In 2267 the Vortha was commanded by Kagh and was assigned to patrol the Klingon Empire's more distant territories along the disputed Federation border. During its patrol, the Vortha detected the USS Enterprise on its way to Organia; assuming Starfleet intended to establish a beachhead within Klingon territory, Kagh immediately had the ship's logs transmitted to the High Council and set an intercept course. The Vortha achieved direct hits in its opening attack on the Enterprise, but the Federation ship outgunned Vortha by forty percent and promptly destroyed it.