Romulan Starships
Romulan Starships are known to favour Disruptor weapons, rather than Phasers, and often use a mixture of photon torpedoes and plasma torpedoes. Larger ships, such as the Warbird, are known to possess an artificial quantum singularity reactor as a power source, rather than the matter/anti-matter reactor that is used in Starfleet vessels.
Little is actually known about the different classes of ship in the Romulan Fleet due to their dependance on cloaking technology to keep their assets secret. The following are a few ship classes know to exist to the Federation;
Bird of Prey (22nd Century)
In 2152, Starfleet briefly encountered this class. With its overall shape, the early Bird of Prey clearly influenced the design of the 23rd Century Romulan ships. The nacelles are similar to those on the Klingon Raptor class, suggesting a technology exchange. Warp drive and cloaking devices are already in use on these Romulan vessels.
Bird of Prey (23rd Century)
This Romulan bird-of-prey was the successor of a 22nd century counterpart of similar design.
Starfleet first encountered this vessel in 2266, when a single ship of this type crossed the Romulan Neutral Zone and attacked several border outposts. The USS Enterprise responded to the alert and engaged in a tense game of cat-and-mouse with the intruder for more than ten hours, before the Bird-of-Prey was destroyed.
The Romulans later used larger numbers to patrol their border with the Federation in force. Typically during an incursion, one Bird-of-Prey will bring a starship out of warp with a plasma torpedo to allow the ships in its battle group to attack the target en masse.
D7 Battlecruiser
First seen in 2268, these design of these battlecruisers is known to have been obtained from the Klingons during a breif alliance between the Romulan and Klingon empires.
The bulk of the ships overall mass was incorporated in the aft section of the ship. The bridge was located on the bulbous head, which was separated from the aft section by a relatively thin neck that flared out into the wings. Jutting from below these wings were a pair of outboard warp nacelles. The ship's impulse engines were located on the caudal section of the ship.
Drone
The Romulan drone-ship was an advanced experimental attack starship, first seen in the 2150s. It is quite small in comparison to most known starships. The vessel is designed to be remotely controlled from afar.
The vessel was a formidable adversary in combat. Its weapons are very powerful, inflicting major damage on its targets. Its ability to self-repair proved an asset during battle, where damage could begin to be corrected almost immediately. The drone was highly maneuverable, capable of dodging photonic torpedoes with deft barrel rolls.
It is equipped with an advanced multi-spatial emitter system, which when activated allowed the ship to assume the appearance of nearly any other vessel. The drone-ship's disruptors were specially configured to mimic the weapon signature of a wide range of other ships.
Scout Ship
The Romulan scoutship is a small starship used by the Empire for scouting missions during the late-24th century. They rarely venture out as far as the Romulan Neutral Zone. Very little is known about the capabilities of these vessels, including whether or not they were equipped with cloaking devices.
Science Vessel
The Romulan science vessel is a class of ship known to be in service during the mid-24th century, which was used to conduct standard and experimental research.
Transport Shuttle
The Romulan shuttle was used by the Romulan Star Empire in the 2370s. They are approximately the same size as a Danube-class runabout. Romulan shuttles are also fitted with a cloaking device.
Warbird - D'deridex-Class
The Romulan D'deridex-class Warbird is also known to Starfleet as a B-Type Warbird. It is the standard Romulan battle cruiser throughout the latter half of the 24th century.
The Warbird is much larger than Starfleet's Galaxy-Class starships. It can reach high ward speeds, and is equipped with disruptor cannons and a cloacking device. According to Romulan commanders, the Warbird is more powerful than a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Like most Romulan shps, the Warbird is birdlike in overall configuration, but is unusual inthat its upper and lower hills are seperated by an open space. The ship's hull is bright green.
First Recorded Sighting: 2364 Maximum Speed: Unknown - although not as fast as a Galaxy-Class starship due to the hull design.
Warbird - Valdore-Class
In service during the late-2370s, the Valdore is a staple of the fleet of the Romulan Star Empire.
Two Valdore Warbirds assisted the USS Enterprise-E in attacking the rogue Reman warbird Scimitar in the Bassen Rift in 2379.
Similar in design to the D'deridex-class warbird, the Valdore type is a large, fixed-wing vessel, ranging in color from dark-green to brown.
With a wingspan roughly 900 meters wide, the vessel featured a large section extending forward to create a down-sloped head shape. Warp nacelles were connected at the end of each wing with impulse engines mounted aft. The hull was marked by distinctive "feather" shaped plating.
Ships of the Valdore type featured several forward-mounted disruptor banks located on each wing and some on the forward section of the ship.
The Valdore has a sensor array superior to that of most federation ships.
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