Changes: Duras sisters' Bird-of-Prey

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The Duras sisters' Bird-of-Prey was a D12 class Klingon Bird-of-Prey operated by the House of Duras. It was destroyed in 2371 just after inflicting critical damage to the USS Enterprise-D. (Star Trek Generations)

Service record

This Bird-of-Prey was used by the Duras sisters from at least 2369 until 2371, in several missions.

In 2369, Lursa and B'Etor used the starship to provide Tahna Los with bilitrium. (DS9: "Past Prologue")

In 2370, Lursa and B'Etor used the Bird-of-Prey during their plot to steal magnesite in the Kalla system. (TNG: "Firstborn")

While in orbit of Veridian III, Lursa and B'Etor staged a bold attack on the Enterprise-D in 2371. The Duras sisters had a considerable tactical advantage in knowing the Enterprise's shield frequency, meaning that the Bird-of-Prey was able to render the Enterprise's shields completely ineffective, allowing the Bird-of-Prey to score direct hits. The Bird-of-Prey was destroyed when the crew of the Enterprise exploited a design flaw in the D12-class' plasma coils to force it to cloak and lower its shields in the process. Unfortunately, this proved to be a Pyrrhic victory, as the Bird-of-Prey was able to inflict critical damage to the Enterprise-D before being destroyed, resulting in a warp core breach and the eventual loss of the Enterprise. (Star Trek Generations)

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Appendices

Appearances

DS9:
- "Past Prologue"
TNG:
- "Firstborn"
Star Trek films
- Star Trek Generations

Background information

It is unknown if the ship seen in the episodes and the movie was the same Bird-of-Prey. Although differences in appearance of the ship's bridge - when comparing TNG: "Firstborn" with Star Trek Generations - suggest that the ship is actually two different vessels, it is also possible that the bridge underwent a radical redesign, as is implied as happening with the HMS Bounty between Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Without direct evidence to confirm either possibility, this article assumes that it was the same starship.

Footage of the Bird-of-Prey being destroyed in Star Trek Generations was re-used from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

The Star Trek Customizable Card Game gives its name as Cha'Joh. (β)

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 {{sidebar starship|
-        Image= Duras sisters b-o-p and Yangtzee Kiang, Past Prologue.jpg
+        image= Duras sisters b-o-p and Yangtzee Kiang, Past Prologue.jpg
 |        Name= Duras sisters' Bird-of-Prey
-|       Class= [[D-12 class]]
+|       Class= D12 class
 | Affiliation= [[Klingon Empire]]
 |      Status= Destroyed
 |  Datestatus= 2371
 }}
+The '''[[Duras sisters]]' Bird-of-Prey''' was a D12 class [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] operated by the [[House of Duras]].  It was destroyed in [[2371]] just after inflicting critical damage to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{film|7}})
-[[Image:Duras sisters b-o-p, Firstborn.jpg|thumb|In the [[tractor beam]] of the [[USS Enterprise-D]] in [[2370]].]]
-[[Image:Duras sisters b-o-p and Enteprise-D, Generations.jpg|thumb|Engaging the USS ''Enterprise''-D in [[2371]].]]
-The '''[[Duras sisters]]' Bird-of-Prey''' was a [[D-12 class]] [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] operated by the [[House of Duras]].
+== Service record ==
-In [[2369]], [[Lursa]] and [[B'Etor]] used the starship to provide [[Tahna Los]] with [[bilitrium]].  ({{DS9|Past Prologue}})
+This Bird-of-Prey was used by the Duras sisters from at least [[2369]] until [[2371]], in several missions.
+In 2369, [[Lursa]] and [[B'Etor]] used the starship to provide [[Tahna Los]] with [[bilitrium]].  ({{DS9|Past Prologue}})
-Despite the considerable advantage it had in knowing the ''Enterprise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[shield frequency]] it was destroyed by the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] in [[2371]] when the crew of the ''Enterprise'' utilized a design flaw in the D-12 class' plasma coils to force it to cloak and lower its shields in the process.  Unfortunately this would prove to be a pyrrhic victory as the Bird-of-Prey was able to inflict critical damage to the ''Enterprise''-D before being destroyed. ({{film|7}})
+In [[2370]], Lursa and B'Etor used the Bird-of-Prey during their plot to steal [[magnesite]] in the [[Kalla system]].  ({{TNG|Firstborn}})
-==Appearances==
-* [[DS9]]: "[[Past Prologue]]"
-* [[TNG]]: "[[Firstborn]]"
-*''[[Star Trek Generations]]''
+While in orbit of [[Veridian III]], Lursa and B'Etor staged a bold attack on the ''Enterprise''-D in 2371. The Duras sisters had a considerable tactical advantage in knowing the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[shield frequency]], meaning that the Bird-of-Prey was able to render the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s shields completely ineffective, allowing the Bird-of-Prey to score direct hits.  The Bird-of-Prey was destroyed when the crew of the ''Enterprise'' exploited a design flaw in the D12-class' [[plasma coil]]s to force it to [[cloak]] and lower its shields in the process.  Unfortunately, this proved to be a Pyrrhic victory, as the Bird-of-Prey was able to inflict critical damage to the ''Enterprise''-D before being destroyed, resulting in a [[warp core breach]] and the eventual loss of the ''Enterprise''. ({{film|7}})
-==Background==
+<gallery>
-It is unknown if the ship seen in the episodes and the movie was the same Bird-of-Prey.  However, without direct evidence, this article assumes that it was the same starship.  The Bird-of-Prey seen in Star Trek Generations was 20 years old and the ship's [[plasma coils]] are part of the ship's [[cloaking device]].
+File:Duras sisters bird-of-prey, 2370.jpg|In the [[tractor beam]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2370]]
+File:Duras sisters b-o-p and Enterprise-D, Generations.jpg|Engaging the USS ''Enterprise''-D in [[2371]]
+</gallery>
+{{Bird-of-PreyClassStarships}}
+== Appendices ==
-{{Template:Bird-of-PreyClassStarships}}
+=== Appearances ===
+<div class="appear">
+*{{DS9}}
+**{{e|Past Prologue}}
+*{{TNG}}
+**{{e|Firstborn}}
+* {{Star Trek films}}
+**{{film|7}}
+</div>
+=== Background information ===
+{| style="float:right;"
+|<gallery>
+File:Duras sisters' Bird-of-Prey bridge.jpg|The bridge of the Duras sisters' Bird-of-Prey in [[2370]]
+File:Klingon Bird-of-Prey bridge (2371).jpg|The bridge of the Duras sisters' Bird-of-Prey in [[2371]]
+</gallery>
+|}
+It is unknown if the ship seen in the episodes and the movie was the same Bird-of-Prey. Although differences in appearance of the ship's bridge - when comparing {{TNG|Firstborn}} with {{film|7}} - suggest that the ship is actually two different vessels, it is also possible that the bridge underwent a radical redesign, as is implied as happening with the {{HMS|Bounty}} between {{film|3}} and {{film|4}}. Without direct evidence to confirm either possibility, this article assumes that it was the same starship.
+Footage of the Bird-of-Prey being destroyed in ''Star Trek Generations'' was re-used from {{film|6}}.
+{{mb|Cha'Joh|{{CCG name|''Cha'Joh''|its}}}}
+[[de:Bird-of-Prey der Duras-Schwestern]]
+[[nl:Duras' roofvogel]]
 [[Category:Unnamed Klingon starships]]