These vessels are still operating in the spinward areas. The D-9, named “Seeker” from the Klingon “z’gal”, is manufactured at Gnuu Re, with production at three per year. The flanking movement is portrayed in a Star Fleet commanders test known as Operation Armageddon.Īfter the end of the Four Years War, most of the facilities set up to produce these research cruisers were converted over to warship designs, accounting for the small number produced. The war with the Federation ended one year after the D-9B’s entered service, and the sense of urgency for the flanking expansion effort diminished. These ships and their accompanying scout ships were to map new areas and evaluate the cultural levels of any races encountered.
An upgunned version, the D-9B with mainly defensive weaponry, was commissioned in 2255 and was immediately sent into the new expansion area. The D-9A prototype of 2254 was considered to be undergunned and was dropped from production even before it had been commissioned. The newly constructed D-9 cruiser was intended to lead this effort. Expansion into this void had been slow due to the great distances from the homeworld of Klinzhai and the apparent lack of suitable worlds for conquest, but the desire to outflank the Federation altered that. This left the spinward area, as yet not fully explored. To the rimward lay the Federation towards the trailing arm were the Romulans and it has been speculated that to the core-ward lay some unknown power able to hold the Klingons in check. For years, the Klingon Empire had been halted in its attempts at expansion. The D-9 cruiser was brought into service during the Four Years War to act as a research vessel. D9 by VintageStarships on Sketchfab Class:
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