What ship would you used for being pulled to the Delta quad?

[FarShot]

I would go with a Sovvy.  One may reasonably assume she is well endowed, chosen to come after the Galaxy.

[ACES_HIGH]

that's just because the writers pretty much forgot about it 
although I think they did have a couple episodes where that happened later on, like the one where they landed on the Demon class planet.

too bad I say, because it would add certain ammount of realism, drama and that special feeling of being stranded in the middle of nowhere (BSG ruled in this part ;) )

I still remember Mike Okuda and Rick Sternbach promising us exactly that in all the early press releases before it premiered, and look what we got

[Bones]

Voyager had it's potential but they kinda wasted it towards the end of the show, they could've made it more complex and less episodic... but I believe this is all  so I'm gonna stop hijacking this thread ;) maybe we should make Voyager bashing thred ;)

[Morgan]

Ok so getting back on topic -

I personally would take a Sovereign to the Delta Quadrant, however a lot of ships would do pretty well there. Akira, Galaxy, Nebula, and Sovereign would all probably be fine out there. Akira's are larger than an Intrepid and presumably could accommodate a crew for such a long trip, the same goes for Galaxy's and Nebula's. The Sovereign is basically an overgrown (and much heavily armed) Intrepid, it's state of the art, and is big enough to accommodate the crew for the long trip.

The Defiant and Prometheus would have a harder time I think. The Defiant is simply way to small and not designed to operate independently for long periods of time. It was designed to fight Borg, not go play in the deep end of the galaxy without a wormhole. The Prometheus may be a hair bigger than an Intrepid, but it was made out to be an overgrown Defiant. I'm not saying it wouldn't survive, but the crew would need to make some pretty serious modifications to make the ship livable for 70+ years, and that could consume resources at a faster rate than normal.

[Hellsgate]

I'd rather take an Intrepid-Class or Prometheus.

The Intrepid has a smaller crew (slower consumption of resources as previously stated,) she's more modular for Klingon-style hull conformal cloaking devices / holographic masking devices. VTOL capability. Greatly reduced tactical profile & nicely sufficient scientific sensor + probe deployment capability.

The Intrepid-Class isn't especially well-armed but she's agile/maneuverable as a scared rabbit, especially now that we're aware of its ability to withstand VERY SHORT burps/hops of Q.S.S.

There's also the Intrepid's Aerowing and general ability of Federation ships to repair/manufacture spare auxiliary craft as needed, (when raw materiel is available to refine + deploy necessary components.) The Intrepid's modest diplomatic grade & the fact the Intrepid doesn't leave the "we come in peace, shoot to kill" first impression.    

The Sovereign is good for staying close to home as she has size on her side, slightly greater range, equal or slightly better armor/sensors, and weapons stores, but that also makes her more vulnerable. She can't easily hide in asteroid crevices, she can't wiggle/dodge & fly through debris like a Defiant, & she may have saucer separation but (once its separated) the saucer's not warp capable.

So the Prometheus has weapons & speed upon separation, so I'd use her as the Intrepid's "big brother" (to escort container ships supporting the Intrepid on a three year mission & to tow them both out of a fray, when necessary.)


 

[deadthunder2_0]

Like i said, the USS Monitor with a skeleton crew, and transwarp drive, get home fast, stay there for abit or fight the borg!

[mckinneyc]

I would take the Niagara class, one it's different, two it's about the same size as the Nebula class and lastly it's a cool design which would make for some interesting story telling.

[Cpt. Brahms]

May sound weird, but I'd choose the Galaxy X, if it's an option

[mckinneyc]

The idea I had with a tri-nacelle design was that the third nacelle and pylon and other related components could be dismantled and bingo, loads of critical spare parts without having to manufacture them.

I recall Voyager had to rebuild her warp coils in one episode in the first or second season which required mining and obtaining the raw materials first then the manufacture of them I suppose. A lot of energy and resources and time wasted.

[Xsnip3rX]

New Orleans class here

[Bones]

Dunno if New Orleans or Niagara could handle themselves in such a hostile environment like Delta quadrant, New Orleans isn't too versatile design also it doesn't posses any remarkable technology not to mention old Niagara which is kinda like Ambassador class.

while the idea of dismantling third nacelle for spare parts is quite good, you would be better off with third nacelle when it comes to Galaxy X which could achieve about warp 13 IIRC from what Riker said to Picard in AGT, now with such speed, whole journey would be 30% shorter

[deadthunder2_0]

New Orleans is a Battle frigate, and the torp pods could be replaced by sensor pods, or impulse engines, torps were the best choice to use against the Borg at Wolf 359

[Villain]

Only because they(Borg) didn't have Point Defense for plot reasons.

I'd go with The Kirk Killer, tbh. Classy design, tried and true, and if it could survive that bloody wave thing from Generations, I think it'd handle a number of things Voyager did, with or without the Intrepids magical deflector array. This is assuming it's a lakota refit, which is almsot double as classy.

[Psyco Diver]

Another one I would consider, what if the Caretaker took someone from the TOS/TMP era, what would be the choice then? I love the connie refit for it, it just seems the ship was made for something like it, even though its specs say other wise

[Morgan]

Excelsior would probably be the best from the TMP era.

[Bones]

Excelsior would probably be the best from the TMP era.

QFT ...although Constitution refit was meant to perform long deep space explorations so she might also handle herself (definately YES if capn' Kirk and TOS-TMP crew would be on the bridge )

[Joshmaul]

I'd go with something like this - the Diligent class:



It's small, it's fairly manueverable (not as much as a Defiant, but still), and it has much roomier interiors - and it can hold its own in a fight. *grin*

[ACES_HIGH]

For TOS/TMP, that's a tricky question, because we know so few classes from that era.  I would have to say the Constitution Refit/Enterprise subclass, or maybe the Belknap class if we included fanon designs.  They are much simpler and more proven designs than the then experimental Excelsior class, and much smaller and more maneuverable then the larger DN types like the Federation/Star Union or the Ascension class.  Smaller designs like the Miranda class frigate or the Akyazi Class Perimeter Action Ships wouldn't work very well either because they aren't designed for long endurance missions, nor would the Oberth because it was too lightly armed.  Constellation might work because of the redundant warp drive system and the extra armaments, but as Picard described, Stargazer was an "overworked, underpowered vessel that was always on the verge of flying apart at the seams."  While that could have been from her age, it doesn't sound like the vessel would be a good choice for a long term mission so far from a starbase.

[mckinneyc]

TMP wise the Connie and the Excelsior would be the best way to go, both multi mission designs and both designed to operate in the great unknown.

[Lionus]

yeah, but how would you overcome the tiny genepool that is available for procreation? I'd say that larger ship with larger crew is better option..