Star Trek: Ambassador Class Heavy Cruiser | Ship Breakdown
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- Опубликовано: 17 фев 2020
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Since this seems to be confusing some people, my mention of the Constellation Class was not a mistake. That ship was the Ambassador's direct predecessor in commissioning date.
I was not referring to the Enterprise lineage.
These videos are always written from an in-universe perspective, not through the lens of what is narratively important to Star Trek. The Enterprise only gets mentioned in it's capacity as an important example of the Ambassador Class.
Who would win: the Scimitar or post-Endgame Voyager?
@@csehszlovakze scimitar i would say, voyager was a small and not very heavily armed science vessel. Although the ablative armour would help a lot, it still wouldn't stand a chance against the 52 disruptor banks and 27 torpedo bays of the scimitar. In Star trek online, the transphasic torpedoes were only effective against borg and we never saw them used differently in canon. If they were effective against the scimitar, voyager would win, if not, voyager would be destroyer pretty quickly i would guess with minimal damage to the warbird
@@VincentVisee I never played STO. I've also seen theories about Voyager's sensors being advanced enough so that the Scimitar's "perfect cloak" isn't that good. The reasons are debatable, but it seems no tech from Voyager was ever adapted on a wider scale by Starfleet.
Hey don't sweat it! When I thought "Constitution class" and you said "Constellation" instead, I thought, "darn, I was wrong!", not that YOU were! You're the expert after all :)
The constellation class was designed and built in the 2280's, how was it the ambassador classes direct predecessor in commissioning date? There's literally a 50 year gap between the commissioning of the two classes.
I imagine the "general" distress call from Klingons is more like "There is Glory for the taking here; Come and Fight!"
lol
Not all klingons are warriors.
I read that in a Klingon voice...
Bravo sir 👏👏
@@Da40kOrks Yes.
Yes they are.
Not all Klingons are PROFESSIONAL Warriors.
I really think you have captured the essence of the Klingon culture in one sentence. Bravo.
The Enterprise C crew was valiant, and their ultimate sacrifice changed the face of the quadrant. These are the heroic stories that made the crews of the various Enterprise vessels so legendary.
Hey now, Enterprise B's Photon Torpedoes will be installed on Tuesday...so let's wait and give them a chance. 😆
"Yesterday's Enterprise" still remains one of my favorite episodes. Not only for them showing this beautiful design up close and personal but also introducing a never before seen space shot of the C. And I think using that as a way to re-insert Tasha Yar back into the show a few times was a genius move.
I would argue it's the second most important episode of Next Gen only surpassed by best of both worlds. And understand when I say important I mean on terms of impact on the narrative not best, though it is on that list.
agree, the story writers really knew what they were doing, huh?
This is my absolute favorite ship design in all of the Trek universe. Something about it is a perfect middleground, a step up from the Excelsior but not the bloat of the Galaxy.
Couldn't say it better myself
I just wrote my comment but if you look its got basically got design elements of both a constitution class and ambassador class starship which is why it looks so good.
I feel exactly the same about the Excelsior - which was more of a bridge between TOS and TNG ship styles.
The Excelsior/Ambassador combo exemplify one of my favourite eras in Trek history, the little-explored 'golden years' between franchises when crisp, geometric shapes and an almost art-deco style typify Starfleet designs.
Yup. The Ambassador looks like it's in balance The Galaxy always seemed too stretched out to me. This looks like it can extend the open palm of friendship, or falcon punch you straight into next sunday.
Star Trek Online has Andrew Probert's original design for the Ambassador in the game as the Narandra Class. Its Trait is "History will remember". When active, the more ships attack you, the more damage you do and damage resistance you have, up to 30 stacks (30% increase). It's one of my favorites in the game.
Is there a Tier 6 or Fleet version to make it viable with that same trait for end game play?
@@southernbear736 I think it is a T6 by default.
@@southernbear736 the Narendra is the T6. There is a fleet version. The T5 fleet is the Yamaguichi variant.
@@southernbear736 The Fleet version doesn't have the trait. You have to own the T6 ship first. I use the Fleet version myself.
