Vulcan starships
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The Star Trek television series and movie franchise has presented various configurations an designs of Vulcan starships.
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[edit] T'plana-hath
The T'plana-hath is a Vulcan science vessel in the 21st century, the T'plana-hath is the vessel which made first contact with Earth in the year 2063 when the Vulcans detected Earth's first warp flight. Following Vulcan first contact protocol the starship T'plana-hath lands at the location of where the Phoenix had been launched.[1]
On landing three Vulcans exit the T'plana-hath, with their leader giving the Vulcan salute.[1]
The ship is named for T'plana-hath, the matron of the Vulcan philosophy.[2]
[edit] Mirror universe
Within the mirror universe first contact did not go so well between Human and Vulcans; Zefram Cochrane killed the Vulcan leader, and the humans surrounding the T'plana-hath raid the ship for its technology.[3]
[edit] Surak-class
The Surak class is a Vulcan science vessel in service in the 22nd century, like the D'Kyr and Sh'Raan the Surak class vessels have a ring shaped warp nacelle and a pointed hull. The Surak class is much more technologically advanced then that of the Enterprise NX-01.
The Surak class starships possess technology such as tractor beams, deflector shielding and could achieve maximum speeds of warp 6.5, however Captain Vanik states that the technology is "classified".[4]
[edit] Background
The Surak class was originally designed by Doug Drexler.[5]
[edit] Sh'Raan
The Sh'Raan is a Vulcan combat cruiser in the 22nd century, like the D'Kyr and the Surak class these vessels have a ring shaped warp nacelle, the Sh'Raan type sports a long pointed hull.
The Sh'Raan is one of the Vulcan High Command's most powerful combat cruisers.[6]
The Sh'Raan possess many more technological advancements than those of the Enterprise. It is heavily armed, and capable of taking on at least three or more Mazarite warships in battle and disabling them, with little or no damage. The Sh'Raan is also the fastest known Vulcan ship with a top speed of Warp 7.[6]
A Sh'Raan combat cruiser carries at least one shuttlecraft.[6]
[edit] Weaponry
The Sh'Raan was equipped with particle cannons which are capable of disabling several Mazarite warships in several successive hits.[6]
[edit] D'Kyr
The D'Kyr is a 22nd century type of vessel originally operated by the Vulcan High Command, as with the Surak class and Sh'Raan these vessels follow a similar design and are have puce hull, the ship has a dual circular engine,[7] when the ships engines are active the ring glows blue, the ringed warp nacelle is also capable of turning,[8] a small auxiliary craft is located within the dual ring.[7]
The D'Kyr uses deflector shielding as its primary line of defence, the D'Kyr's shields can withhold a direct attack from the Enterprise without taking any severe damage, and take several hits from a Kumari-class starships particle cannon.
Equipped with particle cannons and photonic weaponry, the ships weapons fire in a lime green colour. A D'Kyr's weaponry causes severe damage to the Enterprise during the "Battle of Andoria".
[edit] References
- ^ a b Star Trek: First Contact, (1996).
- ^ Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, (1986).
- ^ "In a Mirror, Darkly". Star Trek: Enterprise.
- ^ "Breaking the Ice". Star Trek: Enterprise.
- ^ Designing the Ti'Mur. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ a b c d "Fallen Hero". Star Trek: Enterprise.
- ^ a b "Kir'Shara". Star Trek: Enterprise.
- ^ "Impulse". Star Trek: Enterprise.
[edit] External links
- D'Kyr type article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Sh'Raan type article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Surak class article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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