Trekyards EP90 - USS Titan (Part 1)

[@mikep1592]

For whatever reason, the underslung nacelles have always been my favorite style ship design. It just has that "SLEEK" feeling. As always, please continue making it so.

[@keirfarnum6811]

My favorite ship in all of ST!

[@michaelloar4618]

Love the Titan! Thanks Sean for coming aboard Trekyards and giving us the inside to this awesome ship.....as always keep up the great work!

[@hansebee]

I love the hangar /flight deck concept with the recessed clam shell doors. Clever. Stylish. Retro - but in a good way. Great show you guys!

[@enterprise-h312]

This certainly feels like a next-generation exploration vessel. I love the amount of detail that was put into the ship, it is what makes Star Trek ships feel "real".

[@power543]

+Enterprise-H Thanks! We really wanted to develop the ship and flesh it out so lots of this information is new and yeh makes it feel more real!

[@jayaldridge9520]

I'm totally geeking out! I love the Luna class Starship Titan!

[@jimtilley1158]

there could be a design lineage between the titan and aries class from axanar

[@ciscoduncan838]

350 crew? That’s it? Thought it would have been more. Oh well. Thanks for the video and the info. 👍🏾✌🏾💯

[@gabrielbrosteanu8586]

Would love to see a series featuring the USS Titan (and Riker)...

[@jamesaron1967]

So would I, but Frakes is older now and when Riker captained the Titan he was a younger man. They'd need another actor but such a series would have great potential from what I heard about the books.

[@Shermos]

Without having done any proper research, I assumed the Titan was another warship like the Defiant. I'm pleased to see I was wrong. My interest in checking out the books just went up.

[@VaderTheWhite]

Okay I love how this guy designed both the Ares (one of my favorite fan designs) and the Titan (which inspired the nacelles of my own fan design)

[@Bill23799]

Luna Class looks like it has a bit of USS Ares NCC-1650 in it's ancestry.

[@KallenSC]

Luna Class, Soveregin, Enigma, Vor'cha and Mogai...are my favorite ones in entire STW.

[@anonymousperson3153]

'But no Pakleds.' That's funnier now than it was back then, given her arrival in Lower Decks.

[@blah979]

Thats one hardcore crew.

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

Looks good, I like to see ST continue.

[@xanderguldie]

this is such an Awesome ship. its one of my favorites

[@morkofork]

The Luna Class would seriously kick ass with a weapons pod replacing the sensor pod!

[@stevehuff723]

+Mork_of_Ork2001 Sometimes a duck just has to be a duck. Even in our world vehicles are designed for purpose.

[@morkofork]

steve huff They said in the video that it can be swapped for a weapons pod. I'm just saying with 90% of the Sovereign's shield power and the extra weaponry it would kick major ass.

[@stevehuff723]

True, I have to agree.

[@averyramstorf2483]

To get to the sensor pod on top they have a ladder angled Jefferies Tube.

[@malcolmdavis7380]

Ok.. you guys did it. Mission...... 1.) Get up out of bed...2.) Get cash... and 3.) Go GOT THE U.S.S TITAN BOOKS! ....I Looove this ship and the story behind it.

[@highlyunlikely2349]

Kind of reminds me of a 24th century Ares

[@NotAlrightSpider]

I love this ship. The funny thing is that I didn't until I saw this episode.

[@Dreadtothink]

Tuvok certainly gets around doesn't he? :)

[@Antair.Gaming]

+Ricardo Warner Was about to say the same thing. :-)

[@rpcarnell]

I don't understand this comment.

[@davisdesigns9617]

Would really like to see an interior of the Titan. Most specifically the aqua deck/s. Very interested on where exactly these decks are located. Like is there a dedicated docking port? or do they rely on transporters? :-) very cool ship. Wish it had made it to the screen.

[@Mark-zm9yg]

at 4.15 the list says 2 forward and and aft torpedo launchers and 5 forward phaser banks and 2 aft phasers ?

[@PeyoteIguana]

Is the Warbird at the beginning of the video to scale with that Space Station?

[@austin1839]

I thought that Wesley Crusher had become some kind of ascended being and disappeared from the scene?

[@rigelkent8401]

Seems like Titan is the explorer and Akira is the fighter.

[@jamesaron1967]

Although its primary role is exploration, the Luna class is no slouch at 65% the fire power and 85-90% the shield capacity of the Enterprise E.

[@808INFantry11X]

@@jamesaron1967 for sure the each ship can double duty but each has their own specific strengths which is vital in a fleet.

[@CubanWriter]

I like to think the Romulans used their intel on the Federation to select a vessel slated for future construction, one which Riker might recognize. That way when it was said he Captained the Titan, he might think, "Yeah, I remember that was a ship scheduled for construction in a few years. Makes sense I might serve as her Captain..." Ironically, the Romulans made a good choice.

