Freedom class (22nd century)

The Freedom class was a United Earth starship class, an exploration frigate in Earth Starfleet service in the 22nd century. It was the first Earth ship type capable of breaking the warp four barrier. 

History
In the year 2144, the  NX-Delta, part of the NX Project to develop a warp-5 engine, was the first Human ship to attain warp 3. 

The USS Franklin was launched from the San Francisco Fleet Yards, and the first Earth warp-4 ship. 

Earth's first warp-five vessel, Enterprise, was laid down in 2150, and launched in 2151. 

Following the formation of the United Federation of Planets in 2161, the Freedom-class exploration frigate remained in service under Federation Starfleet. 

Earth Starfleet formed the UESPA branch of Federation Starfleet, and included the newly-minted USS Franklin NX-326. In 2164, the Franklin was lost in the Gagarin Radiation Belt. At the time, this Freedom-class exploration frigate was equipped with pre-Federation UESPA technology, including transporters cautiously rated for organic transport, spatial torpedoes, and a MACO PX70 motorcycle. The vessel was serviced by a pair of OTV type K42 shuttlepods.

In the Kelvin timeline, the Franklin was recovered by from Altamid in 2163. The Franklin travelled to Starbase Yorktown under its own power, where it crashed in the habitat. 

The vessel was repaired, and returned to service to participate in conflicts of the. Both Starfleet and other players in the area could gain access to Freedom-class starships. 

In the 24th century, Starfleet commissioned a new class of frigates, also named. 

In 2410, the Franklin from the Kelvin timeline arrived in the prime universe. Starfleet, adept at refitting centuries-old starship classes, upgraded the Franklin, and the Freedom class returned to service as a tier 6-rated vessel, equipped with the latest technology. 

Specifications
This class was fitted with pulsed phase cannons and spatial torpedo launchers.