Negh ' Var warship The " Negh ' Var " warship was the largest class of starship known to operate in the Klingon Empire during the late 24th century . History . In 2372 , the was the flagship of the Klingon Imperial Fleet . Commanded by a posing as General Martok , he led the Klingon Empire ' s invasion of the Cardassian Union around stardate 49011 . She thereafter fought an action at Deep Space 9 , where she was able to breach the station ' s shields long enough to transport several troops aboard . ( ) Multiple " Negh ' Var " warships were in service by late 2375 , near the end of the Dominion War . ( ) In the mirror universe , the Klingon - Cardassian Alliance utilized the same design , referred to simply as a cruiser , in the construction of the Regent ' s flagship . ( ) " In an alternate future around 2395 , the was attacked by two of these attack cruiser s while in the Devron system . The crew of the " Pasteur " was saved by the , after destroying one of the Klingon vessels . " ( ) " In an alternate timeline , in 2404 , Korath had multiple vessels of this type at his disposal . " ( ) Technical data . The " Negh ' Var " warship was one of the largest and most formidable ships in the Empire . ( , etc . ) The mirror universe design of this vessel was capable of attaining speeds up to warp 9 and was equipped with escape shuttle s . ( ) Physical arrangement . The outboard plan of the " Negh ' Var " warship design incorporated the same basic shape and classic lineage dating back over two hundred years ; indeed , sharing a strong resemblance to the era ' s attack cruiser . The bridge module was separated from the main body by a thick neck that flared towards the aft of the ship into the forward - swept wings , which were reinforced by raised supports and contained the ship ' s embedded warp nacelle s . Contained within these wings were the ship ' s impulse engine s . Below the primary hull were two weapons pods . A triangular superstructure was located on the dorsal section of the ship . The ship was also outfitted with several spikes , located on the aft of the triangular superstructure and warp nacelles . ( , etc . ) " At least two design variations were conceived for this class found in alternate timeline s . " " In the first variant , seen in Q ' s anti - time future , occurring during the late 24th century , the " Negh ' Var " design the ventral weapon pods were removed , additional " spike " - or " antennae " - like structures were placed on the bow of the ship and on the forward part of the nacelle tips , and two " fin " or " fang " - like structures protruded from the ventral section of the bow on the below bridge module . " ( ) " The second variant , seen in an alternate 2404 timeline , shared components of both the original and first variant designs , possessing the former ' s weapons pod and the latter ' s " spikes " and " fins " . " ( ) Tactical systems . Heavily armed , the " Negh ' Var " warship were equipped with several disruptor emplacements . The original design had an emplacement located at the tips of the pods located on the underside of the ship ' s belly . This class was also equipped with a cloaking device . ( ) " In one possible future timeline variant , this class could easily outgun an hospital ship , yet were heavily outgunned themselves by the counterpart of the era . This design had disruptor placements aft tips of the primary hull , two outboard disruptors at the front of both wing tips ( fore of nacelles ) , a forward emitter located below the main bridge and several emitters located along the forward baseline of the ship and one on the ventral center of the ship . This variant was also equipped with a cloaking device . " ( ) " In a second possible future timeline variant , in 2404 was armed with directed energy weapons that fired nadion discharges . This weapons fire was essentially ineffective against Starfleet ablative generator - deployed hull armor . This class was also relatively matched by a refitted starship of the era . " ( ) In the mirror universe , this design was described by Intendant as being " quick and powerful " , however , were not without their weaknesses ; specifically , their targeting system s could be easily fooled . Additionally , the ship proved to be unable to lock onto an enemy vessel attacking from close proximity . ( ) This class was not initially equipped with a cloaking device , but briefly acquired one in 2375 after one was stolen by Quark and Rom from the , a prime universe Klingon Bird - of - Prey . Rom was successful in installing the cloak , but in doing so performed an act of sabotage , which resulted in the loss of all primary systems on the ship coinciding with the disengaging