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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 IKS Negh'Var was the flagship of the Klingon Imperial Fleet. Commanded by a changeling 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. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

Multiple Negh'Var warships were in service by late 2375, near the end of the Dominion War. (DS9: "Tacking Into the Wind")

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. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror", "The Emperor's New Cloak")

In an alternate future around 2395, the USS Pasteur was attacked by two of these attack cruisers while in the Devron system. The crew of the Pasteur was saved by the USS Enterprise-D, after destroying one of the Klingon vessels. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

In an alternate timeline, in 2404, Korath had multiple vessels of this type at his disposal. (VOY: "Endgame")

Technical data

The Negh'Var warship was one of the largest and most formidable ships in the Empire. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", etc.)

According to Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes, an overall length of 2,250 feet (686 meters) was generally used for on-screen scaling of the ship.
Unlike the contemporary design that this ship mimics, the scale of the mirror universe's version of this vessel was depicted as being several times the scale of the original.

The mirror universe design of this vessel was capable of attaining speeds up to warp 9 and was equipped with escape shuttles. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror", "The Emperor's New Cloak")

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 Vor'cha-class 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 nacelles. Contained within these wings were the ship's impulse engines. 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. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", etc.)

In Sternbach's original sketch of the design, [1] the dorsal superstructure was the ship's daughtercraft, a detachable scout ship. According to the Star Trek Fact Files the Negh'Var's weapon pods could also be used as auxiliary nacelles.

At least two design variations were conceived for this class found in alternate timelines.

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. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

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". (VOY: "Endgame")

Tactical systems

IKS NeghVar attack — *Negh'Var* firing weapons

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. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "By Inferno's Light")

In one possible future timeline variant, this class could easily outgun an Olympic-class hospital ship, yet were heavily outgunned themselves by the Galaxy-class 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. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

The weapon placements shown on the ships appearing in "All Good Things" match the locations noted in Sternbach's original sketch of the design. Elements described in his sketch that were not stated on screen include the fact that the ship was armed with phaser emitters at these locations as well as the forward most position was the location of the ship's torpedo launcher. [2]

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 Nova-class starship of the era. (VOY: "Endgame")

In the mirror universe, this design was described by Intendant Kira Nerys as being "quick and powerful", however, were not without their weaknesses; specifically, their targeting systems could be easily fooled. Additionally, the ship proved to be unable to lock onto an enemy vessel attacking from close proximity. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror", "The Emperor's New Cloak") 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 IKS Rotarran, 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. (DS9: "The Emperor's New Cloak")

The cloaking device plot line was a retcon in as far as that contradicted two previous instances, "Crossover" and "Through the Looking Glass", which depicted Klingon-Cardassian Alliance vessels, namely the Vor'cha-class and Galor-class vessels, equipped with cloaks.

Ships of the class

Named

IKS Negh'Var

Unnamed

Unnamed Negh'Var warships

Appendices

Neghvar warship, lcars — "Negh'Var warship"

Appearances

TNG:
- "All Good Things..." (modified)
DS9:
- "The Way of the Warrior"
- "By Inferno's Light"
- "Shattered Mirror" (Regent's flagship)
- "Favor the Bold" (display graphic)
- "Tears of the Prophets" (display graphic)
- "The Emperor's New Cloak" (Regent's flagship)
VOY:
- "Drone" (display graphic)
- "Endgame" (modified)

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

File:Negh'Var redesign sketch by Rick Sternbach.jpg

Sternbach's redesign sketch of the Vor'Cha-class

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. [3] 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." [4]^(X)

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." [5]^(X)

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 DS9: "The Way of the Warrior". Returning in late May 1995 from the opening leg of the Star Trek: The Exhibition 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.

Image G's Dennis Hoerter taking care of studio models in their care — The seven foot ventral model looked after by Dennis Hoerter at Image G

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. [6]^(X) 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 ISS Defiant 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 Motion control photography with the Defiant model (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion).

USS Pasteur with inscale Negh'Var class test models — Two *Negh'Var* camera test models in use during production of "All Good Things..."

