For other uses, see Daedalus.

STARSHIP CLASS
Daedalus class
Affiliation:	United Earth/Federation, Starfleet
Type:	cruiser
Service period:	2140s to 2196
Dimensions
Length:	105 meters
Width:	25 meters
Height:	40 meters
Specifications
Decks:	7/10 (Refit)
Maximum speed:	warp 4.5/warp 7 (Refit)
Armaments:	phase cannons/laser cannons; torpedo launchers
Defences:	polarized hull plating/deflector shields

The Daedalus class was a type of starship cruisers in service with the United Earth Starfleet in the 22nd century. The Daedalus class was first utilized around the 2140s and was later maintained in service by the Federation Starfleet throughout the latter half of that century. (ST reference: Encyclopedia)

HistoryEdit

In their years of service, the Daedalus class starships received dozens of refits.

By the mid-2150s the Daedalus class was considered somewhat outdated, superceded by the newer Intrepid-class and advanced NX-class designs. However, the growing conflict with the Romulan Star Empire gave the class a new lease on life. Daedalus-class ships, upgraded with technology from the NX program, could be built at roughly three times the rate as NX-class vessels, as well as refitting existing ships to the new standard. With wartime pressures on Starfleet to emphasize numbers over quality, the refitted Daedalus design was put into full production. (ENT novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)

Another refit was made before 2159 and one more in 2161.

Daedalus-class vessels would go on to serve as a primary exploratory starship for the fledgling Federation Starfleet following a complete overhaul in 2161. One Daedalus vessel was awaiting completion of its retrofit in that year, and was of sufficiently advanced characteristics that its command was a sought after posting for several Earth captains. The Daedalus-class would serve with distinction until they were finally retired from service in 2196. (ST novel: Starfleet: Year One; Decipher RPG module: Starfleet Operations Manual; ENT novel: Last Full Measure; TNG episode: "Power Play")

Not all of the Daedalus-class starships were retired from service. Some were refitted into more advanced Starship classes such as the Constitution class, and the Horizon class. at least three original Daedalus-class vessels remained in service by the mid-23rd century. The USS Lovell, USS Masao and USS Zander were taken from a Federation surplus depot, were repaired and refitted by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, and used to transport them to various assignments where their technical and engineering skills were needed. (SCE novel: Foundations; Star Trek Magazine #162: "Blast Off!")

SpecificationsEdit

In 2159, these vessels were equipped with five phase/laser banks and two spatial torpedo and photonic torpedo launcher banks, and were protected by polarized hull plating. Basic shielding replaced polarized hull plating in 2161.(ST video game: Legacy)

Some ships had variable armaments.

Known vesselsEdit

• USS A.G. Robinson
• USS Adirondack
• USS Anson
• USS Archon (NCC-189)
• USS Armstrong
• USS Bach (NCC-174)
• USS Benjamin Franklin (NCC-013)
• USS Carolina
• USS Cowpens
• USS Daedalus (NCC-129)
• USS Discovery
• USS Drake
• USS Dykstra
• USS Essex (NCC-173)
• USS Franklin Roosevelt (NCC-217)
• USS Gettysburg
• USS Heinlein
• USS Heisenberg
• USS Horizon (NCC-176)
• USS Jein
• USS Kearsarge
• USS Kon-Tiki
• USS Lindbergh
• USS Lovell (NCC-470)
• USS Masao
• USS Nez Perce
• USS Nightingale (NCC-192)
• USS Okuda
• USS Olympus
• USS Pilgrim (NCC-178)
• USS Probert
• USS Ptolemy
• USS Republic
• USS Shepard
• USS Stephen Decatur
• USS Tiberius (NCC-189)
• USS Valley Forge
• USS Wakefield
• USS William Clark
• USS Yeager (NCC-76)
• USS Yorktown (NCC-108)
• USS Zander
• USS Zefram Cochrane

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

Starship classes of the Earth-Romulan War
United Earth, Starfleet	Arrow • Assist • Cavalry • Christopher • Cosmos • Daedalus • Discovery • Doppler • Edison • Galliant • Hopkins • Horizon • Intrepid • Liberty • Long • Marshall • Mercury • Messier • Minuteman • NX • Poseidon • Strider • Verne • Vanguard • Yorktown • Zeus
Coalition of Planets allies	Alpha Centauri Concordium of Planets: Djartanna • Zoenamy	Andorian Empire: Kumari • Taholsin • Tanathooef • Thofsin
	United Planets of Tellar: Degbaxis • G'buqoff • Phinda	Confederacy of Vulcan: D'Kyr • Suurok • Toj Lol
Romulan Star Empire, Imperial Fleet	22nd century bird-of-prey • 2150s bird-of-prey • Alocala • Battlehawk • Hunter • Klivai Vang'radai • Morlasam Cl'vangas • Re'ravsam • Skyhawk • Stelai'deletham • S'ten Talasam • Swarm • Swiftwing • Takaan • T'Liss • Vas'maklaram • Vas'rosvlai • Vastagor Vastarum • Vastari Sanalam

