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The Romulan Ship Recognition Manual was a gaming guide used for Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game by FASA. It showed designs and described the combat abilities for several Romulan ship types and gave brief histories for them. The ships were from the timeframes of the original Star Trek series and movies. It contained many more designs than were contained in the original Starship Combat Manual.

From the book jacket: Classified – Authorized Personnel Only. The Romulan Ship Recognition Manual is intended for Star Fleet personnel with a "need to know" concerning information on the Romulan Star Navy. This comprehensive study discloses all known combat, visual and historical data on 40 different Federation ships and their variants. Also included is a chronology of service and silhouette recognition chart. This manual is a must for all Star Trek enthusiasts.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Introduction

The role of Star Navy

Combat vessels

Troop transport

M-4 (Wings of Justice)

Assault ships

M-8 (Nightwing)

Battleships

Z-1 Nova Class

Courier

CS-2 (Graceful Flyer)

Cruisers

V-1 (Starglider)
V-2 (Hunter)
V-4 (Wing of Vengeance)
V-5 (Skyfire)
V-6 (Gallant Wing)
V-7 (Whitewind)
V-8 (Bird of Prey) (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
V-9 (Night Flyer)
V-11 (Stormbird)
V-20 (Star Seeker)
V-27 (Comet of Destruction)
V-30 (Winged Defender)

Cutters

P-2 (Ranajmar)

P-3 (Caladan)
P-12 (Comilius)

Destroyers

T-2 (Death Talon)
T-5 (Fire Swarm)
T-10 (Bright One)

Escort

R-4 (Mularr)

Gunboat

N-8 (Mandukam)

Monitors

Q-1 (Great Defender)
Q-4 (Protector)

Scouts

S-3 (Free Flight)
S-4 (Swift Wing)
S-9 (Wind Carrier)
S-11 (Bird of Prey)

Support vessels

Transports

J-4 (Baydron)
J-8 (Moorabbin)

Freighters

I-7 (Vespin)
I-4 (Graffler)
J-3 (Starlifter)

Warpshuttles

H-4 (Praetor)
H-5 (Ras Lovah)

Repair vessels and facilities

Tenders

E-5 (Little Nest)

Repair facilities

F-2 (Nestar)

Defense outposts

X-3 (Aviary)

Recognition silhouettes

Time lines

Background information

Two versions of the manual were released, each with the same "Second Edition"-based material. In both cases, the cover depicts a front half cutaway view Whitewind cruiser, while the opposite back covers continues the image with the back half cutaway view Whitewind cruiser. The first edition has only the words "ROMULAN SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL" printed in plain red block letters over the cruiser, while the second edition incorporates the same "framed" style as the 2nd Edition Federation and 'Romulan Ship Recognition Manuals.

Cover gallery

Credits

Proofreading: Donna Ippolito
Graphic Design: Jordan K. Weisman
Layout and Pasteup: Dana Knutson, Todd F. Marsh, & Jane Bigos
Typesetting: Karen Vander Mey

Links and references

References

Starship and station types

Troop Transport
Assault ship
Battleship
Corvette
Cruiser
Cutter
Destroyer
Escort
Gunboat
Monitor
Scout
Transport
Freighter
Warp shuttle
Tender
Repair facility
Defense outpost

