The K'el r'ianda Battleship was the first attempt by Klingon ship designers to construct a battleship. After the completion of four ships, with four more in various stages of production, it was discovered that the vessels were no better in combat than some of the existing cruisers and frigates.

The failure of the K'el r'ianda Battleship stung hard with the Klingon admiralty, but future battleships such as the Komo Val were built better for the lessons learned in the K'el r'ianda debacle.