertbarrows6687]

@@nessunday I think you missed two things on its design.

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

Let's make sure history never forgets the name Enterprise.

[@sean.durham999]

Well, enterprise is synonymous with capitalism, so if the communists take over it won't be forgotten, but demonized.

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

@@sean.durham999 GOOD ONE

[@Perkelenaattori]

Picard out.

[@Autofleet4429]

@@sean.durham999 that's funny considering that the UFP is a communist system

[@sean.durham999]

@@Autofleet4429 Yeah, I always found that funny, that they would call their flagship "Enterprise" when money doesn't exist in their society.

[@DouglasEdward84]

The sharing of rooms was pretty hilarious, the designer of the ship said it's really fit for a crew the size of 4,000 plus, and Rodenberry and the Producers just reduced it to 1,000 because of a lack of extras. There is no way anyone would have to share a room if you look at the blueprints and factor in some family members already living together.

[@battlesheep2552]

Some fully automated luxury space communism, if there's enough rooms for everyone to get their own, yet low ranking crew members still have to share.

[@cadengrace5466]

The crew only had quarters on three of the decks, 7, 8 and 9. The rest of the ship was dedicated to other needs. You could walk all day on a Galaxy class and seldom see another crew member.

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

EC Henry did a good video showing how small the crew really is. There are a thousand people on this tiny patch of the saucer section

[@cadengrace5466]

@@thegreenmanofnorwich Yeah, I saw that one too, he does excellent work most of the time.

[@darrenc2721]

Great video, something I always hated were the display panels/data input methods. For a ship of the future those okuda panels were quite unwieldy. I know when the script called for it, you got a nice little okuda layout, but any other time, I always tried to figure out how on earth anybody got any work done on any of them? Keyboard input was always a bit of a mystery to me with these shows. When people did input data, I never saw any such keyboard layouts to enter the data with. Just random buttons for data entry?

[@UESCBattleDroid]

The Galaxy class. Better armed than dedicated warships. Better defended than dedicated strongholds. Better equipped than your local capital planet.

[@Lukos0036]

And more sex than a dedicated brothel.

[@Mitchz95]

And yet she was defeated by a Klingon bird-of-prey no less than three times. :P (Yesterday's Enterprise, Rascals, and Generations)

[@DOSFS]

@@Mitchz95 Plot called for it so...----- :v /damn plot disruptor and plot torpedo

[@echadit]

Better furnished than your small apartment room.

[@Synthmilk]

@@Mitchz95 In Yesterday's Enterprise, it faced three K'Vort class Birds of Prey Battlecruisers at once, each of which was considerably larger and more powerful than a B'rel class. In Rascals, it was two B'rel class birds of prey, but yes, that was a blatant case of "because plot". Generations was a well explained and executed situation where a D-12 bird of prey was able to inflict critical damage on the Enterprise.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

The Galaxy class, the most heavily armed and technologically advance versatile multi-purpose scientific & exploratory luxury battle apartment cruiser in space. She was done right in this episode. May history remember the maiden voyage week of _The Templin Arsenals_ and may it continue to explore strange new technologies and seek out new vehicles and new vessels. _"Live long and prosper."_

[@jamesnealii8370]

If their still in service by the time of Star Trek Picard the galaxy class would be 40 plus years old at that point with the prototype USS galaxy NCC-70637 first launched in 2357 witch was already 17 years old in late 2374 by by the time we see her take heavy damage in the first battle of chin toka. Would be 43 years old by 2400 and probably likely have taken over the roles previously served by the now 70 plus years old still in service but no longer in production and slowly being phased out ambassador class launched in the early 2330s and the sovereign class launched in the early 2370s probably likely toke over the now 110 plus year old likely decommissioned excelsior class first launched in the 2280s

[@JamesTKirk-ui9zn]

So say we all!

[@donaldnoell5378]

Fail. Need to get the technical manual. I have it and I just owned you.

[@youme981]

@@jamesnealii8370

[@keirfarnum6811]

“Live awhile and do okay.”

[@leytonjay]

200 guests? More like 2000. It's been widely discussed how empty the Enterprise would actually be with only 1000 personnel, especially with ensigns inexplicably bunking together. They could rescue the entire crew of another Galaxy class and still maintain total luxury for everyone.

[@awkwardllama0509]

i love the future lol

[@battlesheep2552]

They could probably get up to 10000 before things start getting cramped. It's a big-ass ship, at least several times the internal volume of those cruise ships that house 5000 guests + staff

[@fenrisvermundr2516]

@@battlesheep2552 The Galaxy-Class has an evacuation capacity of 10,000. That is right on the nose. Edit: It's actually 15,000

[@TheCyberloki]

Well we talk about "Guests" in the sense of diplomats which can be accommodated in luxury. I mean their suites are probably equal to the Senior staff or even the captains Quarters. The Evacuation limit was at 15000 but this is with all luxury over board and only for limited amounts of time. The "reasonably luxurious with just double stacked still relatively big Quarters and still good live style to our modern standards" amount of crew probably is somewhere up to one third of the Evacuation Limit i guess. So 5000 Persons.

