Vulcan Ships
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Their Ships:
[ Ancient ships ][ Survey
ships ][ Vahklas ][ Maymora
][ Suurok ][ Combat Cruisers
]
[ Flitters ][ Apollo class
]
Ship Building Technology:
Dentarium - Dentarium alloy is used by the Vulcans for building
items designed for use in space.
"Unification, part 1" [TNG]
Pre-Federation Vulcan
ships:
Ancient Starship: The
Guardian of Forever, the time-travel gateway, displays imagery of past
eras
in its center. During a time when it was being used to view
the past of the planet Vulcan,
the imagery included a starship
or two - one might surmise
the ships were of Vulcan origin
(or perhaps they could have
been the ships used by the
Romulans when they left the
planet).
"Yesteryear" [TAS]
-- In TOS "City on the
Edge of Forever", the Guardian showed
images of Earth's past
exclusively, so there's every reason to
believe that on this occasion
it was showing Vulcan's past and
that this is a Vulcan ship
(or at least one that played an important
part in Vulcan history.)
T'Plana - Vulcan starship lost with all hands "about a century
ago" - i.e. ca. 2050 - when it couldn't outrun
the wave front of a Class 5 neutronic storm.
"Catwalk" [ENT]
Survey Ships:
[ unnamed
ship ][ D'Vahl ][ T'Plana-Hath
]
Unnamed survey
ship: (circa: 1957) An elongated ovoid, standard Vulcan-red in
color. It had two engine
nacelles, ventral and dorsal, with yellow-glowing throats. To
each side were two-pronged
claw-like features, similar to the
landing feet on the tri-lobed
Vulcan lander from "First Contact".
Forward of these projected
two narrow airfoils, with vent-like
features at their roots.
The command deck featured at least one
comfortable seat, but the
four crew stood at their stations, sans
seatbelts.
"Carbon Creek" [ENT]
D'Vahl (or its shuttle?):
(circa: 1957) Captain: Tellus
Another elongated ovoid shape, but more pointed, again red.
It has two ovoid engine nacelles,
aft lateral ventral; each with two
triangular yellow-glowing
features. Dorsal to the aft hull is a
third ovoid, raised on a short
stalk. Two rectangular landing feet
deploy from the fuselage,
just forward of the engines. At the
ventral midbody there is a
downward-pointing spotlight.
The nose has two narrow, sharply
backswept canards.
"Carbon Creek" [ENT]
T'plana-Hath:
A Vulcan ship began passing through the Sol system at 11:00 AM on a 15
minute survey
mission. It had no interest in Earth, which was considered
too primative to concern themselves
with. This was a
different design from the
types of ship we see later, with
a different type of writing
on the sides (TMP had angular
lettering similar to Klingon
writing, but all the later shows
and movies have used the
curvy "ancient calligraphy" writing
invented by Mike Okuda).
The ship shown in the movie
could have been a shuttle
or dedicated landing module and
could have come from a
larger ship named the "T'Plana-Hath",
but secondary sources (namely
ST Magazine and Fact Files)
make it clear that what we saw WAS the entire starship,
the T'Plana-Hath itself,
and not just a shuttle. This was not
made clear in the movie,
and in fact the name T'Plana-Hath
wasn't mentioned there
at all - it only comes from backstage
sources. It has
a diameter of approx. 43 meters.
"First Contact" [ST8]
There was an incident 3 weeks prior to the discovery
of Archer's comet, when in a "planetary nebula",
a "survey ship" (as T'pol identifies it) didn't
answer Enterprise's hails, and went to warp.
"Breaking the Ice" [ENT]
Vahklas:
An older Civilian transport ship. Captain: Tavin
Instead of a complete warp-ring, has two ~90° ring segments, each
of which flows smoothly into the hull. The
aft edge of each
segment has 6 blue-glowing clusters. Atop
the aft hull is a
dorsal bulge, surrounded-forward by a C-shaped ridge.
There's
a matching ventral bulge, which might have a red-glowing
feature on it. The starboard docking shaft
extends from the
"equator", forward of the warp-fin. Its length
is approx. 110 meters.
