Klingon Bird of Prey ( B'rel Class ) HMS Bounty.

The Bounty's Voyage Home in Star Trek IV, Captain James Tiberius Kirk together with his galant Enterprise crewmates, heroically return to Earth in a Klingon B'rel-class, Bird of Prey to face charges of theft, damage to a starship,destruction of the Enterprise, saving Mr Spocks life, and the small matter of saving earth's ball of beings for that matter.

Klingon Empire Spaceships


The odds of returning in a rundown, clapped out Klingon ship did little to inspire Dr Mc Coys confidence. The HMS Bounty so aptly named by the good doctor, had all the toys of the 23rd century, courtesy of the Klingon Empire. A marvel of technology by todays 21st century standards, if we ever hope to power a ship without rocket technology, look no further. 23rd century inspiration has arrived 200 years, ahead of our time!The year was 2285 and the earliest known bird of prey was the B'rel Class, D-12 Scout. Despite her chronic condition, it was a technologically advanced ship.


She was capable of carrying 12 to 36 crew.
Maximum speed of warp 9 for 6 hours.
Maximum cruising speed of warp 7.
Normal ships speed warp 5.
Landing Struts for setdown; Yes.
One Tractor Beam Emitter.
One Cloaking Device.
No Hangar Bays.
No Seperation Ability.
Arnament defences: 2 disruptor cannons.
1 Photon Torpedo Launcher.
Deflector Shields and Sensor Array.
Maximum Core Output 32,350 Terawatts.
Tonnage 36,000.
Subspace Radio: Standard Klingon High Band.
Traditional Radio: RF Transceivers.
Escape Hatches and one Access Boom.
Ships Length: 109 metres long,
This early bird of prey was retired from service due to faulty plasma coils. Here she is with her wings lifted to enable her to setdown.


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Paramount Pictures

Star Trek IV The Voyage Home was the most popular of the Star Trek movies and I enjoyed the wit and rhythm of the film. It was funny and the "screw you" bit, was quickly silenced by Spocks Vulcan Neck Pinch. Good one Spock!! Who's the best! Who's the best! Yeah! Ahem. sorry.... quickly moving on. In Star Treks VI The Undiscovered Country, a prototype bird of prey launched in 2293 under General Changs command, attacked the USS Enterprise 1701-A with James Tiberius Kirk calling the shots.(Only trouble was Kirk was'nt doing much shooting) General Chang was having too much fun practising his target shooting skills, blazing fireballs at the Enterprise from the safe comfort of his sophisticated, cloaked bird of prey. Ahh well Kirk, parting is such sweet sorrow but at least you got it together in the end.

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