USS Dauntless (NCC-88762)

"I purpose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer."

- Ulysses S. Grant

The USS Dauntless (NCC-88762) is the first starship built of the Federation Command Battleship in the late 24th century.

The Dauntless was launched from the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in 2384, along with most of the starships attached to the Vanguard Fleet, and was commissioned in 2385 under the command of Rear Admiral Razal Gibran.

The Dauntless was immediately assigned to serve as the flagship of Task Force Dauntless, which is part of the Vanguard Fleet. As such, the ship leads fifty-four (54) combat oriented starships during task force formations. Outside of task force formations, the ship has a permanently attached escort complement of

Vanguard Command
The Dauntless is one of three of its class constructed by Starfleet Corps of Engineers for Vanguard Command and the Vanguard Fleet.

It was subsequently assigned to serve as the flagship of Task Force Dauntless, which is the mobile arm of Abraxis Command, the field division of Vanguard Command located in the Gamma Quadrant.

Deployment
The Dauntless and its task force patrol the area of space controlled by the Alliance of Gamma Quadrant Planets in the Gamma Quadrant.

As flagship of Task Force Dauntless, it leads 53 other combat-oriented starships during task force formations.

During Condition Green, the Dauntless is always accompanied by a permanently attached escort complement of one Fast frigate, one  Tactical frigate, and two  Tactical corvettes.

During Condition Yellow, the Dauntless serves as lead ship of Mission Group Alpha. And during Condition Red-1 it serves as lead ship of Strike Group One.

Like the rest of its task force, the ship's headquarters and home base is Station Deep Space Gamma-01, which orbits Abraxis IV in the Abraxis System.