negh'var Class
'avwI' batlh tlhIngan (Klingon Honor Guard)

Class: negh'var

Type: Battleship

Unit Run IKV negh'var plus 8 total built to date. 3 have been lost during the Dominion war; 4 are currently under construction and at least 8 more planned.

Commissioned: 2368 - present

Dimensions

Length: 682.32 m
Beam: 470.09 m
Height: 136.65 m
Decks: 34 excluding nacelles
Mass: 4,310,000 tons

Crew and Auxiliary Craft

Standard Crew: 2,500
Marines: 10,000 carrying capability
Fighters: 100 Squadrons of 10 (1,000 two-man fighters)
Breaching Pods: 100 (two-man pods)
Assault Shuttles: 50 (one-man shuttles)
Ground Assault Vehicles: 100 (ten-man units)
Total Crew Carrying Capability: 14,500

Armament

2 Mark 18 pulse disruptor cannons, total output 200,000 TeraWatts
18 Mark 12 disruptor cannons, total output 720,000 TeraWatts
16 Triple Fire Photon torpedo tubes + 2,592 torpedoes, 5,184 casings
(max. 160 reloads)

Defense Systems

Automodulated high capacity shield system total capacity 2,894,989.76 TeraJoules
Heavy Duranium/Tritanium double hull plus 25.0 cm High Density armor
High level structural support field
Mark 3.2b Klingon Cloaking Device

Warp Speeds (TNG Scale)

Normal Cruise: Warp Factor 8
Maximum Cruise: Warp Factor 9.25
Maximum Rated: Warp Factor 9.6 for 12 hours

Strength Indices (Galaxy class = 1,000)

Beam Firepower: 4,100
Torpedo Firepower: 960
Weapon Range and Accuracy: 1,260
Shield Strength: 800
Hull armor: 2,900
Speed: 1,000
Combat Maneuverability: 870
Overall Strength Index: 1,950.729

Diplomatic Capability: Standard models approximately equivalent to Starfleet Grade 4. Some negh'vars have been refitted as diplomatic couriers for High Council members and are approximately equivalent to Starfleet Grade 6.

Expected Hull Life: 125 years

Refit Cycle

Minor: 2 years
Standard: 10 years
Major: 25 years

Notes: Built during the 2360's, the negh'var was designed for unparalleled protection and firepower; her sheer size was intended to allow her to carry an armament powerful enough to overwhelm any opponent, present or future. She emerged from the shipyards as the largest vessel ever built by the Klingon Navy, at over twenty two hundred feet long.

The main armament of the negh'var comprises a pair of huge disruptor cannons, the largest such weapons ever built. Although they are the most powerful mobile weapons on any alpha quadrant ship, the weapons are only able to fire over a very limited arc. Since the negh'var herself is not exactly a maneuverable ship, the intention of these weapons seems to be to deal with the heavy shielding associated with large space installations, fixed defensive systems and planetary arrays. Engaging other vessels falls to the 18 Mark 12 disruptor cannons distributed across the hull. While these are only a fraction as powerful as the Mark 18 weapons, they are at least equal in firepower to the Starfleet Type X phaser array and hence among the most powerful in service.

The negh'var is equally well equipped for defensive operations. The shield systems are based on those used in the defense platforms protecting the Klingon home world, and the hull itself is constructed of a high density armor plate. As with recent Federation designs, the structural integrity field is rated at more than triple the normal standard, allowing it to considerably reinforce the armored hull and provide a powerful backup protection.

Although its primary role is in destroying fixed defenses and enemy vessels, the negh'var apparently has a considerable secondary role in landing and supporting troops. Some ten thousand can be carried onboard, and the ship has over thirty personnel transporters and large numbers of landing craft to carry them. She can carry supplies for up to ten days of surface fighting, and if necessary can support the ground forces by both orbital bombardment and warhead transporting.

Launched in 2371, the negh'var is currently serving as the Flagship of the Klingon fleet. Her first combat action was during the Klingon-Cardassian war, where she was responsible for destroying six Cardassian vessels, twenty three defense platforms and overwhelming the planetary shields on eight Cardassian worlds. She thereafter fought an action at Deep Space Nine, where she was able to breach the station's shields for long enough to land several hundred troops. She has since seen considerable success during the Dominion war, adding to her fearsome reputation.

Current beq roster of the IKV

Copyright Notice: This vessel and its design are copyright © 2001 of its creator. Use of this ship, its design details and all other elements pertaining to it is strictly limited to use within the Klingon Honor Guard. The creator maintains sole copyright authority to this ship, its design and its name. No other use is permitted.

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