Borg Queen ' s vessel The Borg Queen ' s vessel was an octahedron - shaped starship that was used by the Borg Collective . In Federation encounters with this starship design , it was utilized by the Borg to transport the Borg Queen . The ship was heavily armed , well protected , and , like all Borg ships , capable of transwarp speeds . The vessel was present when Species 10026 was assimilated in 2375 ; Seven of Nine and the Borg Queen were aboard while this assimilation took place . Later , the vessel pursued the " Delta Flyer " when it escaped from the Unicomplex after rescuing Seven . The vessel was destroyed when the collapsed a transwarp conduit it was traveling in . ( ) Appendices . Background information . No designation was formally given for this starship design . It remains unknown whether any other ships of this type exist . The script of " Dark Frontier " described this vessel merely as " massive " and " a complex , distinctive geometric shape we ' ve never seen before . " Because senior illustrator Rick Sternbach – who usually designed the ships in – was busy with other aspects of the production for the double - length episode " Dark Frontier " , the challenge of designing the Borg Queen ' s vessel fell to Dan Curry . To do so , he worked closely with Brandon MacDougall , one of numerous digital artists at effects house Foundation Imaging . ( " " , issue 109 , p . 10 ) The Borg Queen ' s vessel followed the design ethos of previously established Borg craft while also being deliberately unique - looking . " " For the Borg Queen ' s ship , we decided to make it distinctive and instantly recognizable as different " [ than ] " the rest of the Borg fleet , " " explained Curry . " " Obviously , Borg aesthetics dictated that it should be some sort of geometric form " [ . . . ] " It was just a matter of coming up with an appropriate geometric form , and I think the diamond shape was a group effort . " " ( " " , issue 109 , pp . 10 - 11 ) Curry and MacDougall also wanted to add a sense of liveliness to the craft . This notion was inspired by the opportunity to feature moving starship parts in VOY , which had only recently become doable thanks to the series having changed to depicting ships with CGI rather than with practical studio models . To fulfill their goal of making the Borg Queen ' s ship look dynamic , Curry and MacDougall decided the outer structure could spin around the center when the ship was in motion . ( " " , issue 109 , p . 11 ) Once the basic form of the vessel was settled on , MacDougall was given the task of filling in the finer details , including the placement of shipboard weapon systems . " " The lack of need for cannon - like structures and the complex details of the ship allowed great flexibility , " " explained Curry , " " and we could make weapons emanate from wherever we wanted . " " ( " " , issue 109 , p . 11 ) Ultimately , Curry was highly pleased with MacDougall ' s work on the design , remarking , " " Brandon ' s final version was brilliant . " " ( " " , issue 109 , p . 11 ) Foundation supervisor Robert Bonchune thought the aim of making the craft appear distinct was successful . He commented about the vessel , " " That ' s totally different " [ . . . ] " It ' s not like any Borg ship we have ever seen . " " ( " Cinefantastique " , Vol . 31 , No . 11 , p . 33 ) Apocrypha . According to the video game " Star Trek Armada " ( and many other games ) , this ship class is referred to as a " Borg diamond " , due to its shape and the fact that it follows the naming conventions used in describing the cube and sphere ( though if the naming convention is properly adhered to , " Borg octahedron " is the more applicable designation ) . In " Star Trek Online " , the Borg Queen commands a vessel of this class , termed the " Borg Queen ' s Octahedron " , during an assault by Battle Group Omega against the new Unicomplex being built in the Beta Quadrant ( " Hive Onslaught " ) . Another vessel of this class also appears during the multiplayer event " Borg Disconnected " , where it engages in a four - way battle between an Undine Dreadnought , a Voth Citadel Dreadnought , and a fleet of Delta Alliance ( Federation , Klingon , and Romulan Republic ) ships during three simultaneous attacks on the Delta Quadrant ' s Unicomplex .