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A Gorn starship was a type of vessel utilized by the Gorn Hegemony during the mid-23rd century for conducting raids. The Gorn ship was designed with four nacelles, and its class configuration was unfamiliar to the Federation prior to the late 2260s.

In 2267, a Gorn starship approached the Earth outpost on Cestus III at space-normal speed using the outpost's regular approach route. Before the outpost knew what hit them, the Gorn ship knocked out the outpost's phaser batteries with their first salvo, leaving the outpost defenseless. The weapon used was described by a survivor as being "like phasers, only worse." The Gorn ship continued to assault the outpost, until it was obliterated.

The Gorn starship later attacked the USS Enterprise, which had been lured to the colony by false signals. The Enterprise's counterattack with full phaser and photon torpedo banks proved ineffective against the deflector screen of the Gorn ship, which was located just outside visual range.

After the Gorn ship retrieved its landing party via transporter, it withdrew from Cestus III, and attempted to flee into an area uncharted by the Federation at that time. The Enterprise pursued, and eventually overtook the Gorn ship at Warp 8, before both ships were immobilized by the Metrons. (TOS: "Arena")

Background

The Gorn ship did not appear in the original version of the episode, but rather, was conceived for the remastered episode that aired in 2006. StarTrek.com cites the reason for this to be partially because the producers were given "a certain amount of leeway, given time and budget considerations, to be a bit creative." The site describes a design that "reinforces the concept that to achieve warp speed capabilities, nacelle-type structures are required and that a dorsal command center/bridge is also standard." Template:Brokenlink Michael Okuda was the one who usually designed the new ships for the remastered series, but in this instance gave Niel Wray the opportunity to the honors. "I thought 'how cool, I can design something totally new for Star Trek.", Wray gleefully commented. [1] The ship was only shown at a distance, both the viewscreen and in space afar from the Enterprise "to stay consistent with the original story intent." Template:Brokenlink The CGI rendering of this ship itself was not "skinned" because the ship was never shown up close. [2]