That's an awesome mechanic as a nod to the Enterprise-C.
The Romulans main goal through history was trying to destroy the alliance between the Klingons and Federation, and they were the ones that helped create it, how ironic
So they were essentially trying to fix their own cockup?
@@Self-replicating_whatnot Pretty much yeah
@@stephenlutz6936 and in the sto timeline they cause the destruction of their own homeworld by pissing off the iconians
@@cmdraftbrn They can never do anything correctly without it hurting them in the end lol
@@cmdraftbrn
And in another timeline, the Romulans Blew-up their homeworld and much of their empire messing with technology they did not have any busy using. Spock Prime saved Romulus in the Prime timeline, but Romulus will be lost in the reboot universe. This is why Picard is not set in the prime timeline.
I've always loved the look of this ship. It just looks tough as nails, like it's not going anywhere it doesn't want to.
If it was tough as nails then the defiant class is as tough as a Toyota Tacoma. No matter how hard you hit it it’s just going to get right back up and pummel you some more
A beautiful and powerful ship that we don’t see enough of.
A legendary vessel that never got enough screen time :(
Like the Akira class, beautiful design, little screen time
Honestly, the ambassador class looks really fat.
Noctum Angelus damn boy that’s a Thicc boy. DAYUM BOY!
@@vivalashem it was that word that doesn't exist in my language that I wanted to use
@@andrewschmitt3284 Not as much as the Galaxy Class.
"After only 12 years of service"
To be fair, the D last that long either. Seems Enterprises have a habit of getting themselves into trouble.
The D lasted 7 years I think. Mad really.
Not as bad as the JJ-Prise' 4 years... smdh. That's what happens when you promote a Cadet to Captain.
Gen. JFH more of a team effort I would argue.
Gen. JFH ‘Kelvin’ Kirk lacked the years of development and experience the ‘Prime’ Kirk had and it showed. It’s illogical. Imagine if a US Navy cadet thwarted a major terror plot, he wouldn’t be rewarded with a promotion to O6 and a Ford-Class Carrier to command. Only the audience knows he’s ‘the’ Kirk, but really he isn’t without the sum of his experiences and trials. Rewatch TNG’s ‘Tapestries’. In fact, rewatch Kirk’s Star Trek V speech about pain.
Oddly enough, they are also the only ones that don't explode randomly
I personally think the Ambassador design is so much better than the Galaxy-class. It looks more balanced without an such an oversized primary hull and while the nacelles are short, they do not look like so ridiculously stumpy as they do on the Galaxy-class.
Elements like the round deflector array and shape of the secondary hull also help to make it feel more like a Federation starship rather than a bathroom fixture. It was great to have it appear in one of the best and most memorable episodes of TNG.
It got mad respect from the klingons for fighting a unwinnable battle. To stand against all odds and not back down when innocent defenseless peoples lives are at stack is the mark of a true warrior.
The klingons probably show the fighting spirit of the federation. And show that the federation laid down it's own to save klingons. The mark of a true allie.
The klingons would have been dishonorable and foolish to not sign an alliance after such a heoric act.
You might want to check some spelling... otherwise, nice comment, perfectly agree
This is a good looking ship
Seems to have a bit of a pencil neck, though.
@cristopher wong Well, I assume shopping malls typically have a department where you can buy writing utensils, including pencils. So what?
A series covering the Enterprise C would be awesome, even if you know how it ends.
I would love to see blueprints of it or at least the saucer section. I have some ideas and need those.
Its Star Trek, they mess with timelines all the time, does it REALLY have to end that way.....?
In the name of lasting peace with the Klingon empire, @@timothycantor4488, I'm afraid so.
*_Finally!_* The _Ambassador_ class has come to Spacedock! Thanks for this. This starship class hasn’t received enough respect in my opinion.
This ship is brilliant! It’s a perfect stepping stone between the B and D!
@@boobah5643 Trekyards did an interview with Probert on the 'Ambassador prototype' as painted by Andrew as wall decoration.
