The DY-500 was a class of early Earth space vehicles. (TOS reference: Spaceflight Chronology)
Service history and disposition
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 first 65 years of space exploration. (TOS reference: Spaceflight 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 initially 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)
The SS Malaspina was a DY-500 class transport in service to United Earth's Merchant Marines in the 22nd century. Malaspina was scrapped in 2169. (Decipher RPG module: Starships)
The
was an alleged DY-500 active in the 2240s. (TOS novel: Prime Directive)
Known vessels
- UNSS Courageous, lost in disaster[1]
- SS Hastings, scrapped 2147[3]
- , alleged in the 2240s[4]
- SS Hokule'a, DY-500-C series launched in 2102[2]
- HMS Lord Nelson, DY-500-B series launched in 2120[2]
- SS Malaspina, scrapped 2169[3]
- SS Mariposa (NAR-7678), launched 2123, crashed[2]
- SS Sylvania, launched 2079[3]
- UNSS Tiller, in service reference stardate 0/27[1]
- SS Toledo Sun, scrapped 2169[3]
- UNSS Wheeler, in service reference stardates 0/19-0/40[1]
- SS Yacona, destroyed in 2135[3]
- SS Yakima, scrapped 2160[3]
- unnamed DY-500 ships:
Appendices
Connections
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| DY-100 ships | • • • • • • • • • • | 
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| DY-245 ships | DY-430 ships | Urusei Yatsura
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| DY-500 ships | • • • Heart of the Storm • • • • • • • • Wheeler • •
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| DY-700 ships | Alerica | DY-732 ships | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DY-950 ships | DY-1200 ships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starship classes and spacecraft types of Earth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arrow • Assist • Cavalry • Christopher • Cosmos • CZ-100 • DY-100 • DY-500 • DY-700 • DY-1100-class • Daedalus • Discovery • Doppler (scout) • Edison • Galliant • Ganges • Hopkins • Horizon • Intrepid (22nd century) • J (freighter) • Long • Marshall • Mercury (scout) • Messier • Minuteman • Neptune • NX • Poseidon • Strider • Vanguard (transport) • Verne (Earth) • Y (freighter) • Yorktown • Zeus |
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Appearances and references
Appearances
- TOS reference: Spaceflight Chronology (first appearance)
- TOS novel: Prime Directive
- TNG episode: "Up the Long Ladder"
- Decipher RPG module: Starships
- ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 TOS reference: Spaceflight Chronology.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 TNG episode: "Up the Long Ladder".
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Decipher RPG module: Starships.
- ↑ TOS novel: Prime Directive.
- ↑ ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing.
External link
- DY-500 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.