The Dauntless-class was a class of Federation starship operated during the late 24th century. Is a fake federation ship named "U.S.S. Dauntless". 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. 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. By the 2380s, Starfleet created their own version of this class. In a possible future, the Federation maintained this design during the 26th century, with at least one Dauntless-class starship participating in the pivotal Battle of Procyon V.

Operator and Affiliation: Species 116, Starfleet
Owner: Species 116, United Federation of Planets
Active: 2370s – 2550s
Decks: 7
Length: 205 meters
Crew complement: 1 minimum, 150
Maximum Speed: Quantum Slipstream and Transwarp velocities
Cruising speed: Warp 9.99
Armament: Phaser Banks, proton torpedo launchers
Defense: Deflector shields
Type: Experimental science vessel
Auxiliary craft: Federation Shuttlecraft

Ship Commissioned

USS Dauntless NX-01-A (Species 116 version) (Presumed assimilated (2374))
USS Dauntless NCC-80816 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2384)
USS Las Vegas NCC-80817 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2401)
USS Hercules NCC-80818 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2401)
USS Kelso NCC-80819 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2401)
USS Centaurus NCC-80820 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2401)
USS Redhawk NCC-80825 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2401)
USS Cerberus NCC-80852 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2401)
USS Dragonbolt NCC-80867 (I) (Federation/Starfleet version) (destroyed by the Borg Collective during the Frontier Day in 2401)
USS Dragonbolt NCC-80867 (II) (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2402)
USS Wake Angles NCC-80893 (Federation/Starfleet version) (active 2402)
USS Werecoyote NCC-94392 (Species 116 version) (active 26th century)

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