The original design from Probert is better in that regard..@Nick Ducote
I've always loved this design. It is quite possibly the best bridge design between two classes in sci fi. It perfectly blends what came before with what would come after.
Such a gorgeous ship. One of my favourite
I realize it was likely mostly due to budgeting, but it always bugged me that in TNG and even more so in DS9 that it seemed the vast majority of Starfleet was pretty much Miranda-class and Excelsior-class with the odd Galaxy and Oberth thrown in here and there. I could be wrong, but I think the only time we see this class at all is in 'Yesterday's Enterprise' Which is weird. The Constitution-class ( original and refit ) lasted 50ish years and then was phased out, but the Miranda and Excelsior were around 100 years later.
I always wondered what the in-universe reason for the complete lack of Ambassador-class vessels was. I mean, you'd think by DS9 the backbone of the fleet would be Ambassadors with Excelsiors on the side, instead of Excelsiors with Mirandas.
The Ambassador class did show up a couple of times after Yesterday’s Enterprise. We see one in Data’s Day, and in the pilot of DS9. But I’ve also always wondered why it didn’t show up a bit more often.
@@darinfoat8410 been awhile since I watched either, thanks for the correction
@@MrGoesBoom The IRL reason was that the model was so damaged that they couldn't really use it.
The Ambassador model was damaged (last appearing in the pilot of DS9), and there was, for some reason, never a VFX model made for it (initially, the only VFX models were the "new generation" ships featured in First Contact, like the Akira and Steamrunner....along with the Galaxy and Defiant. The Excelsior and Miranda VFX models were made for DS9...after which everything switched over to the ST:Enterprise-era).
Actually we do see another Ambassador-class in the Borg battle of Wolf-359 in the pilot episode of DS9. Its one of the ships that try's to come to the aid of Sisko's ship the USS Saratoga when its being attacked by the Borg.
I find myself developing an increasing level of fondness for this ship as time goes on. It might just be one of my favorite starship classes now. Wish we could have seen more of it.
We should have seen the Ambassador-Class where they had the Excelsior show up in TNG-DS9
I got giddy when I got the alert for this vid! Hate I had to wait until I got hoke to watch. Another fantastic job!
This was really well done. Concise, accurate. Excellent!
Thank you for doing this ship, this has always been one of my favorites as to me it looked like a constitution class and excelsior class combined so in essence you go the best of both worlds. Both in style and functionality, thanks again.
Thanks for this. The C, a ship whose appearance sent chills down my spine.
I suspect that we didn't see many Ambassador classes during TNG because they were still favored for long range missions until the Galaxy class was prevalent in large enough numbers to replace their duties, at which point they started being retired or moved closer to home.
My brother got me into watching Star Trek when I was in Elementary School back in the early 2000's. I haven't watched it in a long time but I'm glad this video had an explanation for how the phasers worked. I used to think it was some kind of field or some turret I couldn't see. Never thought of coils/strips.
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This is so good. I just watch it again every time RUclips recommends it.
Always a joy when I see these vids!
A wonderful look at a sadly underused design, a favorite of mine since if appeared in TNG.
I have always loved the sleek, smooth, and comparatively simple design of the Ambassador class. She is a beautiful ship.
Love this ship design. Thank You!
Hearing that the Klingons were able to send out a distress call that the Enterprise C had answered I'm surprised the Romulan Attackers didn't try to block the signal from reaching any ships nearby like the Enterprise C and I even saw this video on the Battle of Nerendra 3 where it said at the end of the video a fleet of Klingon Warships arrived shortly after the Enterprise was destroyed and her surviving crewmembers were taken prison including a Starfleet officer from 22 years into the future and the most heart wrenching scene from that video was seeing the Enterprise C's dedication plaque floating through space.
Nice work on this ship.
I'm surprised this one is so late in the list of videos. It is one of my favorite classes.
I wonder how many cubic tons of tactical was it carrying...
Plenty,no doubt.
It the replicator mass! So they can have everything nice and shiny within a week after being damaged.
As usual, great video!
One of my favorite Federation ship designs, wish it could get a series of it's own (maybe even built around the E-C). Thanks for doing this one!
