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File:RomulanScoutship.jpg
Type: Scoutship
Length: 89 meters
Crew: 1-2
Defenses: Deflector shields

The Romulan scoutship was a small starship used by the Romulan Star Empire for scouting missions during the late-24th century. They would rarely venture out as far as the Romulan Neutral Zone. Very little is known about the capabilities of these vessels, including whether or not they are equipped with cloaking devices.

In 2366, the Romulan scoutship Pi crash-landed on Galorndon Core, inside Federation space while conducting an unspecified covert mission. The Pi was destroyed with an ultritium explosive after the crash to prevent its capture by Starfleet. (TNG: "The Enemy")

A few weeks later, another scoutship was encountered crossing the Neutral Zone by its occupant, Admiral Jarok, who used his vessel to defect to the Federation. Following a pursuit across the Romulan Neutral Zone from a Romulan Warbird. Jarok, too, would destroy his ship to prevent its capture by Starfleet. (TNG: "The Defector")

Appendices

Background

The Romulan scoutship studio model was designed by Rick Sternbach and built by Tony Meininger. It made only a single appearance in the episode "The Defector."

The scoutship would later be modified to represent the Romulan science vessel in "The Next Phase" (TNG), which would, in turn, be modified to become the Nasari starship seen in "Favorite Son" (VOY"). It would be the last Romulan ship built for Star Trek until the Romulan shuttle in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "In the Pale Moonlight."

Apocrypha

In Star Trek: Armada and its sequel, the Romulan scout ship was named as being of the Talon-class. Additionally, vessels of this type are listed in the Starships expansion volume of Decipher's Star Trek Roleplaying Game as Theta-class shuttles/surveyors. The Decipher Star Trek CCG, however, refers to the class as the Lanora-class Scout. None of these designations have been used on-screen, therefore they cannot be considered canon.