[@cedriceric9730]

That is a major error majority of sci Fi makes ! They always think of space craft like normal ocean ships !! Given those volumes it has been calculated that most scifi space ships are basically lighter than air on earth!

[@fourecks1]

Love the lines on the enterprise, sleek and futuristic. Them damn shuttles, though.

[@Tyrgalon]

Imo it looks incredebly fragile and impractical but to each their own.

[@RealengoPrimordialDemon]

The Galaxy Class also known as the Marriott Convention center with guns.

[@gothicalpha]

Honest trailers youtube

[@MarshallDavidson]

I mean....here in the U.S. .... that's probably just a Marriott Convention Center. Just go ahead and assume that you're outgunned going to the ice machine at 2a.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

They bred a Marriott Convention Center with a battle tank and a space shuttle to get the Galaxy Class...

[@KitsuneAdorable]

😂 True.

[@shaider1982]

Funny, the real IJN Yamato was derided as Hotel Yamato.

[@SulliMike23]

She is still a beautiful ship. No matter how many times I lay eyes on a Galaxy class, only one stands out…Enterprise. The Federation built a beautiful ship in the Galaxy class; I just hope they make more ships just like her.

[@starliner2498]

@@mittensfastpaw Canon can be whatever we want it to be

[@masterthiefesq2440]

Probably the best "all-around" ship design the Federation had. Sure, it was later surpassed in specific roles by other classes (Defiant-class for combat, Sovereign-class for long-range "show-the-flag" missions and diplomacy, Intrepid-class and Nova-class for exploration), but a jack of all trades, and master of many.

[@PaiSAMSEN]

My head canon is that the loss of their status as the top-of-the-line ship of the Federation has been a boon for the Galaxy-class after the Dominion war. Free from the curse of being the flagships, the ship is now free to embark on what the original designer has envisioned : a long-range exploratory vessel that can operate independently in uncharted territory for years. The new post-war batches of Galaxy-class, unofficially designated by some as "Galaxy-II" to denote upgrade derive from advancement on ships like Sovereign-class, form the core of the revitalized exploratory branch of Starfleet, which were massively curtailed following the Wolf-359 disaster and the following Dominion war, and launch the Federation into a new golden age of exploration.

[@Gothic7876]

Sovereign was also a better Battleship than the Galaxy Class. TBH the Sovereign Class being better isn’t that much of a surprise, considering it’s a direct successor.

[@piotrd.4850]

Nah, "all around-er" was Voyager. Versatile long endurance frigate. Galaxy was basically show-off, tour-de-force, over-the-top optimism fueled design.

[@Gothic7876]

@@piotrd.4850 J Well Voyager was closer to being an actual Cruiser in military terms. Seeing as it was capable of doing its missions without a supporting flotilla. A frigate would be something like the Saber Class.

[@PaiSAMSEN]

@@piotrd.4850 You spoke like those are bad thing.

[@TRLAuthor]

This video was an absolute love letter to a fantastic ship. Nicely done.

[@sebganske1992]

Still can't believe, Riker lost it to a 20 years old bird of prey....Damn you, number one!

[@raidermaxx2324]

Number One, i order you to take a Number Two!!! heh heh heh heh

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I know it was because the SFX crew didn't like the model, but it was just rather dim. Literally any other Klingon ship would have been more threatening than that piddly little bird of prey. The Yamato had to go to have that "is it a design flaw" element in Contagion (even though I think they could have done without that) and the Odyssey was destroyed to show just how damn serious the Dominion was. The Enterprise though? She was like a member of the family and it damn near broke my heart aged 12 when I saw her go down

[@Krahazik]

@@thegreenmanofnorwich I would agree. Rather wistful excuse to get rid of the 6ft model that really didn't do much for the plot. That little bird of prey wouldn't have been a match in a strait fight. But as powerful as the Galaxy Class is, it still doesn't have any armor at all so if you take the shields out of the equation, its gets a lot easier to do damage to federation ships. Still I find it somewhat sketchy that with all of the supposedly advanced sensors the ship had, no one noticed an unregistered/unauthorized transmitter moving about the ship and in sensitive areas?

