The Baka Re Priority Freighter is a very common class of Klingon civilian merchant craft. Operated as priority freighters by the Empire proper, the Baka Re is capable of hauling bulk loads of cargo over long distances at faster speeds than comparable freighter designs. The Klingon Defense Forces retain many of these freighters for emergency ore or grain shipments. Individual Klingon houses have been known to operate Baka Re freighters in a similar manner.