York (WarShip class)
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| York | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Clans |
| Introduced | 2947 |
| Production Year | 2947[1] |
| Use | Destroyer / Carrier |
| Tech Base | Clan |
| Cost | 9,822,000,000 C-Bills[2] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 600,000 tons[3] (See Notes) |
| Length | 630 meters |
| Sail Diameter | 1,180 meters |
| Fuel | 9,000 tons |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Safe Thrust | 2 g |
| Top Thrust | 3 g |
| Sail Integrity | 4 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 13 |
| LF Battery | Yes |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 549 tons Lamellor Ferro-Carbide |
| DropShip Capacity | 2 |
| Crew | 240[3][4]
Bay Personnel: 125 |
| Grav Decks | 2 (1 x 65 meters and 1 x 140 meters diameter) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 20/30 |
| Heat Sinks | 581 double |
| Structural Integrity | 60 |
| BV (1.0) | 61,526[3][5] |
Description[edit]
The York was created through extensive refits of some of the 22 Riga II-class WarShips that navigated the War Against the Usurper and that Aleksandr Kerensky managed to take with his Exodus fleet. As with most other WarShips in the military drawdown that followed, the vessels were mothballed in caches across the Clan Pentagon worlds. While two were destroyed as they fought on the side of the various Pentagon World rebels, six survived alongside Nicholas Kerensky during his Second Exodus and were upgraded starting in 2947. These refit vessels gave way to new constructions when the Political Century saw twelve new vessels built. The new class was particularly popular with Clan Star Adder,[6] who quickly used the new class to defeat a Clan Nova Cat Trial for a BattleMech factory at Brim.[3]
It was reported in 3061 that persistent rumors were circulating amongst the Clans that Clan Coyote had commissioned Clan Snow Raven to construct a new York-class WarShip for them, the first to be constructed in more than a hundred years.[7] By 3067, the Coyotes had a new York Carrier in their touman: the CCS Broken Sea.[8] Few York survived the chaos of the Jihad and Wars of Reaving. At least one is still found in service in the Council of Six Inner Sphere Clans.[9] Yorks were also found with the Home Clans until their loss of contact with the Inner Sphere.[10][11][12]
15 decks run from the nose of the vessels to the transit drive. Command and sensor decks are the topmost, next come the crew and grav decks, followed by the K-F drive access deck at deck 8. Weapons and the five aerospace fighter decks follow, with the transit drive last.[13]
Armament[edit]
Unlike many other comparable ships, the York-class has extensive anti-fighter weaponry, featuring 24 Small Lasers as well as ER Lasers and Clan-produced Ultra AC/10s for better long-range protection. The York however also has an impressive array of Naval weapons and great armor.[3]
Cargo[edit]
The York's cargo capacity is devoted to fifty fighters in two bays and with five complete hanger decks[4] each capable of holding a Star of ten OmniFighters. An additional five support craft are in a third bay, along with a capacity of over seventy thousand tons of cargo. The DropShips are carried on two landing zones in the front section of the ship.[3]
- Bay 1: Aerospace Fighters (25), 4 doors
- Bay 2: Aerospace Fighters (25), 4 doors
- Bay 3: Cargo (72,084 tons), 1 door
- Small Craft (5)
See Also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Original York from TRO:3057
Miniature of York-class CBS Stooping Kite from AeroTech 2 revised
Miniature of York-class CIH Pack Leader from AeroTech 2 revised
Related WarShips[edit]
- Riga II-class destroyer/carrier - original class used during Star League Civil War
Notes[edit]
- The York class was originally statted to have 595,000 tons of mass. However, this was later adjusted to 600,000 tons. The new mass is confirmed as correct by the ship's MUL entry and TRO:3057 Revised.
References[edit]
- ↑ MUL online date for the York (WarShip class)
- ↑ AeroTech 2, p. 79: "Battle Value Tables"
- ↑ a b c d e f Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 136: "York WarShip Profile"
- ↑ a b Living Legends, p. 54
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 289
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 118: "Naval Assets"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 46: "Naval Assets"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 57: "Naval Assets"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 155
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 162: "WarShips"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 168: "WarShips"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving Supplemental, p. 8: "Recent Happenings"
- ↑ Living Legends, pp. 53–54