[@aracuron9956]

@@Krahazik and having a chief engineer running around with a unprotected wifi interface on his visor, that seems to have neither, built in Firewalls, malware Scanners, etc preventing vital functions (like his capabillity to see is nothing important to protect from modification and his Position no reason to protect his privacy?) or even a Firewall and a access control. And no security checks after leaving the ship for a longer time? Well, also nö one in communications also wonders about unregistered transmissions from sensitive areas? I am sure in a reslistic setup, geordie would beam abord, trying to leave the transporter pad and being stopped by a forcefield, while lights Flash red and the Operator informs him:"sir, where a unregistered transmission ging out from you, we need to Check."

[@TheCyberloki]

@@aracuron9956 Its a visor its not meant to transmit anything. My laptop that never goes online has no need for a antivirus software either. The Visor was probably only meant to connect to a secure computer for means of security updates with its interfaces normally inactive. Still it was a oversight as he came back on board.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"That is a Galaxy-Class Starship! We are no match for them!" -- B'Etor

[@DocWolph]

Only to end up killing it 30 minutes later.

[@GrandmasterDevo]

@@DocWolph Because they were cheating, shield-hacking bastards.

[@DocWolph]

@@GrandmasterDevo A win is a win, and Starfleet is a bunch of arrogant dumbasses. Geordie was hacked before and they knew it but never did anything to make sure it didn't happen again, like a simple systems check just to make sure it wasn't happening now.

[@francisdwyer1706]

I think it's time we gave mr la forge his sight back

[@aracuron9956]

Well, they did this shit before WLAN was a Real thing (at least for common ppl..... By accident they made the point on why you should not have your router set to visible, unencrypted and a Standard password like "password" With today knowledge, this incident, that they lost the federation flagship by having it's chief engineer walking around with a hacked wifi interface and no one cares for unusual transmissions...... Is just so stupid, if the borg ever hear of that, they would not only prohibite any Assimilation of federation species, but also rrmove anysuch drones and their complete data from the hive, just to make sure they dont suffer from such incompetence.... As I said, the Story was written before the writers was knowing how such things work..... By error they made a "how not to operate your WiFi" example.... Not the credits youbaimed for, sorry guys.

[@the_kraken6549]

10:18 I still love the cetacean labs, it seems so Starfleet to say: “Oh, you uh, can’t get around on land? Don’t worry, we’ll figure something out.”

[@danieljames1868]

And then on the other hand you've got the luna class, which had a whole other set of corridors to allow acquatic species to reach the entire ship. It also had high-fidelity life support systems that could allow a vulcan and an andorian to pass each other in the corridor and be experiencing comfortable temperatures and gravity. The luna class had some _insane_ stuff to it...

[@greymagic857]

Imagine if a Galaxy Class starship was the one thrown across the galaxy, instead of voyager.

[@jesseberg3271]

Given how they tanked up the Galaxies in DS9, I think we can assume that after the first 6 months, they wouldn't face any real threats until they reached Borg space.

[@SirAroace]

half the plots would not happen as the Galaxy built for Self-Sufficiency.

[@GenSphinx]

If that was the case they would have laughed the Kazon out of the room, many of the threats Voyager faced wouldn't the as big of a deal to the Galaxy.

[@jesseberg3271]

Now that I think about it, they would also probably have put the Maquis in one the brigs and forgotten about them. For that matter, there's a good chance some of the Medical staff would have survived, and the EMH would never have had to be relied upon as much.

[@drksideofthewal]

The Kazon would have been laughed off.

[@imperatortiago]

"Let's see what this Galaxy-class starship can do!"-Captain Jean-Luc Picard, former Captain of the Federation Starfleet Starship, USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, during the years 2364-2371

[@casbot71]

4:10 and that is why Starfighters aren't popular in the Star Trek universe.

[@cadengrace5466]

Star fighters are stupid in any universe.

[@boobah5643]

Assuming I'm remembering the episode correctly, those weren't fighters. Just, by Federation standards, antiquated and small starships. One would expect equal-tech fighters to be somewhat more difficult to target, if just as easy to destroy once hit. Mind, despite what _Star Fleet Battles_ or nuTrek may say, I prefer my _Star Trek_ sans starfighters.

[@cadengrace5466]

@@boobah5643 Going by your reference to SFB, the units shown on screen would be pseudo-fighters.

[@logicplague]

Unless you're in Jar Jar verse, then you have 10,000 ready to go.

[@Krahazik]

@@boobah5643 I would not want to take any fighter type ship up against any federation ship, those phasers are just too nimble really. Better to go up against other governments which used fixed weaponry and actual turrets for their weapon systems.

[@derekburge5294]

One of the defining features of my childhood. She's a fine class.

[@ObligedUniform]

"Well, this is a new ship. But she's got the right name. Now, you remember that, you hear? [....] You treat her like a lady. And she'll always bring you home."

