Klingon Ship Recognition Manual

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BOOK
Klingon Ship Recognition Manual
Attribution
Series:	Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)
Author(s):	Forest G. Brown
Publication information
Publisher:	FASA
Published:	Paperback Reference book - First edition: 1983 Second Edition: 1985
Pages:	48
ISBN:	ISBN 0931787416

Contents 1 Summary 1.1 First edition contents 1.2 Second edition contents 1.2.1 Combat Vessels 1.2.1.1 Assault Ships 1.2.1.2 Battleships 1.2.1.3 Cruisers 1.2.1.4 Destroyers 1.2.1.5 Escorts 1.2.1.6 Frigates 1.2.1.7 Gunboats 1.2.1.8 Scouts 1.2.1.9 Monitors 1.2.2 Support Vessels 1.2.2.1 Freighters 1.2.2.2 Transports 1.2.2.3 Warpshuttles 1.2.3 Repair Vessels and Facilities 1.2.3.1 Tenders 1.2.3.2 Mobile Repair Faclities 1.2.4 Orbital and Deep Space Stations 1.2.4.1 Defense Outposts 1.3 References 1.3.1 Characters 1.3.2 Locations 1.3.3 Organizations 1.3.4 Other 2 Information 3 Connections

[edit] Summary

The first edition of this book used the title Ship Recognition Manual: Klingons.

[edit] First edition contents

• D18 class Destroyer
• D7 class Light Cruiser
• K3 class Gunboat
• L9 class Frigate
• D10 class Heavy Cruiser
• K5 class Patrol Craft
• S8 class Mobile Drydock
• K23 class Escort
• K26 class Escort
• W2 class Warpshuttle
• D11 class Destroyer
• K6 class Gunboat
• S4 class Fleet Service Ship
• L13 class Battleship

[edit] Second edition contents

Klingon names are in Klingonaase.

[edit] Combat Vessels

[edit] Assault Ships

• T3 class D'aka ("Mover")
• T5 class Mas to gal ("Throne Seeker")
• T12 class Na ra'den ("Carrier of Doom")

[edit] Battleships

• L13 class K'el ri'anda ("Fat Man")
• L24 class Komo val ("Ever-Victorious")

[edit] Cruisers

• D7 class
  • D7A variant K't'agga ("Painbringer") The earliest and most numerous version; the classic TOS Klingon battle cruiser.
  • D7C variant K't'kara ("Bringer of Destiny") An unsuccessful attempt to improve the original design (upgunned but underpowered).
  • D7G variant K't'alla ("Truthbringer") The rarest variant, utilizing exchanged Romulan plasma weapons technology (considered unsuccessful).
  • D7M variant K't'inga ("Bringer of Destruction") The improved D7 first seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
  • D7R variant K't'rika ("Bringer of Agony"} A second, better attempt at utilizing Romulan plasma weaopns technology, including a cloaking device and other improvements over the D7G.
  • D7S variant K't'mara ("Bringer of Justice") The "latest model" of the basic design, a marginal improvement over the K't'inga. Some examples are outfitted with a cloaking device.
• D4 class D'ama ("Predator")
• D9 class Z'gal ("Seeker")
• D10 class Riskadh (Linename of Emperor Kahless the Unforgettable)
• D20 class ("Death Rite")
• D32 class Z'gavva ("Stronger Bird") This is a Klingon Bird-of-Prey with no canon equivalent.

[edit] Destroyers

• D2 class V'kar zadan ("Stingtongue")
• D11 class Dath d'lan ("One Wing")
• D14 class D'esta kar ("Stinger")
• D16 class Kl'sarza ("Swiftwind")
• D18 class Lara'atan ("Gull")

[edit] Escorts

• K23 class Talat kh'exesta ("Little Killer")
• K24 class Kom ka'des ("Winner")
• K27 class Mortum hesta ("Grim Reaper")

[edit] Frigates

• L6 class T'h'lar ("Defender")
• L9 class Sivista ("Saber")
• L42 class Z'gavasta ("Great Bird") This roughly corresponds to the canon K'vort class.

[edit] Gunboats

• K3 class Kalath
• K5 class V's'talo ("Watcher")
• K4 class Kl'xenova ("Enforcer")
• K6 class Lar'hal ("Administrator")

[edit] Scouts

• K14 class Tas'esta ("Pathmaker")
• K17 class Z'mortama ("Deathstalker")
• K15 class L'rexa ("Unseen Creeper")
• K22 class D'Gavama ("Bird of Prey") This corresponds to the canon B'rel class.

[edit] Monitors

• K30 class K'nel ("Luckless")
• K32 class V'al'kon ("Strong Victor")

[edit] Support Vessels

[edit] Freighters

• G3 class Baka Re' ("Pregnant")
• G8 class Plen zha ("Traders Game")

[edit] Transports

• G5 class Qexa ("Tugboat")
• G6 class Besz ra'te' ("Catapult")

[edit] Warpshuttles

• W2 class Koreba
• W4 class Kas maal ("Speedstar")

[edit] Repair Vessels and Facilities

[edit] Tenders

• S4 class K'nall ("Mender")
• S5 class Eakin K'nall ("Healer")

[edit] Mobile Repair Faclities

• S8 class H'ban Pav ("Murph")

[edit] Orbital and Deep Space Stations

[edit] Defense Outposts

• Z4 class Zha mortas ("Deathgame")

[edit] References

[edit] Characters

[edit] Locations

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Other

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[edit] Information

[edit] Connections

Some designs and names introduced in this book were revived and reused in the computer game Legacy.