- For other uses, see Ketha.
The IKS Ketha was a 25th century Klingon Empire raptor escort starship, the Ketha-class recon raptor prototype in Klingon Defense Force service in the early 2410s decade. (STO - Victory Is Life mission: "The Hunt is On")
History[]
Following the ravages of the Iconian War in 2410, the Khitomer Alliance tasked the Advanced Starship Design Bureau to replace the spacecraft losses suffered by Alliance fleets. (STO Issue 05: "U.S.S. Buran NCC-96400")
Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Force cooperated in the development of new tier 6 destroyers based on the Federation's New Orleans-class frigate of the 24th century and the Klingon raptor escorts of the 25th century. The Ketha represented the Empire's Ketha class. Its Starfleet counterpart was the Lafayette-class recon destroyer USS Lafayette (NCC-91200). Along with the retrofitted New Orleans class, the recon destroyers were the first ships equipped with the hyper-focusing trinary array. (STO website: Victory Is Life: Announcing the Recon Destroyer Bundle!)
The Ketha was named after the home province of the celebrated General Martok. (STO video game: Victory Is Life, C-Store description)
Following their launch, the Ketha and Lafayette performed joint maneuvers. (STO website: Victory Is Life: Recon Destroyer Bundle Stats!)
The IKS Ketha could be deployed by the admiralty for assignments with other ships. (STO mission: "New Dawn" game mechanic: "Admiralty System")
In Klingon shipyard interfaces, the Ketha visually represented its class from 2410 onwards. (STO - Empire mission: "The Hunt is On")
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| Klingon raptor escort starships | |||
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| Klingon Empire, Defense Force (primary universe) |
Somraw-class raptor | IKS Amw'I • IKS Balth • IKS Barak • IKS Bokor • IKS Dit'kra • IKS Gantin • IKS K'araH • IKS K'eylat • IKS Nu'paH • IKS Nu'Tal • IKS Patan • IKS R'mora • IKS Rok'lor • IKS Somraw • IKS Veng • IKS Worvig |  
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| Qorgh-class tier-3 raptor | IKS Qorgh • SuQob-subclass: IKS SuQob | ||
| Pach-class tier-4 raptor | IKS Pach • Puyjaq-subclass: IKS Puyjaq | ||
| Qin-class tier-5 heavy raptor | IKS Targk • IKS Qin • Birok-subclass: IKS Ch'marq • IKS Birok • IKS Dogal • IKS Kazin • Qa'Tel-subclass: IKS Qa'Tel | ||
| Mat'Ha-class tier-6 raptor | IKS Mat'Ha | ||
| pilot raptor | Klovek-subclass: IKS Klovek • Kortar-subclass: IKS Kortar • Qui'Tu-subclass: IKS Qui'Tu | ||
| Qa'Tel-class flight-deck raptor | IKS Qa'Tel • Birok-subclass: IKS Birok • Qin-subclass: IKS Qin | ||
| Ketha-class recon raptor | IKS Ketha | ||
| Klingon-Cardassian Alliance, Klingon Alliance (mirror universe) |
Qin-class mirror heavy raptor | AKS Qin • Birok-subclass • Qa'Tel-subclass | 
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