NDF-NIS Dagger (SDD-1243)

NDF-NIS Dagger (SDD-1243 or Spaceborne, Destroyer, Series 12, Vessel 43) was an intelligence gathering warship operated by the Normanland Naval Intelligence Service during the 27th Century. Dagger became famous for the acts of her commanding officer, Captain Aidan Stone, in 2614 when the ship was heavily damaged during the Proxy Wars and drifted extremely deep into space pirate territory.

Design
Built and commissioned in 2593, Dagger is a Myers-class space destroyer, the 43rd vessel of the class. The design by default includes a single large hangar in the front of the vessel with two lateral doors allowing access in and out. Gatling and missile turrets are included on the two ventral propulsion pods. Equipped with a jump drive and capable of sublight speeds upto 100m/s, each Myers-class ship is self-independent.

Like many of the operational ships at the time, Dagger was equipped with the SNIPER weapons guidance system in 2609.

Proxy Wars
When the Space Pirates became a creditable threat to proper governmental forces, the Normanland Navy was scrambled to deal with the threat. Dagger operated as part of Battle Division 14 in the southern fringe for the first two years of the war before being reassigned to INTGRP-204 alongside sister ship Spectre and the Aegis-class cruiser Arunta.