I like the Ambassador class Starship it's a really nice looking Vessel
I love how in the battle in Yesterday's Enterprise you can hear the Enterprise-D's engines throttle to full as the ship's tactical systems begin drawing power from the warp core
I inherited a model of this ship from my late uncle, who was a die hard Trekkie. I always loved this design, and how well balanced it looked. I wish we could see more of it.
I love this video. Well done.
Love this! And my wife is a huge fan of the Nebula class Cruiser. Can't wait for that video. 🖖🏼
1:32 "Sluggish at sub-light speeds..."? Huh? Based upon what source? The only canon reference to the Amby's maneuverability is that is _more_ agile than it's Romulan contemporaries. Why do I hear so many Trek fans say it's sluggish? Because the Ent-C didn't instantly reenter the rift in "Yesterday's Enterprise", maybe because both Es stayed well away from the space wedgie of the week?
Agreed, that statement stands out as highly inaccurate compared to on screen depictions.
Love thus design. One my top 5 Star Trek ships for sure.
This was always one of my favourite ships I just really loved how it looked it was just a more well balanced and symmetrical ship. Really wish we had gotten to see more of it on screen than we actually did.
This is an especially good video.
Thank you.
One of my favorite starship designs
I have always loved the way the nacelles are attached on this ship.
I love these videos! I would equally love seeing videos like this on real life ships like the Nimitz class just as a example of my meaning. His videos are great tech break downs simple to the facts and well described. He has a talent for technical break down which is awesome.
I hope he does more videos soon of other ships too like Vulcan ships from enterprise or some of the dominion ships or maybe some about ships from Gundam as a idea
This is a great video tribute to a Federation Starship that sadly had very little appearances on t.v. only being seen a few times on Star Trek TNG and Star Trek DS9 as it was first seen in the TNG episode 'Yesterday's Enterprise' then seen briefly in the 2 part episode 'Redemption' and seen at the beginning of Star Trek DS9 in the first episode 'Emissary part 1' at the battle of Wolf 359 against the Borg Cube.
It’s one of my favorite designs for the simplicity of the design.
One of my favorite class Starships. Tough ship. The music from Star Trek online fits this video as well
Always loved this ship class. it bridges the gap between the original series movies and TNG. you can visually see the evolution in design and technology. It nicely falls between the Excelsior & miranda class ships we see in star trek 2-6 and the galaxy & nebula classes we see in TNG. we really needed to see more these.
I was never the biggest fan of the Galaxy-class...
I thought the Enterprise D should have had more in common with this, with a touch of the Excelsior-class.
Love the star trek online music in the background
Spacedock, though off topic i was wondering if you'd ever do a video on the Stargate Ha'tak. its a great ship that i think rarely gets talked about.
Thank you .
When can we get a look at Jupiter ships from Netflix lost in space?
great video
Always felt like this was a very handsome and executive-looking ship class.
The Ambassador-Class is my favourite "big" ship of Trek, far ahead of the Galaxy- and Sovereign-Classes.
The only time this class was mentioned name was in the TNG Season 1 episode 'Conspiracy' mentioned as the U.S.S. Horatio under the command of Captain Walker Keel who was an old friend of Picard's and the only other ship of the Ambassador Class was the U.S.S. Excalibur that Commander Will Riker commanded during the Starfleet blockade during the Klingon Civil War in the TNG Season 5 episode 'Redemption part 2'.
And, you know, the Enterprise-C from Yesterday’s Enterprise.
Love this class!
beautiful ship
It's a beautiful design! I would love to see more of the Enterprise C story.
Easily my favorite Enterprise Design. I remember as a kid watching the TNG episode and being blown away about how cool it was. Not to mention the awesome story of sacrifice to save another.
Unsung hero this ship
How would the Dominion War variants of the Ambassador and Excelsior class compare?
The Excelsior with upgrades was still a powerhouse [the Lakota went toe to toe with the Defiant, still it had a bunch of completely new upgrades] and was a frontline combat ship almost a century after it was first deployed.
