{{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="wikitable" 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.|-|''[[Beckett Class Star Cruiser|Beckett-class]]'' || Star Cruiser || CS || Named for Star Fleet legends.|-! colspan="4" style="background:maroon;"|Frigate|-|{{ShipClass|Columbus}} || [[Scout]] || SC || Named for Famous Explorers and Scientists.|-! colspan="4" style="background:maroon;"|Other|-|{{ShipClass|Apparition}}<ref>Operated by [[SFSIS]] only.</ref> || [[Infiltrator]] || |-! colspan="4" style="background:maroon;"|Runabouts|-|[[Marine Combat Dropship]] || [[Dropship]] || CO discretion.|-! colspan="4" style="background:maroon;"|Shuttlecraft|-|[[Shuttlecraft - Type 8|Type 8]] || [[Shuttlecraft]] || CO discretion.|-|[[Shuttlecraft - Type 9|Type 9]] || [[Shuttlecraft]] || CO discretion.|-|[[Shuttlecraft - Type 9X|Type 9X]]<ref>[[USS Columbia]] only.</ref> || [[Shuttlecraft]] || CO discretion.|-! colspan="4" style="background:maroon;"|Fighter craft|-|[[A-1 Fighter|A-1]] || [[Fighter]] || |-|[[F-1 Fighter|F-1]] || [[Fighter]] || |-|}{| class="wikitable"|-!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|Phased Out
| id="N" class="odd" | {{ShipClass|Nebula}}| class="even" | ''unknown[[Rhode Island Class Survey Vessel|Rhode Island Class]]''| class="odd" | 2363Survey Vessel ||Limited Service