[@Josh_Fredman]

It's been a while since I've seen a KZbin video that didn't take a cynical and sour view of the Galaxy Class as "too soft" or "too luxurious." I'm very happy to see the class finally get some love! The Constitution Refit will always be my pick for the most beautiful starship design, but the Galaxy Class is the one that comes the closest to representing the Federation's ideals and embodying Gene Roddenberry's vision of a future worth living in. People understood this back when TNG was on the air, but these days not so much. So the few exceptions are most welcome!

[@nealsterling8151]

The only thing people nowadays are interested in is, how many Phasers and Torpedoes a ship can fire, nothing else*. Sad times we live in. *and the producers of Trek couldn't resist and made every "hero" ship more capable in one way or the other, instead of acknowledging how monumental the Galaxy Class was.

[@Xalerdane]

The problem is that it’s very, _very_ hard to write an idealistic dream of humanity’s future without making lots of mistakes, especially if your own understanding of things like human psychology or sociology is less than college level. The most common is the arrogant assumption “in the future everything will be perfect, because everyone will think exactly like me!” Idealism can often come across as sanctimoniousness, arrogance, or childish naïveté if the writer lacks the skills necessary to portray those ideals properly. It gets worse when a writer makes a serious error that isn’t caught before the final version, or fails to truly consider the implications or ramifications of something. That’s how you get a cutting edge of technology heavy cruiser meant to redefine every aspect of what a Federation starship is… being designed not by an engineer, but by a _theoretical physicist._

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

I feel like the "All Good Things" Galaxy-X refit would have warranted at least a mention about just how powerful it could be as a warship. Of course, it was an excellent video regardless.

[@Shinzon23]

Slight issue is that particular variant was purely an alternate universe version

[@christopherg2347]

@@Shinzon23 She also appears in Star Trek online.l, making that 1.5-2 alternative timelines. And the basic story behind it's ceation (Romulus destroyed, Star Empire in shambles) holds in Picard.

[@Daedalus-BC308]

15:51 God, imagine being a bridge officer of that Cardassian Galor class cruiser and seeing two wartime Galaxy class ships open fire towards you at the same time. I'd die of a heart attack before they even open fire.

[@Peaceforall20111]

It may seem dumb but this video is one of my favorites to watch before bed. It brings back all the memories of the show in a short video. Thanks

[@FranklinLongallnitelong22]

Brought tears to my eyes. ST:NG was a show that todays Sci Fi try to emulate. No matter how advanced film production gets. They pale at the scope of which NG reached.

[@paradox7358]

You treat her like a lady, and she’ll always bring you home.

[@Jesus_Offical]

Yeahs

[@kev3d]

I guess having Geordi compromised TWICE wasn't in keeping with treating her like a lady.

[@HrLBolle]

Leonard " BONES" McCoy

[@Freddie1980]

Super sized, super luxurious, ludicrous number of amenities, the Galaxy class design perfectly captures the 80's excess from which is born.

[@michaellaramee1965]

I love these recent videos! While Stardock does a great job giving me the technical layouts of these ships you do an amazing job giving us the 'feeling' of them. You emphasis these vessels as being far more then specs but as a living entity. Well done!

[@SicilianStealth]

Thank you so much for this the Star Trek that I grew up with originally watching TOS at age 7. Now 60. While I have kept an open mind with Discovery and Picard this Star Trek that I missed it had elegance and grace.

[@endwarAH80blackfoot]

Present me enjoys the engine of war that is the Imperium of Man's struggle for survival in a cruel galaxy. But the Enterprise will always be the ship of dreams where mankind may explore the void and hopefully find friends from all walks of life and unite them in a shared purpose of harmony and betterment of all.

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

I like to think that the Galaxy-Class vessels built during the Dominion war, were more akin to Battleships when compared to vessels built before hand.

[@Idazmi7]

They were.

[@Xalerdane]

They almost certainly didn’t have children and civilians on board during normal operations.

[@giovannirodriguesdasilva646]

Nothing beats the Galaxy Class, be it in aesthetics or raw power, a true Explorer, does everything a little and does everything very well and still with legroom

[@SirAroace]

Basically a flying research / military base, built to go for years with out major resupply

[@raidermaxx2324]

the NCS mod in Stellaris gives you a flagship galaxy class Enterprise as a science exploratory ship, but also armed...

[@cjrbread5928]

Man 7 episodes in the space of a week! Really outdone yourself

[@TemplinInstitute]

and I was only hospitalized once!

[@BleedingUranium]

A wonderfully put together video on an incredible and beautiful class of starship! I especially love the massive variety of clips used, from every season of TNG, Generations, DS9, and Picard; it's nice to see everything included. :)

[@redthree603]

You know, I have little to no knowledge about Star Trek but these ships sound pretty cool! I like the idea of a ship being able to separate into two parts for various situations!

