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Captain's yacht

Captains yacht

A Sovereign -class captain's yacht.

Sovereign Captain's yacht

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The captain's yacht was a type of auxiliary vessel installed aboard several classes of Federation starships in the 24th century , including the Galaxy -class and Sovereign -classes . On both designs, the yacht is launched from the underside of the saucer section and was used by the ship's captain to travel alone or to host visiting dignitaries.

While Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanded the USS Enterprise -D , he didn't often use the yacht in his eight years in command. This trend continued during his command of the USS Enterprise -E . While rarely using the yacht, he lost the Cousteau following a Son'a attack in 2375 and the Calypso was stolen by the Androssi and later destroyed in 2378 . ( TNG movie : Insurrection ; TNG - A Time to... novel : A Time to Be Born )

In the mirror universe, the captain's yacht was used aboard the ISS Enterprise -D . ( TNG - Through the Mirror - Ripe for Plunder comic : " Chapter One ")

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Level 1: 6000
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Release date: February 18, 2011 The Captain's Yacht is a Tier 1 ( Level 1) Small Craft which may be flown by Starfleet characters. All faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store .

Players can obtain this starship from any Ship and Shuttle Requisitions officer if they are a 400-day Veteran or a lifetime subscriber . In order to claim the "Shuttle Requisition Authorization" token, you must speak to a separate, nearby NPC and state "I'd like to requisition another Captain's Yacht," even if this is your first one.

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Overview [ | ]

A large auxiliary craft built into the design of several starships, the use of Captain's Yachts is a privilege extended to captains with exceptional standing in Starfleet.

Standard configuration [ | ]

Federation shuttles come with Standard Issue-S equipment and weapons that scale with the player. Additionally, shuttles have specialized beam arrays that have a 360-degree targeting arc. These do not come standard on other ships, but can be equipped on any other type of vessel.

The Captain's Yacht is comparable to the Danube or Yellowstone runabouts, but has an extra device slot.

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The following table compares the Captain's Yacht with other Federation small crafts.

Ship Rank       BOffs IR Cost
1 1 6000 0.6 0.55 2 0 ✗ 1 1 1 2 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 22 0.2 100 400
1 1 5000 0.5 0.5 2 0 ✗ 1 1 1 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 28 0.26 100 20,550
1 1 6000 0.6 0.5 2 0 ✗ 1 1 1 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 24 0.2 100 34,250
1 1 6000 0.6 0.6 2 0 ✗ 1 1 1 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 26 0.24 100 500
1 1 4000 0.4 0.4 2 0 ✗ 0 1 0 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 28 0.18 100 20,550  • 1
1 1 6500 0.65 0.6 2 0 ✗ 0 1 2 2 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 15 0.15 100 2,000
1 1 5000 0.5 0.5 2 0 ✗ 1 1 1 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 24 0.2 100 2,000  • 1
1 1 5500 0.55 0.5 2 0 ✓ 2 1 0 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 33 0.3 100 500
1 1 6000 0.6 0.5 2 0 ✗ 1 1 1 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 24 0.2 100 500
1 1 5500 0.55 0.5 2 0 ✗ 1 1 1 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 25 0.22 100 2,250
1 1 5500 0.55 0.5 2 0 ✓ 1 1 1 1 {{{hangars}}} 31 0.28 100 500
1 1 5000 0.5 0.6 2 0 ✗ 1 0 2 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 28 0.33 {{{inertia}}} 300
1 1 6000 0.6 0.5 2 0 ✗ 2 1 0 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 24 0.2 100 {{{cost}}} {{Template:}}
1 1 4000 0.4 0.5 2 0 ✗ 1 2 0 1 {{{hangars}}} [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] 22 0.22 100 {{{cost}}} {{Template:}}

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Reman Prototype Shield on a Federation Captain's Yacht

Reman Prototype Shield on a Federation Captain's Yacht

Complete Aegis Set on a Federation Captain's Yacht

Complete Aegis Set on a Federation Captain's Yacht

Complete Borg Set on a Federation Captain's Yacht

Complete Borg Set on a Federation Captain's Yacht

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Does Voyager have a captain's yacht?

By Captain Jean-Luc Picard , February 4, 2004 in Star Trek: Voyager

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Captain jean-luc picard    1.

