Terran Confederation "Yorktown" Light Carrier

Name: Yorktown-class light carrier
Craft: Terran Confederation Yorktown Class Light Carrier
Type: Light Carrier
Scale: capital
Length: 720 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 2,574; skeleton: 257/+10
Passengers: 638 passengers; 192 Hospital patients; & 480 prisoners
Cargo Capacity: 12,800 metric tons
Consumables: 12 months
Jump Drive: x1
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D+2
Space: 2
Atmosphere: 225; 650 km/h
Hull: 7D+2; 8D+2 vs energy weapons
Shields: 22D+2
Back-up Shields: 15D
Sensors

• Passive: 25 / 0D+2
• Scan: 50 / 1D+1
• Search: 75 / 1D+2
• Focus: 3 / 2D+1

Weapons

• 7 Dual Offensive Lasers

Fire Arc: 5 turrets, 2 partial turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 5D
Space Range: 1-3/8/15
Atmosphere Range: 10-300/800/1,500m
Damage: 4D

• 4 Offensive Lasers

Fire Arc: 3 aft, 1 forward
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 5D
Space Range: 1-3/8/15
Atmosphere Range: 10-300/800/1,500m
Damage: 3D

• Capship Missile Launcher

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 5
Scale: death star
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 2-150/375/750
Ammo: 6 ASM-436A Cruise Missiles
Damage: 192D

• Electronic Counter Measure Module

Fire Arc: all
Crew: 1
Skill: sensors
Space Range: 1-5/13/25
Atmosphere Range: 10-500/1,300/2,500m
Effects: Enemy Sensors and Fire Control -1D

Gear:

• External Docking Port: 2
• Escape Pods: 24

Ship Complement

• F-27/L Arrow Light Fighter: 10
• F-42 Hellcat-V Space Superiority Interceptors: 10
• HF-66 Thunderbolt-VII Fighter/Bombers: 10
• F/A-76 Longbow Heavy Bombers: 10

Description: The Yorktown-Class was a light carrier that saw service with the Terran Confederation. The Yorktown-class was designed in the late 26th century, roughly half a century prior to the outbreak of the Terran-Kilrathi War in 2634. During the final years of the war, after the Confederation had suffered greatly as a result of the False Armistice and in the resulting Kilrathi offensive to the Sol system, older carriers like the Yorktown-class were pushed into front line service as the Confederation built new carriers.

The most famous Yorktown-class was the TCS Victory (CV-40), commanded by Captain William Eisen. Captain Eisen had served as Communications Officer onboard the Victory during her maiden cruise. In 2669, the Victory was sent to the front lines with famed pilot Colonel Christopher Blair leading Flight Wing 36. During that year, the Victory took part in numerous operations against the Kilrathi, including a successful incursion into the Ariel System. The Victory was specially chosen to lead the escort mission for the TCS Behemoth, which was to destroy Kilrah before the Behemoth's untimely destruction at the hands of the Kilrathi. Finally, it was Colonel Blair of the Victory who delivered the Temblor Bomb that would finally destroy Kilrah that year, ending the Terran-Kilrathi War.

The Victory was later refurbished as a museum ship and now orbits Jupiter in the Sol System.

Source:

• Wing Commander Encyclopedia: Yorktown-class light carrier
• The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (pages 403-404)
• thedemonapostle