What do Klingons call their ships?

With a crew of 1,900 and a length of 500 meters, Vor’cha-class vessels are one of the largest Klingon ships in the Star Trek universe. They are heavily armed, sporting 18 disruptor cannons as well as three photon torpedo launchers.

Why did Romulans use Klingon ships?

The decision was made to modify the story to use only Klingon model ships, which were kept by the studio. Asking Chang to construct a new Romulan model ship would have been cost prohibitive. Economically, switching to Klingon vessels was the obvious solution.

What is the most powerful Klingon ship?

K’t’inga battle cruiser
The K’t’inga battle cruiser becomes the most powerful Klingon ship in the Imperial fleet once it enters the scene in the 2270s, and it remains at the top for nearly a century. It reaches a speed of at least warp 5, has disruptor cannons, phasers, fore and aft torpedo launchers, and concussive charge weaponry.

How many ships does the Klingon Empire have?

the klingon empire used pretty much all of their fleet to keep the dominion in check when the breen were killing federation and romulan ships. they had 1500 ships. This gives you a rough idea of the numbers we are dealing with here. When they went to retake ds9, they went with 300 ships, all they could spare.

What is a Romulan ship called?

The largest and most powerful of Romulan spacecraft, first detected in late 2364 by the Federation in the first Romulan meeting in 53 years. A Romulan warbird was used as an adversary in Tuvok’s Maquis-boot-camp battle simulation. …

When did Klingons get cloaking?

2268
The Klingons first acquired cloaking technology in 2268 during a brief alliance with the Romulan Star Empire and since then it has become a standard feature on all Klingon ships.

What does NX Stand for Star Trek?

“The Making of Star Trek” (which came out in 1986) explains that NCC stands for ‘Naval Construction Contract’ while NX stands for ‘Naval Experiment. ‘ Also, USS stands for ‘United Space Ship.

Who has the cloaking device first?

the Romulans
According to Worlds of the Federation, the Romulans developed the first cloaking technology and traded it to the Klingons in exchange for warp drive technology – an exchange which both sides bitterly regretted in the following years, when they became deadly enemies.

How big is the Federation Starfleet?

So the Federation fleet numbers about six hundred and twenty seven ships. Since this is composed of ‘elements’ of two full fleets, then each element should average about three hundred ships. Which would mean that an entire fleet could easily be several times this number, or about 600 – 900 ships.