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 ==Contents==
 ;From the book jacket:
-:Classified &ndash; Authorized [[Starfleet personnel|Personnel]] Only. ''The 'Romulan [[starship|Ship]] Recognition Manual' is intended for [[Starfleet|Star Fleet]] personnel with a "need to know" concerning information on the Romulan Star Navy. This comprehensive study discloses all known combat, visual and historical data on 40 different [[Federation]] ships and their variants. Also included is a chronology of service and silhouette recognition chart. This manual is a must for all ''[[Star Trek]]'' enthusiasts.''
+:Classified &ndash; Authorized [[Starfleet personnel|Personnel]] Only. ''The ''Romulan [[starship|Ship]] Recognition Manual'' is intended for [[Starfleet|Star Fleet]] personnel with a "need to know" concerning information on the Romulan Star Navy. This comprehensive study discloses all known combat, visual and historical data on 40 different [[Federation]] ships and their variants. Also included is a chronology of service and silhouette recognition chart. This manual is a must for all ''[[Star Trek]]'' enthusiasts.''
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 ===Combat vessels===
-====Troop Transport====
+====Troop transport====
-;''M-4 (Wings of Justice)
+*M-4 (Wings of Justice)
 ====Assault ships====
-;''M-8 (Nightwing)''
+*M-8 (Nightwing)
 ====Battleships====
-;''Z-1 Nova Class''
+*Z-1 Nova Class
 ====Courier====
-;''CS-2 (Graceful Flyer)''
+*CS-2 (Graceful Flyer)
 ====Cruisers====
-;''V-1 (Starglider)''
+*V-1 (Starglider)
-;''V-2 (Hunter)''
+*V-2 (Hunter)
-;''V-4 (Wing of Vengance)''
+*V-4 (Wing of Vengeance)
-;''V-5 (Skyfire)''
+*V-5 (Skyfire)
-;''V-6 (Gallant Wing)''
+*V-6 (Gallant Wing)
-;''V-7 (Whitewind)''
+*V-7 (Whitewind)
-;''V-8 (Bird of Prey)'' ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
+*V-8 (Bird of Prey) ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
-;''V-9 (Night Flyer)''
+*V-9 (Night Flyer)
-;[[Romulan battle cruiser|''V-11 (Stormbird)'']]
+*[[Romulan battle cruiser|V-11 (Stormbird)]]
-;''V-20 (Star Seeker)''
+*V-20 (Star Seeker)
-;''V-27 (Comet of Destruction)''
+*V-27 (Comet of Destruction)
-;''V-30 (Winged Defender)''
+*V-30 (Winged Defender)
 ====Cutters====
-;''P-2 (Ranajmar)''
+*P-2 (Ranajmar)''
 ;''P-3 (Caladan)''
 ;''P-12 (Comilius)''
 ====Destroyers====
-;''T-2 (Death Talon)''
+*T-2 (Death Talon)
-;''T-5 (Fire Swarm)''
+*T-5 (Fire Swarm)
-;''T-10 (Bright One)''
+*T-10 (Bright One)
 ====Escort====
-;''R-4 (Mularr)
+*R-4 (Mularr)
 ====Gunboat====
-;''N-8 (Mandukam)
+*N-8 (Mandukam)
 ====Monitors====
-;''Q-1 (Great Defender)''
+*Q-1 (Great Defender)
-;''Q-4 (Protector)''
+*Q-4 (Protector)
 ====Scouts====
-;''S-3 (Free Flight)''
+*S-3 (Free Flight)
-;''S-4 (Swift Wing)''
+*S-4 (Swift Wing)
-;''S-9 (Wind Carrier)''
+*S-9 (Wind Carrier)
-;[[Klingon Bird-of-Prey|''S-11 (Bird of Prey)'']]
+*[[Klingon Bird-of-Prey|S-11 (Bird of Prey)]]
 ===Support vessels===
 ====Transports====
-;''J-4 (Baydron)''
+*J-4 (Baydron)
-;''J-8 (Moorabbin)''
+*J-8 (Moorabbin)
 ====Freighters====
-;''I-7 (Vespin)''
+*I-7 (Vespin)
-;''I-4 (Graffler)''
+*I-4 (Graffler)
-;''J-3 (Starlifter)''
+*J-3 (Starlifter)
 ====Warpshuttles====
-;''H-4 (Praetor)''
+*H-4 (Praetor)
-;''H-5 (Ras Lovah)''
+*H-5 (Ras Lovah)
 ===Repair vessels and facilities===
 ====Tenders====
-;''E-5 (Little Nest)''
+*E-5 (Little Nest)
 ====Repair facilities====
-;''F-2 (Nestar)''
+*F-2 (Nestar)
 ====Defense outposts====
-;''X-3 (Aviary)''
+*X-3 (Aviary)
 ===Recognition silhouettes===
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 ==Background information==
-*Two versions of the manual were released, each with the same "Second Edition"-based material. In both cases, the cover depicts a front half cutaway view ''Whitewind'' cruiser, while the opposite back covers continues the image with the back half cutaway view ''Whitewind'' cruiser. The first edition has  only the words "ROMULAN SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL" printed in plain red block letters over the cruiser, while the second edition incorporates the same "framed" style as the 2nd Edition Federation & Romulan Ship Recognition Manuals.
+*Two versions of the manual were released, each with the same "Second Edition"-based material. In both cases, the cover depicts a front half cutaway view ''Whitewind'' cruiser, while the opposite back covers continues the image with the back half cutaway view ''Whitewind'' cruiser. The first edition has  only the words "ROMULAN SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL" printed in plain red block letters over the cruiser, while the second edition incorporates the same "framed" style as the 2nd Edition ''Federation'' and '''Romulan Ship Recognition Manuals''.
 === Cover gallery ===
 <gallery>
-Image:Romulan Ship Recognition Manual.jpg|Second edition cover
+File:Romulan Ship Recognition Manual.jpg|Second edition cover
 </gallery>
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 ==Links and references==
-===Characters===
 ===References===
 ====Starship and station types====
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 * [[drydock|Repair facility]]
 * [[outpost|Defense outpost]]
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