of the cloak . ( ) Appendices . Background information . The designation for this class can be read briefly on an okudagram appearing in several episodes of DS9 and VOY , which reads " Negh ' Var warship " . In " All Good Things . . . " it was simply referred to as an attack cruiser . Studio models . The " Negh ' Var " was a modification of the original " future Klingon ship " studio model used in " All Good Things . . . " , which was designed by Rick Sternbach during March 1994 as a modified version of the " Vor ' cha " - class model , and built by Gregory Jein . The molds of the " Vor ' cha " model were modified and used for construction of the new ship . Its ancestry can be seen in the center part of the hull which is identical to to the " Vor ' cha " . According to Sternbach : " An alternate timeline upgrade of the " Vor ' cHa " was called for in the story , and so some proposed modifications were made to the original attack cruiser sketch , suggesting new hardware bits that could be attached to the existing filming miniature . These mods were drawn up in March of 1994 , with the same basic styling , hopefully looking different enough to say it was a new design . The word came though that the producers wanted a somewhat more radical take on the cruiser , so another sketch followed ( our producers always liked lots of options ) . The ship model that would eventually be called the " Negh ' Var " took some of the add - ons for the " Vor ' cHa " and made them integral to the design , with some new proportions . Definitely still Klingon , but different enough to see it wasn ' t a " Vor ' cHa " with some bits stuck on . The wings platform was reversed , bending forward to give a hint of a bird - like shape , the engines were clipped slightly and embedded within the wings , and the " canards " were blended into the nose area . A new main bridge , an ominous snake head and " fang " antennae , and a new disruptor cannon rounded off the main changes . This particular ship didn ' t have a class name , as far as I can recall , being a vessel that ended up not existing in the " fixed " timeline . How this imaginary cruiser ended up becoming the " Negh ' Var " , I don ' t have any direct knowledge , because the miniature was modified by our good VFX folks and model makers and didn ' t really require my involvement , and you can see the results here in this pictorial . Like most ship designs I got to contribute , these two were an absolute ton of fun . " Sternbach envisioned his design outfitted with a clamped - on auxiliary craft , attached to the bridge section , " " I suppose the " daughtercraft " was an extension of the thing I did with the Vor ' cHa with its main disruptor cannon section , in that it was detachable in a fight if damaged . I was influenced by the movie " The Beast " , which Richard James worked on , where one of the Russian tank guys said , " Out of commission , become a pillbox . Out of ammo , become a bunker . Out of time , become heroes . " Figured it would work for the Klingons . It wasn ' t that the little ship was there to let them run away , but more to give them more options to stay in a fight . All a matter of what you do with the gear you ' ve got . " " A separate port wingtip section ( along with other pieces ) was built , cast from the molds of the master model , and used to show that piece being blown off in the episode . In this finish a copy of the model , cast from the original molds has been on tour in 1996 among others at the LA " Star Trek " Convention . Although originally intended to make an one - time appearance , the appeal of the model was such that it was decided to bring it back as the " Negh ' Var " for . Returning in late May 1995 from the opening leg of the " " tour in Scotland , Effects Supervisor Gary Hutzel was dismayed when he discovered that the model was severely damaged : " " Apparently when the " Neg ' Var " model got to customs they thought there might be drugs hidden in it so they broke it open . When it came back it was broken in pieces . That was a nasty surprise . " " ( " Cinefantastique " , Volume 28 , No . 