In 2328, shortly after being put under the command of Captain Qaolin, the Wo'bortas was placed at the disposal of Imperial Intelligence and detailed to shadow a Cardassian cruiser on survey duty, the Sontok. After the Sontok discovered the wreckage of one of the legendary Ch'gran ships on Raknal V, the Wo'bortas led a Klingon task force in the initial skirmishes with the Cardassian Third Order, and, in fact, was the sole surviving Klingon ship of those battles.