Star Trek: 10 Secrets About The USS Dauntless You Need To Know
5. Interior Designs
Considering that there was a limit on how much the show could spend on creating new sets (as detailed in the extras on the season one Prodigy special features), there was very little reuse when it came to the Dauntless. "Some of the sickbay designs such as the biobeds were based on Protostar designs," said Aaron Waltke, "but much of the ship had to be created from scratch to match the interiors of the Dauntless from Hope and Fear.
One notable absence from the bridge set on the Prodigy Dauntless is the dedication plaque. On Arturis' version it is present and bears the inscription "Hope is a waking dream.” Aaron believes that if one had been created for Janeway's version of the ship it would be something very different. Of course, the motto for Arturis' ship is a huge nod to the episode's later revelation that the starship is part of his elaborate plot to maroon the Voyager crew with the Borg.