[@LtCWest]

Oh, you gonna LOVE the USS Prometheus ^^

[@darwinxavier3516]

@@LtCWest But but but..iT woULd HAve lESs TotaL POwER AnD ArmoR ANd stuFf, Hurr duRR iMPraCtiCAl.

[@kereminde]

I don't recall it being used often outside the first season of 'The Next Generation'.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@kereminde but it was used in Best of Both Worlds, probably the only time it worked well for the writers.

[@Krahazik]

One of the best and proper uses we have seen is with the war planet, when Picard got stuck on the surface and a cloaked enemy appeared in orbit and started pounding on the ship. Jourdi was in command at the time and he broke orbit, separated, came back in the star drive section to take care of the threat and recover the away team. Also has one of my fav line, "Mr Laforge, when I left this ship it was in one piece. I'd like you to return it to me in that condition." And then he goes and sits off to the side of the battle bridge leaving Jordi in command.

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

The first time I saw the Galaxy Class Starship was when Star Trek The Next Generation aired on t.v. and when I first saw that ship and it was called the Enterprise I was in complete awe that Starfleet could build such a massive starship when compared to the old Constitution Class it would probably look puny compared to the Galaxy Class and I was even surprised that these ships had families on board and it had a Klingon for a security chief and a blind man for a chief engineer and an android for a second officer just shows how far Starfleet has come since the days of the legendary Starfleet officers of the forementioned Constitution Class like the legendary Captain James T. Kirk.

[@leonrobinson8180]

I grew up with TNG, so the TOS' Constitution Class looked dated. Still, I grew to respect the OG, to the point its appearance on Discovery made me tear up

[@derekburge5294]

Last time I was this early, MacDougal was the new Scotty.

[@KEVMAN7987]

Don't forget about Argyle.

[@eXcommunicate1979]

@@KEVMAN7987 And what about that one guy who was an asshole to Geordi? lol

[@malcolmar]

Very well done! Thank you! All this just reminds me how much I miss Star Trek TNG. Definitely rewatching every episode when I get some vacation time.

[@Dan19870]

The Galaxy Class Starship; A luxury apartment block in space as well as a convention centre. Does not hold up well when rammed.

[@The_Goose2]

or when coming into contact with geometric shapes until the plot demands the ship dies

[@Nichodo]

@@The_Goose2 yeah. It took a old Klingon Bird of prey commanded by the Duras sisters to destroy the ship... But the Borg were scary.

[@The_Goose2]

@@Nichodo thats what happens when riker commands a ship

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@The_Goose2 And his future wife conns it.

[@cyberpunkzombie9461]

I never got into Star Trek as much as I did Star Wars, but the Galaxy class is an AMAZING ship; both elegant and deadly! She would be a treasure to fly in ANY universe!!

[@edwinmoy1402]

I JUST LOVE THIS!!! The Galaxy-class Enterprise is unforgettable! This brought a tear to my eye! Thank you!

[@HyneephAli]

I wish there was footage of the captains yacht. Tremendously good broadcast video Templin.

[@KingOfMadCows]

This why other races in Star Trek think the Federation are such a big threat. Just imagine what they think when they encounter the Enterprise. Pirate crew: Captain, I am detecting a Federation vessel. It appears to be a luxury cruise liner with several recreational areas, large comfortable quarters, and what appears to be a school for children. Pirate captain: Excellent, easy prey. No doubt there are many valuable hostages onboard. And I'm sure a vessel of that size will have a large quantity of dilithium. Charge weapons and prepare boarding parties. Pirate crew: Sir! I'm also detecting over 200 high yield photon torpedoes, dozens of phaser arrays, dreadnought class shield generators, and the warp engines are more powerful than any we have ever encountered before! Pirate captain: What? How can anyone equip such heavy armaments on a luxury vessel? I would hate see what their warships are like. We better tell all our ships to avoid Federation ships in the future. They're clearly too powerful to be reckoned with and we cannot afford to incur their wrath.

[@angelrivera2339]

I think that Federation scared their neighbors and allies during the Dominion War. The Federation started the war with the Dominion by attacking Cardassia rather than tolerate multiple provocations. It was a cold calculation that they would not have a chance if they let the Dominion continue their build up. Starfleet actually waged war to win and did not bother offer an end of hostilities.

[@navyreviewer]

"Look its the Enterprise!" "Hans, are we the baddies of the week?" "What? No of course not" "Well it's just that we got these ridges on our noses..."

[@PanduPoluan]

r/HFY

[@shep9231]

well said bud!. beautiful!

