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In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Yamato, NCC-71807 was a Galaxy Class starship. She was a sister ship of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D. She was first seen in the TNG episode "Where Silence Has Lease", and was seen for the second time in "Contagion". She was lost due to a computer failure during the events of the episode "Contagion". The Yamato was commanded by Captain Donald Varley. Download high resolution version (849x530, 46 KB)Enterprise D screenshot, deemed fair use This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (849x530, 46 KB)Enterprise D screenshot, deemed fair use This work is copyrighted. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), in the Star Trek fictional universe, is the Galaxy class starship It is the fifth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ... Star Trek collectively refers to an American science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series (which comprise 726 episodes) and ten (another is currently being made) feature films, in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories, and other works of fiction — all of which are set... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ... The fictional starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) from Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), in the Star Trek fictional universe, is the Galaxy class starship It is the fifth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Plot Spoiler warning: The Enterprise encounters a kind of cloud, or hole in space. ... Contagion is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on March 20, 1989. ...

History

The Yamato was named after the World War II era Japanese battleship Yamato. She was one of the first three Galaxy class ships built, and was built alongside the class leader USS Galaxy (NCC-70637) and the Enterprise-D. In fact some parts from the Enterprise-D and Yamato were swapped between the two ships, which resulted in the parts fitting better on both ships. The Yamato entered service shortly before the Enterprise-D. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Yamato (大和), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... The Galaxy at the Battle of Chintoka USS Galaxy (NCC-70637) was the pathfinder of its class in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

Where Silence Has Lease

The Yamato was first shown as an illusion in "Where Silence Has Lease" inside the region of "empty" space, generated by Nagilum. In this episode, her registry number was quoted as NCC-1305-E.(*) This was later acknowledged as a continuity error, yet remained in the script for shooting, even when detected (one might wonder). When the illusion of the Yamato appeared, Commander Riker and Lt. Worf boarded the vessel. Riker and Worf found themselves on board a darkened vessel with no crew in sight, and the ship in standby mode. Riker soon determines that the ship was not the Yamato, the vessel was made of some other material. They step through a doorway, and find themselves on a bridge. When they try to leave the bridge, they find themselves on another bridge. After some observation, Nagilum allows Riker and Worf to leave, and discontinues his illusion of the Yamato. For the political scientist, see William H. Riker. ... Worf (worIv in the Klingon language) is a Klingon in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

Contagion

The episode "Contagion" is the next, and final appearance of the USS Yamato.

Soon after the Enterprise-D encountered Nagilum, Captain Varley came across an ancient Iconian artifact. He discovered that it is a map, and after accounting for many thousands of years of stellar drift, finds the planet Iconia. The planet is deep within the Romulan Neutral Zone, but Varley violated the Zone because of the threat that Iconian technology represents. Varley knew that if the Romulans got their hands on working Iconian technology that the Federation would be at a serious disadvantage. The Romulans initially pursued the Yamato, but the Yamato managed to lose them. In the fictional Star Trek Universe, the Iconians were a highly advanced ancient culture that was destroyed around 200,000 years ago by orbital bombardment that destroyed the surface of their planet, however some may have escaped through the gateway which is a dimensional transport that was used to travel... This article is about the fictional Star Trek neutral zone. ...

Once the Yamato arrived at Iconia, an automated probe was launched from the planet surface. The probe scanned the vessel, which transmitted an alien computer program. Soon afterwards, the Iconian program began causing severe difficulty for the Yamato crew as the computers began malfunctioning. The malfunctions became so severe that Varley was forced to leave Iconia, and went to meet with the Enterprise-D crew. Shortly before the arrival of the Enterprise-D, 18 people died when a shuttle bay force field collapsed and they were sucked out into space.

The Enterprise-D arrived. Yamato transmitted some reports to the Enterprise-D. They unknowingly transmitted the Iconian program to the Enterprise-D in the process. Captain Varley thought that some design flaw was causing the Yamato to experience all these problems. A few minutes after the arrival of the Enterprise, the Yamato lost antimatter containment as a result of system-wide malfunctions caused by the probe. In a blinding explosion, the stardrive section was vaporized. All those on the saucer section were killed in the explosion, and the Enterprise crew watched in horror as the Yamato's burning saucer section drifted past them. All who were on the Yamato died in this accident.

In the days following the destruction of the Yamato, Captain Picard of the Enterprise-D assumed the Yamato's final mission. Lt. Geordi LaForge discovered that the Yamato did not have a design flaw. Arriving at Iconia, a probe was launched, but the crew of the Enterprise-D destroyed it before it could scan their vessel. LaForge eventually figured out that a complete erasure and restoration of the Enterprise computers would stop the computer from further damaging their ship. Picard destroyed the surviving Iconian technology to keep it out of the hands of not only the Romulans, but any other races that would use the technology for violent ends. Jean-Luc Picard is a character in Star Trek, the commanding officer (having the rank of Captain) of the USS Enterprise-D and the USS Enterprise-E. He was played by English actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and resulting films. ... LeVar Burton as Geordi LaForge Geordi La Forge, a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and is the Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise-D and later the USS Enterprise-E, both under captain Jean-Luc Picard. ...

Trivia

It was originally believed by fans that the U.S.S Yamato was named as homage to the Space Battleship Yamato of Star Blazers, given designer Rick Sternbach's liberal anime references in many early TNG episodes. However, Sternbach has reported that the episode writers, who had never heard of the anime, came up with the name of the starship, independently. It should be noted that the Yamato of Star Blazers is the actual WWII Yamato. Space Battleship Yamato (or, alternately, Space Cruiser Yamato) is the English title for the Japanese science fiction anime series 宇宙戦艦ヤマト, created by Leiji Matsumoto. ... Richard Michael Sternbach (born in 1951 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Star Trek television series. ... // A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime ) is the Japanese contraction and pronunciation of the English word animation, most popularly referring (but not limited) to the medium of animation originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background aesthetics that visually set it apart from other forms of animation (e. ...

(*) On the subject of the naming of the U.S.S. Yamato NCC-1305-E one might speculate that there really was a sistership with that name, otherwise Cmdr. Riker wouldn't have mentioned her, and in a later episode the name Yamato was passed on to a new ship (with a different registry number) when the original Yamato was presumed destroyed or registered as a special assignment ship for Starfleet. The NCC-1305-E was last known to be under command of Captain Esteban T. Groves (as portrayed by Steven Bogaerts).