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HISTORY
OF THE SES S’TASK
The d’Deridex-B Warbird
SES S’Task is named after the student of Surak who initiated the schism between the proponents of logic
and the proponents of pre-Reformation values and who led the Romulans on their long pilgrimage from Vulcan to the twin planets
of ch’Rihan and ch’Havran.
The S’Task was commissioned
in 2398, shortly before the end of the Second Romulan War. It was constructed at the Hnakam Shipyards off Perhonies and was
intended for ultra long-range exploration. For this reason, it was fitted with triply redundant power systems: one AQS (artificial
quantum singularity), one matter-antimatter, and one fusion.
It was also fitted for dual
cloaking systems, the highly advanced Mk 4 and the still experimental prototype-D interphase generator cloak. When it was
decided that the S’Task would be the trial vessel in the new Romulan-Federation Accord, the interphase generator system
was removed, lest it should fall into the hands of the Federation by some unfortunate “accident.”
Following the lead of such
Federation vessels as the Galaxy-class cruiser, the S’Task is capable of separating into two autonomous vessels. The
upper part, including the Capital and Dorsal sections, would retain the warp nacelles and become essentially a d’Kazanak-C
Warbird. The lower part, including the Ventral and Caudal sections, would become an impulse-powered craft -- essentially a
huge life boat or a platform for colonization. Separation of the S’Task would likely occur only in a grave emergency
or if an extremely rich planet were discovered, calling for the instant “stake-claiming” device of an orbital
base.
As befits a long-range exploration vessel, the S’Task
has much space dedicated to the sciences and specimen collection. It also has some amenities not normally found on a Romulan
military vessel, including a recreational “parkland,” space for individual gardens, and an amphitheater available
for dramatic performances and concerts.
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21,000,000 tons (approximate)
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Artificial Quantum Singularity
(warp-capable) Systems
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Back-up Propulsion / Matter-
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antimatter reactor (warp-capable)
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Energy Systems Fusion (impulse only)
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12 Fusion Powered Engines
with Paired Reactors
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Four (two in Capital section, one each in Dorsal and Ventral sections)
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10 Standard 8-man Transporters (quantum resolution)
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4 Emergency 18-man
Transporters (quantum resolution)
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8 Cargo Transporters (molecular
resolution)
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Thrain’klett (Badger-hide), Type C, roughly comparable
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to Federation Mark XI deflector system
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Four lateral arrays, Capital section
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Four lateral arrays each, Dorsal and Ventral sections
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Two lateral arrays, Caudal section
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Full range of unmanned
sensor probes covering everything from simple in-space applications to long-range multimission
applications. Includes cloaked probes for covert data collection
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Four plasma torpedo bays - two forward, two aft
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Eight disruptor cannons, two forward, two each dorsal and ventral, two aft
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Mk 4 (uses highly
wave-mapped, adaptive, asymmetrical
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dispersion pattern. Undetectable except via tachyon heterodyne grids of considerable power)
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T’Leh, Captain’s Transport
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6 six-man
personnel shuttles
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6 three-man cargo shuttles
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20 one-man fighters, called Falconets (Nei’rrhin)
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Note: The d’Deridex class Warbird is divided into four main sections. They are named as
if they were parts of a great bird of prey, which the ship is explicitly designed to resemble.
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The VENTRAL section includes the lower portion or “belly” of the vessel and the slim “throat” that connects
this section to the CAPITAL section. The “throat” connects with the superstructure atop the VENTRAL section which
contains shuttle and fighter bays and facilities. The VENTRAL section has fifteen decks, in addition
to the five in the auxiliary crafts superstructure.
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Capital Section Decks
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2 Disruptor Cannons and Support Systems, starboard and port
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2 Plasma Torpedo Launch Tubes, starboard and port; Plasma Torpedo Storage and Support
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Hardware Replication Center; Raw Material storage bins and tanks
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Subspace Radio Control Substation
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Observation Lounge; Reception Area; Personnel Transporter III
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Chief Science Officer’s Office
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Laboratories; Inanimate Specimen Storage
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Dependent from the “backbone” and adjacent to the Science Decks, rather like the “tonsils”
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of the Warbird are ten decks. Hydroponics Main covers the first six decks of this
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subsection, while the lower four are reserved for the Animate Specimens collection - a
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shipboard research zoo, and a popular recreational resource for the crew.
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Primary and Secondary Computer Cores
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Sensor Control substation, serving Sensor Arrays 1 and 2 (NOTE: These sensor arrays are
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mounted in the “eyespot-mask” portions of the external hull, port and starboard); Auxiliary
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Engineering substation; Environmental Control Substation
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Security Training Center and Holorange
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Chief of Security’s Office
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Main Bridge, including Commander and Subcommander’s Offices; Commander’s Quarters;
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Security Substation; Personnel Transporter I; Lifepod Access.