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+{{Sidebar starship class|
-{| class="wiki-sidebar"
+|Name=        	        Gorn starship
-|-
-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | [[Image:Gorn starship, Arena.jpg|200px|Gorn starship]]
+| image=       	        Gorn starship, Arena.jpg
+|Affiliation= 	        [[Gorn]]
-|-
+|Type=			[[Raider]]
-| class="odd" | Type:
+|Speed=			[[Warp factor|Warp 7+]]
-| class="even" | [[Raider]]
+|Armament=		2+ [[phaser]] emitters
-|-
+|Defenses=		[[Deflector shield]]s
-| class="odd" | Maximum Warp:
+}}
-| class="even" | [[Warp factor|Warp 7+]]
+A '''Gorn starship''' was a type of [[starship|vessel]] utilized by the [[Gorn Hegemony]] during the mid-[[23rd century]] for conducting [[raider|raids]]. The Gorn ship was designed with four [[nacelle]]s, and its class configuration was unfamiliar to the [[Federation]] prior to the late [[2260s]].
-|-
-| class="odd" | Armament:
-| class="even" | +2 [[disruptor]] emitters
-|-
-| class="odd" | Defenses:
-| class="even" | [[Deflector shield]]s
-|-
-|}
-A '''Gorn starship''' is a type of [[starship|vessel]] utilized by the [[Gorn Hegemony]] during the mid-[[23rd century]] for conducting [[raider|raids]]. The [[Federation]] was unfamiliar with this class configuration prior to the late [[2260s]].
-In [[2267]], a Gorn starship approached the [[Earth]] [[outpost]] on [[Cestus III]] at [[space-normal speed]] using the outpost's regular approach route. Before the outpost knew what hit them, the Gorn ship knocked out the outpost's [[phaser]] batteries with their first salvo, leaving the outpost helpless. The Gorn ship continued to assault the outpost, before finally obliterating it.
+In [[2267]], a Gorn starship approached the [[Earth]] [[outpost]] on [[Cestus III]] at [[space-normal speed]] using the outpost's regular approach route. Before the outpost knew what hit them, the Gorn ship knocked out the outpost's [[phaser]] batteries with their first salvo, leaving the outpost defenseless. The weapon used was described by [[Harold|a survivor]] as being "like phasers, only worse."  The Gorn ship continued to assault the outpost, until it was obliterated.
-Following the assault, the [[Unnamed Gorn#Gorn Captain|Gorn Captain]] faked a transmission from the former base commander, [[Travers]], to lure the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']], the only protection in that section of Federation [[space]], to Cestus III.
-The Gorn starship later attacked the ''Enterprise'', forcing it to break [[orbit]]. The ''Enterprise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s counterattack with full phaser and [[photon torpedo]] banks proved ineffective against the [[deflector screen]] of the Gorn ship, which was located just outside visual range.
-The Gorn ship soon withdrew from Cestus III, after beaming up its attack party, and headed a section of space, previously unexplored by the Federation. The ''Enterprise'' pursued the Gorn ship, believing that if they let it go, they would be facilitating an invasion; if they could destroy the ship, they could keep the Gorn government in the dark as to the strength of the Federation.
-As Gorn ship continued to travel deeper into unexplored space, [[parsec|22.3 parsecs]] beyond the Federation's latest chart limits, it encountered an unseen force that forced the ship to stop dead in space. Unknown to both vessels, they were observed by a species known as a the [[Metron]]s, who were opposed to having two vessels intruding into their space on a mission of violence.
-To resolve the conflict, the Metrons pitted Kirk against the Gorn Captain in hand-to-hand combat. The winner of the contest, and his ship, would be allowed to leave the region, the loser, along with his ship, would be destroyed in the interests of peace.
+The Gorn starship later attacked the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, which had been lured to the colony by false signals. The ''Enterprise''{{'}}s counterattack with full phaser and [[photon torpedo]] banks proved ineffective against the [[deflector screen]] of the Gorn ship, which was located just outside visual range.
-Following the completion of the contest, in which Kirk showed mercy on the Gorn Captain, the Metrons allowed both vessels to leave in peace, after it was discovered that the cause of the Gorn attack was based on a territorial misunderstanding. ([[TOS]]: "[[Arena]]")
+After the Gorn ship retrieved its [[landing party]] via [[transporter]], it withdrew from Cestus III, and attempted to flee into an area uncharted by the Federation at that time.  The ''Enterprise'' pursued, and eventually overtook the Gorn ship at Warp 8, before both ships were immobilized by the [[Metron]]s. ({{TOS|Arena}})
-==Background==
-As these "beauty" renders show, the Gorn starship appears to have four [[nacelle]]s.
-:''Images courtesy of [[StarTrek.com]].
-[[Image:New-front-1-540x287.jpg|thumb|Fore view]]
-[[Image:New-rear-1-540x287.jpg|thumb|aft view]]
+== Background ==
+The Gorn ship did not appear in the original version of the episode, but rather, was conceived for the [[TOS_Remastered#Remastered|remastered]] episode that aired in {{y|2006}}. [[StarTrek.com]] cites the reason for this to be partially because the producers were given "''a certain amount of leeway, given time and budget considerations, to be a bit creative.''" The site describes a design that "''reinforces the concept that to achieve warp speed capabilities, nacelle-type structures are required and that a dorsal command center/[[bridge]] is also standard.''" {{brokenlink|http://www.startrek.com/custom/include/feature/bst/tos-enhanced/tos-019b/pop.html}} [[Michael Okuda]] was the one who usually designed the new ships for the remastered series, but in this instance gave [[Niel Wray]] the opportunity to the honors. "''I thought 'how cool, I can design something totally new for Star Trek.''", Wray gleefully commented. [http://trekmovie.com/2006/11/20/behind-the-scenes-at-cbs-digital/] The ship was only shown at a distance, both the viewscreen and in space afar from the ''Enterprise'' "to stay consistent with the original story intent." {{brokenlink|http://www.startrek.com/custom/include/feature/bst/tos-enhanced/tos-019c/pop.html}} The [[CGI model|CGI rendering]] of this ship itself was not "skinned" because the ship was never shown up close. [http://trekmovie.com/2006/11/20/behind-the-scenes-at-cbs-digital/]
 [[Category:Starship classes]]