Klingon Cruiser Pagh

Klingon military operations, tactical engagement, and regional threat projection

Description

The Klingon Cruiser Pagh operates as a Klingon Empire warship under Captain Kargan, serving as a vessel of martial authority where ritualized tests, coercive diplomacy, and forceful enforcement determine loyalty and command. The bridge crew (including Lieutenant Klag and senior warriors) enacts hierarchical judgments, stages public loyalty oaths, and compels obedience through formal challenges and sanctioned violence. The Pagh functions as an immediate instrument of Klingon cultural norms and military pressure—intervening in disputes, issuing demands to foreign officers (notably Riker), and translating ceremonial honor codes into tactical action aboard its bridge.

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Events mentioning this organization

12 events

S2E8

Klingon Honor, Riker's Test

Captain Picard records a formal log announcing Commander Riker's temporary assignment to the Klingon cruiser Pagh and the Enterprise departs Starbase 179. As Worf walks …

S2E8

Kargan's Ultimatum — Riker Summoned

The Enterprise establishes formal contact with the Klingon cruiser Pagh, and Captain Kargan abruptly demands that Commander Riker be beamed aboard. Picard complies outwardly, ordering …

S2E8

Tone‑Deaf Quip and the Red Smear

On the Enterprise bridge an offhand, culturally awkward remark by Ensign Mendon — a Benzite observer making light of Klingon hospitality — draws an immediate, …

S2E8

Bridge of Honor: Riker's Klingon Oath

Riker announces himself aboard the Klingon cruiser Pagh and is immediately placed on trial for loyalty. Captain Kargan demands an oath; Lieutenant Klag accuses Riker …

S2E8

Protocol Before Peril — Mendon Withholds Klingon Scan

A routine diagnostic becomes a moral and command crucible when Data magnifies an unknown haze and identifies a rapidly reproducing subatomic organism. Ensign Mendon admits …

S2E8

Picard Orders Emergency Intercept for Hull‑Eating Organism

After Mendon confirms a hull‑eating organism and hesitates over Klingon vulnerability, Data accelerates the analysis and quantifies the threat — a twelve‑centimeter breach should already …

S2E8

Hull‑Eater: Discovery and Accusation

A small, hazy breach in the Klingon cruiser Pagh reveals a fast‑eating, spaceborne organism devouring the hull. KLAG identifies catastrophic loss of integrity within hours, …

S2E8

From Warp to Alarm: Data Orders Impulse as the Pagh Goes Dark

At warp with a persistent subatomic organism clinging to the hull, the bridge pivots from routine cruise to urgent investigation. Wesley reports expected contact; Data …

S2E8

Silent Pagh — Cloaked or Obliterated

What begins as a routine contact check immediately hardens into an urgent mystery. With a persistent subatomic organism clinging to the hull and the ship …

S2E8

Energize — Picard's High‑Stakes Command

With the Klingon cruiser Pagh freshly decloaked and moments from delivering a devastating strike, Picard makes an instantaneous, risk-heavy decision: he orders the transporter energized. …

S2E8

Pagh's Sudden Lock-On: Diplomacy Meets Klingon Distrust

The Klingon cruiser Pagh materializes without warning on the viewscreen, instantly locking weapons on the Enterprise. Data’s clinical report turns the encounter into an immediate …

S2E22

Oath Under Klingon Scrutiny

In a remembered encounter aboard the Klingon cruiser Pagh, Captain Kargan forces Riker to publicly declare his loyalties. When Lieutenant Klag brands Riker a liar …