Guide:Yorktown - Revision history

Dan at 19:44, 26 July 2023

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	~~==Notes==~~
	* The [[Ship Prefixes\|prefix]] "USS" has been changed to "UESS" for the vessel's period serving the [[United Earth Starfleet]].

	* The ''Yorktown'' was definitely transferred to the [[UFP Star Fleet]].

	==Star Fleet Registry==		==Star Fleet Registry==
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			==Notes==
			* The [[Ship Prefixes\|prefix]] "USS" has been changed to "UESS" for the vessel's period serving the [[United Earth Starfleet]].

			* The ''Yorktown'' was definitely transferred to the [[UFP Star Fleet]].

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	* The ''Yorktown'' was definitely transferred to the [[UFP Star Fleet]].		* The ''Yorktown'' was definitely transferred to the [[UFP Star Fleet]].

			==Star Fleet Registry==

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			* ''USS Yorktown'' (NCC-87)

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (bow).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (bow).png
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (~~dorsal stern~~).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stbd).png
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (dorsal).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (dorsal).png
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	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stern).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stern).png
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png
			File:Yorktown battlecruiser (dorsal stern).png

	File:Aiding the good cause by jetfreak 7-d4gq58c.png\|"Aiding the Good Cause"		File:Aiding the good cause by jetfreak 7-d4gq58c.png\|"Aiding the Good Cause"
	File:Wartime exchange by jetfreak74656-d64evi0.png\|"Wartime Exchange"		File:Wartime exchange by jetfreak74656-d64evi0.png\|"Wartime Exchange"

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Dan at 18:38, 17 July 2023

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	\|beam= 120.1 m		\|beam= 120.1 m
	\|height= 38.0 m		\|height= 38.0 m
	\|mass= 345,000 ~~tons~~		\|mass= 345,000 mt
	\|cruisespeed= w 3		\|cruisespeed= w 3
	\|maxspeed= w 4.9		\|maxspeed= w 4.9
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	\|shields= <br>		\|shields= <br>
	* 7-layer graviton/subspace globular forcefield		* 7-layer graviton/subspace globular forcefield
	* ~~Navigational~~ deflector (secondary hull bow)		* navigational deflector (secondary hull bow)
	* ~~Polarizable~~ armor (hull & nacelles)		* polarizable armor (hull & nacelles)
	\|labs=		\|labs=
	\|transporters= 2 GP (3-pad); Mk I		\|transporters= 2x GP (3-pad); Mk I
	\|auxcraft= <br>		\|auxcraft= <br>
	* 2 shuttlepods		* 2x shuttlepods
	* 20 defensive fightercraft		* 20x defensive fightercraft
	\|historicalships= ''USS Yorktown''		\|historicalships= ''UESS/USS Yorktown''
	\|design= ST:Legacy computer game		\|design= ''ST:Legacy'' computer game
	\|name= ST:Legacy computer game		\|name= ''ST:Legacy'' computer game
	\|history= ~~SFC~~, ~~own~~		\|history= ''Spaceflight Chronology'', Timo
	}}		}}
	For the purpose of boring through Romulan defenses, the [[UESF]] began in [[2158]] to build three large		==Background: ''Hobbyist's Guide''==
	battle cruisers, with several more in planning. Based on existing [[Earth]] and Andorian technology		For the purpose of boring through [[Romulan]] defenses, the [[UESF]] began in [[2158]] to build three large battle cruisers, with several more in planning. Based on existing [[Earth]] and [[Andorian]] technology
	taken to extreme proportions, the third-of-a-million-ton ships would carry hundreds of photonic warhead		taken to extreme proportions, the third-of-a-million-ton ships would carry hundreds of photonic warhead missiles and torpedoes, be protected by dozens of self-defense fightercraft, and layers of laser, plasma, and forcefield defenses, and fly at nearly warp five to the Romulan homeworlds, untouched by the perimeter defenses of the still expanding Romulan empire.
	missiles and torpedoes, be protected by dozens of self-defense fightercraft and layers of
	laser, plasma and forcefield defenses, and fly at nearly warp five to the Romulan homeworlds,
	untouched by the perimeter defenses of the still expanding Romulan empire.

