Freedom II class

The ***Freedom II*-class**, often shortened to ***Freedom*-class**, was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 24th century. It bore the same name as a 22nd century United Earth design and was inspired by the *Saladin*-class.

## History

Though not designed as part of the Century Cruiser Project, many elements developed for the Century Cruiser were implemented into the *Freedom*-class. The new class was inspired by the 23rd century *Einstein* and *Saladin*-classes, which made use of a single warp nacelle. The design was intended as an economical alternative to larger, multipurpose vessels. Construction of the first three space frames were accelerated by repurposing the nacelles and other minor components from the decommissioned *Niagara*-class prototype. The three *Freedom*-class starships launched in late 2358 and were tasked with light exploration and planetary survey missions.

The USS *Firebrand* was lost during the disastrous Battle of Wolf 359, and both the USS *Concord* and USS *Freedom* were destroyed in the effort to retake Betazed in the Dominion War.

## Technical specifications

### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of *Freedom*-class vessels.

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## Ships commissioned

*Freedom*-class vessels were typically assigned names from concepts of freedom, equality, and defense. The NCC registry range of the class ran from 68700 to 68749.

## Appendices

### Connections

**Project groups:** **Union Station** (*Geneva* • *Concorde* • *Presidio*) • **Century Cruiser** (*Springfield* • *New Orleans* • *Challenger* • *Niagara* • ***Freedom II*** • *Galaxy* • *Nebula* • *Cheyenne*) • **Multi-Mission explorers** (*Brigid* • *Esquiline* • *Palatine*) • **Deep Shadow** (*Eclipse* • *Phantom* • *Scryer*) • **Miracle Worker** (*Scott* • *Daystrom* • *Tucker* • *Gagarin*) • **Aeronaut** (*Mercury* • *Ajax* • *Icarus* • *Shran*)

**Other named classes:** *Aegian* • *Aerie* • *Akula* • *Atlas* • *California* • *Centaur* • *Challenger* • *Cheyenne* • *Constellation* • *Constitution III* • *Crossfield* • *Curry* • *Daedalus* • *Dauntless* • *Excelsior II* • ***Freedom II*** • *Gemini* • *Glenn* • *Guardian* • *Inquiry* • *Iwo Jima* • *Jupiter* • *Lexington* • *Niagara* • *Obena* • *Okinawa* • *Parliament* • *Perseus* • *Pioneer* • *Ranger* • *Sagan* • *Solanae* • *Springfield* • *Turing* • *Ulysses*

**Auxiliary craft:** *Aero* • Class C • Class F • *Danube* • *Flyer* • *Gondola* • *Kodai* • *Mollard* • *Peregrine* • *Selenic* • Type 4 • Type 5 • Type 6 (Type 6A • Type 6S) • Type 7 • Type 8 • Type 9 (Type 9A) • Type 10 • Type 11 • Type 14 • Type 17 • Type 19 • *Valkyrie* • *Venture* • *Waverider* • *Yellowstone*

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Freedom class (24th century) article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Freedom class article at *Memory Beta*.
* *Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection* issue 118: "*Freedom* Class."
* *Star Trek Adventures - Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook* by Modiphius Entertainment.
* Freedom Class Reconstruction article at *Ex Astris Scientia*.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ Derived from the MSD created by Alexander Richardson.
2. ↑ *STA - Utopia Planitia* sourcebook, 162.