Federation Fleet

Starfleet, the military arm of the United Federation of Planets, operates a large fleet of vessels. Unlike most other powers in known space, the Federation vessels aren't designed primarily as combat or defence vessels but vessels of exploration. However in the last couple of decades a large number of combat orientated designs have been designed and produced in large numbers due to the increase in hostilities in the 2270's and 2280's with the Klingon Empire.

The Federation has a well rounded fleet, not excelling at anything in particular, but does well at all. A jack of all trades one could say. They are best for the early player, or the player who isn't the best at micro-managing units.

Class Name:	Construction Ship
Classification:	Construction Rig
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Class Name:	Freighter
Classification:	Mining Freighter
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Class Name:	Oberth
Classification:	Scout
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Weapons:	Phasers

Introduced in 2278, the Oberth class is a versatile multi-role starship utilised for scientific surveys, transportation, data gathering and in wartime scouting missions. Not designed for combat, the Oberth only has a few phaser emitters for defence.

Class Name:	Okinawa
Classification:	Frigate
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Weapons:	Phasers and Photons

Concieved of in the mid 2260's the Okinawa was designed to serve two purposes, firstly to replace the old Davids class (which the Okinawa was based off) due to the Davids class being old and obsolete even by 2260 standards and more importantly she was intended to serve as a proof of concept, utilising new technology currently in development. The USS Okinawa herself came off the assembly lines and participated in a 1 year shakedown cruise in 2267, after which the class was greenlit for mass production.

Class Name:	Akyazi
Classification:	Escort
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

Built as Starfleet's first fully designed escort, the Akyazi was introduced in 2289 and utilising a new nacelle design, with added protection due to many Detroyat's being disabled while in combat. Unlike the Detroyat, which is a former destroyer re-purposed, the Akyazi was built specifically to undergo patrol and escort duties, to harass and slow down aggressors long enough for a cruiser to arrive with additional firepower to finish the job.

Class Name:	Detroyat
Classification:	Escort
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

Originally designed in the 2220's, the Detroyat is an outdated design originally classified as a destroyer. Hastily refitted in 2270, the Detroyat was one of the few older designs to be refitted rather than phased out or transferred to the reserve fleet. While many in Starfleet felt that the Saladin was a better choice for the refit, the Detroyat was larger and had more interal space alloowing for adaptation for different mission profiles. The class played a prominent role in the Kzinti invasion of 2273, leading the destroyer class as the only destroyer class using the new technology. By the early 2280's however the Akula was in full production for almost 10 years and the Detroyat found herself re-purposed into an escort role, doing patrolling and escort duty, a duty it wasn't designed for.

Class Name:	Akula
Classification:	Destroyer
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The new Miranda class had effectively taken over the shipyards that originally produced the Saladin class, ending most destroyer production. This left a gap between the light cruiser and frigate classes which was covered by the steadily dwindling force of older Saladins and Detroyats. By 2272 the shortage of these classes was becoming acute, particularly with so many of them being mothballed due to their age and not warranting a refit. Recognizing the need for a new destroyer class, the Federation commissioned two competing designs the new concept Akula loosely based on the older Saladin, and a beefed up version of the Okinawa class frigate. The Akula was eventually selected as it was larger and more capable than its competitor, easy and cheap to produce allowing large numbers to be fielded in a short time. The first prototype appeared in 2273 and production began in 2274. By the late 2290's the Akula dominated the destroyer fleet, and even till this day is the most common destroyer in Starfleet.

Class Name:	Abbe
Classification:	Destroyer
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

Designed and produced alongside the Akula, the Abbe was designed as a modular destroyer capable of being refitted quickly with dedicated mission pods for a variety of missions. Utilising identical components to the Akula including saucer and engines, allowed both classes to be produced by the same shipyards and factories allowing shorter production times and faster deployment along contested boarders.

Class Name:	Phobos
Classification:	Cruiser
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Based on the old Locknar class, the Phobos was built in the 2280's to replace the older Locknar class that was being mothballed and retired from service. Utilising a dual hull configuration allowed for added redundancy, a dedicated torpedo pod originally designed for the Avenger class allowed for added tactical abilities. She was built to booster defences along the Klingon boarder as hostilities started to mount.

Class Name:	Miranda
Classification:	Cruiser
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The Miranda class, was designed after the decision not to refit the Surya class was made, and she was designed to be very similar to the older Surya class. The Miranda had an enlarged aft section compared to the Surya which allowed for more room for various mission compartments. Designed to fill a variety of roles, the Miranda was hoped to be even more adaptable than the Constitution class, and so several sub-classes were made to fulfil a variety of roles including escort, exploration, planetary survey and combat operations to name a few. Known subclasses are the Avenger and Saratoga classes.