	Starfleet’s initial bid for the role was the '''''Yorktown''''', an application of ''[[Guide: Enterprise\|Enterprise]]'' and ''[[Guide: Poseidon\|Poseidon]]''		United Earth Starfleet’s initial bid for the role was the '''''Yorktown''''', an application of ''[[Guide: Enterprise\|Enterprise]]'' and ''[[Guide: Poseidon\|Poseidon]]'' technologies and hull components on a grander scale. The saucer, as such, was actually of slightly smaller diameter than those of the predecessor cruisers and one deck flatter on both dorsal and ventral superstructure. Yet joining it was a massive tubular structure, an entire second hull a hundred meters long, that would shelter the fightercraft contingent in a stern hangar. The bow of the secondary hull would house an annihilation powerplant twice as large as the ''Enterprise'' original and also accommodate the ship’s navigational deflector. The impulse engines of the vessel would be located in the juncture of her warp engine pylons, in a well armored neck structure where all primary power leads would be concentrated for citadel protection.
	technologies and hull components on a grander scale. The saucer as such was actually of slightly
	smaller diameter than those of the predecessor cruisers, and one deck flatter on both dorsal and
	ventral superstructure. Yet joining it was a massive tubular structure, an entire second hull a
	hundred meters long, that would shelter the fightercraft contingent in a stern hangar. The bow of the
	secondary hull would house an annihilation powerplant twice as large as the ''Enterprise'' original, and also accommodate the ship’s navigational deflector. The impulse engines of the vessel would be
	located in the juncture of her warp engine pylons, in a well armored neck structure where all
	primary power leads would be concentrated for citadel protection.

	This would liberate virtually all the room in the primary hull for an unprecedented offensive and		This would liberate virtually all the room in the primary hull for an unprecedented offensive and defensive armament. A row of six launch tubes on the underside was to spit out a combination of high speed anti-ship photonic torpedoes and the fusion missiles that would vaporize Romulan fortifications and industries. Eight 700-gigajoule particle cannon would complete the bombardment, while four heavy 150 nm lasers and eight rapid-fire plasma cannon kept enemy vessels at bay. Further bombardment cannon would be installed on the lower sides of the secondary hull, along with additional defensive plasma guns.
	defensive armament. A row of six launch tubes on the underside was to spit out a combination of
	high speed anti-ship photonic torpedoes and the fusion missiles that would vaporize Romulan
	fortifications and industries. Eight 700-gigajoule particle cannon would complete the bombardment,
	while four heavy 150 nm lasers and eight rapid-fire plasma cannon kept enemy vessels at bay.
	Further bombardment cannon would be installed on the lower sides of the secondary hull, along
	with additional defensive plasma guns.

	[[File:Starship yorktown by jetfreak74656-d31ydld.png\|left\|300px\|thumb\|The ''Yorktown'' demonstrates her giant, 135 m PA-1 engine nacelles to advantage. Unfortunately, the engines were unable		[[File:Starship yorktown by jetfreak74656-d31ydld.png\|left\|300px\|thumb\|The ''Yorktown'' demonstrates her giant, 135-meter PA-1 engine nacelles to advantage. Unfortunately, the engines were unable to provide the tactically required speed for the juggernaut, leaving her outclassed in the very role she was designed for. She excelled in all other roles, however, and would spawn the highly successful ''[[Guide: Horizon\|Horizon]]'' class a few decades later.]]
	to provide the tactically required speed for the juggernaut, leaving her outclassed in the very role she was designed for.
	She excelled in all other roles, however, and would spawn the highly successful ''[[Guide: Horizon\|Horizon]]'' class a few decades later.]]