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Senior Officers’ Quarters, excluding Subcommander’s; Officers’ Mess; VIP Staterooms;
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Emergency Envirosupport Substation; Lifepod Access
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Offices of the Romulan Trade Commission, Special Task Force; Office of the Federation
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Liaison; Office of the Tal Shiar Liaison
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Amphitheater (for education and recreation); Gymnasia; Library Access
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Junior Officers’ Quarters and Lounge
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Emergency Envirosupport Substation
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Enlisted Quarters and Lounges
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Transporter II; Lifepod Access
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Holographic Parkland (entire deck)
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Emergency Envirosupport Substation
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Decks 59-60 are currently configured as passenger staterooms, lounges, and mess. Decks
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61-64 are unconfigured and can be readily set up as offices, storage areas, and special
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mission areas, as needed, with emergency reversion to passenger staterooms.
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Maintenance; Envirosupport Substations
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Probe Storage and Launch Tubes
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Dedicated Envirosupport Fusion Generator; Sensor Control Substation serving Sensor
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Arrays 3 and 4 (NOTE: These arrays are located on the underside of the Warbird’s “beak.”)
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SPECIAL NOTE: “Backbone Section”
Much of this section is dedicated to high speed horizontal personnel and cargo turbotubes.
Some special features:
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Captain’s Transport Docking Bay
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Secondary Flight Control Deck
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Secondary Bridge; Captain and Subcommander’s Offices; Security Substation
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Conference Room; Subcommander’s Quarters; Personnel Transporter V; Lifepod Access;
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Main Deflector Grids and Deflector Field Generators
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Chief Engineer’s Office; Personnel Transporters VI; Medical Substation
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Computer Core 3 and Control Center; Lifepod Access; Emergency Envirosupport Area
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AQS (Artificial Quantum Singularity) Containment Pod
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Antimatter Generators and Antimatter Storage Pods; Antimatter Ejection System;
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Antimatter Injection Reactor
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Mk 4 Cloaking System; Sensor Control Substation serving Arrays 5-8 (NOTE: These arrays
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are located on the forward and aft edges of the “wings”, port and starboard); Hardware
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Replicators (3); Personnel Transporters VII
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Main Cargo Deck; 4 Cargo Transporters; Cargo Port; Replicator Raw Material Storage
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Waste Management Main, Benign and Hazardous; Envirocontrol Substations
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Water Storage and Filtration Plants; Emergency Batteries; Probe Storage and Launch
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Storage, including secured; Emergency Quarters; Armoury; Emergency Transporter III
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2 Disruptor Cannons and Support Systems, port and starboard “wingtips”; Docking Ports
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Ventral Superstructure Decks
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Flight Control Main; also, at need, Tertiary Bridge; Personnel Transporter VIII
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Main Shuttle Bays; Shuttle and EVA Pod Maintenance and Repair
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Wing Commander’s Quarters and Office; Falconet Bays and Maintenance; Fighter Pilots’
Quarters, Lounge, and Briefing Center; Lifepod Access; Emergency Envirosupport Area
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Ventral Section Decks
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2 Disruptor Cannons and Support Systems, port and starboard “wingtips”; Docking Ports
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Storage, including secured
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Personnel Transporter IX; Envirocontrol Substations; Emergency Batteries; Sensor Control
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Substation, serving arrays 9-12, Ventral Section, and 13-14, Caudal Section; Secondary
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Mk 4 Cloaking System; Lifepod Access; Emergency Envirosupport Area
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Deuterium Fuel Storage Tanks; Computer Core 4 and Control Center
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Deuterium Pumps and Injection Reactors; Main Impulse Engines
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Secondary Water Storage and Filtration; Secondary Waste Management; Hardware
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Crew Quarters 2; Senior and Junior Officers Quarters and Lounges; Officers’ Mess; Enlisted
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Quarters, Lounges and Mess; Lifepod Access; Emergency Envirosupport Area
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Enlisted Quarters, Lounges and Mess; Passenger Quarters, Lounges, and Mess
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Secondary Sickbay; Emergency Transporter IV; Lifepod Access; Emergency Envirosupport
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Special Operations Space: Can be configured to serve many purposes, including
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establishment of a Secondary Hydroponics Center, in case of prolonged separation from
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Probe Storage and Launching Tubes
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Caudal Section Decks
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Replicator Raw Material Storage Tanks; Deuterium Fuel Storage Tanks; Personnel
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Plasma Torpedo Storage and Launching Tubes (2)
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Deflector Field Generators; Secondary Deflector Grids
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Replicator Raw Material Storage Tanks; Deuterium Fuel Storage Tanks
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2 disruptor cannons and support systems, port and starboard
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