[@navyreviewer]

The design was eventually greatly improved by the fitting of surge protectors. Eventually.... Also as inertial dampers were unreliable seat belts were eventually fitted.

[@bosmerfromcanada3878]

There is no such thing as redundant and duplicate systems on a ship, especially when you're hurtling through space. This Galaxy Class, United Federation of Planets and the Templin Institute represents mankind at its absolute best.

[@RetroVikingr89]

Amazing episode- I could feel the passion put into this one. I grew up watching the Galaxy class(Enterprise) and Picard while home sick.

[@darth_yoda]

Would love to see a video of the Excelsior class.. The longest serving ship of the Federation EVEN out living the Galaxy class in terms of years. Being in Service for over two hundred years.

[@htownjesse]

Love the Galaxy Class & all her sister classes. Hope you cover all of them as well. 🖖

[@bhighlander]

Y'all giving me the feels with these scripts. Literally crying over here at how beautiful this ship is. Bravo.

[@BigPoppa-Monk]

Just stop...smfh

[@SarcasticBarman]

ive watched so many break down on the Galaxy class, but this was awesome, covered everything i could think of

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

I still miss the Enterprise - D. what an iconic ship. none of its successors can compare.

[@donaldshaw8710]

Clearly, you haven't seen Star Trek: Picard yet. I won't spoil anything from the final season though.

[@nicholasguarino4612]

@@donaldshaw8710such a nostalgic moment in a great show!

[@Iluvantir]

"All I ask is a tall ship... and a star to steer her by."

[@adamdavis7663]

Okay, that was an awesome video! Very well done templim institute! One of my favorite ships when I was a kid!

[@ericmorang3903]

Let's see what this Galaxy class starship can do!

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

It was never seen or used but the saucer section of the Galaxy Class has an aft photon torpedo launcher as shown in the ships schematics and blueprints.

[@Rabijeel]

Thank you, finally One who knows what he talks about, pointing out the real "awesomeness" of the Galaxy Class. To add some theory crafting: When turning a Galaxy Class into a Warship, her best feature is the ability to sport an insane amount of Reactor Power. It would be enough to up the 12 to 24 Phasor Arrays to each side, allowing 48-Phaser-Volleys that may even get upped by Offensive maneuvering. Also, you can go up to 50+Volleys in regards of Torpedoes. But, the main Advantage here from the possible 2 Main Cores and additional 4 Supplemental Reactors is not only to sport thoose "common" additional Weapons. In combination with the now discarded unneeded Scientific Parts (I do not talk about Astrometry or such - they are very much needed. I talk about Biolabs aside Medical and such) and the leftout Crew Accomodations we can add more secondary Systems - the "Redundant Ones" - to be able to compansade System Failures (more Backup-EPS, dammit!). Also, we can now add more Energy to structural Integrity, upping the sturdyness of the Ship a lot. The Cargo Bays get repositioned as Crewquarters get relocated as well, leaving space in the Saucer and Saucers now independent Reactor and its 2 supplemental Cores to Power the Weponry we add in the "Cargo Bay". We call this System the Kira/Dukat-Phalanx: 4 Planetary Defense Cannons, 2 of them to be able to be discharged the same Time, 60 Minutes recharge Time or less when you burn through the Conductors and Capacitors. Also, the Hangar gets now used for Runabouts with Torpedo Attachment or dome Fighters as used in Planetary defense. You have a Bomber or a Fighter Squad at hand. And that is just the "Legal Part". If we throw Khitomer out the Window and do not care about the Romulan Treaty, it gets really scary. Because, the "leftover Scientific Stations" allow for real Atrocities to be used. Lets just take a look at the metaphasic Shields that are considerably stronger than normal ones. When you project our a further "Shield" that just resonates to passing Energy (and Matter), you can analyze its Frequency and thus auto-alter the Shields to adapt optimal to it - Borg-Shields Plus. Also, we can fit in the Transphasic System from the Pegasus Experimental Cloak to make us "immaterial" for Attacks. That System was - as seen, not so big and can be deployed in a Torpedo, now bypassing all defense Systems and materializing and exploding inside a Ship - rendering the "Shields get worn down and Torpedoes go for the Kill"-Tactic obsolete. And with that, we are at the real ugly Part - Subspace Weaponry. Ever seen TNGs "Remember me"? Weponizing Runabouts is really evil - stripping anemy Ships from all life but leaving the Ship unharmed. Piracy 101 and wet Dream I gotta say. And here, it gets funny - The new and bigger Weapon. Empty Runabout with Warp Core and Transphasic Cloak. Fly in, Materialize and make a Warp Jump from inside the enemy Ship. That Way, you create an instable Black Hole inside the Enemy Ship that feeds from it and then collapses in a microscopic "Big Bang" - which is considerably Powerful even though "Microsopic" Also, Tractor Probes are some evil shit. Link 2 of them opposing and have them lock on 2 different Ships - like "chaining them together". Puts considrable Stress on the Hull. Multiple Probes can hinder a Ships maneuverability sigificantly. And also you can use your Deflector Dish to project one of the "additional Warp Fields" you can now pregenerate (risky, but powerful). What do you think happens when you disturb an existing Field in use with another one you project upon them? Right, Singularity Core Collapse. Projecting this via the Tractor Drones and you literally "lock down" the enemy until he destroyed the Probes - and thoose Seconds are all you need with a Ship as the above. So, by all means - Federation did not go out "Full War" on the Borg. When you do what they did to a Runabout by attaching an oversized Cruiser Reacor, a fuckton of Weapons and defensice Abilitys of a heavy Cruiser plus a cloak.... yes, the Defiant was a Runabout. Look at the front, they just attached a "Saucer" on the Bacl and popped the Engine directly on to the Sides.... well, you get the Idea doing this to a Galaxy Class. So no, the Sovereign Class is not a "Warship". It is something the others Think of as a Warship compared to their Warships. But, it isn't. If Federation would go out full Warships, the Borg would request assimilation by the Federation politely.

