The USS Blade (NCC-85157-A) was a Shrike-class starship sent to the Gamma Quadrant under the command of Captain Koran Lacer. Their mission, along with the USS Atlantis and the USS Shark, was to explore and make relations in the Gamma Quadrant. (Star Trek: Brave New Worlds: "Brave New Worlds") As a Shrike-class vessel, the Blade bore a close resemblance to Defiant-class escort ships.