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418 ROMULAN SCIENCE VESSEL THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE

Romulan science vessel. A small ship, with a crew of about 73, Neutral Zone” [TNG]). The Romulans - E— » that served as a testbed for an expenmental interphase genera- fought a war with the Vulcans that EAE os tor-based cloaking device in 2368. During the tests, the ship lasted for a century. Neither side experienced a catastrophic malfunction of its warp core, but was realized that the conflict had been able to return to Romulan space, thanks to assistance rendered ignited by Quinn, a member of the Q by the Enterprise-D. (“The Next Phase" [TNG]). This ship model Continuum. The war occurred at was a modification of the Romulan scout from “The Defector” some unspecified time before 2072, (TNG). when Quinn was imprisoned. ("Death Wish" [VGR]). A bitter war between the Romulans and Romulan Senate. Governing body of the Romulan Star Empire. Earth forces around 2160 resulted in the establishment of the Dr. Telek R’"Mor communicated with the Romulan government Romulan Neutral Zone, violation of which was considered an regarding Captain Janeway's request that he transmit her crew's act of war. The Neutral Zone remained unviolated until 2266, messages to Starfleet. The Romulan Senate promised to take when a single Romulan ship crossed into Federation space in a the matter under advisement, but was not forthcoming with a test of Federation resolve. (“Balance of Terror” [TOS]). SEE: decision. (“Eye of the Needle" [VGR]). Treaty of Algeron. The Romulans entered into a brief alliance with the Klingon Romulan Star Empire, The Empire around 2268, when an agree-

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1) Romulan Bird-of- Prey (‘Balance of Terror” [TOS]) 2) Romulan battle cruiser [The Enterprise Incident” [TOS]) 3) Romulan scout ship (“The Defector” [TNG]) 4) Romulan warbird (“The Neutral Zone” [TNG]] NOTE: Drawings 1-3 are approximate scale. The warbird is smaller than scale; the small battle cruiser silhouette indicates size relationship