Dauntless class

Owner:	Federation
Operator:	Starfleet
Active:	2380s
Decks:	8
Speed:	Warp/Quantum slipstream capable
Armament:	Phaser cannons Micro/Photon/Quantum Torpedo launchers
Defenses:	Deflector shields
Aft quarter view

For the alien vessel that inspired this class, please see Dauntless type.

The Dauntless-class was a class of Federation starship operated during the late 24th century.

Origins

The Dauntless had a similar design to the fake USS Dauntless, which was also designated as a Dauntless-class starship and was altered to appear Federation in design during the 2370s by Arturis, a member of Species 116. Captain Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the USS Voyager first encountered the original Dauntless in the Delta Quadrant in late 2374. (VOY: "Hope and Fear")

Given Janeway's order for the entire Voyager crew to thoroughly study the ship, they had enough data to reverse engineer its systems. This was demonstrated in 2375 when they were able to recreate their own marginally successful attempt at the alien Dauntless' slipstream drive. (VOY: "Timeless")

Technical data

The class was equipped with four phaser cannons. The main phaser cannon was located on Deck E, with two forward phaser cannons on Decks B and C and a rear phaser cannon on Deck E. The ship was, also, equipped with a torpedo launcher, located on Deck F, which could fire standard photon torpedoes or microtorpedoes. On Deck G, there were vertical torpedo launchers which were used for firing quantum torpedoes. It was protected by deflector shields. (PRO: "Crossroads", "Masquerade", "Mindwalk", "Supernova, Part 1")

The size of the Dauntless compared to the size of the Protostar

Externally, the Federation's Dauntless design retained several design cues from the original Dauntless, including a streamlined, arrowhead shaped primary hull, a near organic transition into the secondary hull and underslung warp nacelles. With the new design, the secondary hull and warp nacelles were lengthened compared to the original and the secondary hull appeared to house auxiliary impulse engines. It also lacked the "hump" the original had in its transition from the nape of the ship's dorsal section. (PRO: "A Moral Star, Part 2") This class was far larger in size than a Protostar-class vessel. (PRO: "Crossroads")

Based on the master systems display graphics inside the Dauntless shown throughout PRO: "Mindwalk", the ship's primary hull is eight decks in height, and has a significantly different aft section than the alien ship upon which it is based.

Interior design

Unlike the alien version of this class, the Federation's version possessed holodecks and replicators. (PRO: "Asylum", "Let Sleeping Borg Lie")

Ships in class

Named

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
USS Dauntless	NCC-80816		Active	2384

Appendices

Appearances

• PRO: (Federation version)
  • "A Moral Star, Part 2"
  • "Asylum"
  • "Let Sleeping Borg Lie"
  • "All the World's a Stage"
  • "Crossroads"
  • "Masquerade"
  • "Preludes"
  • "Ghost in the Machine"
  • "Mindwalk"
  • "Supernova, Part 1"
  • "Supernova, Part 2"

Background information

According to Aaron Waltke, the Dauntless was a Starfleet reproduction of Arturis' vessel built from detailed scan data gathered by USS Voyager. It, too, is also equipped with a limited form of quantum slipstream drive. [1]

In a log by Janeway on the "Star Trek Logs" Instagram account, the project leader in designing the Dauntless was B'Elanna Torres, who also suggested the name. [2]

External link

• Dauntless class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works