Deviation Actions
Description
Vas Hatham class
First produced: Mid 2260s. Retired: Late 2270s.
Crew: 150
Notes:
-"Bird of prey" stealth warship. Extremely powerful main weapon - plasma torpedo launcher.
-Limited in speed due to being fusion-powered and firing the plasma torpedo weapon required all of the ship's available power.
-Design issues led to a reduced service life.
D-7 class
First imported: Late 2260s. Retired: 2300s.
Crew: 480
Notes:
-Battlecruiser type. Fast, well armed and particularly effective with the addition of Romulan cloaking technology.
-A Klingon design exported to the Romulan Empire during the 2260s. The Klingons received cloaking technology in return.
-First ship used by Romulans with a matter/antimatter power source.
Keras class
First produced: Early 2290s. Retired: 2330s.
Crew: 690
Notes:
-Romulan design initially developed during the 2260s period of Klingon/Romulan co-operation.
-When the alliance ended the Klingon technical advisors left and the Romulans substantially enlarged the design.
-As a heavy cruiser it was the first to be referred to as a "warbird" rather than a bird of prey.
Horo class
First produced: 2300s. Retired: 2350s.
Crew: 775
Notes:
-Battleship type. Completely Romulan in design.
-A heavily armed cruiser but in common with many Romulan designs it lacked speed and manoeuvrability.
V'Melak class
First produced: Early 2340s. Retired: 2370s.
Crew: 950
Notes:
-Battlecruiser type. Fastest Romulan design constucted at the time but still slightly slower than comparable Federation starships.
-At least four warbirds were responsible for the attack on Narendra III and the destruction of the Enterprise-C.
D'Deridex class
First produced: Early 2360s
Crew: 1500
Notes:
-Battleship type. Much larger design which initially began as a scaling up of the V'Melak class.
-Much larger than contemporary Federation starships in scale although somewhat slower and a lot less manoeuvrable.
-High-energy weapons but with a relatively low rate-of-fire in comparison to a Galaxy-class starship.
Mogai-Norexan class
First produced: Late 2370s
Crew: 870
Notes:
-Designed to address the shortcomings that had afflicted Romulans vessels since the 23rd century- speed and manoeuvrability.
-Marked a change in design theory from the large battleship concept to an all-round heavy cruiser vessel.
-Designed for use in the Dominion War, the first ships were not delivered until several months after the Dominion surrender.
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Vas Hatham class: Seen in TOS:"Balance of Terror"
D-7 class: Seen in TOS:"The Enterprise Incident"
Keras class: Non-canon, design and model by Jörg Gerlach
Horo class: Non-canon, design and model by David Metlestis
V'Melak class: Non-canon, designed by Raven Night, model by LC Amaral
D'Deridex class: Seen in TNG and DS9
Mogai-Norexan class: Seen in Star Trek: Nemesis