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 Lot 4668 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 Lot 7357 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 Star Trek: The Adventure exhibition tour. [7] The model was eventually put up for auction and listed in Christie's 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction catalog as Lot 699. 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 Lot 290 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 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual:

Production Base: Qo'noS Orbital Factory Base
Type: Heavy Carrier
Accommodation: 2,500 plus flight crew and troops
Power Plant: Two M/A warp system; four impulse systems
Dimensions: Length, 682.32 meters; beam, 470.09 meters; height, 136.65 meters
Mass: 4,310,000 metric tonnes
Performance: Warp 9.6
Armament: Twenty ship-mounted disruptor cannons; one large forward disruptor; four torpedo launchers

Apocrypha

According to the Decipher customizable card game, the future Negh'Var type that appeared in "All Good Things..." was identified as a Voodieh-class.

In the video game Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation, 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 Star Trek: Armada series of PC games, they are referred to as battleships, and possess more standard armaments.

In Star Trek Online, the Negh'Var-class, along with its sister ship: the Qu'Daj-class, is a battle cruiser available to KDF players of the Brigadier General rank. Negh'Vars also appear as enemy battleships in numerous Federation campaign missions. The Negh'var-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 Negh'Var-class was remodeled to more closely resemble both the TNG and DS9 versions.

