Imperial Romulan Navy Morgai-Class Warship
BASIC STATISTICS
- Class Name : Morgai-class Attack Cruiser (Approximate Translation: Eagle)
- Classification : Warship
- Typical Roles : Strategic Front Line Attack
- SFE Designation : CA (Heavy Cruiser)
- Introduced : 2387
- Model Number : V2
- Number in service : 105 (Intelligence Estimate)
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Length : 450 m
- Span : 320 m
- Draft : 90 m
- Displacement : 3,400,000 mt
COMPLEMENT
- Total Standard : 650
- Officers : 50
- Crew : 450
- Troops : 150 (300 Maximum)
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Propulsion System
- Drive Type : Morgai-Class Grade 6
- Number : 2
- Main Reactor : Morgai-Class Quantum Singularity, Grade 12
Impulse System
- Drive Type : Multiple-Vent Vector Impulse Drive, Grade 3.
- Number : 3
- Secondary Reactor : Grosh-Class Generic Reactor, Grade 9.
Velocity (V2 Refit only)
- Standard Cruise Speed : 7.0
- Maximum Cruise Speed : 9.3
- Sustainable for 12 hours : 9.6
- Maximum Emergency Speed : 9.8
- Core Failure Imminent : 9.92
- Standard Cruise Speed (Cloaked) : 6.0
- Maximum Cruise Speed (Cloaked) : 9.0
ARMAMENT AND DEFENSE
Plasma Torpedo, Long Range, 7th Generation
- Number : 1
- Range : 350,000 km
- Arcs : 1 Forward at bow
Phasers, Omnidirectional Crystal Type XrL-4, Class 9
- Number : 8 banks.
- Range : 280,000 km
- Arcs : 4 forward nose mounted arrays, 2 aft tail mounted arrays, 2 Aft port/starboard pylon trailing edge arrays
Phasers, Pulse Type XrL-4p, Class 10
- Number : 2 banks.
- Range : 220,000 km
- Arcs : Forward port/starboard pylon leading edge arrays
Photon Torpedo Launchers - Mark XLI-m
- Number : 4 tubes, 200 torpedoes.
- Range :
- Falcon-Class Photon-Type : 3,900,000 km
- Hawk-Class Flux-Type : 3,200,000 km
- Arcs : 2 forward, 2 aft
Deflector System
- Hedgehog-Class Conformal Multiphasic type, Grade 13.
Cloaking Device
- Shadow-Class Plasma Matrix Strategic type.
OTHER SYSTEMS
Transporters
- 6-person, small cargo : 6
- 25-person, Troop movement : 6
- Cargo, recovery : 2
Cargo Bays
- 1, ventral access.
Embarked Craft
- Travelpod, 4 man : 8
- 20 man Troop Carrier : 8
- Cargo Shuttle : 2
TACFLEET Notes
The Morgai (Eagle) Class Attack Cruiser is a design typical of Romulan design philosophy. The ship has a form reminiscent of a bird. Her graceful lines mask the functionality and capability of her design.
Romulan ships enclose a smaller volume than their Federation counterparts, and the Morgai-Class is no exception. The primary reason for this lies in the basic differences at the heart of the power source for Federation and Romulan ships. The quantum singularity used by the Romulans requires significantly less physical space than the Federation M/A reaction chamber, storage tanks, and injectors. The quantum singularity is also somewhat harder to control, and is more likely to fail catastrophically if it is damaged in combat. For this reason, main engineering is located at the heart of a Romulan ship within an armored cocoon.
The Morgai-Class incorporates many standard Romulan design elements. The backbone of her formidable weapons array is the plasma torpedo launcher. A seventh generation launching system enables the weapon to be used at a range slightly greater than the Type X phasers standard on Starfleet vessels. The highly energetic ball of plasma fired by the weapon has the potential of causing significant damage, however the weapon also requires an enormous amount of energy to charge and fire. Computer simulations suggest that the Morgai-Class ships suffer a decrease in shield output for a few seconds prior to launching plasma torpedoes. This decrease in shield output may be significant if multiple torpedoes are launched simultaneously.
The Morgai-Class was one of the first to utilize the XrL-4 phaser array. It is similar in design to older Federation fixed emitter phaser units. Despite the use of a fixed emitter, the Romulan phasers have a power output only slightly less than Federation Type X units.
The Morgai-Class is a beautifully designed warship. Her graceful lines conceal the well designed and powerful machine underneath.
