Dauntless class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Dauntless*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the late 24th century. The design was created around an experimental quantum slipstream propulsion system derived from technology brought by the USS *Voyager* from the Delta Quadrant.

## History

The original "USS *Dauntless*" was developed in an effort to entrap the crew of the USS *Voyager* in revenge for their role in saving the Borg Collective from the Undine. The individual responsible for creating the vessel blamed the Starfleet crew for the assimilation of his species. The ruse failed, but *Voyager*'s crew was able to obtain schematics for the starship and details on its quantum slipstream drive.

After *Voyager*'s return to Federation space, Starfleet engineers and scientists pored over the information on the *Dauntless* and its transwarp propulsion system. The Corps of Engineers eventually reverse engineering the technology and incorporated it into a new starship class in order to perform practical tests of quantum slipstream travel.

The first vessel of this new experimental vessel held successful trial runs at the Bonneville Flats in 2379, which convinced Starfleet Command to order three more of the *Dauntless*-class in order to speed the development of the quantum slipstream drive. The USS *Black Rock*, USS *Dolphin*, and USS *Pinckney* were all completed early the next year.

The data gathered during the various tests allowed Starfleet to finalize designs of the slipstream drive and employ the technology in additional classes, such as the *Vesta*, *Odyssey*, and *Pathfinder*.

## Technical information

### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of *Dauntless*-class vessels.

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## Appendices

### Connections

**Project groups:** **Union Station** (*Geneva* • *Concorde* • *Presidio*) • **Century Cruiser** (*Springfield* • *New Orleans* • *Challenger* • *Niagara* • *Freedom II* • *Galaxy* • *Nebula* • *Cheyenne*) • **Multi-Mission explorers** (*Brigid* • *Esquiline* • *Palatine*) • **Deep Shadow** (*Eclipse* • *Phantom* • *Scryer*) • **Miracle Worker** (*Scott* • *Daystrom* • *Tucker* • *Gagarin*) • **Aeronaut** (*Mercury* • *Ajax* • *Icarus* • *Shran*)

**Other named classes:** *Aegian* • *Aerie* • *Akula* • *Atlas* • *California* • *Centaur* • *Challenger* • *Cheyenne* • *Constellation* • *Constitution III* • *Crossfield* • *Curry* • *Daedalus* • ***Dauntless*** • *Excelsior II* • *Freedom II* • *Gemini* • *Glenn* • *Guardian* • *Inquiry* • *Iwo Jima* • *Jupiter* • *Lexington* • *Niagara* • *Obena* • *Okinawa* • *Parliament* • *Perseus* • *Pioneer* • *Ranger* • *Sagan* • *Solanae* • *Springfield* • *Turing* • *Ulysses*

**Auxiliary craft:** *Aero* • Class C • Class F • *Danube* • *Flyer* • *Gondola* • *Kodai* • *Mollard* • *Peregrine* • *Selenic* • Type 4 • Type 5 • Type 6 (Type 6A • Type 6S) • Type 7 • Type 8 • Type 9 (Type 9A) • Type 10 • Type 11 • Type 14 • Type 17 • Type 19 • *Valkyrie* • *Venture* • *Waverider* • *Yellowstone*

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Dauntless class article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Dauntless class article at *Memory Beta*.
* *Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection* issue 17: "USS *Dauntless* NX-01-A."
* Dauntless Class Experimental Science Vessel article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *Star Trek: Voyager* episode: "Hope and Fear."
2. ↑ Derived from MSD created by BuzaNorbi.