At the bottom of Voyager's saucer, is the outline of a small vessel. Here's a close up pictue of the underside of Voyager's saucer.

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Some seem to think it's the Aeroshuttle .

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So, what do you think? Aeroshuttle or Captain's Yacht?

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I read in the official Star Trek Fact Files: definitely an aeroshuttle. Never used in Voyager because it formed an integral part of the ship's outer hull and to loose it in combat would have left a large part of Voyager exposed.

http://mitglied.lycos.de/kohlen_saenger/Mo...eroshuttle.html

Go here to see it in more detail...

hangon    3

COOL SHUTTLE!!!

I didnt know that voyager had one like that looks

It was sesigned with wings for travelling better through atmospheres - hence the 'aero' part.

BorgAssimilator    0

Hrh the king    0.

It would have been nice to see it in action, in an episode.

Indy    8

We never saw the Captain's Yacht being used in TNG either: it looked like a mini saucer section. Strange...

That's true, however, I have the TNG technical manual and it shows what the yacht would look like if detached from the Enterprise. The top side would be "dome-like" with pairs of saucer-style windows, two in back, front, and two on each side.

Guest Mike_Hines01   

Guest Mike_Hines01

I never noticed that outline before, but it the shuttle looks cool.

Really? It was in insurrection? :opens the desk drawer to the left of him to reveal all his star trek dvd's, and puts insurrection in his computer:

vold    0

vold

Woah, that looks like a Transwarp Coil on top of the shuttle.

ohhhh slip streem....... well, I donno. I'd actually say it was an old warp coil. But then again, it's probably has nothing to do with the warp system, and just seems like it could be. even though it's in the right spot........

1. The areoshuttle was designed by fans.

2. Even if this were the official design, Voyager was built before slipstream drive and Borg transwarp coils had been discovered.

It could be an upgraded version after Voyager's return. Maybe Feds start using Transwarp in the future series.

A l t e r E g o    9

A l t e r E g o

If the areoshuttle was designed by fans and the topic of this thread was never officially named on the show (canonized) then isn't it impossible for us to say exactly what that ship was?

Speculatively my answer would be: since we've seen ships that occupy that same space on other Starships called the Captains Yacht , it's a captains yacht.

Well, Star Trek: The Magazine called it an aeroshuttle. My theory is that it's used as a planetary drop ship of some kind. Maybe they only use it when Voyager has landed on the surface of a planet? If they need to go somewhere, they take the aeroshuttle instead of a normal shuttle? That's my theory anyway.

VaBeachGuy    12

VaBeachGuy

It's interesting that you posted this when you did. I had just been thinking a day or 2 earlier about the the Captains Yacht on the Enterprise D and wondered if Voyager had one. During TNG, after I found out there was a Yacht by looking at the TNG trading cards I always wanted to see it used.

Well, Star Trek: The Magazine called it an aeroshuttle.  My theory is that it's used as a planetary drop ship of some kind.  Maybe they only use it when Voyager has landed on the surface of a planet?  If they need to go somewhere, they take the aeroshuttle instead of a normal shuttle?  That's my theory anyway.

You could have shared that bit of info in your original post but does the The Magazine saying it make it official canon? Where did the info they published come from?

thestupidvulcan    0

I forgot at the time. As for being canon, I just assumed that technical info like that seen in the manuals, encyclopedia, and magazines was canon.

ensign_ro    0

I read in the official Star Trek Fact Files: definitely an aeroshuttle.  Never used in Voyager because it formed an integral part of the ship's outer hull and to loose it in combat would have left a large part of Voyager exposed.   http://mitglied.lycos.de/kohlen_saenger/Mo...eroshuttle.html   Go here to see it in more detail...

ya i saw this too.. but i wish they would have use it in the show.

Well can we all just IMAGINE that that is what it is and looks like. What is all this flippin Canon (I'm trying to say a bad word but can't)?

trekzone    0

trekzone

canon=Official (mentioned in the series)

and i like the shuttle....but think that it was great Voyager didnt "cannonly" have it...

canon=Official (mentioned in the series)       and i like the shuttle....but think that it was great Voyager didnt "cannonly" have it...

Actually, Voyager did. We just don't know what it looks like nor what it's called as it was never seen on screen. Look closely at the picture of the bottom of Voyager's saucer. You can clearly make out landing gear, thrusters, and Voyager's namd and registry on the bottom of the craft.

