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I love when the Constellation class fires at Enterprise and she just captures it in her tractor beam, making it look like she's saying "Stop that." 😂

There's always been something so endearing about the Constellation class, despite how criminally little screentime it got. She's got a rugged, practical looking design that sets her apart from the more organic, streamlined, and high-tech designs seen in TNG and onwards.

I've always had a soft spot for simple yet effective, "ugly" workhorse type ships. The Constellation class is right up there with the Y-Wing as one of my favourite designs.

Some claim the extreme longevity of some of these classes is unrealistic. I disagree. Even today we have airplanes like the B52 Stratofortress and U2 spy plane that are planned to still be in service 100 years or more after their initial flights. When you factor in the enormous infrastructural and logistic requirements of a starship, it’s no surprise many of these ships were designed to serve for numerous decades.

I know they sponsored the ep, but beware of ST: Fleet Command. It's packed to the brim with exploitative, manipulative mechanics designed to drive players to buy microtransactions. I gave it a chance, and the addictive nature of it is staggering.

Always liked the Constellation Class.. It screams 'old design' - but it's fun and I don't think got enough love.

Oh, new Star Trek game, looks interest-
Oh, it's mobile.  Never mind.

Still waiting for a proper sequel to Starfleet Command Volume 2.

There are two Picard maneuvers!






The aforementioned combat maneuver and the classic Picard uniform tug.

One of those workhorses of Star Fleet.

In the TNG Episode 'Relics' Where Picard and Scotty were sitting on the holodeck recreation of the Constitution Class U.S.S. Enterprise bridge Picard told Scotty about his previous command the U.S.S. Stargazer where he commented on the ship being 'An overworked and underpowered vessel always ready to fly apart at the seams in every measurable sense My Enterprise is Far Superior' 'But there are times I would give anything to command the Stargazer Again' in some ways how Picard felt of his current command of the Galaxy Class U.S.S. Enterprise in every way it sounds like he misses standing on the decks of his old ship the Constellation Class U.S.S. Stargazer and I can't really blame him as the Stargazer was his first command as Captain as apparently he served on the ship as first officer.

With how many Miranda and Excelsior class showed up in DS9 federation fleet battle scenes it always annoyed me that both the Constellation and Ambassador classes were no shows when they were much newer ships.

Love this bit of backstory for Picard. Suggestion for a vid: the Nebuchadnezzar from the Matrix

Hopefully the Victory got a serious refit before being thrown into the Dominion War.

Love a 4 nacelle design.
They just look so much more balanced than the Saucer and Secondary hull designs, that feel like they should swerve up or down at speed and don't seem to indicate a three dimensional pattern of thinking…

Captain Jean Luc Picard : The first vessel that I served on as captain was called Stargazer. It was an overworked, underpowered vessel, always on the verge of flying apart at the seams. In every measurable sense, my Enterprise is far superior.

Wouldn't Scotty have recognized the name? It was after all in service at least a decade by the time he went missing. I wonder what Scotty would have to say about the Constellation class.

Nice to hear Daniel narrate a video again. 👍

The Constellation is like the Chicago deep dish pizza of starfleet.

Ive always like the sharp, bevelled saucer of the constellation and and miranda classes.  Gives off a very "office building in space" vibe which is always a nice break from the constant "aircraft in space" vibe so endemic in sci-fi.

Nice practical / industrial looking ship.