Star Trek: Klingon Empire

In the fictional Star Trek universe, I.K.S. Gorkon refers both to a Klingon spaceship (I.K.S. stands for Imperial Klingon Ship) and a series of novels written about it by Keith R.A. DeCandido.

The I.K.S. Gorkon is a Chancellor-class war cruiser, named after the Klingon chancellor Gorkon. It is a quarter of a qelI'qam (about half a kilometre) long and has a crew complement of over 2000. It is one of the first Chancellor-class ships, sent by chancellor Martok to the previously unexplored Kavrot sector, to find new planets to conquer for the glory of the Klingon Empire. As of 2007, DeCandido has announced the series is being rebranded as 'Klingon Empire' and will now cover all aspects of said astro-political entity. The first novel in the new series will be 'A Burning House' scheduled for release in early 2008.

Stats

Class: Qang (Chancellor) Class
Type: Heavy Cruiser
Crew: 2725

-Dimensions-
Length: 479.4M
Beam: 364.44M
Height: 105.24M

Weapons
-Offensive-

• Disruptor Arrays: 12
• Disruptor Cannon: 1
• Torpedo Tubes: 3

-Defensive-

• Armour Plating
• Multi-Phasic Shields
• Cloaking Device

-Speed-
Cruising: Warp 7
Maximum: Warp 8
Emergency: Warp 9.82

Major Crew

• HoD (Captain) Klag: Commanding Officer (from the episode "A Matter of Honor"
• la' (Commander) Toq: First Officer (from the episode "Birthright, Part II")
• la' (Commander) Kurak: Chief Engineer (from the episode "Suspicions"
• Sogh (Lieutenant) B'Oraq: Chief Medical Officer
• Sogh (Lieutenant) Leskit: Chief Pilot (from the episode "Soldiers of the Empire")
• Sogh (Lieutenant) Lokor: Chief of Security
• Sogh (Lieutenant) Rodek: Gunner (a new identity of Kurn, the brother of Worf, as established in the episode "The Sons of Mogh")
• Da (Leader) Wol: 15th Squad Leader

Other Crew

• (Commander) Drex: Former First Officer, Reassigned (from the episode "The Way of the Warrior"
• (Commander) Tereth: Former First Officer, Deceased
• (Commander) Kornan: Former First Officer, Deceased (from the episode "Soldiers of the Empire")

Inspiration

Author Keith R.A. DeCandido, who writes the Gorkon novels, often envisions his characters being 'played' by certain actors. He writes Lokor with Keith Hamilton Cobb in mind; Lucy Lawless was his inspiration for Leader Wol. Other characters on the ship, such as Klag, Toq, Kurak, Leskit and Rodek, have appeared onscreen in various Trek shows.

Novels

• Diplomatic Implausibility
• Brave and the Bold: Book2
• A Good Day to Die (2003): The I.K.S. Gorkon finds a new planet, whose population is even more warlike than the Klingons.
• Honor Bound (2003): The I.K.S. Gorkon is engaged in a Klingon civil war.
• Enemy Territory (2005): The I.K.S. Gorkon helps a group of alien rebels overthrow their oppressive government.

External links

• Star Trek: IKS Gorkon at Memory Alpha