Predator class The " Predator " class , also known as a Kazon carrier vessel , was a type of large starship originally designed by the Trabe . Many of the vessels were seized by the Kazon after they overthrew the Trabe in 2346 , though several remained within the Trabe convoy . ( ) History . The class was first encountered in 2371 , when one arrived to reinforce the Kazon - Ogla forces attacking the and " Val Jean " at the Caretaker ' s array . Chakotay rammed the " Val Jean " into the carrier , causing it to collide with the array and damage the array ' s self - destruct system . ( ) Later that year , The Doctor experienced a holographic scenario in which two " Predator " - class vessels surprised " Voyager " with a volley of plasma torpedo es , causing a core breach and forcing the crew to abandon ship . ( ) In early 2372 , a second Kazon - Ogla carrier vessel commanded by First Maje Razik captured and later destroyed Chakotay ' s Type 8 shuttlecraft . ( ) In late 2372 , First Maje Culluh of the Kazon - Nistrim gathered a fleet of eight carriers to attack " Voyager " . Their formation was a classic Cardassian echelon . " Voyager " diverted four ships from the fleet with false sensor readings , leaving them to face the remaining four . They were able to destroy one of the carriers , but Tierna ' s suicidal sabotage severely damaged " Voyager " and allowed the other three carriers to overwhelm the ship . ( ) A " Predator " class appeared in the TCARS display aboard the during the 29th century . ( ) Technical data . The " Predator " class was " armed to the teeth " with numerous phaser emitters distributed over its hull , as well as plasma torpedo es , giving it greater firepower than an starship . Conversely , its shields could not withstand a sustained phaser and photon torpedo barrage from the " Intrepid " class . The ship was relatively clumsy at impulse speeds and could be out - maneuvered by an agile craft . It carried Kazon fighter s on board . ( ) Appendices . Background information . According to , the Kazon carrier vessels were the " Predator " - class warship s mentioned in . The most recent edition of the " Encyclopedia " featured an inaccurate representation of this class of vessel . The image was later used on screen in an LCARS display in . In the first draft script of ( written at a time when the Kazon were to be called " Gazon " ) , this type of vessel was described as " a HUGE Gazon ship – an eight hundred pound gorilla . " Studio model . The Kazon carrier vessel was a design by Dan Curry . At the time , the production team of " Star Trek " was spread thin as several productions were in various stages of development ( , , and as well as the documentary ) . The regular design team for " Voyager " had their hands full , hammering out the details for the and the Caretaker ' s array ( as was related in the book " " ) . To ease the workload , Curry , whose regular function was that of Effects Supervisor , pitched in by tackling the Kazon ships , wanting to imbue the ships with that culture ' s " rough , low - tech retro " look . ( ) For the same reason , the build of the models , once the design was approved , was sub - contracted out to an outside vendor , WonderWorks Inc . , who delivered the two models as per specification . . Unlike with its contemporary companion fighter design , no need was ever perceived to modify the carrier vessel model . A relatively small model , when delivered , it was not up to the task of the close - up of Chakotay ' s suicide run with the " Val Jean " in the penultimate act of , so a larger partial model was needed . As Dan Curry remembered , " " Joe [ Bauer ] built the big foreground ( kamikaze ) miniature of the Kazon ship ; David [ Stipes ] just did endless hours supervising motion control . . . and everybody really did a magnificent job . " " ( ) Bauer actually built the enlarged forward section and Stipes had to composite all the footage shot . ( The whole sequence was discussed by Curry in the VOY Season 1 DVD special feature " Red Alert : Visual Effects Season One " . ) As the role of the Kazon as main antagonists was played out early on in the series , no CGI version of the design was ever produced , the two later appearances being either stock footage or a LCAR display . The physical model , measuring 31 " ×8 " , listed as Lot # 352 and estimated at US $ 2 , 000 – $ 3 , 000 was sold on , in the " " auction , with a winning bid of US $ 3 , 500 ( $ 4 , 200 including buyer ' s premium ) .