Yeager type

Collage of Yeager-type vessels

The Yeager-type was a preliminary designation for a type of Federation starships in use during the Dominion War.

The USS Yeager participated in Operation Return and was part of the defense force that protected Deep Space 9 throughout the duration of the war. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")

Ships of the Class

• USS Yeager (NCC-65674)

Appendices

Appearances

• DS9:
  • "Doctor Bashir, I Presume"
  • "A Simple Investigation"
  • "Blaze of Glory"
  • "In the Cards"
  • "Sacrifice of Angels"
  • "Resurrection"
  • "The Magnificent Ferengi"
  • "Waltz"
  • "One Little Ship"
  • "Honor Among Thieves"
  • "Change of Heart"
  • "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"
  • "Inquisition"
  • "The Reckoning"
  • "Profit and Lace"
  • "The Sound of Her Voice"
  • "Chrysalis"
  • "Once More Unto the Breach"
  • "It's Only a Paper Moon"
  • "Prodigal Daughter"
  • "Field of Fire"
  • "Chimera"
  • "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang"

Background

This listing is based on the name of the only known vessel of its type, the Yeager itself. It was frequently seen in establishing shots of the station and its environs during DS9 Season 5, 6 and 7.

This studio model was a kitbash, created from the primary hull and nacelles of Revell-Monogram Intrepid-class Voyager model, attached to the rear hull of a Maquis raider model, although the parts differ from their original scale in relation to each other.

The class name of this ship is unknown however, according to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual it is referred to as an "Intrepid-class variant."

The following information of specifications and defenses comes exclusively from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual:

• Type: Light Cruiser
• Production Base: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
• Accommodation: 204 officers and crew
• Power Plant: One 1500+ Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system
• Dimensions:
  • Length: 402.11 meters
  • Beam: 195.64 meters
  • Height: 58.69 meters
• Mass: 550,000 metric tons
• Performance: Warp 9.55 for 12 hours
• Armament: Seven type-8 phaser emitters; one photon torpedo launcher

While the Technical Manual itself is not canon, it is a Memory Alpha permitted resource.