For other uses, see Dauntless.

STARSHIP
USS Dauntless
Class:	Defiant-class
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Launched:	2370s
Status:	succeeded by the Galaxy-class USS Dauntless by 2376

The USS Dauntless was a Federation Defiant-class escort starship in Starfleet service in the 24th century. This ship was in active service around the Dominion War of the 2370s, and was one of a number of vessels bearing this name. (ST video game: Legacy)

No specific history or definitive final fate was established for this vessel as its name was selected for a ship by the Dominion Wars game developers, and is sometimes placed randomly when the ship appears. The ship may be named for numerous vessels from history, all named for the common meaning of the term "dauntless".

Ships named Dauntless
Federation Starfleet	USS Dauntless (NCC-1697, Pyotr Velikiy-class) • USS Dauntless (NCC-2012, Indomitable-class) • USS Dauntless (NCC-71879, Galaxy-class) • USS Dauntless (Defiant-class)
Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe)	ISS Dauntless
Cardassian Union	CDS Dauntless

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
	other configurations	Incursion-subclass: Incursion • Vigilant-subclass: Vigilant • Sao Paulo-subclass: Quantum • see also: Gallant-subclass
mirror universe	Terran Rebellion	Capital Gain • Defiant • Jadzia • Terra Victor
	Terran Empire	Defiant • Quantum
Species 8472		Poseidon