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The VK Yuri Gagarin was a Terran DY-732-class starship that was in service in the early 22nd century. This ship was commanded by Captain Winrich Kolbe.

In 2105, the Yuri Gagarin was launched from Earth on a colonization mission.

This vessel was among the list of ships that appeared on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's desktop monitor while he searched for "all Earth deep-space launches from 2123 until 2190 with destination in or near the Ficus sector" during an investigation of an SOS signal discovered in that sector in 2365. This vessel, however, did not fall within the parameters of his search, but was among the ships launched in that timeframe. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")

Named for Yuri Gagarin, first man in space.

In the book The Hunt for Red October, the primary Alfa-class attack sub was named V.K. Konovalov, in honor of Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov. This suggests that the use of "VK" was an homage to Tom Clancy. In the real world, Russians do not use prefixes on their ships, but an in-universe explanation could be that "VK" stands for Voenny Korabl, the romanization of Военный Корабль, Military Ship.

DY-class starships

DY-100: SS Botany Bay

DY-245: SS Hatteras • DY-430: SS Urusei Yatsura

DY-500: SS Mariposa · HMS Lord Nelson (DY-500-B) · SS Hokule'a (DY-500-C)

DY-732: VK Yuri Gagarin · HMS New Zealand (DY-732 [N])

DY-950: DEV Eagle Valley • DY-1200: VK Velikan

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-The '''VK ''Yuri Gagarin''''' was a [[22nd century]] [[Earth]] [[DY-732|DY-732-class]] [[starship]] commanded by [[Captain]] [[Winrich Kolbe (Captain)|Winrich Kolbe]].
+|image       = Expeditions from Sol System, 2123–2190 remastered.jpg
+|caption    = The VK ''Yuri Gagarin'' listed on Picard's monitor
+|name        = VK ''Yuri Gagarin''
+|class       = [[DY-732]]
+|affiliation = [[Terran]]
+|status      = Active
+|datestatus  = 2105
+}}
+The '''VK ''Yuri Gagarin''''' was a [[Terran]] [[DY-732|DY-732-class]] [[starship]] that was in service in the early [[22nd century]]. This ship was commanded by {{Captain}} [[Winrich Kolbe (Captain)|Winrich Kolbe]].
-In [[2105]], the ''Yuri Gagarin'' was launched from [[Sol system]] on a [[colony|colonization mission]].
+In [[2105]], the ''Yuri Gagarin'' was launched from [[Earth]] on a [[colony|colonization mission]].
-This vessel was among the list of ships that appeared on [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[desktop monitor]] while he searched for "all Earth deep-space launches from [[2123]] until [[2190]] with destination in or near the [[Ficus sector]]" during an investigation of an [[SOS]] signal discovered in that sector in [[2365]]. This vessel, however, did not fall within the parameters of his search, but was among the ships launched in that timeframe. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}})
+This vessel was among the list of ships that appeared on {{Captain}} [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[desktop monitor]] while he searched for "all Earth deep-space launches from [[2123]] until [[2190]] with destination in or near the [[Ficus sector]]" during an investigation of an [[SOS]] signal discovered in that sector in [[2365]]. This vessel, however, did not fall within the parameters of his search, but was among the ships launched in that timeframe. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}})
+{{bginfo|Named for {{w|Yuri Gagarin}}, first man in space.|In the book {{wt|The Hunt for Red October}}, the primary ''Alfa''-class attack sub was named ''V.K. Konovalov'', in honor of {{w|Vladimir Konovalov|Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov}}. This suggests that the use of "VK" was an homage to Tom Clancy. In the real world, Russians do not use prefixes on their ships, but an in-universe explanation could be that "VK" stands for ''Voenny Korabl'', the {{w|romanization}} of ''Военный Корабль'', Military Ship.}}
-== Background ==
-Named for [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|Yuri Gagarin]], first man in space, the ''VK Yuri Gagarin'' appeared on an [[Okudagram]] that appeared on Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the Okudagram would appear in the reference book, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''.
+{{DY class starships}}
-Based on usage it is probable that the ''VK'' prefix means a Russian ship in Star Trek-- as might also be the case with the [[VK Velikan|VK ''Velikan'']]. In the real world, the Russians do not use prefixes for their ship names.
-In the book ''[[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red October]]'', the primary Alfa class attack sub is named ''V.K. Konovalov'', in honor of [[Wikipedia:Vladimir Konovalov|Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov]].  This suggests that the use of ''VK'' as a Russian prefix, is either an error on the part of the Star Trek writers, or an homage to Tom Clancy.
-''VK'' might also be used by the Star Trek writers to mean an acronym for ''Военный Корабль'' (Military Ship, ''Voenny Korabl'') which is not used in the real world either, but at least makes some sense.
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+[[Category:Earth starships|Yuri Gagarin]]