10 Unused Star Trek Ship Designs We NEED To See

Doug Drexler's design for the Universe-class Enterprise-J came about in stages. The USS Altair was an early rejected version of Voyager, which then evolved into this new design, with elements dropping away along the way. The enormous ship could exist independently of a Starbase for years at a time and it dwarfed all previous versions of the namesake.

The ship appeared in Enterprise, as Crewman Daniels whisked Archer forward in time. They stood on the vessel, though it didn't appear as anything other than this corridor and a schematic on the wall. It has, however, appeared in Star Trek Online. Players were able to pilot the vessel into the Battle of Procyon V.

In continuity, the ship exists in the 26th century. The only other 'J' ship that has appeared on-screen was the Voyager-J in Star Trek: Discovery's third season, with each of her predecessors surviving slightly longer than the Enterprise's. This does make sense though, with Enterprise's C and D both lasting barely twenty years between them.

The futuristic design was thought of by Drexler as a depiction of technological evolution. The nacelles, which were longer than the Sovereign-class ships themselves, were incredibly thin. The programmable matter from Discovery seems a further evolution of this, so having her appear on-screen would be a fine way to explore the development of Starfleet's technology over the years that Discovery has missed.