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Mandel's Guide to the Klingon Fleet
Part of Mandel's Fighting Starships Series
Illustrator: Richard E. Mandel
Copyright: 2007
Summary:
This one hundred and sixth edition of Guide to the Klingon Fleet comes at a time when its subject matter is in something of a state of flux. In order to match Starfleet’s linear warp upgrade program the Klingons have likewise begun to upgrade the rest of their own fleet. Per standard Klingon fleet practice the best of their older ship classes are being upgraded with the latest in technology. At the same several new ship types have been added to the ranks of Klingon forces. The impact of the trade protocols of the Treaty of S’marba continues to make itself felt with certain of these new types, as well as with Klingon fleet operations. The excellent B’rel class escort, which was derived in part from a Romulan design, may be the forerunner of a whole new generation of Klingon starship designs to come. All of this and more is designed to match the Federation ship for ship in its recent upsizing of Starfleet, not to mention any other unknown foes along the far borders of Klingon controlled space. At the rate the Klingon fleet is growing this may very well be the last edition of Guide to the Klingon Fleet that contains all of its data within a single volume.
Like the preceeding volume, Federation Fleet Review, the information in this work is organized to enable the reader to quickly locate the data desired. The individual vessel listings (when known) appear in chart form. Included with each listing are its hull number, name, date existence was verified, current status, and any other information peculiar to a given vessel. The reader must bear in mind that all data on Klingon activity is gained second-hand, either through overt or covert intelligence. While we make every effort to be as accurate as possible we are necessarily limited by the amount and quality of Klingon intelligence data that Starfleet has been able to glean in its operations.
We have endeavored to follow the general system of presentation used in Federation Fleet Review. GMT (gross metric tonnage) is a measure of the actual physical mass of a starship. This is the mass measurement normally used by Starfleet Intelligence. DWT (deadweight metric tonnage) measures the mass of a starship in subspace as opposed to its true mass in normal space. Deadweight tonnage is the mass measurement used on an operational basis by Starfleet and likewise in most public and civilian publications. Commentary is provided regarding a specific vessel within a given class. Current status is fairly straightforward. AUTH. Is short for “authorized,” indicating a vessel that has been authorized but has not actually begun construction. BUILDING indicates a vessel that is under construction. ACTIVE indicates a vessel that is in service and has been detected in action within the past year. LOST is obvious, with confirmed wreckage from the ship having been spotted or recovered by the Klingons, Starfleet, or some other reputable agency; or for a vessel that the Klingons have admitted that they are unable to locate or find any trace thereof. SOLD-X indicates a vessel has been sold and is now in their service of interstellar power “X.” Likewise, CAPT-X indicates a vessel that has been seized as a war prize and returned to service by interstellar power “X.” ??? is for a vessel that was identified but whose current status remains unknown.
Unlike Starfleet vessels, Klingon starships have no distinctive class breakdowns or build group emblem. All hulls bear standard Klingon markings and nomenclature. Recently, though, some differentiation in paint schemes has been spotted. This seems to follow the pattern of the Klingon House that owns or operates the vessel in question. The only time this has happened before in all the history of the Federation’s dealing with the Klingon Empire was with several rogue Houses in the years following the Organian Conflict. We have chosen to refrain from duplicating these schemes in this issue due to lack of data. We intend to incorporate this into a future edition or color supplement, once the extent of these new paint schemes and their origins is more fully understood.
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