Word of the day:

CANON CANON CANON CANON CANON CANON

USE IT SOME MORE. GO ON, I DARE YA!!

WEAREBORG4102    0

WEAREBORG4102

Interesting I never noticed it....

Have you seen INSURRECTION ? If so, how did you miss it?

I donno. I watched it. Granted I was sorta tired, but I still missed it. Could you give me the chapter it's on or general location? lol.

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What are your thoughts on dedicated Captain's Yacht designs?

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Personally, I don't see the value in having the Captain's Yacht designed to fit aboard a cut-out within the StarShips hull. It's just a giant waste IRL and "In-Universe". Why even bother wasting time to implement a one-off custom Shuttle Craft? What value does that little vessel bring that another one of your Shuttle Complement can't fulfill? Honestly, we can just use more internal space within the Saucer and reserve one specific Shuttle Craft within the StarShips Shuttle Complement as the "Captain's Yacht" and give it a unique livery and ID # on board the vessel. Existing Captain's Yacht vessel designs should be re-purposed for other uses within the UFP civilian market or for other purposes IMO.  

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In my head canon for the 26th century: The Calypso design I re-purposed as a reward for making it to Captain's Rank. It's a civilian use gift for when the Captain is on Vacation and Off-Duty. The moment you earn Captain's Rank, you get to go to a Specialized HoloDeck Customization Program and customize your version of the "Calypso" design and make it personalized to their own Aestheitics on the inside & out. The Cousteau design I re-purposed as the standard Shuttle Craft for UFP Government (Representatives/Senators/Executive Officials/Judges/etc) to travel around the Planetary System in. The AeroShuttle design I re-purposed as the standard Bus-Style mass transit for UFP Government employees.  

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In navies of yore, the gig formally dedicated to the Captain was basically the opposite of what the Starfleet Yachts are to the usual shuttles. The gig would have been the smallest of the boats, often nested inside the others, and useless for anything but serving as the Captain's water taxi. In contrast, the E-E Yacht is more like a longboat or at least a pinnace, a larger-than-usual auxiliary that a sailing navy would have used for heavy hauling and amphibious warfare. Perhaps that's exactly what the E-E Yacht is, then? It is well armed, capacious, but not particularly luxurious. It can be quickly deployed, and the one time it gets used, it indeed engages in amphibious warfare/planetary assault (albeit of the unopposed kind - but few sailing navies would have dared attempt an opposed landing!). Picard actually flies around in standard shuttles that have plush couches. His putative Yacht on the E-D may have been an assault craft, too. Or then the E-D never had a Yacht. By which I mean a) the bump at the bottom of the saucer always was an energy emitter for giving CPR to space jellyfishes, or b) the bump was an auxiliary, but not a Yacht, and looked exactly like the Probert design and its Sternbach/Okuda reproduction, that is, it was a nearly immobile barge that could drop down on a planet and become an instant UFP Consulate. Other ships would have other auxiliaries for other purposes, and the one at the bottom of a Nova is for planetary surveys, while the one at the bottom of an Intrepid is <insert preference>. They are then named accordingly. Timo Saloniemi  

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I tend to see captain's yachts as being more a part of the actual starship than just an auxiliary craft. By its very nature, it could indeed be considered superficial and the times it may actually be needed may be few and far between, but Starfleet seems to have long ago embraced a policy of better to have something and not always needed it than to need something just once and not have it. The need of a yacht is debatable, but then so much of Starfleet is debatable as well. In my own personal view, captain's yachts are really only ideal for special missions that will require the captain to be away from the ship for an extended period of time. Rather than have the entire ship be stuck in one location for who knows how long, the yacht can allow the ship to carry out another mission during that time and then allow the captain to catch up with it later. Sure, a personnel shuttle or a runabout could do the same job, but I do think the yacht is meant to be a superficial vehicle, Starfleet's equivalent of a limo. That could be all there is to it possibly. It's also possible that while Picard may not have had much use of a yacht while in command of the Enterprise , other captains of similarly-equipped ships may have used it more regularly, IMO.  

