The IKS Devastator's Destruction

Captain Murdos was in orbit of Qo'noS and the Chancellor and the Klingon High Council saw him off on his maiden voyage as captain of the IKS Devastator to patrol the Romulan Neutral Zone. What Captain Murdos did not know was that the Devastator's escape pods were not yet installed. When the Devastator approached the Romulan Neutral Zone, she struck two gravitic mines. The engineer told Captain Murdos that there was a possibility of a warp core breach and ship explosion. Both Captain Murdos and the engineer knew that they had to nurse the ship back to Qo'noS. But fate had another idea. And, as they feared, the warp core showed signs that it was going to breach. The chief medical officer advised Captain Murdos "We have to abandon ship!" Murdos told the doctor "I'm afraid that is impossible, for we have no escape pods. We're going to have to hope for the best and make our way back to Qo'noS!" An hour and a half later, the Devastator went BOOM! with all hands lost. It was a major blow to the Klingon Empire.