Strider class

The Strider-class was a series of United Earth scout starships in Earth Starfleet service around the time of the 22nd century.

Specifications
In 2159, these vessels were equipped with a single phase banks and one torpedo launcher bank, and were protected by polarized hull plating. 

Known vessels
USS Conti • USS Franklin • USS Jackson • USS Revere

Background
No explanation is given for these vessels' Federation Starfleet-style registry numbers and their use of the "USS" name prefix, despite existing two years before the inception of the Federation.

The game software included numerous other names for ships of this class that were not prepared to be used in gameplay, and are hidden in the game's source code, including USS Bell (Strider class), USS Cropper (Strider class), USS Dunn (Strider class), USS Ferrone (Strider class), USS Mattacks (Strider class), USS McBoeb (Strider class), USS Mercury (Strider class), and USS Nebraska (Strider class). Possibly these vessels were intended for some feature of the game that was not completed. For example, none of these ships are coded with registry number graphics like the included ships possess.