  • Nov 4, 2020

Which raises the possibility that Picard did not have a yacht on the E-D, but chose to have a nifty sensor package plugged in that socket instead... A yacht is only confirmed for the E-E, and even there only for Insurrection (in First Contact, it seemed to be a q-torp turret instead, perhaps supporting the modularity idea), while OTOH other blatant saucer-bottom auxiliaries are given names other than yacht (even if only off screen). Timo Saloniemi  

Markonian

In the Eaglemoss book on the Picard’s D, the Calypso yacht was a luxury craft for diplomatic transfers where beaming was inappropriate. Eaglemoss is bringing a model of it in an upcoming release, so we might learn more from the included magazine. In STO, the Aeroshuttle is a combat pet - a craft that can be deployed to aid its mothership in combat. The Aeroshuttle is effective in that. Also in STO, the Enterprise-F has the Aquarius, a small escort (warship) tugged at the rear of the engineering hull. It is so large it can be flown as its own starship. It’s Klingon equivalent is a bird of prey resting on the dorsal “hump” of the imperial flagship. Side note, in STO the captain’s yacht is for Starfleet, the general’s chariot for the Klingon Defense Force, and the Romulans have the commander’s gig.  

Because of Timo, I included the Captain's Gig, Captain's Yacht, & Admiral's Barge as personal Auxilliary Vessels for each level of Captain or Flag Officer to use.  

Once we got the Ent-D having runabouts (or the capacity to have runabouts), the idea of a "larger, more comfortable shuttle" as a dedicated captain's yacht went out of the window.  

Go-Captain

The fact we see a captains yacht used only once in several hundred hours of Star Trek really says everything about how useful the craft is. I like the idea of making it a mission specific small craft, because that fits how the Delta Flyer is used, and it should have been the Aeroshuttle. The only problem is, the shuttles are so versatile I don't really see an issue with just stating the normal shuttles are adjustable and versatile enough to handle any situation a shuttle would be needed. The standard shuttle has too weak a hull to survive a gas giant? Then slap more shield emitters on, and fill the cargo area with a power source. Shuttle too slow? Slap bigger warp engines on it. Still too slow? Give it a bigger warp core. Need to infiltrate a contested structure, provide close air support, and deliver combatants? Wrap a shuttle in a high power phaser array, give it transporters, and a tractor conveyor to drop combatants in case of transporter inhibitors.  

  • Nov 5, 2020

The standard shuttle props still suffer from being small - but the partial builds of the Delta Flyer or the Yacht don't exactly help. The problem is the small and clumsy doorways, so that the shuttles are hard pressed to haul even the usual Trek cargo of man-handleable barrels and boxes, let alone classic military gear like burly guys and gals with a dozen pieces of equipment hanging from them. The ST5:TFF prop and its TNG development work the best there; the rest just can't portray effective embarking or disembarking, no matter how impressively large their CGI-faked exteriors, since there are no proper doors. I could very much see the need for special shuttles for special plot purposes, then, budgets allowing. Only, the Yacht(s) so far seen won't be the answer. Timo Saloniemi  

My suggestion: Making captain's yachts gives Starfleet designers a place to flex their imagination and try out new ideas while waiting for the next design generation of ships of the line.  

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KamenRiderBlade said: Honestly, we can just use more internal space within the Saucer and reserve one specific Shuttle Craft within the StarShips Shuttle Complement as the "Captain's Yacht" and give it a unique livery and ID # on board the vessel. Click to expand...

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Depends on the ship and its Mission enterprise-d probably had a luxurious yacht. For first contacts more formal occasions where the E was more combat oriented and Voyager and the Nova more scientific so it's probably more sturdy craft heavy duty craft that's stuck on. Or the enterprise-d being a luxury craft shuttle up dignitaries and VIPs probably presidents prime ministers excetera  

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  • Nov 10, 2020

I like Probert’s yacht painting . Can you spot Jean-Luc and his tea?  

Arpy said: I like Probert’s yacht painting . Can you spot Jean-Luc and his tea? Click to expand...
KamenRiderBlade said: I love the Calypso Captain's Yacht design, but it's meant to be a Civilian vessel IMO. It doesn't feel like it matches the rest of the StarFleet design aesthetics of it's era IMO. Click to expand...

