Daedalus-Class Ship

Earth's Daedalus-Class Ship

Summary

The first ship of the 304 line of Earth-built spaceships utilizing both Terran and alien technology was the Daedalus, and now all ships built under the 304 design are referred to as Daedalus-Class ships, or Deep Space Carriers. The prototype 303 program, embodied in the Prometheus, paved the way for this ship and all of its capabilities. (8.19 "Moebius Part 1", 9.16 "Off The Grid", 9.19 "Crusade Part 1")

Stargate References

Predecessor 303 Program

Prometheus: Daedalus-Class predecessor

Although similar in capabilities, the Daedalus-Class ship appears to be far more powerful and larger than the Prometheus. Whereas the Prometheus had two large sublight engine thrusters, the Daedalus has two large and four small thrusters. Both are fitted with Asgard hyperspace engines, sensors, scanners, energy shields, and beaming technology. As a matter of fact, the Daedalus itself has an Asgard engineer assigned to the crew.

The Senate Appropriations Committee cut their financial support to the SGC in order to put more dollars into the production of the Daedalus-Class ships. The SGC now receives the majority of its funding from an international coalition called the "International Oversight Advisory" (IOA). Each member country of the Gate Alliance Treaty has a representative in the IOA and together they oversee the missions of exploration through the Stargate, as well as the military support of the internationally-manned Atlantis Expedition.