External links

Negh'Var warship at Wikipedia
Negh'Var class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Voodieh class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-The '''''Negh'Var''  Enterprise ''' was the largest class of [[starship]] known to operate in the [[Klingon Empire]] and the Federation during the late [[24th century]].
+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 {{IKS|Negh'Var}} was the [[flagship]] of the [[Klingon Defense Force|Klingon Imperial Fleet]]. Commanded by a [[Martok (Changeling)|changeling]] posing as [[General]] [[Martok]], he led the [[Klingon Empire]]'s invasion of the [[Cardassian Union]] around [[stardate|stardate 49011]]. She thereafter fought an action at [[Deep Space 9]], where she was able to breach the station's [[shields]] long enough to [[transporter|transport]] several troops aboard. ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
-The {{IKS|Negh'Var}} ''Enterprise'' was built at [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]] orbiting [[Mars]] in the [[Sol system]]. ({{TNG|Booby Trap|Eye of the Beholder}}) Construction was supervised by Commander [[Orfil Quinteros]]. ({{TNG|11001001}}) Dr. [[Leah Brahms]] was responsible for much of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[warp propulsion system]] design.  ({{TNG|Booby Trap|Galaxy's Child}}) Some of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s components were derived from technology originally developed on the {{USS|Pegasus}}. ({{TNG|The Pegasus}})  ''In an [[alternate timeline]], the ''Enterprise'' was the first ''Galaxy''-class war ship constructed.'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}})
+Multiple ''Negh'Var'' warships were in service by late [[2375]], near the end of the [[Dominion War]]. ({{DS9|Tacking Into the Wind}})
-The ship's [[nacelle tube]] was the site of a multiple [[murder]]-[[suicide]] while she was still under construction at Utopia Planitia.  A member of the construction team, [[Walter Pierce]], became jealous of a former lover's new relationship.  He killed the two officers, [[Marla Finn]] and [[William Hodges]], then disposed of their bodies in the [[plasma stream]].  Pierce committed suicide in the same manner, leaving a [[Telepathy|telepathic]] imprint in a bulkhead that was not discovered until [[2370]]. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
+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]]. ({{DS9|Shattered Mirror|The Emperor's New Cloak}})
-On stardate 40759.5, in the year [[2363]], the ''Enterprise'' was launched from [[Mars]]. A [[2364|year]] later, on stardate 41025.5, the ''Enterprise'' was commissioned. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint|Lonely Among Us|Evolution|Booby Trap|Data's Day}}, {{e|Eye of the Beholder}})
-Final systems completion and [[Shakedown cruise|shakedown]] was conducted at [[Earth Station McKinley]]. [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] took command of the ship on stardate 41148 at the order of Rear Admiral [[Norah Satie]]. Multiple ''Negh'Var Enterprise ''were in service by late [[2375]], near the end of the [[Dominion War]].  ({{TNG|The Drumhead|All Good Things...}})
-===Picard's seven-year mission===
-[[File:Kavis Alpha sector.jpg|thumb|In orbit of a red giant star|link=http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kavis_Alpha_sector.jpg]]
-The ''Enterprise''-D made first official contact with a number of species ([[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)#List of first contacts|see below]]).
-The ''Enterprise'' pushed her engines to the limit, warp 9.8, during the [[Farpoint]] mission in [[2364]], while fleeing from the entity known as [[Q]]; she also conducted the first high-warp [[saucer separation]] at that time. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}) [[The Traveler]] used the energy of his thoughts to move the ''Enterprise'' to the [[end of the universe]] at a speed that registered on instruments as exceeding [[warp 10]] and going off the warp scale. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}})
-{{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (page 55), the ship didn't actually achieve warp 10 or go beyond it, but it did travel at the speed of about warp 9.9999999996. This was confirmed in {{VOY|Threshold}}, in which a shuttle from {{USS|Voyager}} becomes the first craft to actually achieve warp 10.}}
-[[File:USS Enterprise in distant galaxy, remastered.jpg|left|thumb|Arriving at the end of the universe|link=http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:USS_Enterprise_in_distant_galaxy,_remastered.jpg]]
-Later in [[2364]], the ''Enterprise'' was hijacked from [[Starbase 74]] by the [[Bynar]]s.  They intended to use the ship to repair the damaged computer on their [[Bynaus|homeworld]].  The ''Enterprise''
-<nowiki> </nowiki>was returned to Captain Picard's custody following the incident, and
-the Bynars freely accepted the consequences of their actions. ({{TNG|11001001}})
-During her first encounter with the [[Borg]](
-<nowiki> </nowiki>Which Q had caused giving them knowledge to prepare), sections 27, 28,
-and 29 on decks 4, 5, and 6 were removed for analysis by the Borg.
-Eighteen people were killed.  ({{TNG|Q Who}})
