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The d’Deridex-B Warbird S’Task is named after the student of Surak who initiated the schism between the proponents of logic and the proponents of preReformation values and who led the Romulans on their long pilgrimage from Vulcan to the twin planets of ch’Rihan and ch’Havran.
The S’Task was commissioned in 2398, shortly before the end of the Second Romulan War. It was constructed at the Hnakam Shipyards off Perhonies and was intended for ultra long-range exploration. For this reason, it was fitted with triply redundant power systems: one AQS (artifical quantum singularity), one matter-antimatter, and one fusion.
It was also fitted for dual cloaking systems, the highly advanced Mk 4 and the still experimental prototype-D interphase generator cloak. When it was decided that the S’Task would be the trial vessel in the new Romulan-Federation Accord, the interphase generator system was removed, lest it should fall into the hands of the Federation by some unfortunate “accident.”
Following the lead of such Federation vessels as the Galaxy-class cruiser, the S’Task is capable of separating into two autonomous vessels. The upper part, including the Capital and Dorsal sections, would retain the warp nacelles and become essentially a d’Kazanak-C Warbird. The lower part, including the Ventral and Caudal sections, would become an impulse-powered craft -- essentially a huge life boat or a platform for colonization. Separation of the S’Task would likely occur only in a grave emergency or if an extremely rich planet were discovered, calling for the instant “stake-claiming” device of an orbital base.
As befits a long-range exploration vessel, the S’Task has much space dedicated to the sciences and specimen collection. It also has some amenities not normally found on a Romulan military vessel, including a recreational “parkland,” space for individual gardens, and an ampitheater available for dramatic performances and concerts.
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| Classification:
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d’Deridex,
Type B |
| Length:
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2640
feet |
| Width:
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1930
feet |
| Height:
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800
feet |
| Mass:
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21,000,000
tons (approximate) |
| Crew:
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2050
crewmembers |
| Max.
Capacity: |
33,650
persons |
| Number
of decks: |
140
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| Propulsion/Energy
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Artificial
quantum singularity (warp-capable) Systems |
| Back-up
Propulsion/ Matter-antimatter reactor (warp-capable): |
4
antimatter generators |
| Energy
Systems Fusion (impulse only): |
12
fusion powered engines with paired reactors |
| Warp
Nacelles: |
Two
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| Cruising
speed: |
Warp
5.0 (normal) |
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|
Warp
9.5 (emergency) |
| Maximum
Warp: |
Warp
9.8 |
| Computer
Cores: |
Four
(two in Capital section, one each in Dorsal and Ventral sections)
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| Transport
System: |
10
standard 8-man transporters (quantum resolution) |
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4
emergency 18-man transporters (quantum resolution) |
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8
cargo transporters (molecular resolution) |
| Deflector
System: |
Thrain’klett
(Badger-hide), Type C, roughly comparable to Federation Mark XI deflector
system |
| Sensor
Systems: |
Four
lateral arrays, Capital section |
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four
lateral arrays each, Dorsal and Ventral sections |
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two
lateral arrays, Caudal section |
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Full
range of unmanned sensor probes covering everything from simple in-space
applications to long-range multimission applications. Includes cloaked
probes for covert data collection. |
| Tactical
Systems: |
Four
plasma torpedo bays, two forward, two aft |
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Eight
disruptor cannons, two forward, two each dorsal and ventral, two aft.
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Cloaking
System:
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Mk
4 (uses highly wave-mapped, adaptive, assymmetrical dispersion pattern.
Undetectable except via tachyon heterodyne grids of considerable power.)