Could a Ambassador that had a complete _minor refit_ be as viable?
If anything, it should be more viable. Lakota was one of the later commissioned Excelsior. It was from a time when the Ambassadors were already out. Ambassadors utilize more advanced design and construction and her upgrades her likely higher priority.
Thanks for the video. I would love to have a side by side comparison of the ships so as to clearly understand the evolution and improvements. It is hard for me to remember and compare the figures between two videos.
Great video as always, but I was wondering if you would do a video about The Orville? It’s a beautiful ship and could use some love.
Good stuff.
My favorite Starfleet ship. I wish it'd have gotten more camera time.
Always liked the look of this class.
I'd love to see the Starship troopers corvette. And maybe even the Athena class which partially replaced them.
Ambassador Class is one of my top 5 ships.
Great video! Love the ambassador class!
Didn't the Federation give the design to Bajor at some point? I remember reading somewhere that the Bajorians were pissed they received an old design, but once the ship was built, they realized the ship was fairly up to date and excellent at the mission profiles that Bajor could assign... Maybe this is not canon?
One of DS9 novels. A Bajorian shipyard was commissioned to build an Ambassador class ship. It maturer design that has had all the major kinks worked out of it. IIRC some small civilian shipyards where still producing the Miranda class for non starfleet use.
The ambassador is super, super underrated. Love this ship, and frankly like it more than the galaxy class.
The Ambassador has to be one of the more under rated starship in Star Trek.
Great video
A great ship that thankfully received the treatment it deserved in Star Trek Online (I noticed the choice of BGM, Daniel). Temporal Ambassador is still one of my top 15 favourite episodes of STO to this day....8 years later lol.
I still use the Support Cruiser Retrofit when I play the game. I was working on getting the Fleet variant when I stopped playing. Cool ship.
This was and kinda is my favorite Federation design. Love the shapes, especially the deflector array. Always thought this vessel could have had more screen time, kinda like the excelsior, but I guess it was the models they had at the time.
The studio model was destroyed in a fire.
The Enterprise regardless of era and Captain earnes the respect she so rightly deserves.
The Ambassador is one of my favorites of the non-TOS era ships.
It is my favorite class of ships in star trek.
I like how it looks like a combination of the Galaxy and Excelsior class ships, with some Constitution class thrown in too.
I'd like to imagine the Enterprise-C's last transmission to the Romulans when called upon to surrender was a quote from a US military commander to the Nazi's in the Ardennes: "N.U.T.S.!!"
That or, " We have not yet begun to fight!". Either would be fitting.
Or "Retreat, hell! We just got here."
Or "Ok, we'll surrender."
I don't think that Castillo or Garrett were born with the surrender gene.
I imagined it was preceded by "DEEZ".
This is one of my favourite ships :)
For me it was these episodes about the enterprise c that really cemented TNG as a great series. Very thoughtful story line to complete the picture to the enterprise’s lineage and story.
I've waited a long time for a full Spacedock breakdown of the Ambassador class starship.
Have you ever considered looking at doing breakdown episodes for Star Trek ships that appeared only in video games like Star Trek: Shattered Universe? There's plenty of ships there you can do multiple episodes on.
I love the Ambassador-class.
It would be great to see future federation warships & heavy cruisers
I always thought it a shame that you never saw more of this class. An overall very nice design, and a great showcase of the transition to the Galaxy class.
Some trivia the Ambassador-class was first mentioned in the Season 1 episode "Conspiracy" the USS Horatio was mentioned as an Ambassador-class starship under the command of Captain Walker Keel the one who called Picard and arranged for the meeting in Dytallix B later the Horatio was destroyed in an explosion likely due to the ships self-destruct being activated.
Showing the Enterprise entering the time rift was a perfect closing for this clip.
I haven't watched much of Star trek but I've seen this one episode.
We need a series about the Enterprise-C. I’m convinced.
I got shivers of nostalgia when the STO theme started there 😭
I love stories of last stands.
My favorite ship in all of Trek. Perfect balance between the best design elements of the TOS and TNG eras.