IKS Gr'oth

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The IKS Gr'oth (IKS-4175) (also registered as IKC Gr'oth) was a D7-class Klingon battle cruiser starship in Imperial Klingon Defense Force service in the 23rd century, operational in the 2260s commanded by Captain Koloth and first officer Lieutenant Korax.

In 2267, they put in at Deep Space Station K-7 on the Federation-Klingon border, requesting shore leave privileges. They were forced to leave when a plot by a deep-cover Klingon agent to sabotage the Federation settlement on Sherman's Planet was uncovered by the presence of tribbles on the station. (TOS episode: "The Trouble With Tribbles"; DS9 episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations"; RPG sourcebook: Starships)

As the Gr'oth left K-7, a large infestation of tribbles was beamed aboard the ship from the USS Enterprise. Efforts to beam them off the ship were inadequate, as the creatures moved into heavily-shielded areas. (TOS novel: In the Name of Honor)

Hundreds were instead packed into life pods and ejected from the ship. (TOS short story: "The Trouble with Borg Tribbles")

Unable to get rid of the tribbles, Koloth took his ship into battle against the Tholians. He was able to destroy two Tholian fighters before calling on his friend Kang to help him. Kang and his ship the IKS SuvwI' protected the Gr'oth and beamed its crew aboard before Koloth set the self-destruct to destroy his ship and the tribbles that it carried. (TOS short story: "A Bad Day for Koloth" "Excelsior: Forged in Fire")

Koloth was later shown commanding both a vessel named IKS Devisor and another Gr'oth, but the relative timing is unclear. The novel Forged in Fire clearly establishes the Klingonese name of the Devisor was NOT "gr'oth"

[edit] Crew manifest

• Captain Koloth vestai-Lasshar (commanding officer)
• Lieutenant Korax (executive officer)
• Grotok (navigator)
• Bel'kor (chief engineer)
• Ensign Vasak (engineer)
• Ro'suv

D7-class starships
translated names in parentheses • pseudonyms in quotations • see also: unnamed D7 class starships
Klingon D7 vessels
Various D7 series: Begh'poQ • Chong'pogh • Deb'choS • D'k Tahg • Duy'Hub • Gho'be' • GhoH'Sot • Gr'oth • Hob'DIS • Hurgh'ragh • Korthos • Luq'argh • MajQa'be' • (Malevolent) • NaS'puchpa' • Nay'par • 'OghwI' (Devisor) • PiqaD'nem • (Powerful) • Qaw'qay • Qugh'tung • Qup'SoH • Qut'Such • (Stormwind) • TaD'moH • TajHu • Tar'be • Tr'loth • Varchas • Voq'leng • Wuv'a'tem Klolode-class: Klolode ~ Voh'tahk ~ Ch'dan ~ (Thousand-Taloned Death) • Klothos K't'agga-class (D7A class VIII): Dun Da Spu' • K't'suka • (Pounder) • K't'kara-class (D7c class VII): (Fire Blossom) K't'inga-class (D7M class IX): Arekkieh • Amar (I) • Amar (II) • Bardur • Begh'poQ • (Bloodspiller) • B'Moth • Bortas (Revenge) • (Bright Axe) • Chargh • Chong'pogh • (Deathmonger) • Deb'choS • Duy'Hub • GhIqtal • Gho'be' • GhoH'Sot • Gr'oth • Ghob • HaH'vat ~ K'elric • Hakkarl • Hob'DIS • Hurgh'ragh • Kartadza • Kluggoth • Kol'Targh • Korvat • K'tanco • K't'inga • Kronos One • Luq'argh • MajQa'be' • Melikaphkaz • NaS'puchpa' • Nay'par • Nightwing • Pefak • PiqaD'nem • Qapla • QItI'nga • Qob • Qugh'tung • Qup'SoH • Qut'Such • Sub • T'Acog • TaD'moH • TajHu • Tar'be • Tebtivu • Tewniwa • Tevekh • T'Ong • VaH • Vo'taq • Wuv'a'tem • Ya'Vang • Zajikh mirror universe Klingon Alliance K't'inga vessels: Amar • Gr'oth • Bortas • Klothos • Kronos One • K'tanco • Qaw'wI' • Q'om • Q'ud • quvSuD • Ravager • Sod
Romulan D7 vessels (Stormbird-class)
Various D7 series: Brak'en • D'soria • D'tervik • (Gladiator) • Joran • Lubato • Maruccius • Mentenius • Munia • Narrocian • Opalius • Pesanius • Pola • (Red Talon) • Sapotius • Setro • Solus • Strato • Tovarek • Truntis • Velosh • Vrenek Akif-class: (Talon) • Memenda K't'inga-class: "Arakkab" • Brak'en • D'soria • D'tervik • Hheirant • (Javelin) • Joran • "Kenek" • Lubato • Maruccius • Mentenius • Munia • Narrocian • Opalius • Pesanius • (Pillion) • Pola • Sapotius • Setro • Solus • Strato • Tovarek • Truntis • Velosh • Vrenek • "Ykir" mirror universe Romulan Republic K't'inga vessels: Actium • Pharsalus • Rubicon

[edit] Connections

• IKS Gr'oth article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.