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The '''Galor-class Destroyer''' is a [[Cardassian Union]] [[starship]] class, of the [[Destroyer]] type.
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[[Image:Galor.jpg|thumb|right|Galor-class Destroyer]]
  
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== History ==
|Name=       ''Galor''-class
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The Galor class—named for a hooded warrior from Cardassian mythology—made up the bulk of the Cardassian fleet for over a century and despite their relatively small size compared to other races' capital ships have always been able to hold their own in battle. Originally entering service in 2310, the Galor-class served widely in the Federation-Cardassian War and the later Dominion War. However by the early 2370s their top status in the Cardassian Fleet was being usurped by the newer, larger [[Keldon-Class Cruiser|Keldon class]]. The Keldon-class design builds directly on the Galor class space frame and technologies, so the two designs are linked in ways no other starship classes have been.
|Image=       Galor class.jpg
 
|ImageCap=   Starboard quarter view
 
|Affiliation= [[Cardassian Union]]/[[Dominion]];<br>[[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]]
 
|Type= [[Cruiser]], [[destroyer]]
 
|Active= [[24th century]]
 
|Crew=        
 
|Speed= [[Warp factor|Warp 8]] (maximum observed)
 
|Armament= 4 [[Galor class phaser bank|''Galor''-class phaser banks]], large forward [[disruptor]]
 
|Defenses= [[Deflector shield]]s
 
|Image2= Cardassian ships at Deep Space 9.jpg
 
|ImageCap2= Aft view
 
}}
 
:''You may be looking for [[Galor IV]], the Federation planet.''
 
  
'''''Galor''-class''' [[cruiser]]s were the primary class of [[warship]] by the [[Cardassian military]] during the latter half of the [[24th century]].  
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Despite the design now being well over a century old, the Cardassian Union continues to update and improve upon their design much in the same way that [[Star Fleet]] continued to use Miranda-class vessels well over a century after their commissioning dates alongside Galors fresh from Cardassian Shipyards and newer designs that are only now entering service. To counter shifts in technologies and strategies that the Union's military and technological levels simply cannot keep up with, Galors are often deployed in "Wolf Packs" of three vessels to ensure victory; the benefit of combined firepower and presenting multiple targets often enough to deter all but the most skilled attackers.
  
== Technical Data ==
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Galor-class Destroyers currently comprise the majority of Cardassian Military vessels, and are often seen patrolling the Cardassian border. Currently they are proving to be a reliable combatant in the Cardassian-Talarian war, but their age is catching up with them, and losses are mounting.
=== Design ===
 
The ''Galor''-class shared the same basic superstructure as their {{ShipClass|Keldon}} counterparts, but were used far more frequently by the Cardassian military.  
 
  
Commonly referred to as "warships" or "war vessels", this class was also designated by the Cardassians and the [[Maquis]] as "[[cruiser]]s".
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== Specifications ==
 
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During the late [[2360s]], these warships had three sub-classes, with the '''''Galor''-class, Type-3''' being considered to be "top of the line."
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{{#lst:Ship Specifications List|{{PAGENAME}} }}
 
 
During the [[Dominion War]], these vessels were classified by [[Starfleet]] as "[[destroyer]]s", in relation to their [[Dominion]] [[Jem'Hadar battle cruiser|counterparts]].
 
 
 
=== Tactical systems ===
 
The arsenals of ''Galor''-class warships vary, though typically they are armed with numerous [[phaser array]]s. Although the ''Galor''-class vessels were decidedly inferior to the [[Federation]]'s {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} starships, they proved to be very effective against {{ShipClass|Miranda}} and other older [[Federation]] starships.
 
 
 
In [[2369]], [[Captain]] [[Edward Jellico]] ordered a fleet of ''Galor''-class starships to leave the [[McAllister C-5 Nebula]] one-by-one, ejecting their primary [[phaser coil]]s.
 
 
 
In [[2370]], Cardassian [[colonist]]s living in the [[Demilitarized Zone]] modified [[Cardassian shuttle]]s, which they equipped with [[Galor class phaser bank|''Galor''-class phaser banks]] to protect their colonial interests.
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:Galor class, weapons pulse, forward.jpg|Forward weapons pulse
 
File:Galor class, weapons array, forward.jpg|Forward weapons array
 
File:Galor class, weapons array, mid-dorsal.jpg|Dorsal weapons array
 
File:Galor class, weapons array, bridge and aft dorsal.jpg|Bridge and aft dorsal weapons arrays
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
 
 
The ''Galor''-class was also utilized in the [[mirror universe]] by the [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]] where they were described by [[Intendant]] Kira Nerys as being "quick and powerful". These vessels, however, were not without their weaknesses, specifically, their [[targeting system]]s could be easily fooled.
 
