D'Kora Class

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Affiliation :	Ferengi
Class Name :	D'Kora Class
Type :	Trading vessel
Unit Run :	Krayton [1] - Active Kreechta [2] - Active plus 205 others built in total. 4 have been lost in all.
Commissioned :	2357 - 2369, class remains in service
Dimensions :	Length : 487 m [3] Beam : 440 m Height : 80 m [4] Decks : 22
Mass :	3,800,000 metric tons
Crew :	390
Armament :	10 x High power phaser banks, total output 20,000 TeraWatts 2 x torpedo tubes equivalent to Starfleet rapid fire photon torpedo tube with 120 rounds
Defence Systems :	Standard shield system, total capacity 1,350,000 TeraJoules Standard Duranium / Tritanium Double hull. Standard level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds (TNG scale) :	Normal Cruise : 6 Maximum Cruise : 9 Maximum Rated : 9.6 for 10 hours.
Strength Indices : (Galaxy class = 1,000)	Beam Firepower : 400 Torpedo Firepower : 2,000 Weapon Range and Accuracy : 700 Shield Strength : 500 Hull Armour : 100 Speed : 1,000 Combat Manoeuvrability : 1,600
Overall Strength Index :	916
Diplomatic Capability :	Approximately equivalent to Starfleet grade 2, but optimised for trading and marketing conferences
Expected Hull Life :	36
Refit Cycle :	Minor : 0 year Standard : 0 years Major : 18 years

Notes

The largest and most powerful vessels in the Ferengi fleet, Starfleet first encountered a D'Kora class vessel in 2364 when the Enterprise-D intercepted a D'Kora which had recently stolen a power convertor from a Federation outpost. The D'Kora proved to be very nearly the equal of the Galaxy class in speed, [5] although the Galaxy class has significantly more firepower.

The D'Kora, like all Ferengi vessels, is primarily a trading ship. Its devotes most of its internal volume to cargo space, large areas styled after marketplaces, and strong room facilities to store commercial gains. The Ferengi typically operate these vessels beyond their own borders on long duration trading missions which mirror the Federations exploratory programmes.

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TNG	3	Menage a Troi
2	TNG	2	Peak Performance
3			Generic official information	Stated the designer of the ship. The scale diagram on page 581 of the Encyclopedia (2nd edition) yields 487 metres when compared to the Vor'Cha class attack cruiser.
4			Generic official information	Based off the scale diagram on page 581 of the Encyclopedia (2nd edition), based on a length of 487 metres
5	TNG	1	The Last Outpost

Comments

The D'Kora first appeared in "The last Outpost", and at the time the Ferengi were supposed to be the big new baddies of Trek. It didn't turn out that way of course, and we haven't seen all that much of these ships since then so we don't know all that much about them. I've tried to make it a sort of Galaxy-equivalent, but where the Galaxy is a travelling science lab with weapons, I've made the D'Kora a travelling marketplace with weapons. I figure this is in line with Ferengi philosophy.

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Last updated : 15 Jul 2007

Series :	TNG Season 3
Episode :	Menage a Troi

Series :	TNG Season 2
Episode :	Peak Performance

Series :	TNG Season 1
Episode :	The Last Outpost