D'valek Class
Name: D’valek Class
Craft: Romulan D’valek Class Warbird
Type: Battleship
Class: D’valek
Scale: capital
Length: 822.35 x 753.77 x 303.46 meters
Decks: 67
Mass: 6,230,500 metric tons
Skill: capital ship pilot: romulan systems
Crew Skill: varies
Autopilot Skill: sensors: 1D+1; pilot: 1D; shields: 1D; communications: 1D; command: 0D+2; gunnery: 1D+2
Crew: 1,450
Skeleton: 1/+15; 3/+10; 5/+5
Passengers: 5,513
Max Life Support: 19,000
Cargo Capacity: 100,000 metric tons
Consumables: 3 years
Warp Drive
- Cruise: 6
- Max Cruise: 9.2
- Max Speed (6 Hours Max): 9.6
Nav Computer: yes
- Astrogation Bonus: 0D+1
Computer Cores: 3
- Computer Programming Bonus: 5D+2
Maneuverability: 2D+1
Speed
- Cautious: 5
- Cruising (Maneuverability -1D): 9
- High Speed (Maneuverability -2D): 14
- All Out - Maximum (Maneuverability -3D): 18
- Atmosphere: 400; 1,150kmh
Defenses
- Hull: 4D+2
- Structural Integrity Field: 3D
- Primary Back-up Structural Integrity Field: 1D+1
- Secondary Back-up Structural Integrity Field: 1D+1
- Primary Back-up Structural Integrity Field: 1D+1
- Shields: 4D+2 per arc
- Maximum Shield Power: 7D per arc
- Back-up Shields: 1D+1
Sensors
- Passive: 45/2D+2
- Scan: 135/3D+1
- Search: 190/4D
- Focus: 15/4D+2
Cloaking Systems: 10D+2
Navigational Deflector
- Range: 1-2/5/15
- Accuracy: 3D+2
Weapons
- 6 Valkor Disruptor Arrays
- Fire Arc: 2 forward, 1 starboard, 1 port, 1 ventral, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/10/30
Atmosphere Range: 1-30/100/300km
Ammo: energy based
Rate of fire: 5
Fire Modes: standard, pulse
Shield Penetration: 1D+1
Damage: 8D+2
- 1 Torpedo Launcher
- Fire Arc: aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 2-35/150/405
Atmosphere Range: 15-350/1,500/4,050km
Ammo: 100 Class XIV Plasma; 200 Type G-II Torpedoes
Rate of fire: 10
Fire Modes: spread
Shield Penetration: 2D
Damage:- Class XIV Plasma: 20D/10D/5D
- Type G-II Torpedoes: 13D+1
- 6 Tractor Beams
- Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 aft, 2 in the shuttle bays
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1/2/3
Atmosphere Range: 2/4/6km
Ammo: energy based
Rate of fire: 1 target per emitter per round
Fire Modes: single shot
Shield Penetration: N/A
Strength: 10D
Compliment
- Shuttle Craft: 30
- Shuttle Pods: 0
- Probes: 60
- Escape Pods: 240
- Capacity: 8 persons per pod
- Captain's Yacht: yes
Transporters
- Personnel: 4
- Range: 1-10/20/40
- Capacity: 6 persons
- Accuracy: 1D+2
- Cargo: 4
- Range: 1-10/20/40
- Capacity: 400kg
- Accuracy: 1D+1
- Emergency: 4
- Range: 1-5/10/15
- Capacity: 20 persons
- Accuracy: 2D
Science Systems: science skills +0D+1
Medical Facility: first aid +0D+2
Source: Ship Recognition Manual Five: Ships of the Romulan Star Empire (pages 22-24)
The D'valek-class was a type of swift warbird that saw service with the Romulan Star Empire during the 24th century. The class entered service in 2368. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 3: Ships of the Klingon Empire; The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
Developed in the 2360s using many of the specifications from the D'deridex-class the D'valek resembles its larger cousin with the principle differences being the lack of ventral superstructure between the nacelles and that the wing pylons sweep forwards more sharply.
The D'valek was a fast and maneuverable craft despite its size. It had a high standard and maximum warp speed but was not able to maintain its maximum warp as long as the D'deridex. It is also heavily armed and shielded.
The class was initially designed as a support vessel for the enormous S'varen-class dreadnought. After the S'varen design was cancelled the class was shifted to perimeter defense and rapid response role. Many served in the fleets the Romulan Star Navy assigned to defend its core worlds. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 5: Starships of the Romulan Star Empire)