Well, "yacht" is exclusively a civilian term today, just like "freighter" is. Navies just plain don't do those, or if they do, they are very special civilian vessels under naval protection, such as the Royal Yacht. Might be the Yacht has diffused down to the lowly level of mere Captains in the future, of course. Or then our single reference to a Captain's Yacht in the Star Trek universe is sarcasm - I mean, Troi's INS line otherwise is nothing but. It would be pretty cool for Picard to have his own civilian yacht carried aboard. I mean, he has his own saddle; this isn't qualitatively different... Timo Saloniemi  

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Captain's Yacht

Captain's Yacht
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The Captain's Yacht is available for purchase at Earth Spacedock , Deep Space 9 in the shipyard after obtaining 400 Day Veteran status.

A large auxiliary craft built into the design of several starships, the use of the Captain's Yacht  is a privilege extended to captains with exceptional standing in Starfleet. The Captain's Yacht is a Veteran Reward attained after 400 days of active subscription to the game. Upon unlocking the reward, the Yacht can be purchased from a Shuttle Vendor.

In order to claim the "Shuttle Requisition Authorization" token, you must speak to a separate, nearby NPC and state "I'd like to requisition another Captain's Yacht," even if this is your first one.

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A captain's yacht is a type of auxiliary vessel that was installed aboard several classes of Federation starships in the 24th century , including the Galaxy , Gustav P. Remington , Pendragon and Sovereign classes. Typically, the yacht is launched from the underside of the saucer section , and was used by the ship's captain to travel alone or to host visiting dignitaries.

Notable captain's yachts [ ]

External links [ ].

  • Captain's yacht article at Memory Alpha , the canon Star Trek wiki.
  • Captain's yacht article at Memory Beta , the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
and other starships are used for the captain's personal use, normally diplomatic missions. The yacht measures 18 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 8 meters high, with a mass of 95 metric tons. It's located in the center on the ventral side of the saucer, directly below the bridge.

The Enterprise's yacht was made of tritanium and duranium. It was designed to serve as a self contained, multipurpose vessel, but was used almost exclusively to transport personnel and visiting dignitaries when transporters were inoperable or inappropriate. The interior of the yacht consisted of a flight deck, two staterooms, accommodation for the flight crew, and a galley. Hatches allowed access to the engineering area and the impulse engines, which surround the habitat area. The ship was normally crewed by two pilots and a service representative who tended to and assisted any diplomatic guests. The yacht was equipped with a deflector grid, impulse engines, aerodyne flight motors which were used when it entered a planet's atmosphere. In space, the yacht was capable of achieving a maximum velocity of 0.65c; in a class-m atmosphere it has a cruise velocity of Mach 6, and can reach up to Mach 20.

Unlike shuttles, if necessary the yacht could be launched at speeds as high as warp 7. Once it has separated from the main vessel, the yacht safely decelerates until it reaches sublight operating speeds.

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The mysterious origins of Ensign Samathan Rutherford's (Eugene Cordero) implant allowed Star Trek: Lower Decks to bring back two of the coolest ships in Starfleet, the Delta Flyer and the Captain's Yacht. Rutherford's implant has malfunctioned since Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1, and the Ensign's body was taken over by his previous, more aggressive and rebellious personality, which was eliminated when Rutherford received his implant. The sides of Rutherfords' psychic battle for dominance led to a spectacular race across the Romulan Neutral Zone , and the return of Star Trek: Voyager ' s Delta Flyer as well as the USS Cerritos' Captain's Yacht.

The Delta Flyer was a new shuttlecraft-sized starship unique to Star Trek: Voyager that became a signature vehicle of the series alongside the USS Voyager itself. Designed by Lt Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeil), the Delta Flyer was built as a more versatile and powerful support ship that was more maneuverable and effective than Voyager's class 2 shuttles in the increasingly hostile Delta Quadrant. Thanks to Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), the Delta Flyer was also equipped with Borg weaponry including photonic missiles. The original Delta Flyer was destroyed during an encounter with the Borg, but Voyager 's crew constructed a second Delta Flyer with even more bells and whistles. Meanwhile, the Captain's Yacht was a warp-capable support craft for the use of starship Captains that was first seen in Star Trek: Insurrection , although the USS Enterprise-D also had a Captain's Yacht.

