However, by then Enterprise had been upgraded with stronger hull plating and photonic torpedoes, and proved to be an even match against Duras's lone vessel.įinally, Duras gathered the assistance of two other Birds-of-Prey to launch a third attack against Enterprise at the edges of the Delphic Expanse. Months later, Duras launched a second attack against Enterprise as it traveled from Earth to Vulcan. Although his ship outgunned Enterprise during its first attack as the latter ship approached the Sol system, it proved no match for a squadron of three United Earth Starfleet vessels, including the SS Intrepid. In mid-2153, Duras was given command of this Bird-of-Prey and assigned to capture Jonathan Archer, the captain of the Enterprise. ( ST reference: Starship Spotter TNG movie: Generations TNG video game: Armada II, et al.Duras's Bird-of-Prey was a 22nd century Klingon Bird-of-Prey commanded by Duras, son of Toral following his demotion as commander of the IKS Bortas. Though the K'vort, and later Chuq'Beh-class were notably larger than the original B'rel design. It also spawned several other Bird-of-Prey classes of near identical design, including the D12-class and K'vort-class. The B'rel-class was a highly successful design and served long into the 24th century. ( TOS comic: "Trekkers" ST reference: Starship Spotter) The B'rel-class was designed from Romulan concepts obtained in the Klingon-Romulan Alliance, the most notable technology integrated into the vessel from that alliance being a cloaking device. ( ENT episode: " The Expanse")īy 2270 the Empire had introduced one of the most successful and long serving class of Bird-of-Prey, the B'rel-class.
The earliest known classes of Bird-of-Prey were in operation in the mid-22nd century. In analyzing the word D'Gavama, the reader may also wish to consider these other ship names from the Klingon Ship Recognition Manual: d'ama ("predator"), z'gavva ("stronger bird") and z'gavasta ("great bird"). ( FASA module: Klingon Ship Recognition Manual) The D'Gavama-class gets its name from a klingonaase word meaning "bird-of-prey". ( tlhIngan Hol reference: The Klingon Dictionary) The word can be broken down into toQ, "bird-of-prey", and Duj, "ship". In tlhIngan Hol, a Bird-of-Prey type ship is called a toQDuj. The IKS Bortas is attacked by two birds-of-prey loyal to the House of Duras ( TOS movie: The Search for Spock TNG episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise" ENT episode: "The Expanse", et al.) Certain classes featured additional armaments such as rear firing torpedoes and additional disruptors. To either side of the main hull are wings with disruptor cannons mounted at the end. Usually a photon torpedo tube was located on the lower side of the command bulb. The typical Bird-of-Prey design featured a primary hull with a long protruding neck at the front with a command bulb at the end. ( TOS movie: The Search for Spock TNG episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise") Over time the designation was expanded to be used on larger classes with a similar design to traditional birds-of-prey. The Klingons produced numerous classes of starships designated Bird-of-Prey, traditionally these were smaller classes used as scouts.
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