For other uses, see Daedalus.

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

Contents 1 History 2 Specifications 3 Known vessels 4 Appendices 4.1 Connections 4.2 Background 5 External links

HistoryEdit

By the mid-2150s the Daedalus-class was considered somewhat outdated, superceded by the newer Intrepid-class and advanced NX-class designs.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, uprated 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)

Daedalus-class vessels would go on to serve as a primary exploratory starship for the fledgling Federation Starfleet following its incorporation in 2161. One Daedalus vessel was awaiting completion of construction 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")

Despite being retired from service, at least one Daedalus-class vessel remained in service by the mid-23rd century. The USS Lovell was taken from a Federation surplus depot and was repaired and refitted by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers and was used to transport them to various assignments where their technical and engineering skills were needed. (SCE novel: Foundations)

SpecificationsEdit

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

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
• 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 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 Valley Forge
• USS Wakefield
• USS William Clark
• USS Yeager (NCC-76)
• USS Yorktown (NCC-108)
• USS Zefram Cochrane

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

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 • Ascendant • Avenger • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bonhomme Richard • Bradbury • Brenton • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Centaur • Centaurus • Cerberus • Challenger (deep space explorer) • Challenger • Chandley • Charger • Chariot • Chesapeake • Cheyenne • Chimera • Christopher • Cle Dan • Cochise • Cochrane • Constellation • Constitution • Continent • Copernicus • Cygnus • Daedalus • Danube • Decatur • Decker • Defender • Defiant • 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 • Kitty Hawk • 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 • 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 • Sherman • Shi'Kahr • Sierra • Siva • Solar • Sovereign • Soyuz • Springfield • Steamrunner • Surak • Sydney • Venture • Tangent • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Ticonderoga • Tikopai • Tritium • Typhon • 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.