The QeHpu' class was a 24th century Klingon Empire starship class, a light battlecruiser in Klingon Defense Force service from the 2390s^[1] to the 2410s^[2] decades. (STO - Klingon Sector mission: "The Hunt is On", STO Issue 04: "IKS Bortasqu'")

History and specifications[]

The QeHpu' class had entered service by the 2390s decade. Around that time, Koren, daughter of Grilka, attained command of the IKS Orantho by killing her captain in a duel. She eventually rose to become commanding officer of the Klingon flagship IKS Bortasqu' in 2409. (STO Issue 04: "IKS Bortasqu'")

In the year 2410, the Khitomer Alliance powers cooperated in launching advanced light cruiser classes, based on the Klingon QeHpu' and a new iteration of Starfleet's 23rd century Reliant-class. (STO website: Victory Is Life: Advanced Light Cruiser Bundle Stats!)

The existing Federation Miranda-class was a similarly sized vessel with a length of 230 meters, and a crew complement of 200. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

The Defense Force's contribution was rated a tier 6 light battlecruiser, striking the balance between the power of a battlecruiser and remaining nimble. (STO website: Victory Is Life: Advanced Light Cruiser Bundle Stats!)

Vessels of the class were equipped with a cloaking device and, from 2410 onward, with the new potential energy entangler, a weapon that siphoned power from an enemy ship's systems and used it to fuel the light battlecruiser's own impulse engine power.

The ship had eight weapon ports. The disruptor dual beam bank, photon torpedo launcher, disruptor dual cannons and a disruptor beam array were equipped on the fore. An additional three disruptor beam arrays and one photon torpedo launcher were fitted to the aft. Weapons and ship equipment like deflector shields, deflector, impulse engines and matter/anti-matter warp core were rated Mark X. (STO - Klingon Sector mission: "The Hunt is On")

The potential energy entangler was also equipped on Deleth- and Reliant-class advanced light cruisers. (STO - Klingon War missions: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock", "Explore the Flotilla")

From that year onward, the IKS QeHpu' represented its class in the Klingon shipyards interface. (STO - Klingon Sector mission: "The Hunt is On")

Known vessels[]

• IKS Orantho
• IKS QeHpu'

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Klingon starship classes
Klingonese names	Akif • An'quat • BaSro' • Batlh • Bre'el • B'rel • B'Rotlh • Baka Re' • Ber'taa • Besz Ra'te' • Birok • Bortas • BortaS bIr • Bortasqu' • Ch'Tang • Chargh • CharghwI' • Chava'Kal • Chontay • ChunDab • Chuq'Beh • Chutok • DaSpu • D'aka • D'ama • Dath D'lan • D'esta Kar • D'Gavama • DujHod • Eakin K'nall • Fek'lhr • Fer'Jai • H'ban Pav • Haqtaj • Hegh'ta • HoH'SuS • Jach • Jach'Eng • Jakvi • Jfolokh • K'mirra • K'nall • K'nel • K't'agga • K't'alla • K't'inga • K't'kara • K't'mara • K't'rika • K'Tanco • K'vort • K'vort Cha • Kalath • Kamarag • Karas • Kas Maal • K'el Ri'anda • Keth Ke Se • Kh'exrilin • K'hanakh • Khitomer (bird-of-prey) • Kl'ar • Klinzhai • Klolode • Kl'sarza • Kl'xenova • Koloth • Kom Ka'des • Komo Val • Korath • Koreba • Koro't'inga • Kronos • K'toch • L'rexa • Lar'hal • Lara'atan • LI'wI' • Mas To Gal • Mat'Ha • May'Duj • M'Chla • Mogh • MoQ • Mortum Hesta • Na Ra'den • Negh'Var • Nemosin • Ning'tao • Norgh • Nov • NuQ'Duj • Oniros • Pach • Peghqu' • PIH • Plen Zha • PumwI' • Puyjaq • qa'HoS • Qang • Qaw'Dun • Qeh'Ral • Qexa • QeylIS BetleH • Qib • Qin • Qoj • Qorgh • QuD • Qugh • Qo'Toch • Riskadh • Sech • Sivista • Somraw • SuQ'jagh • SuQob • SuvwI'Qeh • T'h'lar • Ta'Sub • Tajtiq • Talat Kh'exesta • Tas'esta • Tor'Kaht • Ty'Gokor • V'al'kon • V'kar Zadan • V's'talo • Vakk • Vo'Quv • VoDleH • Voodieh • Vor'cha • Vor'Kang • Xechas • Z'gal • Z'gavasta • Z'gavva • Z'mortama
Translated names	Accuser • Administrator • Alliance • Battle Cruiser • Bird of Prey • Bringer of Agony • Bringer of Destiny • Bringer of Destruction • Bringer of Justice • Carrier of Doom • Catapult • Chancellor • Death Boot • Death Rite • Death Stalker • Defender • Devil • Emperor • Enforcer • Ever Victorious • Fat Man • Fierce Revenge • Great Bird • Grim Reaper • (Gull) • Healer • Insurrection • Little Killer • Luckless • Mender • Mover • (Murph) • One Wing • Painbringer • Pathmaker • Predator • (Raptor) • Ravenous • Relentless • Revenge • Saber • Seeker • Shadow • Speedstar • Stalker • Star • Stinger • Stingtongue • Strong Victor • Stronger Bird • Suspicious • Swiftwind • Sword of Kahless • Throne Seeker • Trader's Game • Truthbringer • Tugboat • Unseen Creeper • Warrior's Anger • Watcher • Winner
Alphanumeric names	B5 • D2 • D3 • D4 • D4x • D5 • D6 • D7 • (D7/D5 Klolode • D7 Akif • D7A • D7C • D7G • D7M • D7R • D7S • D7 Koloth) • D9 • D10 (bird of prey) • D10 (cruiser) • D11 • D12 (bird of prey) • D12 (cruiser) • D14 • D16 • D18 • D20 • D21 • D23 • D32 • E4 • E6 • F5 • F5B • F5C • F5G • F5GB • F5K • F5L • F5W • F5Y • F6 • FWC • FWK • FWL • G2 • G3 • G4 • G5 • G6 • G8 • K3 • K4 • K5 • K6 • K14 • K15 • K17 • K18 • K22 • (K22B) • K23 • K24 • K26 • K27 • K30 • K32 • L6 • L9 • L13 • L20 • L24 • L42 • S4 • S5 • S8 • T3 • T5 • T12 • W2 • W4
By time period or type	Birds-of-prey (22nd century bird of prey • 2260s bird of prey) • 23rd century scout vessel • mobile battle base • battleship • cargo ship • colony ship • construction ship • dropship • mining freighter • prison barge • repair ship • scout ship • strike raider • transit-hopper

References[]

External links[]

• QeHpu' Advanced Light Battlecruiser article at Star Trek Online Wiki.

• The Advanced Light Cruiser Bundle dev blog at the ARC website.
• Advanced Light Cruiser Bundle Stats! dev blog at the ARC website.