-During the Borg incursion of [[2366]] and [[2367]], the ''Enterprise'' suffered heavy damage.  Deck 36, including main engineering, was decompressed after a [[cutting beam]] damaged the [[engineering hull]], killing at least eleven, and possibly eight more. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds}})
-[[File:Earth station mckinley.jpg|thumb|Undergoing repairs at Earth|link=http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:Earth_station_mckinley.jpg]]
-The main deflector
-dish was transformed into a last-ditch energy weapon, which failed due
-to the assimilated knowledge of Captain Picard.  In the attempt, the
-deflector and warp core were overloaded, while several decks were
-flooded with [[radiation]].
-Later, the [[saucer module]] sustained damage to its [[impulse drive]] and decks 23 through 25 were sliced open by the enemy during the final battle over [[Earth]].  ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})  The extent of the damage required a full refit at Earth Station McKinley, which lasted five to six weeks. ({{TNG|Family}})
-During that refit, the [[starship]] received a [[phaser]] upgrade as well as full damage repair and a new [[dilithium chamber hatch]].  The hatch malfunctioned later that year, causing extensive damage to the [[warp core]]. Although [[Romulan]] sabotage was initially suspected, it was later learned that undetectable flaws in the hatch were responsible. ({{TNG|The Drumhead}})
-The ''Enterprise'' was the command ship in Captain Picard's ''ad-hoc'' armada which blockaded Romulan assistance to the [[House of Duras]] during the [[Klingon Civil War]].  She coordinated a [[tachyon detection grid]] which was used to detect cloaked [[Romulan warbird|Romulan ships]] from crossing the border.  ({{TNG|Redemption II}})
-The ship struck a [[quantum filament]] in early [[2368]], causing a loss of all power aboard ship and severe damage to most systems.  [[Antimatter containment]] was nearly compromised; fortunately, repairs were made before the ship was destroyed. ({{TNG|Disaster}})
-In [[2368]], the ''Enterprise'' was trapped in a [[temporal causality loop]] near the [[Typhon Expanse]].  Each cycle ended in a catastrophic collision with the {{USS|Bozeman}}, destroying both ships.  Feelings of ''[[déjà vu]]'' allowed the ''Enterprise''
-<nowiki> </nowiki>crew to gather clues which allowed them to send a message into the next
-<nowiki> </nowiki>loop and avoid the collision.  The ship spent a total of seventeen days
-<nowiki> </nowiki>repeating the same interval of time.  ({{TNG|Cause and Effect}})
-[[File:Galaxy class docked at DS9.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' at Deep Space 9|link=http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:Galaxy_class_docked_at_DS9.jpg]]
-The ''Enterprise'' was one of the first Starfleet vessels to dock at the newly-commissioned [[Deep Space 9]], where she offloaded most of the station's Starfleet contingent and its first complement of [[runabout]]s. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
-The ''Enterprise'' underwent her first [[baryon sweep]] at the [[Remmler Array]] in [[2369]].  A stronger field was needed due to the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s heavy use of warp drive.  During the sweep, a mercenary group nearly stole dangerous [[trilithium resin]] from the warp core, but was thwarted by the ''Enterprise'' [[senior staff]].  ({{TNG|Starship Mine}})
-One of the most important discoveries in the history of the Federation was made aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.  Her crew pieced together Dr. [[Richard Galen]]'s final research to decipher a message from the [[ancient humanoid]]s, the first [[humanoid]] species in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. ({{TNG|The Chase}})
-Late in [[2369]], the ''Enterprise'' was damaged while rescuing the crew of a [[D'deridex class|Romulan warbird]], whose artificial [[quantum singularity]] warp core had been colonized by [[lifeform]]s which mistook it for a genuine quantum singularity, causing severe disruptions in [[space]]-[[time]].
-The ''Enterprise'' was nearly destroyed due to feedback from a [[power transfer beam]], which was killing the lifeforms' young.  Fortunately, four ''Enterprise'' crewmembers were returning to the ship at the time and were able to rescue the ''Enterprise'' and the Romulan crew. ({{TNG|Timescape}})
-[[File:CGI USS Enterprise-D.jpg|left|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' at Qualor II|link=http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:CGI_USS_Enterprise-D.jpg]]
-A new warp core was tested aboard the ''Enterprise'' in early [[2370]].  The core was installed at [[Starbase 84]]; several points of the [[power transfer conduit]]s were replaced as well.
-The core and the conduits had been manufactured on [[Thanatos VII]] using [[interphase]] technology, attracting [[interphasic organism]]s which attached themselves to the crew and began to digest their [[Cellular peptide|cellular structures]].  An [[interphasic pulse]] was successful in destroying the creatures. ({{TNG|Phantasms}})
-{{bginfo|The new warp core was gone by the next episode, suggesting the upgrades were not completed due to the problems with the interphasic manufacturing technique.  Curiously, the upgraded hatch appeared in one of the universes visited by [[Worf]] in {{e|Parallels}}.}}
