USS Daedalus (prototype)

The USS Daedalus (NX-129, later NCC-129) was a Federation starship launched just prior to 2161. It was the prototype for the Daedalus class and the first Starfleet vessel capable of achieving Warp 7.

In an alternate timeline, the Daedalus, commanded by Fleet Captain Christopher Pike assisted the temporally displaced USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A in returning the Doomsday Machine to the 24th century where it could be destroyed. Unfortunatly, a baffle plate ruptured and exposed several cadets to delta radiation. Pike managed to save the cadets but in the process suffered severe radiation poisoning. The Daedalus made it to Starbase 11 where he recieved the best medical treatment. (STNV: "In Harm's Way")