Yorkshire class

The Yorkshire-class was a type of Federation colonial transport starship in service to Starfleet in the late 24th century. (ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia)

In 2368 a member of this class, the USS Denver, was transporting 500 colonists when it struck a Cardassian gravitic mine. (TNG episode: "Ethics"; ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia)

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Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups	*Akira* (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • *Ambassador* (Alaska • Narendra • Yamaguchi) • *Apollo* (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • *Cardenas* (Buran) • *Chesapeake* (Mongrel) • *Cheyenne* (Dakota • Stargazer) • *Concorde* (Geneva battlecruiser • Presidio) • *Constellation* (Challenger deep space explorer) • Chimera heavy destroyer (Manticore) • *Constitution* (Achernar • Bonhomme Richard • Tikopai • Enterprise • Exeter • Excalibur • Vesper • Kirk • *Crossfield* (Glenn • 32nd century refit) • *Danube* (Yellowstone) • *Decatur* (Dreadnought) • *Defiant* (Gallant • Incursion • Nachthexen • Sao Paulo • Valiant • Vigilant escort) • *Dervish* (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • *Destiny* (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • *Engle* (Earhart) • *Excelsior* (Bismarck • Curry • Kirov • New Jersey • Resolute) • *Galaxy* (Andromeda (25th century) • Celestial • Envoy • Galaxy X • Monarch cruiser • Ross • Venture cruiser • Yamato dreadnought) • Hermes scout (Cygnus • Monoceros) • *Inquiry* (Avenger battlecruiser • Arbiter) • *Hoover* (Edison) • *Intrepid* (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (25th century) • Janeway • Pathfinder • Trailblazer • Yeager) • *Kumari* (Charal • Khyzon) • *Luna* (Comet • Polaris • Sol • Titan) • *Magee* (Shran (escort)) • *Malachowski* (Helios (tug)) • *Miranda* (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • *Merian* (Merian (dreadnought)) • *Nebula* (Magellan) • *New Orleans* (Lafayette) • *Nimitz* (Europa) • *Norway* (Oslo) • *Nova* (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • *Oberth* (Clarke • Gagarin (23rd century) • Grissom • Sagan) • *Odyssey* (Verity • Yorktown (cruiser)) • *Olympic* (Hope • Horizon science vessel) • *Prometheus* (Cerberus • Hephaestus • Hestia • Phoenix) • *Ptolemy* (Dollond • Doppler • Keppler) • *Remora* (Charger) • *Saladin* (Cochise • Siva) • *Santa Fe* (Newport) • *Saber* (Gladius • Rapier • Ushaan) • *Sentinel* (Emissary • Nomad cruiser • Vanguard) • *Shepard* (Gagarin (25th century)) • *Solanae* (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • *Sovereign* (Archon • Imperial • Majestic • Noble cruiser • Regent) • *Steamrunner* (Appalachia • Zephyr) • *Vesta* (Aventine • Rademaker) • *Walker* (Georgiou • Shenzhou ) • *Wells* (Eternal • Ouroboros • Verne)
other named classes	AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Angelou • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ark Royal • Ariel • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Berena • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Cestus • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimer • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Clarke (25th century) • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Condor (raider) • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Courage • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • D'Kyr • Deneva • Derf • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • Eisenberg • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Friendship • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Gallant • Ganges • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Gemini • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (22nd century) • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Jupiter • Karekh • Keith • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London • Madison • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Mars • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Mercury (scout) • Merian • Merian (dreadnought) • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber• Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Parliament • Paladin (24th century) • Perseus • Pioneer • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Protostar • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Sagittarius • Samson • Saturn • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Universe •Theseus • Tripper • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Venture scout • Vigilant scout • Voyager • Wallenberg • Wambundu • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wilkerson • Wizard • Yamato • *Yorkshire* • Yorktown • Zodiac • unnamed
general type	Defiant pathfinder • Raging Queen • Sun Tzu • Valley Forge • Federation assault ship • Federation battleship • Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • Federation dreadnought • Federation freighter • Federation frigate • Federation galaxy ship • Federation holoship • Federation heavy cruiser (2380s heavy cruiser) • Federation light cruiser (Constitution-variant light cruiser • Intrepid-variant light cruiser) • Federation medium cruiser (Excelsior-variant medium cruiser) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship • Starfleet tanker

Background[]

The Denver is the only ship in licensed sources, to date, to be identified as a Yorkshire-class vessel. The class designation itself comes from The Star Trek Encyclopedia and does not appear in TNG episode: "Ethics".

There is probably a USS Yorkshire that would be the first vessel of this series, but such a ship has not been referenced in Star Trek publications to date.

Apocrypha[]

A ship description was mentioned in several supplements to the Last Unicorn Games role-playing games released following the loss of their Star Trek license, which refers to this class of starship being a type of armored transport which entered service in 2365.

Further technical data is included in the sidebar on the right. However, the information is not licensed and shouldn't be used elsewhere on the wiki.

Two additional Yorkshire-class vessels are also listed in addition to the Denver: the prototype USS Yorkshire and the USS Cornwall (NCC-55938). The entry on the Cornwall indicated that she landed troops on Cardassia Prime during the assault on the Chin'toka system in 2374.

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