A tribute to Starfleet's most successful, majestic and time-proven design - the Excelsior class - also known as "The Queen of Space", "The Great Experiment" and "the Super-Starship."87 years in service and still looking great and kicking ass.In the late 24th century, this ship still represents the bulk of the fleet. A notable mention to Admiral Hansen's USS Melbourne for being the Federation's flagship during the Wolf 359 massacre. The tech upgrades as seen on the USS Lakota easily makes these ships more than a match for the newer starship designs and surely guarantees another century of flawless service.The new CBS Trek series could've given this class of starship another chance at glory had it been set in the post-TMP, pre-TNG era. But with over 60-odd appearances on the large and small screen, Excelsior class ships have been given FAR more screen time than any other non-hero starships.Clips taken from: Star Trek III, Star Trek IV, Star Trek V, Star Trek VI, Star Trek VII, Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Star Trek Voyager.Notable Excelsior class ships include the: USS Excelsior (NX/NCC-2000), USS Enterprise-B, USS Hood, USS Melbourne, USS Crazy Horse, USS Berlin, USS Lakota, USS Malinche, USS Farragut, USS Cairo, USS Charleston, USS Intrepid, USS Fearless, USS Valley Forge, USS Fredrickson, USS Gorkon, USS Potemkin, USS Repulse, USS Al-Batani, USS Atlantis, USS Crockett, USS Dallas, USS Grissom, USS Okinawa, USS Livingston, USS Tecumseh, USS Sarek and USS Roosevelt.