Class Name:	Soyuz
Classification:	Cruiser
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

The Soyuz class is an offshoot of the Miranda class and while variants of the Miranda exist, the Soyuz is an almost entirely new design, only sharing a similar configuration and some components with the Miranda. Introduced in the 2280's, the Soyuz was Starfleet's answer to a small combat phaser cruiser, designed to go toe to toe with larger more powerful hostile cruisers. A limited success several Soyuz had the added addition of a Federation cloaking device, while unstable it was a first for the Federation, and these few were in the service of Starfleet Intelligence. Ultimately very few Soyuz entered service, and some were retired after the Khitomer Conference, placed on reserve.

Class Name:	Constitution
Classification:	Heavy Cruiser
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

One of the few designs refitted in the 2270 fleet upgrade, the Constitution is still one of the most popular designs within the fleet with a long standing reputation for career highlights, exploration discoveries and also advanced combat operations. Even after over 50 years after it's initial deployment the Constitution is still the most recognisable design to enemies of the Federation. Still the Constitution is an aging design with the earliest examples having been decommissioned in recent years and newer examples having gone through a second major upgrade in the early 2390's.

Class Name:	Constellation
Classification:	Heavy Cruiser
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

With the Constitution class reaching it's service life expectancy, Starfeet was desperate to find a replacement. The 2280's was the decade of introducing new designs and one of the main focus was to find a viable replacement to the legendary design herself. The Constellation was one of the main hopes of the Admiralty, utilising a quad nacelle design only seen in the Proxima class, the Constellation was hoped to be able to go further, much faster with less maintenance required. However design flaws in the design dashed all hopes of a viable long range exploration cruiser. Wanting to salvage what they could, Starfleet still produced the Constellation in limited numbers and alternated the use of the nacelles to avoid warp stress that resulted when all four engines were in use.

Class Name:	Lexington
Classification:	Command Cruiser
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

The Lexington class is an offshoot of the Excelsior project and intended to bridge the gap between the Heavy Cruiser role of the Constitutions and the Battleship role of the Excelsiors. Utilising technology from both classes the Lexington reflects these developments in her design, resembling a 'cross-breed' between the two other vessels. The technology blend proved to be a limited success and so the Lexington class would be the only class to mix the two technologies. Smaller and more lightly armed compared to the Excelsior, the Lexington fell into the role of a command ship to command fleets that did not need heavy fire power but did need a dedicated command ship.

Class Name:	Excelsior
Classification:	Battlecruiser
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Dubbed the Great Experiment and fitted with transwarp drive which ultimately was unsuccessful, the Excelsior class design was sound and was refitted with standard warp drive, no longer an experimental design Starfleet authorised additional vessels to be produced. The Excelsior class proved to be a highly advanced design, much more advanced and powerful than anything else the Federation had in service. An additional subclass was produced in 2293 with the first example being the USS Enterprise-B. Additional impulse engines allowed for higher acceleration rates and additional hull enhancements which housed specialised sensor equipment which in theory could see through the cloaking device employed by the Klingon and Romulan Empires. Even though this was unsuccessful several more Excelsior subtypes were produced before Starfleet decided to slow and eventually halt production and prioritise the original configuration.

Class Name:	Ulysses
Classification:	Dreadnaught
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

Relations with the Klingon Empire had deteriorated to a point of war in the mid 2280's, and with Starfleet unprepared for a open conflict, the Federation council authorised Starfleet to start production on several combat orientated designs. The Ulysses was the largest and most powerful of these new designs, using tested technology rather than the new technology from the yet unproven Excelsior class. This was done to cut construction costs and reduce the time required to get the new classes into service. The Ulysses unlike previous designs had an unparalleled amount of torpedo launchers, triple phasers emitters and enough space to house marines and other ground forces.

Class Name:	Proxima
Classification:	Battleship
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Weapons:	Phasers and Torpedoes

The turbulent 2280's showed Starfleet that while the fleet was utilising more advanced technology than they did just over a decade ago, many of their larger more powerful designs were never refitted, deemed too expensive for the overhaul. Other powers notably the Klingon's had no such concerns as they produced more powerful designs and a fleet wide review in comparison with the intelligence that Starfleet Intelligence had managed to gather from the Empire showed that if open war started, Starfleet would be at the loosing end and so it was decided to revisit the Proxima class. Rather than refitting it like the Constitution and Detroyat classes which Starfleet found to still be too expensive, it was decided in the long run it was cheaper to build a fleet of new Proxima's from the ground up using the new technology. Modifications to the design also allowed to additional hangars to be included allowing the class to also function as a fighter carrier if the need arose. However due to the cost of producing such vessels only four were ever produced, noteably the USS Proxima, USS Missouri, USS Bismarck and USS Okinawa.