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In Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3, episode 5, "Reflections," the original Rutherford tried to escape capture by Lt. Shax (Fred Tatasciore) by beaming into the USS Cerritos' Captain's Yacht. However, he was still apprehended and brought to Dr. T'Ana's (Gillian Vigman) Sickbay. In their shared psyche, the original Rutherford persona challenged Ensign Rutherford to a dangerous race across the Romulan Neutral Zone , with the winner gaining ownership of their body. Ensign Rutherford built himself a Delta Flyer for himself and simulations of his fellow Lower Deckers to pilot while the original Rutherford built a sleek, Star Trek equivalent of a Star Wars-like podracer. In the end, Ensign Rutherford's Delta Flyer won the race. It's also curious that Samanthan claimed he "always wanted" a Delta Flyer; the USS Voyager only returned to Earth a couple of years before Star Trek: Lower Decks began, but Rutherford must have quickly learned about the Delta Flyer and craved building one of his own.

Why Star Trek Rarely Uses The Captain's Yacht

The Captain's Yacht is a rarely seen vessel even though one is equipped in the USS Enterprise-E and other starships . Surprisingly, support-level starships like the California -class USS Cerritos also have a Captain's Yacht. Star Trek: The Next Generation had a Captain's Yacht docked beneath the saucer of the USS Enterprise-D all throughout the series, but it was never utilized. In truth, the Captain's Yacht has to serve a story purpose in a given Star Trek TV series or movie, and it wasn't until Star Trek: Insurrection that they could justify using the Captain's Yacht. Ultimately, the ship was destroyed when Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) piloted it in a battle against the Son'a.

Star Trek: Voyager 's Delta Flyer is a welcome sight in Star Trek: Lower Decks , and it continues the animated comedy's many shout-outs to the beloved 1990s Star Trek series. Lt. Tom Paris himself appeared in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2, and the season 3 premiere updated Trekkers on the whereabouts of Commander Tuvok (Tim Russ). In the future, perhaps Ensign Rutherford will be able to build his own Delta Flyer in real life the way he did in his mindscape, and Star Trek: Lower Decks will show the USS Cerritos' Captain's Yacht in action as well.

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The Seleya Class Captains Yacht was developed over the past several years to become the 'standard' Captain's Yacht design for Star Fleet to use on Capital Ships and some space stations. It is designed with dual docking mechanisms, one on the aft for standard docking, and one on the dorsal for docking 'into' the bottom of a Heavy Cruiser, Battle Cruiser, Galactic Survey/Exploration Cruiser, Battleship, or Carrier. It also contains a standard airlock and ground-landing capability. The class has three decks and moderate defensive capability. It is designed for use by the commanding officer of the vessel and can be used for diplomatic use as well, as it is outfitted accordingly.

All capital ships contain a Seleya Classed captain's yacht as an auxiliary craft.

The vessel is based on the same hull as the Cicero Class support craft developed at approximately the same time.

Seleya classed yachts are named for mountains, mountain ranges, valleys, and gorges. The class is named after Mount Seleya on Vulcan.

Registry numbers on vessels assigned to star ships, start with "CY-" and then the host ship ID number, then another "-" and a letter designation based on the number of craft that the host has had.

Registry numbers on vessels attached to stations or other facilities start with "CY-" and then a 5-digit registry number.

For example, the USS Gettysburg 's Seleya-classed Yacht's designation is: CY-1863-A.

Specifications

Specifications
Type: Captain's Yacht (CY)
Length: 45 Meters
Beam: 25 Meters
Height: 6 Meters
Mass: 10,000 Metric Tons
Decks: 2
Crew Compliment: Standard: 2 Officers 4 Enlisted
Emergency: 30
Warp Speed: Type: 2 Main Warp Engines (Type 9x integrated)
Cruise Speed: 5.5
Sustainable Speed: 6.5
Emergency Speed: 7.5 (12 hour automatic shutdown)
Impulse Engines: Type: 1 Main Impulse Engines (Type 5)
Speed: .80 C
Defensive Systems: T Type 3 Main Shield Generator (MSG-3)
Armament: 1 bank of one Type II, and 2 banks of 1 Type III (Forward Firing)
Other Capabilities: Planet Landing Capabilities - Blue Alert
Computer System: Daystrom Industries HSCS-4
Tractor/Repulsor: None
Sensors: Andorian Industries FSMSA-3
Offensive Rating: 30%
Defensive Rating: 50%
Maneuverability Rating: 70%
CER: 55%