Starship classes of Earth
Arrow • Assist • Cavalry • Christopher • Cosmos • DY-100 • DY-500 • DY-700 • DY-1100-class • Daedalus • Discovery • Doppler (scout) • Edison • Galliant • Hopkins • Horizon • Intrepid (Earth) • J (freighter) • Long • Marshall • Mercury • Messier • Minuteman • NX • Poseidon • Strider • Vanguard (starship) • Verne • Y (freighter) • Yorktown • Zeus

Starship classes of the United Federation of Planets
By name	Aakenn • Achernar • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akira • Akula (destroyer) • Akula (frigate) • Alaska • Ambassador • Andes • Andromeda • Andor • Antares • Anton • Apache • Apollo • Archer • Ariel • Armitage • Ascendant • Avenger (23rd century) • Avenger (25th century) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bonhomme Richard • Bradbury • Brenton • Canada • Canopus • Capella (23rd century} • Capella • Centaur • Centaurus • Cerberus • Challenger (deep space explorer) • Challenger • Chandley • Charger • Chariot • Chesapeake • Cheyenne • Chimera • Chimera (25th century) • Christopher • Cle Dan • Cochise • Cochrane • Constellation • Constitution • Continent • Copernicus • Cygnus • Daedalus • Danube • Decatur • Decker • Defender • Defiant • Delphi • Deneva • Derf • Dollond • Doppler • Dreadnought • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Edward • El Dorado • Enterprise (23rd century) • Enterprise (alternate future) • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Excalibur • Excelsior • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Frontier • Gagarin • Galaxy • Galen • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Hale • Hardin • Hephaestus • Hermes (scout) • Hermes (fast cruiser) • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon • Huron • Icarus • Incursion • Indomitable • Intrepid • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Karekh • Keith • Keppler • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London (troop transport) • Luna • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury • Merian • Messier • Midway • Miranda • Mission • Missouri • Mockingbird • MoKal • Monoceros • Moscow • Mulciber • Nebula • Nelson • New Orleans • Newport • Niagara • Noble • Nomad • Northampton • Norway • Nova • Oberon • Oberth • Odin • Odysseus • Odyssey • Okinawa • Olympic • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin (destroyer) • Paladin (24th century) • Philadelphia • Phoenix • Pinnacle • Piper • Polarity • Pollux • Portsmith • Premonition • Prometheus • Proxima • Ptolemy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger (cruiser) • Ranger (scout) • Reliant • Remora • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Saber • Sagan • Saladin • Samson • Santa Fe • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scylla • Sequoia • Shi'Kahr • Sierra • Siva • Solar • Sovereign • Soyuz • Springfield • Steamrunner • Surak • Sydney • Venture • Tangent • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Ticonderoga • Tikopai • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Vesta • Vigilant (scout) • Vigilant (tactical escort) • Voyager • Wambundu • Wilkerson • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wells • Yamato • Yorkshire • Zodiac • unnamed
By type	Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation galaxy ship • Federation light cruiser (Intrepid-variant) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship

BackgroundEdit

No explanation is given for these vessels' Federation Starfleet-style registry numbers and their use of the "USS" name prefix, despite existing years before the inception of the Federation.

The game software for Legacy included numerous other names for ships of this class that were not prepared to be used in gameplay, and are hidden in the game's source code, including USS Achernar, USS Acrux, USS Archon, USS Belknap, USS Bellatrix, USS Binar, USS Boston, USS Capella, USS Caspan, USS Decatur, USS Deneb, USS Durret, USS Explorer, USS Helios, USS Homer, USS Lexington, USS Lubien, USS Merrimac, USS Monitor, USS Olympic, USS Daedalus, USS Potemkin, USS Republic, USS Rigel, USS Saratoga, USS Sirius, USS Wasp and USS Yorktown. Possibly, these vessels were intended for some feature of the game that was not completed. For example, none of these ships are coded with registry number graphics like those the included ships possess.

External linksEdit

• Daedalus class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Daedalus class article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon Star Trek wiki.