D'valek Class
Name: D'valek
Craft: Romulan Star Empire D'valek-Class Swift Warbird
Type: warbrid
Scale: capital
Length: 822.35 x 753.77 x 303.46 meters
Ship Mass: 6,230,000 metric tons
Starship Size: 10
Skill: capital ship pilot
Autopilot: 3D+1
Crew: 1,450; Skeleton: 145/+10
Passengers: 5,513
Cargo Capacity: 100,000 metric tons
Consumables: 3 years
Warp Drive: 6 / 9.2 / 9.6 (12 Hours)
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D+2
Space: 9
Hull: 6D+1
Shields: 13D+1
Sensors
- Passive: 35 / 4D
- Scan: 100 / 4D+2
- Search: 140 / 5D+1
- Focus: 5 / 6D
Cloaking Device: while cloaked, +9D Difficulty to detect ship
Weapons
- Fire Arc: 3x 360 degrees forward, 2x 360 degrees ventral
Location: forward, 2 ventral, forward starboard "wing," forward port "wing"
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1-2/5/15
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Rate of fire: 5
Damage: 8D+2
- Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 aft, but are self guided
Location: forward, aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Spread: 10
- Space Range: 1-45/180/487
Ammunition: 100 total
Damage: 20D
- Space Range: 1-45/180/487
- Space Range: 1-18/75/203
Ammunition: 200 total
Damage: 13D+1
- Space Range: 1-18/75/203
- Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 aft
Location: forward ventral, forward dorsal, aft ventral, aft dorsal
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-4/7/10
Rate of fire: 1
Strength: 7D+2
- Fire Arc: Shuttlebay
Location: 1 in each Shuttlebay
Crew: 1
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+2
Space Range: 1-4/7/10
Rate of fire: 1
Strength: 6D+2
Miscellaneous:
- Crew Quarters:
- Spartan: 3,300
- Basic: 450
- Expanded: 75
- Luxury: 23
- Unusual: 12
- Decks: 67
- Escape Pods: 240
- Capacity per Pod: 8
- Year Commissioned: 2368 (Earth Reckoning)
Transporters
- Personnel: 4
- Range: 40,000 km
- Capacity: 6 persons
- Emergency: 4
- Range: 15,000 km
- Capacity: 20 persons
- Cargo: 4
- Range: 40,000 km
- Capacity: 400 kg
Complement
- Shuttle Craft: 30
- Probes: 60
- Captain's Yacht: yes
Description: 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)
Source:
- Ship Recognition Manual vol 5(Spacedock) (pages 22-24)
- thedemonapostle