The Kraxon was a Cardassian Galor-class cruiser that was in service with the Cardassian military in the late 24th century. In 2371, the Kraxon was under the command of Gul Ranor. In that year, the Kraxon was one of the ships assigned to follow the USS Defiant when it was hijacked by the Maquis. According to the script for this episode, the pronunciation for Kraxon was "KRACKS-on". [1] The Starships RPG sourcebook gives its registry as CUW-8381.