Category:Daedalus-class

Technical Data
The Daedalus-class were Human-built warp capable vessels which operated during the 2110s. By the 2150s they were the workhorses of the United Earth Starfleet, due to their speed, armor and cargo capacity.

Speed
Before the launch of the NX-class, the Daedalus was the fastest and most dependable craft in the United Earth Starfleet, capable of Warp 4 for extended periods of time, more than any of craft in Starfleet or its civilian fleets.

Over the following decades, the Daedalus was successfully upgraded to the Warp 5 engine, then the Corridan Warp 7 engine, then with Colonial/Cylon FTL and Hiigaran hyperspace technology, the Daedalus-class became one of the fastest ships in the new Coalition Fleet.

Physical Arrangement
The Daedalus were the oldest of class of Starfleet's ships during the Xindi Conflict, entering service as early as the 2110s to act as United Earth's first exploration ships.

By the mid-2150s the Daedalus-class was considered somewhat outdated, superseded by the newer Intrepid-class and advanced NX-class designs. However, the growing conflict with the New Xindus Cooperative gave the class a new lease on life. Daedalus-class ships, upgraded with technology from the Coalition technology exchange program, soon could be built at roughly three times the rate as NX-class vessels, as well as refitting existing ships to the new standard. With wartime pressures on United Earth and the Coalition, the fleets began to emphasize numbers over quality, the refitted Daedalus design was put into full production at the cost of the much more powerful NX.

Crew
Daedalus-class destroyer carried one of the largest crews fielded by the United Earth Starfleet, over 150 to 230 depending on how long deployments ranged.

Armaments
These vessels were equipped with five phase/laser banks and two spatial torpedo and photonic torpedo launcher banks, and were protected by polarized hull plating. Basic shielding replaced polarized hull plating in 2154 during the Xindi Conflict.