[@stryletz]

+CubanWriter Um, it wasn't the Romulans, it was an orphaned alien child with advanced technology. It was lonely, and wanted Riker to stay, so it created a simulation for him to do that. When it failed, another one was created where it was a Romulan plot to get information from Riker. At no point were the Romulans actually involved.

[@CubanWriter]

+Matthew Stryletz Quite right, Matthew. Thank you for refreshing my memory of the episode. I only remembered the Romulan bits and not the resolution. This actually makes me realize Riker's knowledge of things was being tapped to create the simulation. Hence a ship may have been chosen that he knew would be constructed, and that he had interest in commanding one day.

[@nickryan4126]

One of the most diverse ship crew in history. Captain and first officer are both human

[@Zeithri]

I got a Mirror Universe variant that I named the I.S.S. Pegasus, after the Pegasus line of ships from Gundam. She's a beautiful lady.

[@PrinceAnakin]

was Lt.Wesley Crusher Chief Enigineeron USS Titan in all ITitan books?

[@gmspencer2]

Does anyone know who the XO is?

[@ueonavy5836]

Could you review the Teutoburg class

[@Lokiawa]

It's always sad to hear a physical model being battered and mistreated...😭😭😭😭😭😭 Eagerly waiting for part 2 now.

[@LeandroLima81]

I love this ship!

[@flyingfiddler90q]

That's *not* a DC-10. It's a KC-135, which is the military version of the Boeing 707. (I love your show, I'm just even more of an airplane nerd than I am a Star Trek nerd)

[@rickfeng4466]

Well, more from the C-137. E-3 has the same 148in fuselage diameter as the commercial 707 aka C-137. C-135 has a narrower 144in fuselage. Prototype 367-80 has only 132in BTW ;)

[@2490debrick]

I always found that Star Fleets ships (especially in its very early days) would be best served on a two platform basis ie the Galaxy and Nebula or Connie and Miranda the smaller being the support work horses! And with the Sovereign then the Luna would be the perfect secondary class because a condenced Sovereign would just look daft! Due to the Federations limited/ shared resources among its many equal planet/ members! With possibly a third being a science vessel! I love the Titan design! As a new platform is put through ie the Galaxy then all ships prior ie the Ambassador would cease to be built and certainly not refitted so as an old Ambassador goes in its stripped down recycled (grave yards would not exist) and out comes a Galaxy or in the this case as a Galaxy goes in out comes a Sovereign!

[@worldcomicsreview354]

>Lunar class >Main shuttle named Armstrong >Yeah, I named it after my favourite jazz musician... He must get so tired of explaining that.

[@wingsabre]

I think my only complaint I had when I first saw the model was I wished Sean had used a different nacelle design. I liked the overall design, but that just feels a little bit too much like the Akira.

[@stevehuff723]

I am a modler/ patternmaker and I love this ship. I intend to build it out of wood and bondo. It will be so cool.

[@jamesbielby3491]

+steve huff There is awesome resin 1/1400 scale models of the USS and ISS Titan already available. Check out the Starship Modeller website.

[@stevehuff723]

I build my own. Check out my latest ship NCC1701J now on nearly all Star Trek Ships.

[@markbernero9302]

I always thought this looked like a warship than the E-E!

[@switchey110]

i wish i had more time to get thorough the related book series

[@3142mn]

You guys should do a video on the U.S.S. Invincible, Picard's last command!!!

[@micdoyle8478]

I wana see a carrier type starship with a complement of fighters

[@SpartacusRyuuou]

+Mic Doyle STO has one now. Jupiter-Class. sto.gamepedia.com/Jupiter_Class_Carrier

[@micdoyle8478]

wow looks kool thank mate sto.gamepedia.com/Jupiter_Class_Carrier

[@thribs]

So they alter that episode but not the TOS Tribble episode to include the DS9 segments. Pity.

[@dhindaravrel8712]

Great designer - but could you subtitle him?

[@mbmajor01]

"Make us go" lol

[@TheVentrexian]

Woah rad how'd you know

[@snakeplissken2018]

It would have looked better if the supports for the warp nacelles were turn upwards instead of down Also I really disagree with this ship being given to Will Riker it is mainly a expiration and science vessel and that just isn't Riker's command style I feel he should have been given a ship designed for combat to go along with his personality perhaps a sovereign-class named the USS Lexington NCC 1709 D

[@fearaday_5873]

STAR TREK VS STAR WARS YES I JUST WENT THERE

[@NotQuiteUseful]

The whole sensor pod design makes no sense. The concept of a separate sensor pod is fine, but why shoehorn everything else into it if the idea was to keep interference down? Why three /dedicated/ probe launchers? Have any of the authors managed to justify this yet? A C2 centre/large scale life boat that can't be accessed without a) transporters, b) crawling through jefferies tubes, or c) extending an emergency escape tube? Hardly seems practical in an emergency.

