Negh'Var warship

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Negh'Var warship
IKS Negh'Var IKS Negh'Var
Affiliation:	Klingon Empire
Type:	Warship
Active:	24th century - 25th century (alternate timelines)
Armament:	Disruptors, torpedoes
Defenses:	Deflector shields
Negh'Var firing torpedoes Negh'Var firing torpedoes

The Negh'Var warship was the largest class starship known to operate in the Klingon Defense Forces during the late 24th century.

In 2372, the IKS Negh'Var, which was a vessel of this type, was the flagship of the Klingon Imperial Fleet. While under the command of General Martok, she led the Klingon Empire's invasion of the Cardassian Union on stardate 49011. She thereafter fought an action at Deep Space 9, where she was able to breach the station's shields long enough to transport several troops. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

In the mirror universe, the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance utilized the same design in the construction of the Regent's flagship. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror", "The Emperor's New Cloak")

In an unknown, alternate future timeframe, these ships were slightly modified in configuration. They could easily outgun an Olympic-class hospital ship, yet were outgunned themselves by the Galaxy-class counterpart of the era. The USS Pasteur was attacked by two of these attack cruisers while in the Devron system. The crew of the Pasteur was saved by the USS Enterprise-D, after destroying one of the Klingon vessels. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

In another alternate timeline, these vessels were again slightly modified by 2404, to yet another slightly different configuration. At that time, disruptor fire from one of these vessels was essentially ineffective against Starfleet ablative hull armor. (VOY: "Endgame")

Contents 1 Ships of the Class 2 Appendices 2.1 Appearances 2.2 Background 2.2.1 Model 2.2.2 Technical Manual 2.3 Apocrypha

[edit] Ships of the Class

Named

• IKS Negh'Var

Unnamed

• Unnamed Negh'Var warships

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Background

The designation for this class can be read briefly on an okudagram appearing in several episodes of DS9 and VOY, which reads "Negh'Var warship". In "All Good Things..." it was simply referred to as an attack cruiser.

[edit] Model

The Negh'Var was a modification of the "future Klingon ship" studio model used in "All Good Things...", which was designed by Rick Sternbach, and consisted of modifications made to the Vor'cha-class model. [1] For the model's later appearance as the Negh'Var itself, the bow fins and the nacelle spikes were removed, and pods on top of the nacelles were added to the original model.

This model also appeared as the Regent's flagship in the mirror universe; however, the design appeared to be several times larger in scale. As with "The Way of the Warrior", both Gary Hutzel and Glenn Neufeld worked on the visual effects for "Shattered Mirror", the first episode the Regent's flagship appeared in "Shattered Mirror". Since the episode had five times the effects budget of a normal show, a huge battle scene was created for the climax of the episode, so it was felt that it would be time-effective to bring in both visual effects supervisors.

For the battle sequence between the Defiant and the Klingon flagship, it was necessary to create a massive ship that would completely dwarf the Defiant. The only suitable model the effects team had was the Negh'Var, however, the problem was that the Negh'Var model was only slightly bigger than the Defiant model, two and a half feet long, but to achieve the appropriate shots, the model for the Klingon flagship would need to be roughly twenty-five times larger than the Defiant model, over 60 feet long. Since creating such a model that size was not a viable option, Neufeld got approval from the producers to modify the battle sequence slightly. Originally, the Defiant had flown all around the Klingon ship, but Neufled changed it so that the Defiant only goes in close to the underbelly of the ship. This allowed model maker Tony Meininger to construct a twenty-five foot model of the underside of the ship only, which was then photographed in the standard way with the Defiant model. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)

The model eventually became a CGI mesh that incorporated both the elements of its TNG and DS9 versions to become another future variant in "Endgame".

The original studio model, which measured 84x68x13 inches, was eventually sold in It's A Wrap! sale and auction for $7,500 US. [2] A white foam core test model of the Negh'Var, which measured 24x29.5x7 inches and was used in the production of "All Good Things...", sold for $885.00 US. [3]

[edit] Technical Manual

The following specifications, which describes this vessel as a Negh'Var-class warship, comes exclusively from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual:

• Production Base: Qo'noS Orbital Factory Base.
• Type: Heavy Carrier.
• Accommodation: 2,500 plus flight crew and troops.
• Power Plant: Two M/A warp system; four impulse systems.
• Dimensions: Length, 682.32 meters; beam, 470.09 meters; height, 136.65 meters.
• Mass: 4,310,000 metric tonnes.
• Performance: Warp 9.6.
• Armament: Twenty ship-mounted disruptor cannons; one large forward disruptor; four torpedo launchers.

[edit] Apocrypha

According to the non-canon Decipher customizable card game, the future Negh'Var type that appeared in "All Good Things..." was identified as a Voodieh-class.

In the video game Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation, this vessel is designated as a "strike cruiser" and was primarily a torpedo platform used in long-range assaults against starbases and outposts and for planetary assaults. However, in the Star Trek: Armada series of PC games, they are referred to as battleships, and possess more standard armaments.