For other uses, see Franklin.

STARSHIP
USS Franklin
Class:	Defiant-class
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Launched:	24th century
Status:	active (2378)

The USS Franklin was a Federation Defiant-class escort starship in Starfleet service in the 24th century. This ship was in active service around the year 2378, and was one of a number of vessels named for Benjamin Franklin, a statesman of Earth history. (ST video game: Starfleet Command III)

No specific history or definitive final fate was established for this vessel as its name was selected for a ship by the Starfleet Command III game developers, and is placed randomly each time the ship appears.

Ships named Franklin
Earth Starfleet	USS Franklin (NCC-246, Strider-class)
Federation Starfleet	USS Benjamin Franklin (NCC-013) • USS Franklin (NCC-1743, Constitution-class) • USS Franklin (Galaxy-class) • USS Franklin (Defiant-class)

Defiant-class destroyer/escort starships
Federation Starfleet	standard arrangement	Ajax • Alaska • Albatross • Aldebaran • Alexey Leonov • Armstrong • Ark Royal • Avenger • Baracus • Barracuda • Baton Rouge • Bennington • Boxer • Champion • Cheyenne • Cobra • Concord • Condor • Cormir • Corvus • Crockett • Dauntless • Defiant (I) • Defiant (II) • Eagle • Eclipse • Falkirk • Fargo • Formidable • Franklin • Gallant • Galahad • Gauntlet • Gawain • Grant • Halberd • Havoc • Helena • Horizon • Hornet • Hurricane • Illustrious • Incessant • Iwo Jima • Javelin • Kant • Kingfisher • Law • Lee • Leyte • Logan • Loki • Man-o-War • Matador • Maya • Medvedev • Merrimack • Michigan • Mongoose • Monitor (I) • Monitor (II) • Monsoon • Morgana • Moscow • Myrmidon • Narcissus • Neptune • Nomad • Pendragon • Pleiades • Potemkin • Python • Quillon • Ramses • Ranger • Raven • Redoubtable • Relentless • Renegade • Revere • Rockford • Rome • Saladin • Sao Paulo (I) • Sao Paulo (II) • Savannah • Scorpion • Sioux • Sirocco • Snake Eyes • Spitfire • Stalwart • Stromming • Tenacious • Thor • Ticonderoga • Titan • Treplev • Triumph • Triton • Tsunami • Turin • Valiant (I) • Valiant (II) • Valorous • Vanya • Victoria • Victorious • Vigilant • Voltaire • Warspite • Wasp • Wolverine • Zeppelin
	Incursion-subclass	Incursion
Terran Rebellion (mirror universe)		Capital Gain • Defiant • Jadzia • Terra Victor