I.K.S. Gorkon

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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 compliment 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.

1 Stats
2 Major Crew
3 Other Crew
4 Trivia
5 Novels
6 External link

[edit] 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

[edit] Major Crew

HoD (Captain) Klag: Commanding Officer
la' (Commander) Toq: First Officer
la' (Commander) Kurak: Chief Engineer.
Sogh (Lieutenant) B'Oraq: Chief Medical Officer
Sogh (Lieutenant) Leskit: Chief Pilot
Sogh (Lieutenant) Lokor: Chief of Security.
Sogh (Lieutenant) Rodek: Gunner
Da (Leader) Wol: 15th Squad Leader

[edit] Other Crew

(Commander) Drex: Former First Officer, Reassigned.
(Commander) Tereth: Former First Officer, Deceased.
(Commander) Kornan: Former First Officer.

[edit] Trivia

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.

[edit] 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.