The K'T'kara Fast Cruiser is a conversion of the popular D7 Cruiser. The K'T'kara is optimized for speed, featuring a larger engine and more powerful impulse drive system. However, the K'T'kara gains these capabilities at the loss of its photon torpedo armament.

The K'T'kara Fast Cruiser was fairly popular in Klingon service, but many commanders felt the lack of long range hitting power left the vessel too weak compared to other comparable Federation ships.