 
 
=== Subsystems ===
 
In [[2367]], the Cardassian warships lacked the ability to read Federation starships [[Transponder|transponder codes]], while the latter had that ability. The Cardassians were granted this ability when Captain Picard gave [[Gul]] [[Macet]] the Federation's codes to track the {{USS|Phoenix}}. Federation starships also had superior [[Interface|terminal interface]] systems.
 
 
 
== Ships of the class ==
 
;Named:
 
* ''[[Aldara]]''
 
* ''[[Kraxon]]''
 
* ''[[Prakesh]]''
 
* ''[[Reklar]]''
 
* ''[[Trager]]''
 
* ''[[Vetar]]''
 
 
 
;Unnamed:
 
* [[Unnamed Galor class starships|Unnamed ''Galor''-class starships]]
 
** [[Dolak's starship]]
 
** [[Dukat's starship]]
 
** [[Jasad's starship]]
 
** [[Nador's starship]]
 
** [[Ocett's starship]]
 
** [[Toran's starship]]
 
</div>
 
 
 
=== Background ===
 
The ''Galor'' first appeared in "The Wounded", and was first identified by name in "Ensign Ro".
 
 
 
It is possible that the generic references made in later seasons to [[Cardassian warship]]s, [[Cardassian battle cruiser]]s and [[Cardassian destroyer]]s were made in reference to the ''Galor''-class starship. It is, however, as equally likely that those references were made with regards to the ''Keldon'' or yet unseen class of warship.
 
 
 
While there were never any specific references to the maximum speed of a ''Galor''-class, an observation can be made in Defiant, where the warship ''Kraxon'' chased the {{USS|Defiant|NX-74205}}, which was traveling at warp 8 towards the [[Orias system]]. The display graphic featuring the pursuit depicted an even match, however, based on the events in the episode, the ''Kraxon'' was not moving fast enough to catch the ''Defiant'' before it reached its destination.
 
 
 
==== Studio model ====
 
=====Design=====
 
This [[studio model]] was designed by [[Rick Sternbach]], with assistance from [[Peter Lauritson]]. The inspiration for this model was the starting shape of the Egyptian {{w|ankh}}; in fact, according to Sternbach, the physical model has "''a little temple and some fire pots and little tiny pyramids for the [[phaser]]s.''" Sternbach commented further on his design:
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>The orthos furnished to VFX for Ed to go by were fairly simple pencil affairs showing the basic dimensions/masses. Ed also had the top and bottom 3/4 views to use for detailing. I did some more detailed ortho vellums before and after the miniature was done(...).[http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/cardassian-galor-class-warship/#comment-23779] One of the really early Galor designs had the ship looking more like a scorpion, with a few dorsal tail pods and some forward cannons looking like pincers, but it felt a bit too blah. The pods disappeared along with the cannons, but a flat disruptor forked tail thing remained. Once the basic shape felt right, the detailing began, in the Egyptian ankh mode.[http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/cardassian-galor-class-warship/#comment-23780] The tail (...) was a big aft-facing disruptor weapon similar to the forward-facing one on the Klingon Attack Cruiser. The Cardassians seem to like borrowing other races’ technology. The big square under the bridge section was really meant to be a nav deflector, but the VFX folks shot beams out of it. The green pyramids on the "wings" were smaller disruptors like Starfleet’s phaser strips.[http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/cardassian-galor-class-warship/#comment-23819]</p>
 
</blockquote>
 
 
 
=====The physical model=====
 
{| style="float:right;"
 
|<gallery perrow=2>
 
File:Galor class model.jpg|The ''Galor'' class [[studio model]]
 
File:Galor class studio model aft view.jpg|The model at Christie's aft view
 
</gallery>
 
 
|}
 
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The shooting model was originally built by [[Ed Miarecki]] and [[Tom Hudson]]. According to Miarecki:
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>This miniature is about 37 inches long, and was built in 2 &frac12; weeks, by Tom Hudson and myself, (our initials, "TH" and "EM" are built into the detailing). Originally contracted for the ST-TNG episode "The Wounded" it has been seen in many episodes of ST-TNG, ST-DS9, and in the pilot of ST-VOY. It has the distinction of being the only ST-TNG spaceship miniature built on the east coast of the U.S. and was one of the last few TV filming miniatures built for "Star Trek", before the conversion to all-CGI spaceships.'' [http://www.edmiarecki.com/star-trek-tng/]</p>
 
