Federation class
The Federation-class was a type of 23rd century Federation dreadnought-type starship constructed by Starfleet.

A faint outline of a Federation-class starship was depicted on bridge displays aboard the  in 2285. ()

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Background information 

The bridge monitors in  and  made use of a cycling video depicting whole pages from the Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual by Franz Joseph. At one point, a diagram of a  starship (pictured above) also depicts a barely visible outline above it - which the Star Fleet Technical Manual shows to be the Federation-class. (pg. 01-04-00)

Apocrypha 

The Technical Manual listed the USS Federation as being the prototype of the class.

The Federation-class was included in the Star Fleet Battles series because the company was allowed to use material from the original series and the Technical Manual only.

The  Dreadnought! by Diane Carey also featured a vessel of similar design, the USS Star Empire.

The game Star Trek: Tactical Assault also featured a variant of this class as a "Federation Dreadnought". According to the Star Fleet Technical Manual, a total of twenty vessels were planned:

External links 
 
 Forgotten Starships at TrekPlace - an article discussing the canon appearance of this class
 

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Federation starship classes