IKS Ko'Was

The IKS Ko'Was was a Klingon K't'inga-class vessel in service of the Klingon Empire in the 23rd Century.

History
The Ko'Was, named after an heroic Klingon warrior from the 22nd century, Ko'Was, was constructed by the Klingons over Qo'noS in 2267. The ship was rushed to completion and participated in the conflict over Organia with the USS Enterprise with three other Klingon ships. After the battle was resolved, the Ko'Was returned to the Klingon homeworld for reassignment. Several months later, the Ko'Was was sent on a mission to protect a Klingon outpost from attack by a renegade Romulan commander. The Ko'Was was no match for a Romulan warbird and the ship was severely damaged and was near destruction. The ship's commander at the time, Captain K'Tal, had Klingon warriors beam to the Klingon outpost and fight the Romulan captors, while the Ko'Was fought in space. The Klingon warriors fought in hand-to-hand combat on the surface and were ultimately able to defeat the Romulans. Meanwhile, the Ko'Was ignited the Romulan warbird's exhaust trail and destroyed one of the warbird's nacelles. The warbird retreated and the battle became one of the most revered in Klingon history.

Later, in the 2270s, Captain K'Tal became a member of the Klingon High Council, and command of the ship was given to lengendary Klingon warrior Kang. Kang commanded the ship through many battles for many years afterward, including when Captain Hikaru Sulu tried to take the USS Excelsior to Qo'noS to rescue Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy, who were being put on trial for assassination of the Klingon Chancellor, Gorkon. Unfortunately, the Ko'Was was disabled by Ensign Tuvok of the Excelsior, while inside a nebula. The Ko'Was limped back to Qo'noS, but sent a message to two other Klingon ships to intercept the Excelsior.