Freedom class starship - Definition and Overview

Freedom Class Starship

In the Star Trek fictional universe, a Freedom class starship is one of a group of vessels constructed according to the same design and used by the Starfleet military/exploratory organization. The Freedom class of ship follows a highly unusual design: the primary hull is an elliptical saucer with a pylon running downward and aftward from its bottom and attaching to a single Galaxy class nacelle.

Specifications

• Type: Unknown; possibly a scout
• Dimensions:
  • Height: 115 m
  • Length: 430 m
  • Beam: 265 m
• Accommodation: Unknown
• Propulsion:
  • One matter/antimatter reactor feeding one warp engine
  • Very likely one or more impulse engines
• Performance: Warp capable; top speed unknown
• Weaponry:
  • Four or more phaser arrays
  • Possibly one or more torpedo launchers
• Defenses: Deflector shields
• Auxiliary vessels: Unknown

Known Freedom class starships

• USS Concorde/Concord (NCC-68711)
  • Stationed near the Romulan neutral zone in a possible future timeline shown to Jean-Luc Picard by Q.
• USS Firebrand (NCC-68723)
  • Fought against the Borg cube ship at the Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367.
• USS Freedom (registry unknown)
  • The pathfinder of the Freedom class.
• USS Kearsarge (NCC-57566)
  • In 2370, the Kearsarge delayed a rendezvous with the Enterprise-D.

External links

• "Freedom class" at LCARScom.Net (http://www.lcarscom.net/fsd/starships/freedom.html)
• "Freedom class" at Memory Alpha (http://memoryalpha.st-minutiae.com/wiki/Freedom_class)
• "Freedom class reconstruction" at Ex Astris Scientia (http://ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/freedom.htm)