[@thribs]

They've really thought this ship out haven't they? :)

[@simonkerr3048]

Samuel you talk soooo fast slow down sounds like you're rushing it.

[@louisvarre2197]

Simon Kerr I concur. Way too fast, however, he typically just talks at this increased speed while reading a script, again, typically only when there’s a guest on the show. In his defense, all three of these guys are talking way too fast. Maybe it’s a form of anxiety? Although, I can’t stand when he introduces himself at the begging of the podcast. I’m writing this 4 years after this video first aired, and I ‘think’ he’s a little better, of course now it’s his ‘thing,’ kinda a joke. BUT, He still says his name so fast it’s difficult to understand him. Also, there’s been comments from the UK that can’t even understand him! 😆

[@jamesaron1967]

There's always the 0.75x setting...

[@slipknotpimp6599]

Why is he reading from a script? Great ship.

[@777Joef]

I enjoy the show however I would suggest that Sam slow down just a little bit when he talks. Your discussions are interesting however Sam's accent can be tough to completely understand at times. I am not criticizing ...... just my honest assessment. Thank you both.

[@ral04h]

You are all making Gene's drunken corpse cry. Try harder! Long live the Great Bird

[@andyshirtliff7434]

Not a fan of this design, mix between generic, and, "put this on top"

[@davfree9732]

I just want to see the triumphant return of the neck. I understand losing the neck on warships, but for explorers the extra surface area can house all manner of additional housing mounts for sensors and scanners.

[@patbabb6393]

Samuel, you are cute in a nerdy white British boy kind of way but Jesus Christ I can barely understand what you say. Slow down, enunciate, breath through your nose and speak up.

[@saquist]

Samuel, I recommend that you slow down your speech. The accent makes it difficult to understand when you rattle off technobabble and specs. -She's not the same size as a Nebula but it does have a similar length -No way, Sean, this ship can't do Warp 9.975. It has NONE of the Intrepid speed tech. No Warp field enhancer, No streamlined Hull, and no Variable Warp Field Geometry. -TITAN likely has Galaxy MKI phasers at 50 Petawatts -Limited Ablative Armor is appropriate as the ship has numerous penetrations to prevent it from working as well as the Defiant class -I doubt TITAN can hold all those shuttles. -65% of Sovereigns phaser fire would mean TITAN has 59.15 Petawatt phasers. (This is Galaxy Level 60PWs) -85% Shields of Sovereign would mean TITAN has 2502.4 PWs Shields (Sovereign 2944 PWs) -Judging by the shield output TITAN's two warp Cores each put out 78% of a Galaxy MKI Warp Core. *This means that TITAN is more powerful than Galaxy MKIII and Intrepid but not as Strong as the Defiant Class* -Sovereign Class is at best the same speed as the Galaxy whose original top speed was Warp 9.2. Sovereign may achieve Warp 9.3 or 9.4 because of it's more advanced coils and more powerful core and better hull geometry of the saucer. -Sovereign has a 7 Stream Warp Core producing far more power without the twin chambers. I doubt Luna's core would be considered an upgrade. (just going on your stats.) -I didn't know TITAN was mentioned in canon in TNG. That's AWESOME. Good data mining guys! -Very creative designing! (I'm one of those people that thought you purposely copied the Akira) Nice to see Sean Tourangeau!!!

[@exiledhunter6198]

it was mentioned in first contact.

[@Imperator_Prime]

The sensor pod is elevated, in part, to prevent "any sound disturbances" from interfering? Seriously? Did someone happen to forget that *there is no sound in space?* What kind of cut-rate nerds are writing this script?

[@watchthe1369]

Sound conduction thru the structure, less structure to damp sound is needed with fewer connections.

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

that rapid talking brit just makes it so hard to tolerate wanting to enjoy the episodes, he just makes it so difficult to hear much more than occasional understood word or two. other than his jibberish speak i love the info on te ships.

[@aramax1001]

Your first officer, I believe, is english, if I am correct. it is extremely hard to understand his words. he talks way too fast, runs his words into one another, and you can't understand him. i do suggest a universal translator, because he sounds way too manic, and too piped up on sugar. for the first officer: take a breath, slow your speaking down, enunciate every word so that we can understand you for pete's sake, calm yourself down. you are not an auctioneer, so there is no reason to talk like one. you run your words together. that's why people think you're speeding along in your speeches and talks. breathe, boy, breathe.....

[@aramax1001]

Still, the english guy needs xanax, or lithium. Hell, he just needs to keep his big, fat mouth totally shut; never to speak again!! He'd set the english language back to the stone age!!!

[@brettcooper3893]

Yeah, I've actually tweeted Sam about enunciating his words better and slowing down. He's a good dude and I've gotten to understand him better as the years go by, but it has been brought up to him directly, by me.

[@kb9oak749]

It's just the brit's. No big deal. I only have one functional ear and can figure it out.

[@simonriddick]

:)