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title: "Star Trek Online Ships: What Is the Best Ship?"
canonical: "https://ptfarmada.com/answers/star-trek-online-ships/"
source: "https://ptfarmada.com/answers/star-trek-online-ships/"
date_published: "2026-09-10"
date_modified: "2026-09-09T23:36:10Z"
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# Star Trek Online Ships: What Is the Best Ship?

There is no objective best-ship ranking to give. Star Trek Online ships differ by layout, seating, specialization, traits, consoles and intended build.

## What is the best ship in Star Trek Online?

There is no single objective answer. “Best” depends on what is being compared.

Rather than publish a subjective ranking, use the ship references below to compare the playable ship catalogue and detailed Tier 6 ship data.

## Star Trek Online ship lists and comparison resources

### Playable Starships — Star Trek Online Wiki

The STO Wiki playable-starship list, with links to individual ship pages and the wider ship reference.

[Open the STO Wiki playable-starship list](https://stowiki.net/wiki/Playable_starship)

### Sortable / Filterable T6 Ship List v2 — Fleffle

Sortable Tier 6 ship data covering bridge-officer seating, ship attributes, universal consoles, starship traits and supporting reference tabs.

[Open Fleffle's T6 Ship List](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SSsxWmE8Oz35D6MvLheFNUfhWerHNkUGOGtjxLlrTuA/edit)

## Choosing a ship for a build

Ship choice depends heavily on the intended build.

[Open -PTF- STO build resources](https://ptfarmada.com/answers/star-trek-online-builds/)