The interesting thought here is that even the Klingon faction would have a few extra ship choices right off the bat.

Then it must have been updated. But you misread my post. I am not talking about rear admiral level. I am talking about VICE admiral level. A t4 ship against t5 enemies is not that difficult, Making all your "accomplishments" minimal at best. A t4.5 ship, Which is what the retrofits are, In reality, Like the Galaxy-X, Against t6 enemies is an entirely different situation.

Compare the stats for yourself. I am biased, However, As I despise ALL escort class ships on principle.

and the release day is?

Season 2 is Tuesday, July 27th.

is there a dev who can say this? please

They have been doing major updates on Thursday since Launch... So it should be on the 29th of July or 5th August.

The Engineering Report says the 27th. And so far I haven't seen any changes to that.