C.I.S. Yamato III

C.I.S. Yamato III

### First Officer

Ginger Wells (2021-2023), Nathaniel Honkus (temporary), B'etor Wells (2023-2024)

## Details

### Registry

SL-YMT-003

The C.I.S. *Yamato III* (SL-YMT-003) was a refit Solar-class Cluckus Industries spaceship. It was the third spaceship to bear the name *Yamato*.

#### History

##### Creation

After the presumed destruction of the Bird of Prey C.I.S. *Yamato II*, the name *Yamato* was still on the Roll of Honour due to the original C.I.S. *Yamato*'s participation and destruction in the Battle of Bakra V. The incomplete C.I.S. *Bat Out Of Hell* (SL-BOH-001) was selected to become the *Yamato III*.

This meant that the *Yamato III* was constructed alongside its sister ship, C.I.S. *Ruptured Duck*. Both were officially launched on January 1st, 2022, although the *Yamato III* had begun trial flights in December 2021.

##### Action

###### Battle of Faw Monjul

On the first of February, 2022, Cluckus Industries found a Bakresh mothership at Faw Monjul, in the Velton system. The *Yamato III* lead the attack, until the arrival of C.I.S. *Patriot*. This timeline was eventually erased, and these events never happened.

###### Conflict with the *Yamato Ketchup*

When Ignotus Yellowbeak completed and launched the S.S. *Yamato Ketchup*, the C.I.S. *Yamato III* was ordered to retreat due its status as Ignotus's primary target. It did so, but was delayed due to a lack of crew. Tristan called in Nathan and Preston Honkus to act as his first officer and navigator.

When the *Yamato Ketchup* finally cuaght up with the *Yamato III*, Felicity Jones was able to connect the hyperengine to the experimental Warp Drive. This caused the *Yamato III* to travel at Hyperspeed 19.99 into the Andromeda Galaxy. It was able to return to the Milky Way after being towed using the TASM.

###### Encounter with *Yamato XIV*

After the Cluckus-Kalron War broke out, the C.I.S. *Yamato III* located and engaged a Kalron mothership. The *Yamato III* was on the brink of catastrophic system failure when the C.I.S. *Yamato XIV* arrived. It turned out that this ship was the *Yamato III*'s successor, from 15 years in the future. The two ships took down the Kalron mothership, while Tristan Cox, the *Yamato III*'s captain, acquainted himself with the *Yamato XIV*'s captain: Quinton Cox, his son.

When another Kalron mothership turned up, the *Yamato XIV* was damaged, and prepared for a suicide run on the Kalron mothership. As the ship entered hyperspeed, Quinton Cox was teleported to safety by Tristan. Quinton was then given quarters on the *Yamato III* for the duration of his time in 2023.

###### Horsemen War

The *Yamato III* was quite involved in the Horsemen War. It was first used during this period to ferry a delegation of Cluckus employees to Bunker 14 to learn about the Red Death, which turned out to be a trap.

It also towed the Cluckus Airship to Mondas, for Operation Unicorn.

During the Blockade of Kepler 42-E, the *Yamato III* seperated its saucer and stardrive sections, keeping the stardrive in the blockade and landing the saucer on the planet. Afterwards, it was flown back up, and used to take out the landed Kalron mothership, before redocking with the stardrive section.

###### Aftermath period

After the Battle of Exeter Safehouse and the end of the Horsemen War, Tristan Cox handed over captaincy of the *Yamato III* to the previous first officer, Ginger Wells. B'etor Wells remained in her position as navigator, while also taking up the role of first officer.

Soon after, Ginger was transferred to the C.I.S. *Ferocity*, and Antioch Yellowbeak took command of the *Yamato III*.