In the Pendragon universe, Daniel Radke was the commanding officer of the USS Cuxhaven. Radke gained command of the Cuxhaven in mid-2372 after Admiral James Leyton's coup on Earth. He and his ship were present at the battle at Deep Space 9 in late 2372 during the Federation Civil War. Radke and the Cuxhaven tried to stop the station's destruction, but they were unsuccessful. The ship bore heavy damage after a firefight with the USS Aotearoa, with the former protecting escape pods from being picked off by the latter. By all accounts, Radke gave the Aotearoa's commanding officer Liam de Gaillimhe a "walloping".