Daedalus (class)
- Medium cruiser
- History
- Initial prototype design begins: 2120, USS Daedalus
- Earmarked as testbed for cascading ion drive prototype c.2139 (ENT Novel: Daedalus)
- Launched, lost 2140 (ENT Novel: Daedalus)
- General success of spaceframe results in M/AM retrofit
- Redesign begins 2141
- Registry block 151-179 reserved 2141
- Begins general production: 2144, USS Masao
- Launched 2144
- Success of class leads to continuation of construction beyond initial production run, second block 210-239 reserved 2153
- Production accelerated December 2155 for Earth-Romulan War, block expanded to 210-269 (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
- Due to Earth-Romulan War, refit design begins 2156 using NX-class technology (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
- Existing ships to undergo accelerated 90 day refit as feasible, all new vessels to be built under new design specifications
- Accelerated production run and reassignment of resources from NX/Intrepid production increases rate of production from 5/year to 10/year, over 3x NX production speed
- Three-plus times quicker production cycle by Beneath the Raptor's Wing
- Production halts 2160 following cessation of Earth-Romulan War, initial technology exchanges and fleet rearrangements leading up to founding of Federation
- Second refit begins 2161 to incorporate non-Human technology as part of fleet-wide refit project for all existing Earth Starfleet vessels as part of Starfleet incorporation (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
- Though initially thought out of date, with plans c.2163 to begin phasing out in lieu of Ceres-class vessels, post-war refit resulted in surprisingly reliable results (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
- High crew capacity proved especially useful for personnel or colony transportation (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
- Retirement: 2196 (TNG: "Power Play")
- Due to aging systems and spaceframes no longer compatible with advancing technology, all active vessels removed from service
- USS Benjamin Franklin stripped of sensitive technology and warp drive, remanded to Starfleet Academy for use as Sol-system training vessel
- Due to lack of materiel, on request by Starfleet Corps of Engineers for SCE-dedicated starships, provisional reactivation of three vessels 2264 authorized
- USS Masao, USS Zander, and USS Lovell reactivated from Surplus Depot Z15, refit to modern standards, remanded to SCE
- Initial prototype design begins: 2120, USS Daedalus
- Statistics
- Length: 225m (ST: Legacy)
- Width: 102m
- Height: 63.8m
- Crew: 229
- 89 constructed 2144-2160
- Cruising speed: Warp 2
- 2156 Romulan War Refit: Warp 3.5
- 2161 Refit: Warp 5
- 2264 SCE Refit: Warp 5
- Maximum speed: Warp 3.5
- Estimated as below
- In Beneath the Raptor's Wing, NX-class will intercept vessel from edge of system 5 minutes before Daedalus-class at Warp 5
- Edge of system at approximately 50 AU
- Fesoan at approximately 3 AU by CLB's calculations
- 47 AU at warp 5 is approximately 3m
- 47 AU in 8m is approximately warp 3.5
- 2156 Romulan War Refit: Warp 4.7
- 2161 Refit: Warp 6.2
- 2264 SCE Refit: Warp 7
- Estimated as below
- Auxiliary vessels
- Mounting for up to five 3-man MACO dropships (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
- Mounted on underside of secondary hull for high-speed orbital deployment (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
- Armament
- Original design
- 2x Plasma cannons
- 2x Torpedo launcher (ST: Legacy)
- Mark I Triton-class spatial torpedoes
- Mark I polarized hull plating
- 2156 refit
- 2x Mark I phase cannons
- 2x Torpedo launcher
- Mark I Triton-class spatial torpedoes (ST: Legacy)
- Mark I photonic torpedoes (ST: Legacy)
- Mark III polarized hull plating
- 2161 refit
- 2x Mark II pulsed phase cannons (SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
- Laser cannon per text, adjusted to fit later canon
- Torpedo launcher
- Mark II spatial torpedoes (SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
- Mark III polarized hull plating
- Deflector shields
- 2x Mark II pulsed phase cannons (SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
- Original design
Known ships
| Name | Registry | Service Begin | Service End |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Daedalus | NCC-150 | 2140-10-05 | 2140-10-05 |
| USS Masao | NCC-151 | 2144 | |
| USS Zander | NCC-152 | 2144 | |
| USS Kearsarge | NCC-154 | 2145 | 2156-06-20 |
| USS Yorktown | NCC-156 | 2146 | |
| USS Adirondack | NCC-157 | 2146 | 2156-06-20 |
| USS Gettysburg | NCC-158 | 2147 | |
| USS Carolina | NCC-160 | 2148 | 2196 |
| USS Rochelle | NCC-161 | 2148 | 2162 |
| USS Heinlein | NCC-164 | 2149 | |
| USS Olympus | NCC-165 | 2149 | 2156-04-02 |
| USS Kon-Tiki | NCC-166 | 2150 | |
| USS Ptolemy | NCC-167 | 2150 | 2156-04-02 |
| USS Zefram Cochrane | NCC-168 | 2151 | 2156-04-02 |
| USS Lovell | NCC-170 | 2152 | 2268 |
| USS Okuda | NCC-171 | 2152 | 2157-02-16 |
| USS Stephen Decatur | NCC-172 | 2152 | 2156-04-02 |
| USS Essex | NCC-173 | 2152 | 2167 |
| USS Bach | NCC-174 | 2152 | |
| USS Shepard | NCC-175 | 2153 | 2156-06-20 |
| USS Yeager | NCC-176 | 2153 | 2155-10-16 |
| USS William Clark | NCC-177 | 2153 | 2157-02-16 |
| USS Pilgrim | NCC-178 | 2153 | |
| USS Archon | NCC-179 | 2153 | 2167 |
| USS A.G. Robinson | NCC-210 | 2154 | 2160-07-29 |
| USS Probert | NCC-211 | 2154 | 2156-04-02 |
| USS Nightingale | NCC-212 | 2154 | |
| USS Benjamin Franklin | NCC-213 | 2154 | |
| USS Dykstra | NCC-214 | 2154 | 2156-04-02 |
| USS Valley Forge | NCC-216 | 2155 | 2156-04-02 |
| USS Franklin Roosevelt | NCC-217 | 2155 | 2160-05-03 |
| USS Cowpens | NCC-218 | 2155 | 2157-02-16 |
| USS Nez Perce | NCC-225 | 2156 | 2157-02-16 |
| USS Jein | NCC-228 | 2156 | 2157-02-16 |
| USS Armstrong | NCC-236 | 2157 | 2160-07-29 |
| USS Discovery | NCC-269 | 2160 | 2196 |