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Vahklas Class

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Universe : Prime Timeline
Affiliation : Vulcans
Class Name : Vahklas Class
Type : Starship
Unit Run :
Vahklas [1] - Destroyed
plus 47 others built in total. 7 have been lost in all. 41 have been retired from service.
Commissioned : 2055 - 2070, remained in service until 2170
Dimensions : Length : 70 m
Beam : 17 m
Height : 25 m
Decks : 5
Mass : 4,210 metric tons
Crew : 10
Armament : 2 x Phase cannon, total output 250 TeraWatts
1 x B Class photon torpedo tube with 10 rounds
Defence Systems : Standard shield system, total capacity 27,000 TeraJoules
Light Monotanium Single hull.
Low level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds
(TOS scale) :
Normal Cruise : 5
Maximum Cruise : 5.2
Maximum Rated : 5.5 for 5 hours.
Strength Indices :
(Galaxy class = 1,000)
Beam Firepower : 5
Torpedo Firepower : 1.5
Weapon Range and Accuracy : 15
Shield Strength : 10
Hull Armour : 0.31
Speed : 87
Combat Manoeuvrability : 13,390
Overall Strength Index : 35
Diplomatic Capability : 2
Expected Hull Life : 100
Refit Cycle : Minor : 2 year
Standard : 2 years
Major : 20 years

Notes

The Vahklas class was a Vulcan design [1] common in the late 21st and early 22nd century. The ship shows tyical design features of Vulcan ships of this period; the nacelles show clear progression towards the ring structure [2] which would be a feature of the Surak, [3] Sh'Ran [4] and D'Kyr [5] classes, while the large central hull is an ancestor of the more streamlined axial hulls of the Surak [3] and Sh'Ran [4] classes.

By 2150 the Vahklas class was considered obsolete, though a handful remained in use by civilians. [1] By 2154 a group of these ships had been reactivated by the High Command for use in the planned war against the Andorians. [6]


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References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 ENT 1 Fusion
2 Visible on the shooting model
3 ENT 1 Breaking the Ice
4 ENT 1 Fallen Hero
5 ENT 2 Cease Fire
6 ENT 4 Awakening
Series : ENT Season 1
Episode : Fusion
Source : Visible on the shooting model
Series : ENT Season 1
Episode : Breaking the Ice
Series : ENT Season 1
Episode : Fallen Hero
Series : ENT Season 2
Episode : Cease Fire
Series : ENT Season 4
Episode : Awakening

Comments

The Vahklas was first seen in Enterprise "Fusion". We know relatively little about the ship except that it is pretty much obsolete by this episode - T'Pol declares that the ships have not been used in a long time, and considering Vulcan life spans that could mean centuries.

The most interesting feature is the partially ring-shaped nacelles. Since enterprise-era ships have full ring nacelles, it seems that this is a feature which has evolved over time - early Vulcan ships probably had nacelles on either side, and these gradually become more elongated and curved until they finally met above and below. It is always nice to see a logical progression in ship designs like this.

We don't have a class name for the Vahklas, so I have followed my policy of using the name of the first ship seen as the class name until we get something more official.


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