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The DY-500 class was the designation for an Earth starship class that was in service during the early 22nd century.

This class of vessel was utilized for early deep space exploration and colonization. DY-500 class starships were equipped with Yoyodyne pulse fusion warp drives for propulsion. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") The maximum warp speed of Earth starships of this era was limited by the warp 2 barrier. (ENT: "First Flight") This class was considerably more advanced than the older 20th century DY-100 class.

In 2267 Captain James T. Kirk mistook the DY-100 class SS Botany Bay for a DY-500 class vessel, but was corrected by Spock. (TOS: "Space Seed")

At least three sub-classes of this design were in service during the 2120s:

The DY-500 subclass: The SS Mariposa was of this sub-class
The DY-500-B subclass: The HMS Lord Nelson was of this sub-class
The DY-500-C subclass: The SS Hokule'a was of this sub-class

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Appendices

Background information

Star Trek Maps states that the Woden was a DY-500 class ship. The side of the ship's hull was labeled SS Woden DY-504.

DY-500 original configuration — Original design of the "uprated" DY-500 class in *The Spaceflight Chronology*

DY-500 SS Mariposa — TNG's representation of the DY-500 class

The 1979 reference book Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology depicts two 21st century spaceship versions of the DY-500 class ships, both of them designed by Rick Sternbach. There, they were also called the Wheeler class, and were described as an extensive upgrade to the DY-100 series. They were both similar to the canon 22nd century version, the so called "uprated" one the most. In the book, these older sublight explorer ships were in use from 2019 to 2055, and powered by advanced fission.

Notwithstanding referenced to in Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission, page 85, as being a homage to the DY-100-class of the original series, the DY-500 designation had already been used in The Spaceflight Chronology, and Okuda's interpretation of ten years later, was such a very close approximation of the (uprated) one depicted in that book (page 35), that a homage to that work can be considered the more likely explanation.

Apocrypha

The novel Prime Directive states that the main hulls of DY-500s were surplus submarine shells reconfigured to transport cryogenic cargo in space.

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 The '''DY-500 class''' was the designation for an [[Earth]] [[starship]] class that was in service during the early [[22nd century]].
-This class of vessel was utilized for early deep space exploration and colonization. DY-500 class starships were equipped with [[Yoyodyne pulse fusion]] [[warp drive]]s for [[propulsion]]. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}}) The [[maximum warp]] speed of Earth starships of this era was limited by the [[warp 2 barrier]]. ({{ENT|First Flight}}) This class was considerably more advanced than the older [[20th century]] {{Class|DY-100}}.
+This class of vessel was utilized for early deep space exploration and colonization. DY-500 class starships were equipped with [[Yoyodyne pulse fusion]] [[warp drive]]s for [[propulsion]]. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}}) The [[maximum warp]] speed of Earth starships of this era was limited by the [[warp 2 barrier]]. ({{ENT|First Flight}}) This class was considerably more advanced than the older [[20th century]] [[DY-100 class]].
 In [[2267]] [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] mistook the DY-100 class {{SS|Botany Bay}} for a DY-500 class vessel, but was corrected by [[Spock]]. ({{TOS|Space Seed}})
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 == Appendices ==
 === Background information ===
-''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' states that the ''[[Woden]]'' was a DY-500 class ship. Side view of the ships hull is labeled SS ''Woden'' DY-504.
+''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' states that the ''[[Woden]]'' was a DY-500 class ship. The side of the ship's hull was labeled SS ''Woden'' DY-504.
 [[File:DY-500 original configuration.jpg|thumb|left|Original design of the "uprated" DY-500 class in ''The Spaceflight Chronology'']]
-[[File:DY-500 SS Mariposa.jpg|thumb|''TNG'''s representation of the DY-500 class]]
+[[File:DY-500 SS Mariposa.jpg|thumb|TNG's representation of the DY-500 class]]
 The {{y|1979}} [[reference book]] ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' depicts two [[21st century]] [[spaceship]] versions of the DY-500 class ships, both of them designed by [[Rick Sternbach]]. There, they were also called the ''Wheeler'' class, and were described as an extensive upgrade to the DY-100 series. They were both similar to the [[canon]] 22nd century version, the so called "uprated" one the most. In the book, these older sublight explorer ships were in use from 2019 to 2055, and powered by advanced [[Nuclear fission|fission]].
-Notwithstanding referenced to in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]'', page 85, as being a homage to the ''DY-100''-class of the original series, the ''DY-500'' designation had already been used in ''The Spaceflight Chronology'', and Okuda's interpretation of ten years later, was such a very close approximation of the (uprated) one depicted in that book (page 35), that a homage to that work can be considered the more likely explanation.
+Notwithstanding referenced to in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]'', page 85, as being a homage to the DY-100-class of the original series, the DY-500 designation had already been used in ''The Spaceflight Chronology'', and Okuda's interpretation of ten years later, was such a very close approximation of the (uprated) one depicted in that book (page 35), that a homage to that work can be considered the more likely explanation.
 === Apocrypha ===