-Also during [[2370]], Commander La Forge engaged in a friendly contest with [[Donald Kaplan]], chief engineer of the {{USS|Intrepid|NCC-74600}}.  They competed to have the best power conversion rates in the fleet, with the ''Enterprise'' frequently beating out the ''Intrepid''.  ({{TNG|Force of Nature}})
-The ''Enterprise'' became one of the few Federation ships to use a [[cloaking device]] in [[2370]], and perhaps the first to successfully use a [[phasing cloak]].  It had been retrieved from the wreckage of the {{USS|Pegasus}} and was installed aboard the ''Enterprise'' to allow her to pass through an [[asteroid]] after a Romulan vessel sealed the ship inside.  ({{TNG|The Pegasus}})
-[[File:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) enters asteroid field.jpg|thumb|Investigating the asteroid field in 2370|link=http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:USS_Enterprise_%28NCC-1701-D%29_enters_asteroid_field.jpg]]
-{{bginfo|The events of "The Pegasus" were revisited during {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}, including several scenes set aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.  The 1701-D was also part of the montage during the final moments of the episode, along with the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|original USS ''Enterprise'']] and the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|NX-01]].}}
-While investigating a rogue [[comet]] in [[2370]], the ''Enterprise'' stumbled upon an [[D'Arsay archive|archive]] of the lost [[D'Arsay]] civilization.  The archive trapped the ship and used matter and [[DNA]] aboard to create artifacts from the D'Arsay culture.  The ''Enterprise'' was later returned to normal. ({{TNG|Masks}})
-Lieutenant Worf supervised an upgrade of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s weapons systems in late [[2370]].  The tests were interrupted after the ship was ravaged by [[Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome]]. ({{TNG|Genesis}})
-The ''Enterprise'' temporarily became sentient in [[2370]] when an [[emergent lifeform]] used the ship's systems to reproduce. ({{TNG|Emergence}})
-When [[Miles O'Brien]], one of the ship's former [[transporter chief]]s, was captured by the Cardassians, the ''Enterprise'' was sent to patrol the [[Demilitarized Zone]] as a warning to the [[Cardassian Central Command|Cardassian government]]. ({{DS9|Tribunal}})
-[[File:USS Enterprise-D, Generations.jpg|left|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' in 2371|link=http://en.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:USS_Enterprise-D,_Generations.jpg]]
-In early [[2371]], the ''Enterprise''
-<nowiki> </nowiki>received a number of refits to her internal spaces.  Color and lighting
-<nowiki> </nowiki>schemes were slightly altered, and the bridge inherited a number of new
-<nowiki> </nowiki>consoles on the port and starboard sides.
-There were now four [[science station]]s, three along the starboard wall and one at the starboard side of the aft stations. [[Operations center|Mission Ops]] was now the second station, followed by [[environmental control]]. Two [[engineering station]]s rounded out the aft area, while three [[communications station]]s were present along the port wall.
-As well, the main
-floor (where the captain's, executive officer's, and guest's chairs
-were) was slightly raised, and a chair was placed at the tactical
-station for the chief of security to sit while manning that console.
-===Destruction of the ''Enterprise''===
-[[Battle of Veridian III|An engagement]] with [[Duras sisters' Bird-of-Prey|a renegade]] [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] commanded by the [[Duras sisters]] in [[2371]] resulted in extensive damage to the ''Enterprise''. The ship's [[magnetic interlock]]s were ruptured, and before efforts could be made to repair them, a [[coolant leak]] began. The ''Enterprise'' was just five minutes from a [[warp core breach]] and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.
-In [[2372]], the {{IKS|Negh'Var}} ''Enterprise''  was the [[flagship]] of the [[Klingon Defense Force|Klingon Imperial Fleet]]. Commanded by a [[Martok (Changeling)|changeling]] posing as [[General]] [[Martok]], he led the [[Klingon Empire]]'s in [[Federation]] {{Class|Galaxy}} [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]]. This was the fifth Federation ship  to bear [[Enterprise history|the name ''Enterprise'']]. During her career, the ''Enterprise'' served as the Federation [[flagship]]. The ''Enterprise'' was destroyed during the [[Battle of Veridian III]] in [[2371]]. ({{film|7}})
 ''In [[Anti-time future|an alternate future]] around [[2395]], the {{USS|Pasteur}} was attacked by two of these [[attack cruiser]]s while in the [[Devron system]]. The crew of the ''Pasteur'' was saved by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, after destroying one of the Klingon vessels.'' ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
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 === Tactical systems ===
 [[File:IKS NeghVar attack.jpg|thumb|''Negh'Var'' firing weapons]]
-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]]. ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior|By Inferno's Light}})