"Fusion" [ENT]
Maymora class ship:
A few years ago, Archer served on a "Maymora"-class
ship, the "Yahrala", under the command of
Capt. Tok, which investigated a dark matter nebula.
He helped setup the graviton telescope, and was
impressed by their Vulcan EV suits.
"Breaking the Ice" [ENT]
Suurok class ship:
Archer dreaded asking the Vulcan High Command for
help when his warp drive
was damaged in an attack by an
unknown assailant, imagining
that the Vulcans would "oh
so politely" send a Suurok-class
ship to tow Enterprise
back to base.
"Silent Enemy" [ENT]
Predominant color: rust-red.
Primary Hull: The fuselage is extremely long
and slender,
with both a pointed bow
and a pointed stern. It is at the
center of a ring, connected
by a tetrahedral ventral hull
(looks like a triangular
fin from the front, but is wide and
flat at the back).
The hull forward of the fin/ring is a
long cone; the aft hull
is flattened to a horizontal slab, which tapers to a very long, narrow
point.
There might be a rectangular
docking bay on the starboard side of the forward hull, just forward
of the fin; or it might
be a shadow.
Lit ports are spread irregularly
around the forward hull.
There are at least seven
decks in the fin: 4 rows of lit ports, a gap, and 3 more.
Impulse drive: Spanning the fin's aft
root (in the undercut) is a horizontal black row with at least
6 glowing blue vertical
lines.
Warp drive: Singular 'hoop' warp engine
that surrounds the aft third of the vessel, mounted on a
ventral 'keel' pylon.
The ring is flat, like a rolled strip of paper; not a torus. It's
rooted just above
the ventral tip of the fin;
at the intersection is a white beacon. It has a blue glowing line
all around
its leading edge, but no
glows inside, outside, or aft. There's a small round bulge at its
dorsal edge
("up", "12:00", opposite
the fin). It is capable of traveling up to warp 6.5
Other features: It is equipped with a tractor
beam.
At 9:00 (starboard), there's
a flat rectangular feature, grey, with a blue rectangular light on its
aft edge.
Specific Suurok Class Ships:
| Name |
Comments |
Source |
| Ni'Var |
Captained by Sopek. |
"Shadows of P'Jem" [ENT] |
| Ti'Mur |
under the command of Vanik. The Ti'Mur observed
Enterprise at Archer's Comet in 2151, where it also
served to relay messages between Sub-Commander
T'Pol and Koss. The Ti'Mur was launched no later
than 2136, since Vanik took command at that time.
It can travel at warp 6.5 |
"Breaking the Ice" [ENT] |
| Nyran |
This ship was never shown and is only assumed
to be of this class.
Hoshi reported it was approaching at high warp. Captain Tavek. |
"The Seventh" [ENT] |
Combat Cruisers:
[ Unnamed Combat Cruiser ][ D'Kyr
type Combat Cruiser ][ Future Cruiser ]
Unnamed Combat Cruiser Class:
Primary Hull - Similar to the Suurok class, however it
seems to be
bigger and somewhat faster.
The other primary difference from the
Suurok class, is that the
main "T-shaped" hull is not symmetrical.
The wedge shaped bow section
being much longer than the stern.
Propulsion - There appeared to be two definite
triangular shaped
impulse engines under the
stern wedge. The war cruiser has subtly
altered detail on the ring
and the backside of the primary hull, as if
her propulsion systems were
different from those of the Suurok
class. For example, The impulse engines glow red from two angular
orifices, while the previous
version had a yellow glow from a series
of vertical slits.
Speed - According to dialogue between T'Pol
and Archer; the war
cruiser can manage up to
warp 7.
Size - The visuals show a vessel at least
twice as long as the NX-01.
Since none of the prominent
window rows on the forward part of
the ship are altered, it
seems the two versions are of the exact same
size. Perhaps Vulcans believe
in series-produced standard hulls
that are equipped with customized
mission gear (like weapons and
engines)? If it is
actually a bigger ship than the Suurok class then the windows of the warship
have to be larger than
those of the other vessel,
and the decks correspondingly higher (or perhaps a little lower, but windows
placed on every
second deck only).