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| Auxiliary
Craft: |
T’Leh,
Captain’s Transport |
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2
eight-man runabouts |
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6
six-man personnel shuttles |
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6
three-man cargo shuttles |
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10
one-man EVA pods |
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20
one-man fighters, called Falconets (Nei’rrhin) |
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| Note:
The d’Deridex class Warbird is divided into four main sections. They
are named as if they were parts of a great bird of prey, which the
ship is explicitly designed to resemble. |
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The CAPITAL
section includes the “raptor’s head” and the “backbone” that connects
this head to the Dorsal section. The “head” has eighty decks, twenty
of which are shared with the “backbone.” |
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The DORSAL
section includes the upper portion or “back” of the vessel, including
the two “wingtip” warp nacelles. It has fifteen decks. |
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The VENTRAL
section includes the lower portion or “belly” of the vessel and the
slim “throat” that connects this section to the CAPITAL section. The
“throat” connects with the superstructure atop the VENTRAL section
which contains shuttle and fighter bays and facilities. The VENTRAL
section has fifteen decks, in addition to the five in the auxiliary
crafts superstructure. |
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The CAUDAL
section includes the “tail” that connects the DORSAL and VENTRAL sections.
It contains 25 decks. |
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| CAPITAL
SECTION DECKS: |
| 1-2
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2 disruptor
cannons and support systems, starboard and port |
3-6
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2 plasma
torpedo launch tubes, starboard and port;
plasma torpedo storage and support |
7-10
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Hardware
replication center; raw material storage
bins and tanks. |
| 11
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Subspace
Radio Control substation |
| 12
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Observation
lounge; Reception area; Personnel
Transporter III |
| 13-21
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Science
Main |
| 13
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Chief
Scientist’s office |
| 14-19
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Laboratories;
Inanimate Specimen storage |
| 20-21
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Stellar
Cartography |
| *NOTE*
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Dependent
from the “backbone” and adjacent to the Science Decks, rather like
the “tonsils” of the Warbird are ten decks. Hydroponics Main covers
the first six decks of this subsection, while the lower four are reserved
for the Animate Specimens collection -- a shipboard research zoo,
and a popular recreational resource for the crew. |
| 22-24
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Primary
and secondary computer cores |
| 23
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Computer
Control |
25
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Sensor
Control substation, serving Sensor Arrays 1 and 2 (NOTE: These sensor
arrays are mounted in the “eyespot-mask” portions of the external
hull, port and starboard); Auxiliary power substation
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| 26
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Engineering
substation; Environmental Control substation |
| 27-29
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Security
Main |
| 27
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Security
Training Center and Holorange |
| 28
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Brig
and Armory |
| 29
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Security
Chief’s Office |
| 30
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Main
bridge, including Commander and Subcommander’s offices; Commander’s
quarters; Security substation; Personnel Transporter I; Lifepod access.
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| 31
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Senior
officers’ quarters, excluding Subcommander’s; Officers’ mess; VIP
staterooms; Emergency envirosupport substation; Lifepod access.
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| 32
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Offices
of the Romulan Trade Commission, Special Task Force; Office of the
Federation Liaison; Office of the Tal Shiar Liaison |
| 33-35
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Sickbay
Main |
| 33
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Personnel
Tranporter II |
| 35
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Emergency
Transporter I |
| 36-37
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Amphitheater
(for education and recreation); Gymnasia; Library Access
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| 38-58
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Crew
Quarters I |
| 38-40
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Junior
officers’ quarters and lounge |
| 38
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Lifepod
access |
| 40
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Emergency
envirosupport substation |
| 41
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Enlisted
mess |
| 42-58
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Enlisted
quarters and lounges |
| 47
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Transporter
II; Lifepod Access |
| 48
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Holographic
Parkland (entire deck). |
| 50
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Enlisted
messes |
| 51
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Emergency
envirosupport substation |
| 55
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Lifepod
access |
| 58
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Personnel
Transporter IV |
| 59-64
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Passenger
Quarters I |
| NOTE:
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Decks
59-60 are currently configured as passenger staterooms, lounges, and
mess. Decks 61-64 are unconfigured and can be readily set up as offices,
storage areas, and special mission areas, as needed, with emergency
reversion to passenger staterooms. |
| 65-69
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Legion