+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]]. ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior|By Inferno's Light}})
-''In one possible future timeline variant, this class could easily outgun an {{Class|Olympic}} [[Federation hospital ship|hospital ship]], yet were heavily outgunned themselves by the {{class|Galaxy}} 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.'' ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
+''In one possible future timeline variant, this class could easily outgun an {{Class|Olympic}} [[hospital ship]], yet were heavily outgunned themselves by the {{class|Galaxy}} 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.'' ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
 {{bginfo|The weapon placements shown on the ships appearing in "All Good Things" match the locations noted in Sternbach's original sketch of the design. Elements described in his sketch that were not stated on screen include the fact that the ship was armed with [[phaser emitter]]s at these locations as well as the forward most position was the location of the ship's [[torpedo launcher]]. ''[http://www.ricksternbach.com/kling.jpg]}}
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-=== Background ===
+=== 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]].
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 According to Sternbach:
-<blockquote>"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 imbedded 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." {{DrexFiles|2009/03/12/klingon-negh-var-transmission-point-sternbach}}</blockquote>
+<blockquote>"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." {{DrexFiles|2009/03/12/klingon-negh-var-transmission-point-sternbach}}</blockquote>
-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.''" {{DrexFiles|2009/03/12/klingon-negh-var-transmission-point-sternbach/#comment-2965}}
+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.''" {{DrexFiles|2009/03/12/klingon-negh-var-transmission-point-sternbach/#comment-2965}}
 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.
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 [[File:USS Pasteur with inscale Negh'Var class test models.jpg|thumb|Two ''Negh'Var'' camera test models in use during production of "All Good Things..."]]
-The ''Negh'Var'' design eventually became a [[CGI|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 [[TOS#Remastered|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 ''Negh'Var'' design eventually became a [[CGI|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 [[TOS-R|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&times;68&times;13 inches, was eventually sold as {{stala|4668|Lot 4668}} in a [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] for US$7,500. A white foam-core [[Studio model|camera test model]] of the ''Negh'Var'', which measured 24&times;29.5&times;7 inches and was used in the production of "All Good Things...", sold for US$885.00 as {{stala|7357|Lot 7357}} in the same auction run.
+The seven-foot ventral side studio model, measuring 84 &times; 68 &times; 13 inches, was eventually sold as {{stala|4668|Lot 4668}} in a [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] for US$7,500. A white foam-core [[Studio model|camera test model]] of the ''Negh'Var'', which measured 24&times;29.5&times;7 inches and was used in the production of "All Good Things...", sold for US$885.00 as {{stala|7357|Lot 7357}} 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 ''[[Star Trek: The Adventure]]'' exhibition tour. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/hairydalek/3650490586/in/set-72157620206759950] The model was eventually put up for auction and listed in Christies' [[40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection]] auction catalog as {{stala|1778-0699|Lot 699}}. The catalog estimate for the lot was US$4,000&ndash;$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 {{stala|P014-0290|Lot 290}} in the [[Star Trek auctions#The Ultimate Sci-Fi Auction|Ultimate Sci-Fi Auction]] of 26 April 2003, estimated at US$400&ndash;$600, where it sold for US$400.
+The original studio model itself was, upon termination of the DS9 series, shortly returned to the tour circuit, appearing in the 2002-2003 ''[[Star Trek: The Adventure]]'' exhibition tour. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/hairydalek/3650490586/in/set-72157620206759950] The model was eventually put up for auction and listed in [[Christie's]] ''[[40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection]]'' auction catalog as {{stala|1778-0699|Lot 699}}. The catalog estimate for the lot was US$4,000&ndash;$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 {{stala|P014-0290|Lot 290}} in the [[The Ultimate Sci-Fi Auction]] of 26 April 2003, estimated at US$400&ndash;$600, where it sold for US$400.
 ==== ''Technical Manual'' ====
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 ===External links===
 *{{wikipedia|Klingon starships#Negh'Var-class|''Negh'Var'' warship}}
-*{{NCwiki|Negh'Var class|''Negh'Var'' class}}
+*{{mbeta|Negh'Var class|''Negh'Var'' class}}
-*{{NCwiki|Voodieh class|''Voodieh'' class}}
+*{{mbeta|Voodieh class|''Voodieh'' class}}
 [[de:Negh'Var-Typ]]


The physical studio model in its first appearance	The physical studio model in its final appearance