Romulan Shuttle

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Affiliation :	Romulans
Class Name :	Romulan Shuttle
Type :	Long range warp shuttle [1]
Unit Run :	Unknown; estimated 925 in service 2,114 built in total. 387 have been lost in all.
Commissioned :	2358 - present
Dimensions :	Length : 24.23 m [2] Beam : 15.98 m [1] Height : 6.57 m [1] Decks : 1
Mass :	142.31 [1] metric tons (estimated)
Crew :	15 [1]
Armament :	6 [1] x disruptor cannon [1], total output 900 TeraWatts 2 [1] x Micro photon torpedo tube [1]
Defence Systems :	Standard shield system, total capacity 40,500 TeraJoules Light Duranium Single hull. Low level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds (TNG scale) :	Maximum Rated : 9.6 [1]
Strength Indices : (Galaxy class = 1,000)	Beam Firepower : 18 Torpedo Firepower : 25 Weapon Range and Accuracy : - Shield Strength : 15 Hull Armour : 0.63 Speed : 1,000 Combat Manoeuvrability : 16,500
Overall Strength Index :	108
Diplomatic Capability :	1
Expected Hull Life :	15
Refit Cycle :	Minor : 1 year Standard : 1 years Major : 0 years

Notes

This vessel has only recently been seen up close by the Federation, more because no serious effort has been put into learning about such a low priority craft than due to any great effort at secrecy on the part of the Romulans. The craft is approximately equal to a Federation Runabout in size and capability, although it is more biased toward long range transportation and so is considerably faster. The armament is on a par with the Danube class, with six Disruptors and a pair of photon torpedo tubes. [3] One unusual feature of a vessel this size is the installation of a cloaking device. [4]

These vessels are not produced in anything like the same numbers as the Federation Runabouts, even accounting for the smaller Romulan fleet. This has lead to some speculation that the vessels suffer from an undisclosed design fault, perhaps in the warp drive system. A more likely answer is that relatively high warp capability of this model makes it too expensive to be worth producing in very large quantities, and it is likely that the Romulans operate slower classes of shuttles - perhaps variants on this one - to make up the difference.

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1			Star Trek Deep Space Nine Technical Manual
2			Star Trek Deep Space Nine Technical Manual	Stated on page 172.
3			Star Trek Deep Space Nine Technical Manual	Page 172
4	DS9	6	In the Pale Moonlight

Comments

First seen in DS9's "In the Pale Moonlight", the Romulan shuttle appears to be around the size of the Federation Danube class. Most of the info comes from the DS9 Technical manual - the scale diagram on the page gives different sizes that the text, but it isn't a major difference so I've gone with what's written. The mass is rather high, but high speed warp coils could be much denser than those used in the Danube's to account for the difference.

As of the date below, we have had no further sightings of this craft.

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Last updated : 27 Sep 2021

Series :	DS9 Season 6
Episode :	In the Pale Moonlight

Book :	Star Trek Deep Space Nine Technical Manual
Comment :	Stated on page 172.