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CY-13890 USS Kilimanjaro.
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Voyager aeroshuttle

Aeroshuttle docked

The Voyager 's Aeroshuttle in 2377

The Aeroshuttle (also known as Aeroship and AeroWing ) assigned to the USS Voyager was created with the ship in 2371 . ( VOY : " Caretaker ")

Viewers never got to see the Aeroshuttle in action due to the limitations of television and story lines. The craft was designed for atmospheric descent and short-term missions. When it was designed, production intended to re-use the Danube -class sets for the Aeroshuttle. Test shots were created depicting the launch of the Aeroshuttle from Voyager . The launch scene was never used on screen because the producers did not want to trump the similar launch sequence of the captain's yacht Cousteau from Star Trek: Insurrection .

A full-fledged CGI model was constructed of the Aeroshuttle by Robert Bonchune at Foundation Imaging as well as a launch sequence. Test CGI footage of the launch sequence could be found on Bonchune's website (X) . For further information on the model see: Aeroshuttle CGI model .

In Star Trek Online , it features as an optional, deployable combat support craft.

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  1. Captain's yacht

    The Captain's yacht is an obtainable ship in Star Trek Online. It is one of the game's many bonuses for subscribers and Lifetime subscribers, obtainable once a player reaches 400 days subscribed or automatically once the Lifetime subscription is activated. It resembles the Cousteau.

  2. Captain's yacht

    The captain's yacht was a type of auxiliary vessel installed aboard several classes of Federation starships in the 24th century, including the Galaxy-class and Sovereign-classes. On both designs, the yacht is launched from the underside of the saucer section and was used by the ship's captain to travel alone or to host visiting dignitaries. While Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanded the USS ...

  3. Captain's Yacht

    Release date: February 18, 2011The Captain's Yacht is a Tier 1 (Level 1) Small Craft which may be flown by Starfleet characters. All faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store. Players can obtain this starship from any Ship and Shuttle Requisitions officer if they are a 400-day ...

  4. Cousteau (yacht)

    The Cousteau was a Federation captain's yacht that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century, attached to USS Enterprise-E. Cousteau was a large auxiliary craft which normally docked on the ventral side of the saucer section, opposite the bridge, and immediately below the saucer torpedo launcher. When connected to the Enterprise, only the bottom side of the yacht was exposed to ...

  5. star trek

    12. When you look over the Star Trek the Next Generation Technical Manual's schematics of the USS Enterprise, one interesting thing indicated on the underside of the saucer section is the presence of the captain's yacht. It was a flying saucer looking ship that seemed to be a miniature of the Enterprise's saucer section.

  6. star trek

    (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 16, p. 55) I always thought it was an artifact from the model kit. A hole was left in the underside of the saucer section to display the saucer separated, but when the ship was fully assembled a small oval part fit into the hole labeled "Captain's Yacht".

  7. Star Trek Finally Uses A Starship Captain's Perk That's Usually Forgotten

    In the Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 finale "Old Friends, New Planets", Captain Freeman's secret third vessel is the Captain's Yacht, a frequently forgotten part of starship design that's finally put to good use as an integral part of Mariner's rescue from Nick Locarno's Nova Fleet. The Captain's Yacht is a small warp-capable spacecraft intended for the captain's personal use that detaches ...

  8. star trek

    Apparently, no. The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (considered, if not entirely canon, at least a quasi-official authoritative source), gives the following description of the Captain's Yacht:. The yacht is capable of sustained sublight velocities approaching 0.65c. The impulse propulsion system (IPS) consists of six sequential beam-fusion reaction chambers feeding a central ...

  9. Does Voyager have a captain's yacht?

    Captain Jean-Luc Picard. That's true, however, I have the TNG technical manual and it shows what the yacht would look like if detached from the Enterprise. The top side would be "dome-like" with pairs of saucer-style windows, two in back, front, and two on each side.

  10. Class specifications

    The yacht is only separated when necessary, particularly for diplomatic missions. In contrast to usual shuttles it is relatively big - nearly twice as large as the Danube class. The Sovereign class Captain's yacht is the first one to have genuine external nacelles, while former models were equipped with integrated warp nacelles.

