Vishap Frigate

The  is the primary frigate of the Gorn Hegemony. Their armaments are roughly equivalent to the Orion Corvette and other such frigates. Ships of this class typically operate in groups of two or three and can be found accompanying larger vessels.

Missions encountered

 * : Numerous s are among the Gorn fleet blockading a planet in the Tostig System.
 * : Three civilian ships are destroyed by Gorn ships hiding in the Donia System asteroid belt. Starfleet subsequently eliminates all Hegemony vessels, including several squadrons of Vishap Frigates.
 * : s are part of Gorn fleets patrolling Klingon space and are either grouped in two or three or accompanying larger Gorn ships.
 * Vishap Frigates are among the Gorn ships raiding starbases in:
 * : s are among a Gorn fleet the player must defeat in the Gamma Eridon System.
 * : s are among a Gorn fleet the player must defeat in the Gamma Eridon System.
 * : s are among a Gorn fleet the player must defeat in the Gamma Eridon System.
 * : s are among a Gorn fleet the player must defeat in the Gamma Eridon System.

Trivia

 * Like all other Gorn starship classes, the Vishap designation is a reference to reptiles from Earth's fauna and/or mythology. The Vishap is a mythical dragon from Armenian mythology said to live on mountains, beneath lakes or in clouds.