That sounds very unlikely
from the Real World point of view - but it's more or less standard practice
with Trek
alien spacecraft which
are often recycled for use in a wholly different scale than the originally
intended one.
Weapons - The cruiser had what looked like
several green colored phase cannons, and is more than a match for 3
Mazarite
ships.
"Fallen Hero" [ENT]
Ship Examples:
Sh'raan
-
"Fallen Hero" [ENT]
Shuttles - The cruiser also has a shuttle
that looks very similar to the Suurok and cruiser, but is somewhat stubbier
in form,
and is only about 10-35 meters long. Since a ring engine is visible,
it might be capable of warp.
Unnamed Class of Combat
Cruiser: (Delta-ring design) The Vulcan ship is
the same red color
as prior ships. Instead of a conical hull,it has a flattened
triangular hull which flares into a horizontal ring,
then
shrinks back to a stubby trapezoidal tail.
This h-ring has a docking port on the
starboard edge, and several decks of room-lights
aft. Inside the h-ring is a vertical
warp-engine ring, lined with glowing blue narrow
rectangles. Suspended along the axis
is a conical structure (something like a smaller
Vulcan ship), attached to the forward
inner edge of the h-ring, but not aft. This
vessel appears to be at least twice as long as
Enterprise, equalling about 500 to 600m. The
h-ring is about twice the diameter of
Enterprise's saucer, and accounts for about half
the ship's length.
"Shockwave, part 2" [ENT]
Crew Complement:
147
"Impulse" [ENT]
The vertical ring-nacelle is definitely pivoted,
as previous shots of this class would imply. The
structure hanging within the horizontal ring appears
to be an oversized snail-shuttle. The Seleya's
starboard docking port is located at the midpoint
of its horizontal ring. The shuttlepod is about
one-third the length of the rectangular band at
that point; at five meters for the pod, some crude
photogrammetry puts the ship at least 150 meters
long -- with 13-plus decks, probably more.
"Impulse" [ENT]
Deck Layout (as seen on the Seleya from "Impulse" [ENT]):
| Deck |
Ship's Facilities |
| 1 |
Bridge, comm system |
| 6 |
Sickbay |
| 8 |
Launch bay (depressurized on the Seleya, probably from an asteroid
impact) |
| 9 |
starboard Docking port (located at the midpoint of the ship's horizontal
ring;
4 bulkheads leading to airlock - sealed), bulkhead controls were severed
on this deck |
| ?? |
Auxilliary Control room, access to transmitter and auxilliary transmitter,
Engineering deck |
| 12 & 13 |
These two decks were decompressed on the Seleya. |
| 14+ |
They away team encounters a chasm that cuts through at least 5 decks
from the
Docking port area
So this class ship must have at least 14 decks. |
Specific Ships:
| Name |
Comments |
Source |
| D'kyr |
|
"Shockwave, part 2" [ENT] |
| Tal'kyr |
Disabled by Tholians. When seen by ENT,
its ring-nacelle is knocked askew (as though
tilted on its lateral mounts): this might be
damage or a variable-geometry. |
"Future Tense" [ENT] |
| 2 unnamed ships |
|
"Cease Fire" [ENT] |
| unnamed ship |
|
"Bounty" [ENT] |
| Seleya |
Capt. Voris, Pulled into the Expanse by a
subspace eddy. destroyed. |
"Impulse" [ENT] |
| Vaankara |
This ship wasn't actually seen and is only
assumed to be of this class.
Went into the Expanse to rescue the Seleya
but was lost as well. |
"The Expanse" [ENT]
"Impulse" [ENT] |
Unnamed Future Class of
Cruiser: (Needle-Tri-ring design) The future Vulcan ship
in Daniels'
31st century database resembles the Suurok-class, with
a tapered cylindrical hull circled by a ring-nacelle.
This one has a more slender (or longer) hull, and
the ring is trefoil: it touches the hull at
three points, without the large ventral keel-hull.
