Well before that Star Trek: Discovery The crew could begin the task of bringing the franchise’s biggest battle to life, and they had to design the ships that would take part in it. Of these ships, none was more important than the Shenzhou, commanded by Captain Philippa Georgiou.
Although not the main ship of the series, this would be the main Starfleet ship in the first two episodes of the series. discoverySo designer John Eaves wanted to give it a memorable look.
Like the legendary Star Trek concept artist, Eaves has a number of different works. Shenzhou Before deciding on a design that would inadvertently launch the largest battle in Starfleet history at the time.
After the final Shenzhou Once the design was chosen, Eaves had good reason to suspect that no other design would ever be used again. However, original showrunner Bryan Fuller helped make creative use of the unused designs.