</blockquote>
 
 
Hudson, on his website, has made the following observations on constructing the model:
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>In {{y|1990}}, my modeling partner in SFMA ([[Science Fiction Modelmaking Associates]]), Ed Miarecki, put in a bid to build a starship model for ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.  For several years, we had been making various props for the show, including tricorders and medical scanners, and we had been building various science fiction models for years, so we thought we'd see if we could build a filming model for Trek.  We heard they were going to need a model built for their new race of bad guys, the Cardassians, so we put in the bid. One day not long after, the phone rang, and it was Ed.  "We got the job!" he yelled.  It was like, "All right!  We got the job, we got the job!!"  We had three weeks -- And the realization was hitting us that the clock was ticking.  "Oh my god -- we got the job..." Star Trek art department gurus Rick Sternbach and Mike Okuda sent out the plans for the ship, along with color chips showing what colors they'd like the ship to have.  We then started looking at how were were going to build the thing. The next week was a whirlwind of activity as we started getting ready for the project.  I started cutting the aluminum framework that would be the interior structure of the ship in Kansas City, and Ed got busy in Massachusetts with other aspects of the build -- Getting materials and lining up special services we'd need, like a big vacu-former and custom neon fabrication. After about a week of prep, I flew up to Massachusetts and Ed and I dived into two solid weeks of 16-hour days, building a starship.  It was probably the most fun two weeks of my life.  The project went largely without a hitch, even though it was the most complex thing either of us had ever built.[http://max.klanky.com/pastwork.htm]</p>
 
</blockquote>
 
 
The deflector has been frequently and erroneously colored blue on promotional images, despite appearing only yellow or red on screen.
 
 
[[File:Keldon class, aft quarter.jpg|thumb|{{ShipClass|Keldon}}]]
 
The design was later modified by [[Tony Meininger]] to include the addition of fins located on the aft end of the hull, and a large attachment located on the upper-middle section of the hull, creating the {{ShipClass|Keldon}}, which made appearances in Defiant and The Die is Cast. The additions were not permanently affixed, so that the model could be easily reverted back to its original configuration.
 
 
 
Concept sketches for this design was sold in the [[Profiles in History]] auction for US$750.00. The ''Galor''-class model (measuring 36" &times; 18"), in its original form, was listed in the [[40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection]] auction as Lot #708 with an estimated sale price of $3,000-$5,000; it sold for $20,000 ($24,000 with premium)on 7 October 2006. Several ''Galor''-class [[Studio models|camera test models]] were also sold off on various IAW auctions in 2008.
 
 
=====The CGI model=====
 
For the last two seasons of ''Deep Space 9'', the model made the transition into the digital realm. The physical model was sent to [[Foundation Imaging]] as a reference for [[Brandon MacDougall]], who built and mapped the [[CGI model]]. MacDougall recalled:
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>
 
I set the the motion control model of the ''Cardassian Galor Cruiser'' on my desktop and started to input measurements into our 3D software. First the hull of the spacecraft and then the primary disk and finally the outside panels or what my boss lovingly calls "Nurnies". Next it was time to paint the 3D textures for the 3D model of the ''Cardassian Galor Cruiser''. One of my fellow 3D modelers, [[Koji Kuramura]], stopped by my office and pointed out that if I put the motion control model of the ''Cardassian Galor Cruiser'' on our flat bed scanner I could get a good color scan and panel detail. One thing I have learned over the years working with concept designers like Syd Mead and Jim Martin, and now with Ron Thornton, Paul Bryant and Rick Sternbach is to keep a very open mind! The scanner approach worked very well for the base 3D texture and with little painting in ''Photoshop'' I was finished. (''Sci-Fi and Fantasy Models'', No.32, November 1998, page 54) </p>
 
</blockquote>
 
 
==== Size ====
 
 
Brandon MacDougall posted the real-world length of the LightWave model he built for the sixth and seventh seasons of DS9: "I loaded the 3D model up and she’s around 368m [1207 feet]. I would've checked with Rick [Sternbach] at one time regarding the size when laying it out." [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/cardassian-galor-class-warship/comment-page-1/#comment-24027] A camera test model from an auction contains a handwritten note: "Cardassian 1200 ft [366 meters]". [http://startrekpropcollector.com/trekauctions/items/9625] Visual Effects Supervisor [[David Stipes]] noted that the "''Galor'' is about 1200 ft." [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.startrek.tech/msg/86317452fb689f5a] When asked whether he had a definitive size, Rick Sternbach replied:
 
