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| Type: | Scoutship |
| Length: | 89 meters |
| Crew: | 1-2 |
| Defenses: | Deflector shields |
The Romulan scoutship was a small starship used by the Romulan Star Empire for scouting missions during the late-24th century. They would rarely venture out as far as the Romulan Neutral Zone. Very little is known about the capabilities of these vessels, including whether or not they are equipped with cloaking devices.
In 2366, the Romulan scoutship Pi crash-landed on Galorndon Core, inside Federation space while conducting an unspecified covert mission. The Pi was destroyed with an ultritium explosive after the crash to prevent its capture by Starfleet. (TNG: "The Enemy")
A few weeks later, another scoutship was encountered crossing the Neutral Zone by its occupant, Admiral Jarok, who used his vessel to defect to the Federation. Following a pursuit across the Romulan Neutral Zone from a Romulan Warbird. Jarok, too, would destroy his ship to prevent its capture by Starfleet. (TNG: "The Defector")
- The Romulan scoutship was designed by Rick Sternbach, and appeared only in the episode, "The Defector". It would later be modified to represent the Romulan science vessel in "The Next Phase". In Star Trek: Armada and its sequel, the Romulan scout ship was named as being of the Talon class.