Y Class, or Class Y, was a 22nd century Earth starship type, a cargo hauler[4] and freighter[1] class in United Earth's Cargo Service operation from the 2200s decade to the late 24th century. (Star Trek Adventures RPG module: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook)
Technical specifications[]
Nausicaans attack ECS Fortunate.
Ships of this class replaced Tellarite and Vulcan ships hauling cargo between Earth and United Earth's colonies at Proxima, Terra Nova and Vega colony. The Y-class was produced by the United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA). The J-class was the largest variant produced for the Y-class. The J-class was larger than the Y-class by 50% and reached a higher warp factor due to enlarging the warp nacelles. As a result, a J-class freighter could save 146 days on an Earth-Proxima round trip compared to the Y-class.
Primary shipyards of construction included Newport News Orbital Complex at Earth, Copernicus Ship Yards on Luna and the Lagrange Facilities at Lagrange 4 Sol.
Suggested mission profiles included civilian or merchant marine, logistical or quartermaster, and colony support. The spaceframe traits were typical for a civilian starship and a United Earth starship. The power of its systems were rated 04 for comms, 05 for engines, 06 for structure, 04 for computers, 05 for sensors and 04 for weapons. Weapons consisted of phase cannons. Crew departments included conn, engineering and medicine but lacked command, security and science. The default defense mechanism was polarized hull plating. The crews of these pioneering vessels were called (space-) boomers.
Concerning naming conventions, Y- and J-class freighters were named by their crews, for instance for lovers, cities of birth and famous historical vessels. Standard prefixes were WS for Warp Ship, SS for Singel Screw and ECS for Earth Cargo Ship. ECS applied to freighters in service to UESPA and the Earth Cargo Service.
The class remained in service well into the 24th century. At least one vessel, the ECS Horizon, retired to lunar orbit in 2169 for display at the Boomer Museum. (Star Trek Adventures RPG module: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook)
Y class ships were built to replace the earlier J-class starships that had been used by Earth's cargo service in the early 22nd century. The design principles of a Class Y were similar to those of the earlier class J ships - with the major difference being that the Y class was a larger vessel. (ENT episodes: "Horizon", "Fortunate Son")
The ships had a crew complement of 23; however, this did not account for children which may have been born to the crew members during their long voyages. Y class ships were capable of a maximum speed of warp 1.8. The eight cargo modules attached to the sides of the ship gave the ship a total capacity of 20 kilotons. The ships came with a single plasma cannon, however most freighter captains upgraded their weapons as soon as possible as their cargoes made them attractive targets for pirates such as the Nausicaans.
In 2151, Captain Keene considered upgrading the ship's core to a warp 3 engine. (ENT episode: "Fortunate Son")
The Y class freighter was also known as Fortunate-class. (ST video game: Legacy)
People of the Open Sky ship.
The People of the Open Sky were subjects of the Chain who rejected their society and formed a ragtag fleet. A portion of the fleet consisted of ships of the mid-22nd century Alpha and Beta Quadrant cultures. The fleet arriving at Deep Space 9 in November 2385 included at least one 2150s-era Y-class freighter. (DS9 novel: The Missing)
Known class Y ships[]
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- ECS Fortunate (ECS-2801)[1]
- unnamed Y-class freighters:
- Ceti Alpha V refugee fleet (alternate timeline)[5]
- People of the Open Sky freighter[6] (First Splinter timeline)
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Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- ENT episode: "Fortunate Son" (first appearance)
- ST video game: Legacy
- The Official Starships Collection Issue 49: "ECS Fortunate"
- ST video game: Timelines (variant)
- DS9 novel: The Missing (depicted on cover)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 ENT episode: "Fortunate Son".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ST video game: Timelines.
- ↑ ST video game: Fleet Command.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Trek Adventures RPG module: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook.
- ↑ ENT episode: "Twilight".
- ↑ DS9 novel: The Missing.
External link[]
- { {memoryalpha|Y class}}