The 12 Unique & Weird-Looking Klingon Ships In Star Trek: Discovery

The Klingon vessels depicted in "Star Trek: Discovery" present a striking departure from the designs established in the classic "Star Trek" series as well as those featured in the Abrams film reboots. This evolution in design is intriguing but remains somewhat enigmatic, as the show does not offer a comprehensive explanation for these variations. It is suggested that the ships are emblematic of various Klingon houses, each with its own aesthetic and functional preferences, rather than adhering to a unified design philosophy that characterized earlier portrayals.
Notably, many iconic Klingon ship types, such as the D7 and the Bird-of-Prey, have undergone extensive redesigns that transform their appearances and functionalities. This reimagining complicates efforts to create a cohesive historical narrative that connects the older designs with the new visual identity presented in "Discovery." The new Klingon ships are also depicted as significantly larger in scale compared to their predecessors, with the Sarcophagus ship standing out as an especially massive creation that dwarfs traditional Klingon vessels.
Furthermore, an important shift in the technological capabilities of Klingon ships is the introduction of universal cloaking technology. In contrast to the established lore from "Star Trek: The Original Series," where cloaking devices were not standard across all Klingon ships, "Discovery" establishes that cloaking is a common feature in the fleet, enhancing the strategic prowess and stealth capabilities of these formidable vessels. This shift not only redefines the combat tactics of the Klingons in this new continuity but also enriches the complexity of their interactions with other factions in the galaxy.

[@joedarkness808]

Sorry Discovery isn't Star Trek .. it's basically "Star Trek" brought to you by people that hate Star Trek ( and it fans)

[@kehreazerith3016]

Those "klingon" ships look straight out of the war hammer universe. Good thing discovery isn't canon anyways

[@superginrai8036]

These aren't Klingon ships. They're Klingorc ships.

[@Kahless_the_Unforgettable]

Lower Decks made it clear that none of these ships are part of Star Trek canon. They were caused by a reality bending device. This puts Discovery, Strange New Worlds and Picard in a different timeline from what we watched from in the 1960-2000's. This is why these ships look odd. Because they are distorted by the reality bending device.

[@darkmatter1152]

SNW and Picard are canon and prime timeline.

[@Kahless_the_Unforgettable]

@darkmatter1152 Prime timeline is not canon. Discovery is part of the prime timeline. SNW is a direct sequel to STD. Sharing characters and storylines. If STD is not canon, neither is SNW. And Kurtzman has stated that they are all in the Prime Timeline. Lower Decks has de-canonized STD by saying its timeline was bent reality. Therefore, all things in the prime timeline are de-canonized. There is the Original Timeline (the one we watched in the 60's - 2000's). There is the Kelvin Timeline, which is separate. And there is the Prime Timeline, which is not the same as the Original Timeline.

[@gavinbrandgavin581]

Kay? So what?

[@Kahless_the_Unforgettable]

@@gavinbrandgavin581 Kay. They aren't canon.

[@Vince005aran]

You really weren't paying attention to that episode if you think it was reality bending. Only things in that field were changed, but they were changed to all the possibilities. So yes, there are alternate timeline versions of everything, but it was also displaying versions from different points in the main timeline. So if anything, it didn't de-canonize anything. Rather it canonized EVERYTHING. The prime timeline is all the media we've seen aside from the Kelvin movies. Everything you still love is canon. Just so happens everything else is too.

[@iDontShareMyData]

There is NO SUCH THING AS "Star Trek: Discovery"

[@jeremydale4548]

And you can get the hell out of this fandom. we don't accept your toxic stupidity here.

[@darkmatter1152]

Fugly ships. And those Klingons are not Canon. SNW corrected that.

[@optimus439]

you forgot the word stupid in your distription

[@_martian101]

Way better than the older design that look like a joke instead of realistic alien ships

[@T85om]

🖖

[@francescopapa4886]

Necromonger ships 😆

[@hanthostaal7131]

Not Star Trek.

[@hanneschristiang.3264]

Can anyone tell me please where this clip is taken from? 1:06

[@theBroG]

Glad discovery is done - what a waste!

[@TheWildbush]

Discovery isn't star trek

[@Outlaw-GKO]

F Star Trek Discovery!! They lost that show when they went with there agendas....

[@ankursahu269]

Please made a NASA please sir please

[@salih-khan]

These ships and designs fit the Klingon Empire a lot more compared to the ones we see today. It's a shame they didn't go with it in the upcoming Star Trek shows

[@Mechanotron]

Wow, in this "wonderful", modern, woke new Star Trek, not only do the Federation ships look like shit, but so do the Klingon ships, and the CGI is terrible.🤢🤮If an episode of Discovery cost multiple times as much money as, say, a TNG episode,what was the money spent on in Discovery?

[@McGussen]

The klingons made better ships than elon do.

[@1Yh8HH]

Woke ST