Balmoral class Frigate
Drawing by Terry Knight
| Complement: | 375 |
| Length: | 406.98m |
| Mass: | 98,121 tonnes |
| Propulsion: | 2 Hamilton Industries SYD2K main warp engines, 8 Rolls-Royce/Turmanskii RT12 fusion impulse engines |
| Max speed: | Warp 7.6 |
| Max Cruise Range: | 1.7 years |
| Shuttles: | 2 Geelong |
The Balmoral class frigate is the workhorse of today's Starfleet. Designed primarily for a policing role in Federation star systems and shipping lanes, Balmoral class ships have a long and enviable service record as well as a reputation for toughness in battle. These ships replaced the ageing Glenrowan class vessels and are still in production.
Ships in class:
- FSS Balmoral
- FSS Westminster
- FSS Yorkshire
- FSS Cumberland
- FSS Essex
- FSS Yokohama
- FSS Mactan
- FSS Parañaque
- FSS Jutland (lost)
- FSS Windhoek
- FSS Gisborne
- FSS Canberra
- FSS Napier (lost)
- FSS Bordeaux
- FSS Valaparaiso
- + 3 under construction
- + 5 planned