 
<blockquote>Definitive? Not really, but I can try to make a guess. I pegged it at ~371m in the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual|DS9TM]], and just now measuring a reduced xerox of my starboard elevation ortho (and assuming a humanoid-comfortable deck height of ~3.8m), I get 379.6m, not far off from what I thought for the book. Will there ever be an authoritative figure? Probably not, but the number I get could be considered “original intent,” ... [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/cardassian-galor-class-warship/comment-page-1/#comment-23905]</blockquote>
 
 
A couple of sources imply that the ''Galor'' was intended to be approximately 3/4 as long as the ''Enterprise''-D. An article in the magazine ''Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models'' #16 states that the ''Galor'' miniature was in scale with the four-foot miniature of the ''Enterprise''-D. [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.models.scale/msg/b9e9baa8566954a0] Ed Miarecki also recalled such a consensus between him and Rick Sternbach. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/cardassian-galor-class-warship/comment-page-1/#comment-24041] If so, the overall length can be estimated at (~37 inches / ~49.25 inches) * 2108 feet = ~1580 feet (~480 meters). [[Larry Nemecek]] likewise wrote that "Rick S[ternbach]’s original length was 1,587 ft, or @ 3/4 the length of the ''Galaxy''-class." [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.startrek.tech/msg/403b03852d5e5e2b]
 
 
==== ''Technical Manual'' ====
 
The following specifications, which describes this vessel as a ''Galor''-class attack cruiser, comes exclusively from the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'':
 
  
* Production Base: Cardassia Prime Orbital Three Assembly Facility
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[[Category:Starship]][[Category:Engineering]][[Category:Cardassian Union]]
* Type: Medium Cruiser
 
* Accommodation: 300 plus flight crew and troops
 
* Power Plant: One and possibly two M/A warp systems; three or more impulse systems
 
* Dimensions: Length, 371.88 meters; beam, 192.33 meters; height, 59 meters
 
* Mass: 1,678,000 metric tons (est.)
 
* Performance: Warp 9.6 (observed)
 
* Armament: Eight or more spiral-wave disruptors; one large aft disruptor wave cannon; possibly other weapons
 

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The Galor-class Destroyer is a Cardassian Union starship class, of the Destroyer type.

Galor-class Destroyer

History

The Galor class—named for a hooded warrior from Cardassian mythology—made up the bulk of the Cardassian fleet for over a century and despite their relatively small size compared to other races' capital ships have always been able to hold their own in battle. Originally entering service in 2310, the Galor-class served widely in the Federation-Cardassian War and the later Dominion War. However by the early 2370s their top status in the Cardassian Fleet was being usurped by the newer, larger Keldon class. The Keldon-class design builds directly on the Galor class space frame and technologies, so the two designs are linked in ways no other starship classes have been.

Despite the design now being well over a century old, the Cardassian Union continues to update and improve upon their design much in the same way that Star Fleet continued to use Miranda-class vessels well over a century after their commissioning dates alongside Galors fresh from Cardassian Shipyards and newer designs that are only now entering service. To counter shifts in technologies and strategies that the Union's military and technological levels simply cannot keep up with, Galors are often deployed in "Wolf Packs" of three vessels to ensure victory; the benefit of combined firepower and presenting multiple targets often enough to deter all but the most skilled attackers.

Galor-class Destroyers currently comprise the majority of Cardassian Military vessels, and are often seen patrolling the Cardassian border. Currently they are proving to be a reliable combatant in the Cardassian-Talarian war, but their age is catching up with them, and losses are mounting.

Specifications

Specifications
Type: Destroyer
Length: 450 Meters
Beam: 250 Meters
Height: 70 Meters
Mass: approx. 750,000 Metric Tons
Decks: 12
Crew Compliment: Standard: 50 Officers, 250 Enlisted
Emergency: 500
Warp Speed: Type: 1 Main Warp Engine (Unknown Type)
Cruise Speed: 6
Sustainable Speed: 8.2
Emergency Speed: 9.6 (12 hour automatic shutdown)
Impulse Engines: Type: 1 Main Impulse Engine,
1 Secondary Impulse Engines
Speed: .9 C
Defensive Systems: Standard Cardassian Shield Generator (MSG-2 Equivilant)
Armament: Phasers: 6 Spiral-Wave Disruptors (4F,2A)
Torpedoes: 3 Launchers (2F,1A)
Payload: 80 Photon Torpedoes
Other Capabilities: Cloaking Device (Non-standard; not found on all observed ships)
Computer System: Cardassian Military Computer, Possibly Type 7-A (2400 development)
Tractor/Repulsor: 2 Main Tractor/Repulsor Beams,
8 Docking Tractors,
3 Shuttle Tractors
Shuttlecraft: 1 Bay: 15 Fighters
Sensors: Corolnar Technologies Type 8 or equivilant