4 / 5 , page 72 ) While being repaired , modifications were performed on the model ; the bow fins and the nacelle spikes were removed , the long frontal antenna feature was shortened , and pods on the bottom of the wings were added to the original model . Another modification was the change in color scheme from somewhere between the dark green of the Bird - of - Prey and the light gray of the " Enterprise " - D ( the color scheme for the " Vor ' cha " ) , back to Klingon dark green . The " Negh ' Var " was intended to represent the most powerful ship in the Klingon fleet as Gowron ' s flagship . As the actual studio model was relatively small , 33 " ×24 " , the producers decided to have a larger partial ventral side only model built as well , for close - ups purposes . That seven - foot model was nearly three times as long , and though only partial , fully functional with internal lighting . This model also appeared as the Regent ' s flagship in the mirror universe . In spite that it was referenced in the script as the ' Klingon flagship we saw in " Way of the Warrior " ' , the design appeared to be several times larger in scale . As with " The Way of the Warrior " , both Hutzel and Glenn Neufeld worked on the visual effects for " Shattered Mirror " , the first episode the Regent ' s flagship appeared in . Since the episode had five times the effects budget of a normal show , a huge battle scene was created for the climax of the episode , so it was felt that it would be time effective to bring in both visual effects supervisors . For the battle sequence between the and the Klingon flagship , it was necessary to create a massive ship that would completely dwarf the " Defiant " . The only suitable model the effects team had was the " Negh ' Var " , however , the problem was that the " Negh ' Var " model was only slightly bigger than the " Defiant " model , two and a half feet long , but to achieve the appropriate shots , the model for the Klingon flagship would need to be roughly twenty - five times larger than the " Defiant " model , over sixty feet long . Since creating such a model that size was not a viable option , Neufeld got approval from the producers to modify the battle sequence slightly . Originally , the " Defiant " had flown all around the Klingon ship , but Neufled changed it so that the " Defiant " only goes in close to the underbelly of the ship . This allowed model maker Tony Meininger , repeating what he had done for " The Way of the Warrior " but on a larger scale , to construct a twenty - five foot model of the underside of the ship only , which was then for extreme close - ups filmed in standard with the " Defiant " model ( " " ) . The " Negh ' Var " design eventually became a CGI model , built at Foundation Imaging , that incorporated both the elements of its TNG and DS9 versions to become another future variant only used in " Endgame " . Discounting the 2006 remastered " Original Series " , it was the very last existing physical studio model to be translated into a CGI version for a running " Star Trek " television production . The seven - foot ventral side studio model , measuring 84 × 68 × 13 inches , was eventually sold as in a It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction for US $ 7 , 500 . A white foam - core camera test model of the " Negh ' Var " , which measured 24×29 . 5×7 inches and was used in the production of " All Good Things . . . " , sold for US $ 885 . 00 as in the same auction run . The original studio model itself was , upon termination of the DS9 series , shortly returned to the tour circuit , appearing in the 2002 - 2003 " " exhibition tour . The model was eventually put up for auction and listed in Christie ' s " " auction catalog as . The catalog estimate for the lot was US $ 4 , 000 – $ 6 , 000 ; it ultimately sold on 7 October 2006 for US $ 22 , 000 ( $ 26 , 400 with premium ) . Sternbach ' s redesign sketch was earlier offered as in the The Ultimate Sci - Fi Auction of 26 April 2003 , estimated at US $ 400 – $ 600 , where it sold for US $ 400 . " Technical Manual " . The following specifications , which describes this vessel as a " Negh ' Var " - class warship , comes exclusively from the " " : Apocrypha . According to the Decipher customizable card game , the future " NeghVar " type that appeared in " All Good Things . . . " was identified as a " Voodieh " - class . In the video game " " , this vessel is designated as a " strike cruiser " and was primarily a torpedo platform used in long - range assaults against starbases and outposts and for planetary assaults . However , in the " " series of PC games , they are referred to as battleship s , and possess more standard armaments . In " Star Trek Online " , the " NeghVar " - class , along with its sister ship : the " QuDaj " - class , is a battle cruiser available to KDF players of the Brigadier General rank . " NeghVar " s also appear as enemy battleships in numerous Federation campaign missions . The " Neghvar " - class in the game originally lacked the weapon pods seen mounted under the hull in most of the class ' televised incarnations , though this was rectified with the " Delta Recruit " event wherein the " NeghVar " - class was remodeled to more closely resemble both the TNG and DS9 versions .