{{Update CM}}Retired and limited-service Federation starship classes from the last century will appear in this list. Classes out of service prior to 2300 are not included. {|class="colouredboxwikitable" style="width: 75%;" |Starships! Class Name !! Type !! Registry !! Naming Convention|-! colspan="4" style="background:maroon;"|Cruiser|-|[[Avenger Class Battle Cruiser|''Avenger''-class]] || [[Battle Cruiser]] || BC || Named for Battle sites and Qualities of Humanity.|-|{{ShipClass|Fearless}} || [[Heavy cruiser|Heavy Cruiser]] || CA || Named for Battle sites and Qualities of Humanity.|-! colspan="4" style="background:maroon;"|Frigate|-|{{ShipClass|Columbus}} || [[Scout]] || SC || Named for Famous Explorers and Scientists.|}{| class="colouredbox"|-!Class Name!Type!First Appearance!Retired|-| id="4" class="odd" | [[Class-4 stardrive]]| class="even" | [[Surveyor|Survey vessel]]| class="odd" | 2261||-| class="odd" | {{ShipClass|Akira}}| class="even" | [[Heavy cruiser]]| class="odd" | 2368||-| class="odd" | {{ShipClass|Ambassador}}| class="even" | [[Heavy cruiser]]| class="odd" | 2344||-| class="odd" | {{ShipClass|Antares}}| class="even" | [[Surveyor]]/[[Transport]]/[[Freighter]]/[[Science vessel]]| class="odd" | 2266||-| class="odd" | {{ShipClass|Apollo}}| class="even" | ''unknown''| class="odd" | 2327||-| class="odd" | {{ShipClass|Aurora}}| class="even" | [[Space cruiser]]| class="odd" | 2268||-| id="B" class="odd" | {{ShipClass|Bonaventure}}| class="even" | ''unknown''| class="odd" | 2269|Phased Out