staging area |
| 70-80
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Maintenance;
Envirosupport substations; |
| 70-71
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Probe
storage and launch tubes |
| 75
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Dedicated
envirosupport fusion generator; Sensor Control substation erving Sensor
Arrays 3 and 4 (NOTE: These arrays are located on the underside of
the Warbird’s “beak.”) |
| SPECIAL NOTE: “BACKBONE” SECTION |
Much
of this section is dedicated to highspeed horizontal personnel and
cargo turbotubes. Some special features:
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| 18-22
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Secondary
shuttle bays |
| 22a
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Captain’s
transport docking bay |
| 22b
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Secondary
Flight Control Deck |
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| 1
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Secondary
bridge; Captain and Subcommander’s offices; Security substation
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| 2
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Conference
room; Subcommander’s quarters; Personnel Transporter V; Lifepod access;
Special operations space |
| 3-4
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Main
deflector grids and deflector field generators. |
| 5-9
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Engineering
Main |
| 5
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Chief
Engineer’s office;Personnel Transporters VI; Medical substation
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| 6
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Computer
Core 3 and Control Center; Lifepod access; Emergency envirosupport
area |
| 7
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AQS
(artificial quantum singularity) Containment Pod |
| 8
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Antimatter
generators and antimatter storage pods; Antimatter ejection system;
Antimatter injection reactor |
| 9
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Mk
4 cloaking system; Sensor Control substation serving arrays 5-8 (NOTE:
These arrays are located on the forward and aft edges of the “wings”,
port and starboard); Hardware replicators (3); Personnel Transporters
VII |
| 10
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Main
cargo deck; 4 Cargo Transporters; Cargo port; Replicator raw material
storage |
| 11
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Waste
Management Main, benign and hazardous; Envirocontrol substations
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| 12
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Water
storage and filtration plants; Emergency batteries; Probe storage
and launch tubes |
| 13
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Storage,
including secured; Emergency quarters; Armory; Emergency Transporter
III |
| 14-15
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2
disruptor cannons and support systems, port and starboard “wingtips”;
Docking ports |
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| 1
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Flight
Control Main; also, at need, tertiary bridge; Personnel Transporter
VIII. |
| 2-3
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Main
shuttle bays; shuttle and EVA pod maintenance and repair
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| 4-5
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Fighter
base |
| 4
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Wing
Commander’s quarters and office; Falconet bays and maintenance; fighter
pilots’ quarters, lounge, and briefing center; Lifepod access; Emergency
envirosupport area |
VENTRAL SECTION DECKS:
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| 1-2
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2
disruptor cannons and support systems, port and starboard “wingtips”;
Docking ports |
| 3-4
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Storage,
including secured |
| 5-7
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Secondary
Engineering |
| 5
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Personnel
Transporter IX; Envirocontrol substations; Emergency batteries; Sensor
Control substation, serving arrays 9-12, Ventral Section, and 13-14,
Caudal Section; Secondary Mk 4 cloaking system; Lifepod access; Emergency
envirosupport area |
| 6
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Deuterium
fuel storage tanks; Computer Core 4 and Control Center |
| 7
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Deuterium
pumps and injection reactors; Main impulse engines |
| 8
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Secondary
water storage and filtration; Secondary waste management; Hardware
replicators (2) |
| 9
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Crew
Quarters 2; Senior and junior officers quarters and lounges; Officers’
mess; Enlisted quarters, lounges and mess; Lifepod access; Emergency
envirosupport area. |
| 10
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Enlisted
quarters, lounges and mess; Passenger quarters, lounges, and mess
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| 11-13
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Emergency
quarters |
| 11
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Security
substation |
| 12
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Secondary
Sickbay; Emergency Transporter IV; Lifepod access; Emergency envirosupport
area |
| 14-15
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Special
operations space: Can be configured to serve many purposes, including
establishment of a secondary hydroponics center, in case of prolonged
separation from upper module. |
| 14
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Probe
storage and launching tubes |
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CAUDAL SECTION DECKS:
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| 1-11
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Replicator
raw material storage tanks; deuterium fuel storage tanks; Personnel
Transporter X. |
| 12-13
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Plasma
torpedo storage and launching tubes (2). |
| 14-15
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Deflector
field generators; Secondary deflector grids |
| 16-23
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Replicator
raw material storage tanks; deuterium fuel storage tanks |
| 24-25
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2
disruptor cannons and support systems, port and starboard
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