Freedom class (22nd century)

For other uses, see Freedom.

Freedom class
Affiliation:	United Earth, Earth Starfleet; Federation, Starfleet (UESPA)
Type:	exploration frigate
Service period	22nd-23rd and 25th centuries
Specifications
Decks:	3
Maximum speed:	warp 4 (22nd century) transwarp and quantum slipstream velocities (25th century)
Armaments:	phase cannons, photonic torpedo launchers (22nd century)
Defences:	deflector shields
Systems:	VHF disruption frequency
Auxiliary craft:	OTV type K42 shuttlepod (22nd century), Type-8 shuttlecraft (25th 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. (TOS movie: Star Trek Beyond, STO website: Season 18: Awakening: Command the U.S.S. Franklin from Star Trek Beyond!)

Service 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. (ENT episode: "First Flight")

The Franklin was launched from the San Francisco Fleet Yards, and the first Earth warp-4 ship. (TOS movie: Star Trek Beyond)

Earth's first warp-five vessel, Enterprise NX-01, was laid down in 2150, and launched in 2151. (ST - Section 31 novel: Control)

Following the formation of the United Federation of Planets in 2161, the Freedom-class exploration frigate remained in service under Federation Starfleet. (TOS movie: Star Trek Beyond)

NX and Freedom-class side by side.

Earth Starfleet formed the UESPA branch of Federation Starfleet, and included the newly-minted USS Franklin NX-326. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novels: A Choice of Futures, Live by the Code, ST - Section 31 novel: Control)

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 Starfleet from Altamid in 2263. The Franklin travelled to Starbase Yorktown under its own power, where it crashed in the habitat. (TOS movie: Star Trek Beyond)

Schematics.

The vessel was repaired, and returned to service to participate in conflicts of the Neutral Zone. Both Starfleet and other players in the area could gain access to Freedom-class starships. (ST video game: Fleet Command)

In the 24th century, Starfleet commissioned a new class of frigates, also named Freedom-class. (ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia)

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. (STO website: Season 18: Awakening: Command the U.S.S. Franklin from Star Trek Beyond!)

Specifications

This class was fitted with pulsed phase cannons and spatial torpedo launchers. (TOS movie: Star Trek Beyond)

Livery

In the 25th century, the hull design of the Freedom-class exploration frigate allowed its commanding officer to choose from different livery materials. These could be modified at shipyards. The material options included numbered Types and named hull materials. Owning other Kelvin timeline ships unlocked additional materials. (STO - Season 18: Awakening mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Freedom hull materials:

• Freedom
• NX
• NX Refit
• Type 0
• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3
• Type 4
• Type 5
• Type 6
• Type 7
• Type 8
• Type 8b
• Veteran
• unlockable from other Kelvin timeline ships:
  • Constitution
  • Einstein
  • Vengeance

Furthermore, the installation of deflector shields from specific factions modified the hull appearance, including shields from the Reman Resistance, the Breen Confederacy and the Dominion. (STO missions: "Coliseum", "Cold Storage", "Boldly They Rode")

Freedom

vanity shields

Appendices

External link

• Freedom class (22nd century) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.