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D-3 CLASS LIGHT CRUISER The oldest known ship class to have been operated by the KDF, the D-3 was the second Klingon ship class encountered by humanity (forces of UESPA/Earth Starfleet). Markedly superior to the NX-class and even the later Daedalus class, this design was esti- mated to have entered service around 2120. It went on to be something of a trailblazer, influencing the design of the D4-8 battlecruisers as well as the Romulan S-11 class frigate (an intelligence breach in 2140 is believed to have heavily influenced this). Of all known Klingon ship classes, least is known about the D-3—all information in Federation Databanks being gained through two missions by the starship Enterprise (CA 01) in 2152 and 2154. It is among the earliest ships known to have employed Deflector Shield technology and has a top speed of Warp 6. Its armament is comprised of at least 4 disruptor cannons—the total output of which far eclipsed the phase cannons of the NX-class. Based on the known history of the D-3’s immediate successor, the D-4/Dama class, it‟s esti- mated that the D-3 was withdrawn from service between 2160 and 2172. Class D-3 Armament 4 Mark V Disruptor Cannons Classification Light Cruiser Service 2120-unknown (est) Defense Systems Standard Deflector Shield System, total capacity 30,500 TerraJoules Number Active 0 Heavy Monotanium Double Hull plus 5cm Dispersive Armor Length 257m Beam 205m Height 58m Decks 11 Mass 183,000 metric tons Editor’s Annotations One of a number of Klingon ships designed by John Eaves for ENT, I have re-designated his D-5 as the D-3 not only because it better fits with the primitive, rugged appearance, but mo- reso because it doesn‟t disturb the design lineage started by Rob Bonchune‟s D-4 (the conceptual battlecruiser design that was supposed to appear in ENT: “Unexpected”). It‟s not one that I particularly care for, striking me as a bit uninsipired next to the Raptor. The nacelle‟s themselves are clearly re-uses of those found on the Dominion Battlecruiser, while the design itself is a heavy re-working of the bird-of-prey (see below) Nevertheless, in the interests of completeness, I didn‟t want to include one ENT era design and not the other, so despite the threadbare history, I‟ve included it anyways. Its classification comes from the fact that while being larger than the Raptor or its more familiar looking successors (all classed as battlecruisers), its sparse armament is more in line with a corvette or de- stroyer which makes „light cruiser‟ a more plausible classification. Bibliography Logo—Kristian “Reverend” Trigwell (Gallery @ Star Trek Minutae) Screencaps—Daystrom Institute Technical Library Blueprints—Doug Drexler (Drex Files) .