[@markjeheaton2691]

Enterprise D is back and the lady will fight one more time

[@renovatio409]

Appreciate the research according to lore and the work you put into the epic narration. You sir provide some of the finest content on this platform. Thank you for entertainment and educational purpose.

[@EIixir]

This video is a love letter and is perfect.

[@grizstockman8002]

An armored, racing cruise ship armed with tomahawk missiles that floats in space. Love to the Galaxy class.

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

Of all iconic, timeless classic ships, Galaxy Class, Constitution Class, Excelsior Class, Normandy SR-2 and Imperial Class Star Destroyers will be sources for inspiration for humanity.

[@somerandomdude7785]

You forgot the Gloriana Class.

[@aracuron9956]

Well, the Stardust (Perry Rhodan first ship) Was a verticslly landing Rocket. SpaceX made it Real, so we are at the Level of scifi of this time, long way to go until we reach even the Phoenix.... That still was a repurposed ICBM... And than a cenrury to go to the NX-1 Well, maybe we are a bit faster, at least where is a new theory out where for warpdrives, that "only" needs stupid amounts of energy and no more exotic stuff. Well, maybe we are a "bit" faster...

[@mwidenst]

Still my favourite Star Trek class of vessel. The Galaxy Class are basically a floating Metropolis.

[@aquariandawn4750]

Despite disagreeing with a number of points made I think this may be the best Star Trek video I've seen in years. Subbed.

[@mingchoi8369]

"Lieutenant, press the F button for the salute to the Galaxy class." "Aye, captain." (Templin anthem plays) And so ends Fleet Week with a look at an iconic starship from Star Trek. I can't wait to see more of Arsenal soon. In fact, I've got some ideas for future Arsenal videos: - RX-78-2 Gundam - Mobile Suit Gundam - The Waverider - Arrowverse/Legends of Tomorrow - The Death Star - Star Wars - Helicarrier - MCU - The Megazord - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Battlestar Galactica - Metal Gear - Thunderbirds - The TARDIS - Doctor Who - The Orbital Ion Cannon - Command and Conquer

[@Rezail_Uhhh]

I don't know why tears came to my eyes while watching this.

[@IfbbProRolandcHazard]

Actually I was feeling it at the end. Been a long time Star Trek fan since Captain James T. Kirk.

[@gejnormcswipe8435]

I sort of got misty eyes too.. both for this, and just how far Star Trek has fallen.

[@SGTBizarro]

9:05 I'm sorry, but gaht DAYUM girl. Might've been one of the women Guinan mentioned would consider Worf "tame".

[@DrLeroyGreen]

The last scene, of an excited Data, still, to this day, gives me douche chills.

[@blackfire3744]

If possible, I'd like to see in a future video something from the show "Space: Above and Beyond"

[@DAFLIDMAN]

This was extremely well done and very comprehensive, as a fan of TNG well done 🖖

[@sean.durham999]

I always thought of the Galaxy Class as the Porsche of Federation starships.

[@mho...]

More a Mercedes tbh!, Made for Luxurious Cruising & less for raw Speed!

[@Marcus_Wulfhart]

Wow, an articulate and beautiful breakdown and swan song to the amazing Galaxy class.

[@thesinfultictac5704]

Can you imagine being deployed for 5 years ? The average Navy deployment is 6-7 months. Some enlisted folks only sign up for careers only lasting 6.5 years. Starfleet is a goddamn life commitment, so splurging on some comfortability makes sense. Space madness is a real thing in Star Trek universe (Naked Time), some level of "im not on a goddamn starship" jas to be done.

