Romulan Ships

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RomulanVesselsIn Active Service: 2266-2300



CREDITS & SOURCES

NOTESFor nearly two centuries, there was no contact between the forces of the United Federation of Planets and those of theRomulan Star Empire. As a result, information about Romulan vessels is sparse at best. However, it is clear thatRomulan vessel classifications are extremely complex, and seem to be based upon whichever shipyard constructedthe vessel. The common “V” nomenclature refers to the starstation Vascalanam which serves as the Romulan ImperialNavy’s headquarters as well as its primary construction yard. I.R.C. is “Imperial Romulan Cruiser” and I.R.W. is “ImperialRomulan Warbird.” The rare R.F.T. is “Romulan Free Trader,” a ship ostensibly independent of the Romulan military orgovernment. Some smaller vessels appear to serve in this loose association of merchants, while others are clearlymilitary in nature.

It has been suggested that Romulan spies managed to retrieve information on Federation starships. This theory wasaugmented by the discovery that Romulans are an off-shoot of the Vulcan race, and that they had indeed infiltrated intoFederation society. However, while similar in design to starships of the United Federation of Planets, Romulan vesselscould not match their Federation counterparts in speed and weaponry. Until 2269, their engines were simple impulse,capable of faster-than-light but at nowhere near the velocities the Federation warp drive could produce. Their weapon ofchoice, the plasma bolt, though capable of pursuing a target at high speed, had a limited range. Their primary successin technology has been the development of their cloaking technology which allows their starships to become invisible.While means have been developed to track cloaked vessels, those means are no way totally successful. The KlingonD-7 battlecruiser as well as the D-7C k’t’inga battlecruiser are also used by the Romulan Star Empire as the result of analliance between the two empires in 2268. The Klingons received cloaking technology from the Romulans, and theRomulans received advanced starship engineering from the Klingons. In 2278, it was determined that Romulans haddeveloped singularity-drives and singularity-powered starships. Thus equipped, newer Romulan vessels are morethan a match in terms of speed to their Federation counterparts. Like their Klingon counterparts, Romulan vessels arecontinually testing Federation defenses, testing their newest cloaking devices while probing for an opportunity to strikea devastating blow. Virtually all Romulan vessels are capable of landing on the surfaceof any given planet. This isbecause they did not develop transporter technology on their own, and are believed to have stolen that technologyfrom the Federation some time after 2266.

The Romulans, also a war-like race, are:more organized and logical than the Klingons. They pride themselves on their

intellect, but avoid considering themselves clever, despite the fact their forces seem to concentrate on subterfuge,secrecy and setting traps for unsuspecting starships. Romulan starships are manned by experienced crews consistingof both men and women, in virtually equal numbers. All Romulan children (males and females) are expected to servea tour of duty in their military. As a result, it can be expected to find a female commander aboard one of their starships.Romulan society is devoted to service to the Empire and the Praetor. Romulans consider themselves superior to theother sentient races throughout their region of the galaxy, including Klingons and Humankind.

CS-2 Verelan Vastarum class by FASA, 1985S-3 Resteval class by FASA, 1985V-9 Temar Vastaram class by FASA, 1985T-2 Vastagar Lattam by FASA, 1985V-8 Vas Hatham class Wah Chang, 1966Bird of Prey cross-section by Michael McMaster, 1977V-6 S’ten Vastam by FASA, 1985VH-10 Garuda-class by Interplay Productions, 1997V-1 Vadaso Stelri class by FASA, 1985V-4 Vastam cl’Vangus class by FASA, 1985

V-31 Mosaram class by Lachlan SturrockV-12 Aye Mosaram class by FASA, 1985V-30 Vas’Deletham class by FASA, 1985D-7R Vas’Kalabam class by Matt Jefferies, 1967D-7CR Stormbird (K’t’inga) class by FASA, 1985V-11Y T’Liss class by Rick Endres, 1995Vascalanam class by FASA, 1985V-13 Egg class by Randy Landers, 2008, based on a design by Masao OkazakiFalcon-class by Eric Kristiansen, 1995P-8 Centurion (Deathsting) class by Josh W. Spencer & FASA, 1985

Most ships in this section were selected by David Landon for their inclusion into Appendix I.



CORVETTECS-2 VERELAN VESTARUM CLASS

SCOUTS-3 REVESTAL CLASS

DESTROYERV-9 TEMAR VASTARAM (STORMHAWK) CLASS

DESTROYERT-2 VASTAGAR LATTAM CLASS

First Sighting in 2278 First Sighting in 2275

First Sighting in 2268 First Sighting in 2281

CORVETTES, SCOUTS & DESTROYERS

Ship’s Dimensions:

Length: 202.6m

Width: 191.5m

Height:: 36.8m

Ship’s Complement:

Officers: 3; Crew: 12

Weaponry:

Disruptors: 3 Cannons

Speed: Warp 4


Length: 59.4m

Width: 96.9m

Height:: 23.4m



Speed: Warp 4

Weaponry:


