Riskadh class

Riskadh-class
Affiliation:	Klingon Empire, Klingon Imperial Fleet
Type:	cruiser
Service period	23rd century
Dimensions
Length:	262 to 266 meters
Width:	157 meters
Height:	30 to 32 meters
Mass:	104,800 to 154,250 metric tons
Specifications
Decks:	unknown
Crew:	505 to 532 + 110 to 320 troops
Maximum speed:	Warp 8/9
Cruising speed:	Warp 6 to Warp 8
Armaments:	8 to 10 disruptor cannons, 0 to 2 photon torpedo launchers
Defences:	deflector shields, cloaking device
Auxiliary craft:	8 to 12 shuttlecraft

The D10 class cruiser (known in Klingonese language as Riskadh-class) was a type of Klingon Empire cruiser starships, in Klingon Defense Force service around the time of the 23rd century.

Service history and disposition

Riskadh-class starships, of the D10A sub-type, were first commissioned into the Klingons' Imperial Fleet on reference stardate 1/9606 (circa the mid-2250s decade). (FASA RPG module: Klingon Ship Recognition Manual)

In the 2260s, a Riskadh-class ship under the command of Kaz served as the flagship of Kaz's squadron and operated mainly at the Klingon-Romulan border.

Circa 2267 on reference stardate 2/0804, a D10A variant Riskadh-class ship served as the flagship of Battle Group 10 and fought in The Romulan Incident in the Triangle. (StarDrive Issue 1: "Tactics of the Imperial Klingon Navy")

The class was still in production after more than twenty years, when the D10H sub-type was commissioned on reference stardate 2/2009 (circa the late-2270s). (FASA RPG module: Klingon Ship Recognition Manual)

At some point in the late 23rd century, two ships of this class encountered two Federation Starfleet Hornet-type starships, USS Hornet and USS Wasp, near an asteroid belt. (ST - Ships of the Line calendar: 2018)

Specifications

Riskadh-class starships featured a wider, bulkier secondary hull than their D7-class cousins, but used the same type of nacelle housings and boom section and all except for the D10H sub-type alo used the same command pod. The D10H used the command pod that was used on the L9-class frigates instead. (FASA RPG module: Klingon Ship Recognition Manual)

Riskadh-class starships were constructed in several production runs, with each differing significantly in terms of size and performance. The first batch was called the D10A sub-type, which was followed by the D10D, D10F, D10G, and D10H sub-types. Ships of the D10A sub-type were classified as class VIII cruisers, whereas ships of all following subtypes were classified as class X cruisers. (FASA RPG module: Klingon Ship Recognition Manual)

Appendices

References

• FASA RPG module: Ship Recognition Manual: The Klingon Empire (1st Edition)
• FASA RPG module: Klingon Ship Recognition Manual (2nd Edition)
• StarDrive Issue 1: "Tactics of the Imperial Klingon Navy"
• ST - Ships of the Line calendar: 2018
• FASA RPG module: The Dixie Gambit