Battle of Narendra III The Battle of Narendra III was an attack on a Klingon outpost on Narendra III by four Romulan warbirds and subsequent defense of the outpost by the Federation starship in 2344 . The conflict had a major impact on interstellar politics in the Alpha and Beta Quadrant s . Romulan assault . By the mid - 24th century , relations between the Romulan Star Empire and the Klingon Empire had deteriorated significantly . The Romulans began to view the Klingons as barbaric savages , while their former allies saw them as cowardly and without honor . Treaties were abandoned , and the two powers grew to despise one another . This hostility reached a boiling point in 2344 , when four Romulan warbirds decloaked and began an orbital bombardment of the Klingon settlement on Narendra III . The poorly defended colony soon fell prey to the Romulans ' surprise attack , and issued a distress call . ( ) Honorable sacrifice . Despite tensions between the Klingons and the Federation , the starship " Enterprise " - C intercepted the distress signal and proceeded to the Narendra system at maximum warp . By the time the vessel arrived at Narendra III , the Klingon outpost had been almost completely destroyed , and although the " Enterprise " was equipped with state - of - the - art weaponry and defenses , it was simply no match for the combined destructive power of four Romulan warbirds . Realizing that defeat was inevitable , the crew nevertheless made a valiant effort to protect the Klingons , engaging the warbirds in a fierce battle . After several long minutes of intense fighting , the " Enterprise " eventually succumbed to its wounds and was destroyed . ( ) " During the battle , the detonation of a photon torpedo created a temporal rift , which threw the " Enterprise " - C twenty - two years into a future in which the Federation and the Klingon Empire were at war . The displacement of the " Enterprise " - C had created an alternate timeline , in which the Klingons interpreted the starship ' s disappearance as a cowardly withdrawal and prompted a rapprochement with the Romulans , with Federation - Klingon relations rapidly breaking down . Upon realizing that their defense of Narendra III – though doomed – would convince the Klingons that the Federation was " honorable , " the " Enterprise " - C returned to 2344 through the rift and the proper timeline was restored . " ( ) Aftermath . Not all members of the " Enterprise " - C crew were killed in battle . There were rumors of survivors taken prisoner by the Romulans , although there was no evidence of this until 2368 . In that year , Romulan Commander Sela confirmed that she was the daughter of Tasha Yar , who had accompanied the " Enterprise " - C back to Narendra , had been captured by the Romulans , and had become the consort of a Romulan general . ( ) The battle had significant political repercussions . With the Klingons disgusted by the Romulans ' " cowardly tactics , " the conflict caused their relations to deteriorate even further . It also drove the Klingons and the Federation much closer together , as the Klingons were impressed with the " honorable sacrifice " of the " Enterprise " - C and her crew . ( )