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Star Trek United Earth DY-500 Class

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Name: DY-500 Class
Craft: United Earth DY-500-Class Transport
Type: Transport
Scale: starfighter
Length: 100 x 23.37 x 34.9 meters
Ship Mass: 300,000 metric tons
Starship Size: 3
Skill: capital ship pilot
Autopilot: 1D
Crew: 3; Skeleton: 1/+7
Passengers: 40
Cargo Capacity: 5,000 metric tons
Consumables: 6 months
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D+1
Space: 2
Hull: 1D
Sensors

  • Passive: 10 / 0D
  • Scan: 35 / 0D+1
  • Search: 50 / 0D+1
  • Focus: 4 / 0D+2

Weapons: None

Miscellaneous:

  • Crew Quarters:
  • Barracks: House 6 crewmembers
  • Spartan: 40
  • Decks: 6
  • Escape Pods: 4
  • Capacity per Pod: 4
  • Year Commissioned: 2116 (Earth Reckoning)

Notes:

  • Cargo Configuration: Remove 40 spartan quarters and add 7,500 metric tons of cargo space for a total of 12,500 metric tons of cargo.

Description: The DY-500 was a class of early Earth space vehicles.

The DY-100 class received extensive design and performance reviews to become the DY-500 class. Its almost pure fission engine plant produced a clean gas exhaust who powered a MHD, providing electricity to the ship. At the moment of its commission it was one of the most popular transports. The loss of the DY-500, UNSS Courageous, was the worst tragedy in the 65 first of space exploration. (TOS reference: Star Trek Space Flight Chronology)

The DY-500 and DY-100 were similar enough in appearance that even experienced Starfleet officers were unable to tell the difference between such ships from a distance. For example, upon first encountering the SS Botany Bay, Captain James T. Kirk initally believed the ship to be a DY-500, it was Spock who correctly identified the ship as an older DY-100 type vessel. (TOS episode: "Space Seed")

In 2155, two DY-500s were involved in the First Battle of Altair VI when they attempted to intercept a Romulan fighter, but were called off by the Columbia. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)

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