[@heomji7216]

You should do the NX-01 class one day in this type of video. It isn't as iconic as the Galaxy-class but it is the father of all Starfleet starships and it was granted the first mass exploration mission of humankind. In Star Trek lore, the NX-01 was the greatest human machine in the early years of human extrasolar age. Plus, Star Trek Enterprise is very underrated to me, this show deserves more love because many misunderstood it.

[@CallinicusHu]

I thought a Galaxy Wing was a group of starships centered around a Galaxy, similar to a US Carrier Battlegroup or Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Group.

[@thebighurt2495]

That makes sense.

[@pathfinderdiscovery9395]

The best video about this class period !!! , I love the GALAXY CLASS , ITS ONE BIG SHIP , an finally got the fire power it deserves , an can now go further an more confident than ever

[@ryank5424]

Well done, assuming this is end of fleet week (hopefully not) a great way to bookend with. And look forward to seeing more of this video series. 🖖

[@floriangallus7760]

Now I feel the urge to rewatch TNG

[@krisguntner4805]

Still ticks me off how they destroyed the "D". :/

[@EugenioAngueira]

Very nice video and summation of the characteristics of this ship class.

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

I have a poster of the Enterprise D as a cutaway of the ships starboard side and it shows that the saucer section has 2 bridges in it as the second bridge as well as the Battle Bridge and even Main Engineering could act as backups incase the main bridge was damaged or deemed uninhabitale as the second saucer section bridge,the Battle Bridge or main engineering could act as a backup by just making adjustments to several consoles in those sections and rerouting the command functions.

[@Shinzon23]

Bravo I think this is one of your guys's best!

[@schnebot]

the way engine section is connected to the main body of the ship always made me feel like it can break away at any second.

[@thedoruk6324]

Star Trek themes are always be unique!

[@chriskabigting]

I forgot to comment. This was really well-made. Very clean and you chose the good clips too. :-)

[@gustavopaez2444]

thanks for this video, it was amazing it made me feel like I was in the 25th century reviewing the las 100 years of The Federation. Thank you

[@NODnuke45]

I had no idea Star Trek predicted the threat of the Kardashians...

[@Bevalderon]

One of the most beautiful Starfleet Ships ever commissioned

[@NyloElLobo]

There is actually an argument that the Galaxy class was a huge failure. One of the most interesting Star Trek debates. Beautiful ship either way.

[@seanmurphy7183]

I love the perspective you bring to these Arsenal entries

[@waynejuckts3008]

They have embraced the legacy of their forebearers and boldly gone, where no one has gone before..... Well said, and everything I have to say to "NewTrek".... To boldly rewrite where everyone has watched before. A perfect spot on statement at the end of a perfect piece of art that gives respect to a class that has made its name.

[@jonmcgee6987]

It took me a few years to get used to the design. I watched the TOS cast movies before watching TNG when it first came out. As for the best looking Enterprise. I prefer the Re-fit version we first saw in ST. TMP. Though the Enterprise we see in Azur Lane is quite a looker herself.

[@LtCWest]

You can say she has a nice "deck", my fellow SKK ^^

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

One thing I would like to see for Star Trek is to see a Constitution Class Starship in service again during the time of Captain Jean-Luc Picard only with a 24th century look and redesign of the class like working out the design flaws that decommissioned the original class like the neck that was discovered to be a severe weak spot and they took care of that weakness by maybe making the newly redesigned Constitution Class having a look like that of the Sovereign Class.

[@EnDSchultz1]

The Enterprise D served for 8 years. The Next Generation series has 178 episodes. That means that 1701-D was faced with some crisis or catastrophe a little under once every 2 weeks. Great for television. Not the ship I would want to raise a family on.

[@christopha1955]

And Capt. Picard chose to take the saucer section into the Neutral Zone because he didn't like that the battle bridge had a "weird" smell to it.

[@Hartzilla2007]

@@christopha1955 "The Enterprise D served for 8 years." Might want to up that to 9 since they only put her back in the museum a year later.

[@terrancechilds3049]

One hell of a ship the federation really know what they are doing

[@Voyager_AU]

Oh, I'm excited for this!

[@alonpaz1585]

hey you have darker color than me awesome

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

Ships I know of that were part of the Project Galaxy Class development program: Freedom Class Nebula Class Cheyenne Class Niagra Class Galaxy Class

[@Heisen2420]

"Space,... The Final Frontier"

[@SulliMike23]

“These are the voyages of the starship…Enterprise.”

[@Sin526]

"Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds"

[@leonrobinson8180]

"To seek out new life and new civilizations "

[@SulliMike23]

“To boldly go where no one has gone before”