Plasma Torpedo: 1 launcher


Length: 162.0m

Width: 236.0m

Height:: 70.0m



Speed: Warp 5

Weaponry:




Length: 162.0m

Width: 220.2m

Height:: 54.0m



Speed: Warp 5

Weaponry:





LIGHT CRUISERV-8 VAS HATHAM CLASS

Ship’s Complement:Officers: 19; Crew: 77

Weaponry:Disruptors: 2 CannonsPlasma Torpedoes: 1 launcher

First Sighting in 2266

Ship’s Dimensions:Length: 131.0mWidth: 162.2mHeight: 40.9m

Speed: Warp 3

HEAVY CRUISERVH-10 GARUDA CLASS


CRUISERV-6 S’TEN VASTAM CLASS


INTERIOR SCHEMATICSCROSS SECTION OF VAS HATHAM CLASS

Deck 1 Bridge, Cloaking Device, Captain’s StateroomDeck 2 Officer’s Quarters, Medical Center, Science LabsDeck 3 Main Deck, Engineering, Plasma Weapon CenterDeck 4 Storage, Self-Destruct, Food Preparation

& Laundry


Speed: Warp 5


Weaponry:Disruptors: 4 CannonsPlasma Torpedoes: 2 launchers




Speed: Warp7

CRUISERS

This class of vessel was the first detected by the Federation duringthe incursion of 2266. With its plasma torpedoes and cloakingdevice, a single ship of this type destroyed several Federationoutposts and nearly destroyed a Constitution-class heavy cruiserin combat. Starship captains must not make the mistake ofassuming an easy victory against a lesser opponent. Romulans

are excellent tacticians.



FRIGATEV-1 VADASO STELRI CLASS


Weaponry:Disruptors: 2 CannonsPlasma Torpedoes: 2 tubes


Ship’s Dimensions:Length: 185.2mWidth: 498.6Height: 128.2m

Speed: Warp 11

Speed: Warp 6

HEAVY FRIGATEV-4 VASTAM CL’VANGUS CLASS

Weaponry:Disruptors: 2 Turrets, 2 Cannons

Plasma Torpedoes: 2 tubes



Speed: Warp 7Ship’s Complement:


TRANSPORTV-31 MOSRAM CLASS


Weaponry:Disruptors: 2 CannonsPlasmaTorpedoes: 1 launcher



Speed: Warp 4

HEAVY TRANSPORTV-12 AYE MOSARAM CLASS



Speed: Warp 9


Weaponry:Disruptors: 2 CannonsPlasmaTorpedoes: 2 launchers

FRIGATES & TRANSPORTS



GUNBOAT


BATTLECRUISERD-7CR STORMBIRD (K’T’INGA) CLASS


BATTLECRUISERD-11Y T’LISS CLASS


BATTLECRUISERD-7R VAS’KALABAM CLASS




Speed: Warp 9

Weaponry:Disruptors: 4 CannonsPlasma Torpedoes: 1 launcher


Speed: Warp 9


Weaponry:Disruptors: 2 CannonsPlasmaTorpedoes: 1 tube




Speed: Warp 12




Speed: Warp 14

GUNBOATS & BATTLECRUISERS

V-30 VAS’DELETHAM CLASS



STARSTATONVASCALANAM CLASS

Station’s Complement:Officers: 330; Crew: 1320

Weaponry:Disruptors: 30 CannonsPlasma Torpedoes 7 launchers


Dimensions:Length: 1900mWidth: 1100mHeight: 875m

FIGHTERCENTURION CLASS

Ship’s Complement:Crew: 2

Weaponry:Disruptors: 1 Cannon



Speed: Warp 4

CONTAINERV-13 EGG CLASS


Dimensions:Length: 207.5mWidth: 207.5mHeight: 80.7m

Speed: Thrusters

SHUTTLEP-8 SPARROW CLASS

Ship’s Complement:Crew: 3; Passengers: 6

Weaponry:Disruptors: 1 Cannons


Ship’s Dimensions:Length: 20mWidth: 30mHeight: 6.8m

Speed: Warp 2

STATIONS & MISCELLANEOUS CRAFT

Containers are unmanned cargo pods that are carried bytransports. Transports are capable of carrying up to 6containers at a time, but each container carried reduces thevessel’s maximum possible speed.

Illustrated here is a standardconfiguration of a transport with twocontainers. The surface of the “wings”of the transport is lined with tractor fieldgenerators.



KNOWN NAMED ROMULAN VESSELS

Name of Ship Flag Type Class Source Year Destroyed Commanding

Corlyx Strike I.R.C. battlecruiser k’t’inga OAM 2295 2295 StymacHaakona I.R.W. battlecruiser D-7R OAE 2275Tiber I.R.W. bird-of-prey S’ten Vastam OAB 2267 2267Valiant I.R.C. battlecruiser D-7R OAB 2268 Tr’HujjuhrWhirlwind R.F.T. corvette Verelan Vestarum OAE 2278 Di’on

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