Guardian class (frigate)

The Guardian-class was a type of starship operated by the  as a support frigate in the 2250s of the  created by the temporal displacement of the Narada.

Overview
The class a saucer section with two warp nacelles connected by pylons to the rear of the primary hull, placing the nacelle symmetrically above and blew the rear of the saucer. As a support frigate the Guardian-class did not as standard feature an offensive systems, but was instead fitting with a support beam which could be used to transfer energy and shield power to nearby allied ships. The beam could also be configured to destroy asteroids and small targets such as escape pods.

Like its contemporaries, the, , , and , the Guardian-class could, in addition to its standard systems, be armed with quantum torpedoes, and the ability to temporal shift. Also in common with other classes, the Guardian-class had at least one military shuttle, which could be used as an escape pod.

In the 2250s members of the Guardian-class vessels were part of the Starfleet force that battled starships of the. 

Known vessels

 * USS Arlington
 * USS Aurora (alternate reality)
 * USS Constellation (alternate reality)
 * USS Cutlass
 * USS Excalibur (alternate reality)
 * USS Exultant
 * USS Nebula (alternate reality)
 * USS Paladin
 * USS Ranger (alternate reality)
 * USS Sentinel (alternate reality)
 * USS Vanguard (alternate reality)

Background

 * In D-A-C starship names are selected and allocated at random. The game features eleven Federation starship names which are assigned randomly to all classes of ships in the game. All known Guardian-class names are therefore also known as the names of vessels of the four other Starfleet classes in the game.
 * The Guardian-class bares a passing resemblance to the USS Kelvin (NCC-0514), however it has two warp nacelles instead of one nacelle and an engineering hull. The Guardian-class was not included in the original release of D-A-C, but added when the game was later released for PS3 and PC. In the press release announcing the update and re-release screencaps from the game did indeed show a version of the Guardian class modelled on the Kelvin-type.