  11. What are your thoughts on dedicated Captain's Yacht designs?

    Nov 3, 2020. #4. In navies of yore, the gig formally dedicated to the Captain was basically the opposite of what the Starfleet Yachts are to the usual shuttles. The gig would have been the smallest of the boats, often nested inside the others, and useless for anything but serving as the Captain's water taxi. In contrast, the E-E Yacht is more ...

  12. Captain's Yacht

    A large auxiliary craft built into the design of several starships, the use of the Captain's Yacht is a privilege extended to captains with exceptional standing in Starfleet. The Captain's Yacht is a Veteran Reward attained after 400 days of active subscription to the game. Upon unlocking the reward, the Yacht can be purchased from a Shuttle ...

  13. Captain's Yacht destroyed

    Data attacks the Son'a command ship with the small Captain's Yacht.Star Trek Insurection (1998)

  14. Deckplans/ interior of the Sovereign-class Captains Yacht?

    Anyway the interior of the Yacht is the only part of the entire ship that hasen't got any plans and it bugs me, i find this rather unsatisfying. I did read somewhere that a databook tells us that the interior layout is similar to that of a Danube-Runabout. But that doesn't fit at all. Not the front windows, not the over all size and neither the ...

  15. Captain's yacht

    A captain's yacht is a type of auxiliary vessel that was installed aboard several classes of Federation starships in the 24th century, including the Galaxy, Gustav P. Remington, Pendragon and Sovereign classes. Typically, the yacht is launched from the underside of the saucer section, and was used by the ship's captain to travel alone or to host visiting dignitaries. USS Gustav P. Remington ...

  16. FSD: Starfleet Shuttlecraft

    The captain's yacht carried onboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D and other Galaxy-class starships are used for the captain's personal use, normally diplomatic missions. The yacht measures 18 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 8 meters high, with a mass of 95 metric tons. It's located in the center on the ventral side of the saucer, directly below the bridge.

  17. Calypso

    The Calypso was a Federation captain's yacht that was in service with Starfleet in the mid-24th century, attached to Galaxy-class starships, among others the USS Enterprise-D. (Star Trek: The Next Generation) In 2371, it scraped on the surface of the planet Veridian III, where the ship's saucer section had been forced to crash land. (Star Trek Generations) Calypso was the name for the yacht in ...

  18. Star Trek Brings Back Voyager's Delta Flyer & Captain Picard's Yacht

    The Captain's Yacht is a rarely seen vessel even though one is equipped in the USS Enterprise-E and other starships.Surprisingly, support-level starships like the California-class USS Cerritos also have a Captain's Yacht.Star Trek: The Next Generation had a Captain's Yacht docked beneath the saucer of the USS Enterprise-D all throughout the series, but it was never utilized.

  19. In Star Trek, what is the Captain's Gig?

    2 Answers. The "Gig" is in fact the small vessel (known as the "Captain's yacht") docked underneath the ship's saucer section on the Enterprises D and E. The one on the Enterprise-D (The ' Calypso ') was never used or even referred to in the TV show, with descriptions existing solely in the various technical manuals and trading cards:

  20. Seleya Class

    The Seleya Class Captains Yacht was developed over the past several years to become the 'standard' Captain's Yacht design for Star Fleet to use on Capital Ships and some space stations. It is designed with dual docking mechanisms, one on the aft for standard docking, and one on the dorsal for docking 'into' the bottom of a Heavy Cruiser, Battle ...

  21. Thursday Trek: Enterprise-E Captain's Yacht

    Welcome to Thursday Trek, which will consist of shorter videos about various Star Trek topics. This week features the Enterprise-E captain's yacht seen in St...

  22. Aeroshuttle

    An aeroshuttle was a runabout-sized spacecraft embedded in the saucer underside of Intrepid-class starships. In 2376, Dala and Zar, posing as Captain Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay, showed Varn a schematic of the USS Voyager which identified its aeroshuttle. (VOY: "Live Fast and Prosper") A graphic of an aeroshuttle also appeared in Daniels' database while it was being viewed by Captain Archer ...

  23. Voyager aeroshuttle

    The launch scene was never used on screen because the producers did not want to trump the similar launch sequence of the captain's yacht Cousteau from Star Trek: Insurrection. A full-fledged CGI model was constructed of the Aeroshuttle by Robert Bonchune at Foundation Imaging as well as a launch sequence.