Considering its similarity to existing
classes it shouldn't be too far into Enterprise's
future.
"Future Tense" [ENT]
Unknown Ship types:
Transport - Ambassador Soval (30 years ago)
"Broken Bow" [ENT]
Transport
-
"Stigma" [ENT]
Transport
-
"Future Tense" [ENT]
Transport
+ ENT "The Expanse"
Ship
Ambassador Soval
"Months later"
after new timeline formation
+ ENT "Twilight"
Patrol ship
[ 4 ]
+ ENT "The Forge"
Vulcan patrol
ships [ 2 ]
(tri-fold engine
placement)
+ ENT "Awakening"
Vulcan cruisers
[ 2 ]
+ ENT "Awakening"
Vulcan Suurok
Class starship
+ ENT "Awakening"
Vulcan cruisers
[ 12 ]
Presumably Vulcan
Suurok Class
+ ENT "Kir'Shara"
Vulcan patrol
ships [ 4 ]
(tri-fold engine
placement)
+ ENT "Kir'Shara"
Vulcan scout
ships [ 3 ]
(design similar
to Vader's TIE fighter in that other universe)
+ ENT "Kir'Shara"
Federation Era Ships:
Flittercraft:
Design of small hovercraft used on Vulcan circa 2237. We saw a flittercraft
flying over the desert.
"Yesteryear" [TAS]
Transport Ship:
Apollo Class:
A Vulcan Apollo class ship called the T'Pau featured a structure that was
somewhat
circular in shape (and had no other visible nacelles). Judging
from the known registries, this is probably a design
from the
early 24th century contemporary with the Ambassador
class.
SEE: T'Pau
"Unification, part 1" [TNG]
Freighter version of Apollo:
Lt Commander Michael Eddington was left in charge of DS9 as
Sisko investigated Kassidy Yates' supply runs into
the
Badlands for the Maquis. The Vulcan freighter was
docked
at the upper pylon of DS9. Eddington loaded it with
a
shipment of Class-4 industrial replicators. He then
defected
to the Maquis appropriating the ship and taking
his precious
cargo with him. The vessel is similar in design
to the T'pau
at the prow but with a considerably larger, curved
rear hull in
the rear, no doubt containing extensive cargo space.
It
was a
reuse of the design of the Apollo transport from
"Unification" (possibly with the modifications effected
when the model had been used in another role
in "Captive Pursuit").
"For the Cause" [DS9]
Freighter -
"The Chase" [TNG]
Warp Courier Vessel:
Small warp-powered vessel. It had lots of Vulcanesque writing
on the sides
in addition to the Latin-alphabet scribblings. The dialogue
established her as being of Vulcan registry.
It was used to transport Spock from Vulcan to theEnterprise
in 2271. The vessel
featured a detachable crew cabin, and bore the name
Surak, for the great Vulcan
philosopher. The Vulcan shuttle was designed
by Andrew Probert and built at
Magicam.
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" [ST1]
Starships:
USS Intrepid,
Constition class, manned by Vulcans; destroyed by 'amoeba' creature.
"Immunity Syndrome" [TOS]
(identified as NCC-1631 by wall status
display; ST Encyclopedia 2 identifies its registry as NCC-1831)
"Court Martial" [TOS]
USS
Hera, Nebula class, a regular Starfleet ship mostly Vulcan-manned
.
"Interface" [TNG]
USS T'Kumbra - Nebula class, Captain Solok, Vulcan
crew. Stayed over at DS9.
"Take me out to the Holosuite" [DS9]
USS Brattain, NCC-21166,
Miranda-Class, built by Yoyodyne Division at 40 Eridani-A (Vulcan)
"Night Terrors" [TNG]
Science Vessels: In DS9, references
were regularly made to Vulcan science vessels that surveyed the Gamma quadrant,
but none of these vessels were actually seen, except
perhaps for a brief glimpse of an interior across a comm channel.
T'Pan - Was given docking bay 3 when she requested permission
to dock at the station.
"Business as Usual" [DS9]
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