	There was a fatal shortcoming in the balance of offensive and defensive weapons, however. Cruiser		There was a fatal shortcoming in the balance of offensive and defensive weapons, however. Cruiser engagements in [[2158]] and [[2159]] proved that the Romulan forces could mount an impregnable defense against the heaviest Starfleet penetrators if they could amass sufficient numbers of cruisers and destroyers of their own. Home system defenses could be expected to feature this threshold number of vessels at all times, unless a major strategic feint could be effected. Key to success thus lay not in firepower alone, but in the ability to push it past enemy formations without an exchange of fire. High dash speed, equal at least to that of the superfast ''[[Guide: Christopher\|Christopher]]'' light cruisers, would be a strategic necessity.
	engagements in 2158 and [[2159]] proved that the Romulan forces could mount an impregnable
	defense against the heaviest Starfleet penetrators if they could amass sufficient numbers of cruisers
	and destroyers of their own. Home system defenses could be expected to feature this threshold
	number of vessels at all times, unless a major strategic feint could be effected. Key to success thus
	lay not in firepower alone, but in the ability to push it past enemy formations without an exchange
	of fire. High dash speed, equal at least to that of the superfast ''[[Guide: Christopher\|Christopher]]'' light cruisers, would be a
	strategic necessity.

	This the drive system could not provide, not even with the high output, dilithium-focus reactor that		This the drive system could not provide, not even with the high output, dilithium-focus reactor that kept throwing dangerous tantrums at the warp trials of ''USS Yorktown''. The inaugural battle cruiser was doomed to fight her battles against Rihannsu deep space fleets, in violent cruiser actions, never getting the chance to rain destruction on key enemy bases or production facilities. A challenger with at least one full warp factor over the ''Yorktown'' would be needed to carry the torch, hopefully to the powder cellars of the enemy.
	kept throwing dangerous tantrums at the warp trials of ''USS Yorktown''. The inaugural battle cruiser
	was doomed to fight her battles against Rihannsu deep space fleets, in violent cruiser actions, never
	getting the chance to rain destruction on key enemy bases or production facilities. A challenger with
	at least one full warp factor over the ''Yorktown'' would be needed to carry the torch, hopefully to the
	powder cellars of the enemy.

	Yet the war would soon end, in a very different fashion from the one envisioned. The ''Yorktown''		Yet the war would soon end, in a very different fashion from the one envisioned. The ''Yorktown'' would continue to serve, now under different masters with different goals. She would never achieve fame or receive breakthrough technologies—yet eventually she would serve as the template for the next great leap in starship construction, inspiring the ''[[Guide: Horizon\|Horizon]]'' class of heavy cruisers.
	would continue to serve, now under different masters with different goals. She would never achieve
	fame or receive breakthrough ~~technologies – yet~~ eventually, she would serve as the template for the
	next great leap in starship construction, inspiring the ''[[Guide: Horizon\|Horizon]]'' class of heavy cruisers.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (dorsal).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (dorsal).png
			File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stbd).png
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stern).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stern).png
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png
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			==Notes==
			* The [[Ship Prefixes\|prefix]] "USS" has been changed to "UESS" for the vessel's period serving the [[United Earth Starfleet]].

			* The ''Yorktown'' was definitely transferred to the [[UFP Star Fleet]].

			<br><br>
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	*[[Guide: Timo's Guide to ~~Starfleet~~\|Back to the Table of Contents]]		* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]
	*[[Guide: 2130-2161 - Into The Romulan War\|Back to "Into The Romulan War"]]		* [[Guide: 2130-2161 - Into The Romulan War\|Back to "Into The Romulan War"]]
	*[[Guide: Of Ship Statistics\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]		* [[Guide: Of Ship Statistics\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]
	*[[Guide: Glossary\|Appendix B: Glossary]]		* [[Guide: Glossary\|Appendix B: Glossary]]
	*[[Guide: ~~Starfleet~~ Organization - General Outline\|Appendix C: ~~Starfleet~~ Organization - General Outline]]		* [[Guide: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline\|Appendix C: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline]]
	*[[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]		* [[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]


