USS YAMATO VESSEL HISTORY

In May of 2268 the following directive was issued by Starfleet Command:

Starfleet Directive 10247:

In order to meet the expanding need for multi-mission capable vessels, construction will begin immediately on 12 new Constitution Class Heavy Cruisers at the following facilities: Sol III (San Francisco Orbital Shipyards), Sol III-A (Copernicus Shipyards), Sol IV (Utopia Planetia Shipyards), Sol VI-A (Titan Shipyards)

Proposed vessel names and hull registries:

USS Ark Royal	NCC-1723	USS Forrestal	NCC-1718
USS Birmark	NCC-1725	USS Hornet	NCC-1714
USS Challenger	NCC-1719	USS Invincible	NCC-1732
USS Discovery	NCC-1722	USS LaFayette	NCC-1720
USS Endeavor	NCC-1716	USS Victory	NCC-1726
USS Essex	NCC-1727	USS Yamato	NCC-1715

The first of these new Consitution Class cruisers, USS Yamato (hull registry NCC-1715) was commissioned July 16, 2270 at the Copernicus Shipyards on Luna.