Balaur class

The Balaur-class dreadnought was a Gorn Hegemony starship in service in the early 25th century. It was equipped with disruptor beam arrays, dual disruptor cannons and photon torpedo launchers. Balaur-class dreadnoughts outmatched Vishap-class frigates and Tuatara-class cruisers in terms of size and armament. The class was also used by the Gorn rebels in their struggle against the Klingon Empire. (ST video game: Star Trek Online)

History[]

In the year 2409, the Balaur-class was part of several fleet engagements. As a Klingon vassal state, the Gorn had five dreadnoughts each lead a fleet to raid Federation starbases in the Eta Eridani sector block. Acting as siege dreadnoughts, ships of the Balaur-class participated in sieges of those starbases. The Gorn rebels also utilized ships of this class in sieges against KDF starbases. (STO missions: "Fleet Alert", "Starbase Fleet Defense").

Both Starfleet and the KDF included Gorn dreadnoughts in their "no-win-scenario" programs Combat Simulation 347. (STO mission: "No Win Scenario")

Starship classes of the Gorn Hegemony
by name	Anaconda • *Balaur* • Ddraig • Draguas • Euromastyx • Grendel • King Snake • Kulshedra • Makar • Naga • Phalanx • Tuatara • Varanus • Vishap • Vovossa • Zilant
class modifiers	Anaconda (HDD • HDC • CDD • CM • CS • MCC) • Euromastyx (CL • CLF • COM • CMF • CA • BC • CC • CCF • CCH • BCH • BF • TCC) • Grendel (DN • DNF • DNH • BB) • King Snake (DD • DDF • DDG • DDL • BDD • BDG • BDL • FF)
by alphanumeric designation	BH2 • CS6 • MA12 • MD8 • SS3
by type	battlecruiser • destroyer (2250s) • fighter • hunter • multi-mission explorer (reconnaissance • strategic • surveillance) • Lath ship • science vessel • support vessel (fleet support vessel) • warship