| Romulan • Kerchan Class |
| TYPE |
| Battleship |
| COMMISSIONED |
| 2396 - present |
| UNIT RUN |
| Adis • Kerchan • Neral • Tedrin • Zerix Plus an additional 55 vessels. The class remains in pdoduction. |
| DIMENSIONS |
| LENGTH: 937m BEAM: 478m HEIGHT: 233m DECKS: 68 |
| CREW |
| 1,100 troops and officers; 8,000 evacuation limit |
| ARMAMENT |
| 4 x heavy pulse disruptor canons, total output 92,000 TeraWatts 16 x plasma torpedo tubes +1,600 torpedoes |
| DEFENSE |
| Standard shield system, total output 3,945,000 TeraJoules Heavy Duranium/Tritanium double hull +12.8cm of high density armor High structural integrity field |
| PROPULSION |
| NORMAL CRUISE: Warp 8.8 MAXIMUM CRUISE: Warp 11.5 MAXIMUM SPEED: Warp 15.1 for 6 hours |
| STRENGTH INDEX Galaxy Class = 1000 |
| BEAM FIREPOWER: 1,840 TORPEDO FIREPOWER: 5,000 WEAPON RANGE/ACCURACY: 1,100 SHIELD STRENGTH: 1,461 HULL ARMOR: 1,680 SPEED: 867 MANEUVERABILITY: 1,557 OVERALL: 2,465 |
| DIPLOMATIC GRADE |
| 3 |
| 95 years |
| HULL LIFE |
| REFIT CYCLE |
| MINOR: 2 years STANDARD: 2 years MAJOR: 10 years |
| NOTES |
| With the Norexan Class firmly established as a capable diplomatic and science vessel, and the D'deridex Class growing obsolete, the Romulan Empire began developing the Kerchan Class Warbird during the brief conflict with the Federation in the 2380's to bolster the front lines. A sleek update of the D'deridex, the Kerchan Class is vastly more powerful than its antiquated predecessor, with no less than 16 plasma torpedo tubes. It also boasts improved maneuverability and cloaking systems. Starfleet believes the Kerchan has the ability to fire weapons while cloaked, but that particular trait has not yet been demonstrated. Unlike the Norexan, very little of the Kerchan's systems are devoted to science. In order to accommodate the vastly improved tactical systems, both speed and science were sacrificed. The first Kerchan Class vessels were launched as early as 2389, but the class did not see prolific production until the advent of the Elorg War in 2396. Unlike the Dominion War, when the D'deridex Class took heavy losses, the Kerchan performed well during the Elorg Conflict. Production of the class is expected to continue well into the 25th Century. |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| The Kerchan Class Warbird used throughout this site was created by Rick "Hobbes" Snider. This page was created using information from the Daystrom Institute Technical Library (www.ditl.org) |