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	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stern).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (stern).png
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png

	File:Aiding the good cause by jetfreak 7-d4gq58c.png\|"Aiding the Good Cause"		File:Aiding the good cause by jetfreak 7-d4gq58c.png\|"Aiding the Good Cause"
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Dan at 00:23, 28 May 2015

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	\|image= [[File:Yorktown ~~battlecruiser~~ (starboard).png\|250px\|Yorktown class battle cruiser]]		\|image= [[File:Yorktown (starboard).png\|250px\|Yorktown class battle cruiser]]
	\|classname= Yorktown		\|classname= Yorktown
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Dan at 18:03, 20 December 2014

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	untouched by the perimeter defenses of the still expanding Romulan empire.		untouched by the perimeter defenses of the still expanding Romulan empire.

	Starfleet’s initial bid for the role was the '''''Yorktown''''', an application of ''[[Guide: Enterprise}Enterprise]]'' and ''[[Guide: Poseidon\|Poseidon]]''		Starfleet’s initial bid for the role was the '''''Yorktown''''', an application of ''[[Guide: Enterprise\|Enterprise]]'' and ''[[Guide: Poseidon\|Poseidon]]''
	technologies and hull components on a grander scale. The saucer as such was actually of slightly		technologies and hull components on a grander scale. The saucer as such was actually of slightly
	smaller diameter than those of the predecessor cruisers, and one deck flatter on both dorsal and		smaller diameter than those of the predecessor cruisers, and one deck flatter on both dorsal and

Dan at 18:02, 20 December 2014

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	\|image= [[~~Image~~:~~No Photo Available~~.~~jpg~~\|250px\|Yorktown class battle cruiser]]		\|image= [[File:Yorktown battlecruiser (starboard).png\|250px\|Yorktown class battle cruiser]]
	\|classname= Yorktown		\|classname= Yorktown
	\|category= battle cruiser		\|category= battle cruiser
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	* 2 shuttlepods		* 2 shuttlepods
	* 20 defensive fightercraft		* 20 defensive fightercraft
	\|historicalships=		\|historicalships= ''USS Yorktown''
	\|design= ST:Legacy computer game		\|design= ST:Legacy computer game
	\|name= ST:Legacy computer game		\|name= ST:Legacy computer game
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	with additional defensive plasma guns.		with additional defensive plasma guns.

	[[~~Image~~:~~No Photo Available~~.~~jpg~~\|left\|300px\|thumb\|The ''Yorktown'' demonstrates her giant, 135 m PA-1 engine nacelles to advantage. Unfortunately, the engines were unable		[[File:Starship yorktown by jetfreak74656-d31ydld.png\|left\|300px\|thumb\|The ''Yorktown'' demonstrates her giant, 135 m PA-1 engine nacelles to advantage. Unfortunately, the engines were unable
	to provide the tactically required speed for the juggernaut, leaving her outclassed in the very role she was designed for.		to provide the tactically required speed for the juggernaut, leaving her outclassed in the very role she was designed for.
	She excelled in all other roles, however, and would spawn the highly successful ''[[Guide: Horizon\|Horizon]]'' class a few decades later.]]		She excelled in all other roles, however, and would spawn the highly successful ''[[Guide: Horizon\|Horizon]]'' class a few decades later.]]
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~File:Yorktown battlecruiser (starboard).png~~
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (bow).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (bow).png
	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (dorsal stern).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (dorsal stern).png
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	File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png		File:Yorktown battlecruiser (ventral).png
			File:Aiding the good cause by jetfreak 7-d4gq58c.png\|"Aiding the Good Cause"
			File:Wartime exchange by jetfreak74656-d64evi0.png\|"Wartime Exchange"
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+Starfleet’s initial bid for the role was the '''''Yorktown''''', an application of ''[[Guide: Enterprise}Enterprise]]'' and ''[[Guide: Poseidon|Poseidon]]''
 ==Gallery==