What don ' t you get ? The image shows sidebyside comparisons . Don ' t you see the similarities ? <| sep |> If I wrote a series bases around what is supposed to be a Flagship , I would probably have it escortedaccompanied by two or more smaller ships of varying roles with their own crew dynamics , and side stories . You could have story arcs involving each of the other ships , and rotate the escort ships as the story or fans see fit . I know it would definately make for a higher production cost , but would make for a more interesting number of possibilities for story , as well as making more sense for the doctrine of having a flagship . Edit I know I went on a bit of a tangent , but got there from the thought of how odd it was that the Federation ' Flagship ' was so often involved in dire lifeordeath scenarios so frequently , but was always alone with no readt reinforcementbackup . I would have to wonder at how incompetant Starfleet Command would have to be to not notice how often their vaunted ' Flagship ' faced situations where it barely pulled through , and not realize they needed to provide a more appropriate level of resources and capabilities towards those missions .