Bajoran starship The Bajoran starship was a versatile type of warp - capable starship utilized by the Bajoran Militia as an assault vessel , scout ship , and transport ship in the late - 24th century . The Cardassian Union also used this type of vessel as an freighter during the war with the Klingons in 2372 - 73 . Utilized by the Bajoran s following the Occupation of Bajor for a variety of uses , specifically as a one - man scout and for transporting their soldiers in numbers as a transport vessel . Like the carriers , these vessels frequently made routine stops at Deep Space 9 during the 2370s . Usage . After stealing an antimatter converter from the Cardassian s , Tahna Los attempted to return to Bajoran space aboard a Bajoran scout ship , only to be pursued by the Cardassian warship " Aldara " . Tahna attempted to shake the warship with evasive maneuvers , but eventually succumbed to several phaser hits before the scouts ' structural integrity failed . The " Aldara " managed to destroy the scout moments after Tahna was transported aboard Deep Space 9 , where he immediately requested political asylum . ( ) Three of these vessels docked at Deep Space 9 , in 2370 , during the temporary siege of the station by the Alliance for Global Unity , also known as The Circle . ( ) The Cardassians also operated at least one ship of this class following the Occupation , which was at the time referred to as a Cardassian freighter . In 2372 , this vessel was used for a convoy mission to Pentath III . The ship was engaged by a group of Klingon raiders that were attacking the freighters , an engagement which eventually set the stage for the apparent , and inadvertent destruction of a Klingon civilian transport ship . ( ) In 2373 , Deep Space 9 was evacuated of all civilian personnel aboard Bajoran transports prior to the Second Battle of Deep Space 9 . ( ) In 2375 , Bajoran transports were utilized in the Bajoran blockade of Derna against the Romulan s , lead by Colonel Kira . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Footage of these vessels docking at Deep Space 9 was often reused and from the first episode , of season four onwards , it is present in every episode as it appears as one of the docking vessels in the revamped title sequence . Studio models . According to Michael Okuda , " " The model was originally designed at Lucasfilm ' s Industrial Light & Magic . " " ( " Auction Catalog " , Part One , 2006 , p . 251 ) If that statement holds , it has yet to be ascertained what production it had been originally intended for , a ship designed along these lines has not been identified in any of the " Trek " productions ILM worked on prior to 1992 . Dan Curry performed some redesign on the model and the subsequent modifications were done at Gregory Jein ' s workshop by model maker Bruce MacRae in the closing months of 1992 . The model , measuring 24×15 inches , made its debut as a scout ship in the season one episode . It was common practice for the production department to re - designate , redress , and / or rebuild lesser known studio model s , both physical and later on CGI model s as well . Out of time and cost considerations to appear as ships belonging to various alien races all over the " Trek " universe , the " Merchantman " , " Batris " , " Mondor " , and " Jovis " being prime examples ( the latter two share a generic triangular design with the Bajoran model and should not be confused with it ) . This studio model was one of the few exceptions to the rule , once designated Bajoran , it was never modified nor did it change affiliation during its lifespan , its one time , otherwise unmentioned appearance in a Cardassian convoy in notwithstanding . Its presence there could easily be explained as captured Bajoran vessels pressed into Cardassian service ( the Cardassians had plenty of opportunity to do so during their occupation of Bajor ) . The model belonged to one of the last batches of existing studio models being transformed into CGI models in 1998 for the " Deep Space Nine " season seven episode . The CGI version , built at Digital Muse , made its first and last appearance in the episode , its one time later appearance having been stock footage of the physical model . Brought in for the occasion by the company was freelance digital artist Tim Wilcox to help out its team with the translation . Wilcox was assigned the Bajoran starship , as well as the Bajoran models . Wilcox recollected on his involvement , " " I was hired for roughly 4 - 6 weeks at Digital Muse to handle converting these two models . The technology was not where it is today to allow for detailed , practical models to be scanned on a both economic or aesthetic manner – It needed a Human touch . David Stipes had brought the actual models , crated , to Muse and they both became my office mates for the next few weeks . I photographed the models to assist in both the recreation of the textures and in measuring and accurately modeling the nurnies along the respective hulls . Having the models on hand was the key though , as I constantly was using my ruler to check and double check everything as I was building it . If you look at the top ' bridge ' of Freighter 1 " [ sic . , Wilcox referred to the Bajoran starship ] " , you will see that it is a zip kick bottle [ a super glue accelerator ] in real life that was re - purposed into a cool bit of spaceship . All the modeling was done in and the texturing was in . After the hero , detailed models were finished , I also circled back and built low poly proxy version which aid tremendously in the animation process and are replaced out prior to final renders of shots . " " The physical filming model itself , known as , being part of the " 40 Years of Star Trek : The Collection " auction and estimated at US $ 4 , 000 - $ 6 , 000 , was eventually sold on 6 October 2006 with a winning bid of US $ 4 , 000 ( US $ 4 , 800 including buyer ' s premium ) . A wooden camera test model , unusual for its kind , of the Bajoran transport ( or assault vessel ) was sold as in the " It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction " for US $ 127 . 50 on 19 September 2009 , whereas a second , far more common foam core one , had already been sold on 28 March 2008 as for US $ 142 . 50 . Apocrypha . The " Star Trek Customizable Card Game " names these ships as " " Janitza " - class " ships .