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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ImageCap3= Vessel of the class, cloaking </del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In the [[</del>22nd century]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, the </del>[[Romulan <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Star Empire</del>]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">fielded a </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">starship|warship]] known as a '''"</del>Bird-of-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Prey"''', so named for its distinctive bird-like hull form and for the bold pattern of an alien bird painted on its hull</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The ships were equipped with advanced [[weapons</del>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">weaponry]</del>]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, as well as a [[cloaking device</del>]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">].</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Bird-of-Prey was first encountered by [[Human]]s in mid-[[2152]], when [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] accidentally entered a [[minefield]] surrounding a [[planet]] claimed by the Romulan Empire. At least two ships of this type were present in the [[Star system|system]]; both confronted ''Enterprise'' and forced it to leave.</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==Ships of </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">class==</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Used by </ins>the [[Romulan<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] Star Empire in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, they are green in color, and were were designed to appear as birds-of</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">prey. They were equipped with disruptor banks, as well as advanced cloaking technology. The ship was 130 meters long, and composed </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a single saucer</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">shaped hull with a pair of up-swept warp nacelles mounted on either side. </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* '''See''': </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Unnamed </del>Romulan <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Birds</del>-of-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Prey]]</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Background==</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The fact that the Birds-of-Prey in the [[2150s]] were equipped with cloaking devices constitutes an apparent continuity violation, because Spock's comment gives the impression that cloaks were apparently unheard of before Balance of Terror. However, this is Spock's own personal notion based on what he knows, and does not necessarily reflect the totality of the Federation's expertise on Romulan equipment. Alternatively, the fault could be said to lie with previous episodes, because "Minefield" was not the first time a cloaking device was seen on ''[[Star Trek Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. See also [[Earth-Romulan War]].</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The appearance of the </del>22nd <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">century Bird</del>-of-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Prey, </del>at <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">face value, constitutes an apparent visual continuity violation as well, in that Lt. [[Stiles (Lieutenant)|Stiles]] mentioned in </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">same episode that during </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Earth-Romulan War]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Romulan ships of </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">time were painted like giant birds </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">prey (hence </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">name)</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Some fans have speculated that </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">22nd century Birds-</del>of<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-Prey with their cloaking devices and overall pseudo-24th century appearance are </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">result </del>of the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Temporal Cold War]]</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">We can also assume that other classes </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Romulan ships during </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">22nd century were painted like giant birds</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">especially smaller, more easily manufactured cruisers, making </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">majority of their unseen fleet possibly able to validate </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">comments of Stiles</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> It is also possible that the Romulans did not adopt the Bird</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Prey markings until the Earth-Romulan war had actually begun</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===</ins>22nd <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Century===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Armed with disruptor cannons and beam arrays, with a teardrop</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">shaped hull, a pair </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">green</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">glowing impulse engine exhausts were mounted </ins>at the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">aft of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">saucer. Above them</ins>, the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stabilizer fin was affixed to the rearmost part </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ship. The hull was segmented and included a shield-generating deflector grid</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The twin disruptor emitter was mounted on </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">bow </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ship, below the two main decks </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">saucer</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Whereas a section on the bottom </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ship was recessed one deck</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the dorsal hull contained </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">raised section with an additional two decks and </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">main bridge on top</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The pylons swept up</ins>- <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and forward aggressively. Dagger</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">like pointed nacelles sat at their ends</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The fact that this ship clearly has [[warp drive]] has sometimes been viewed as being at odds with Balance of Terror, where [[Montgomery Scott]] states that the Romulan ship only has "simple [[impulse]]".</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Several staff writers on ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' – among them Producer </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mike Sussman</del>]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">– believed that 22nd century </del>Romulan <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ships should not have been equipped with cloaking devices</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in keeping with "Balance </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Terror"</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Season Four showrunner </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Co-Executive Producer [[Manny Coto]] decided that </del>Romulan <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ships would not have cloaks in any subsequent encounters</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Birds</del>-of-Prey <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">were seen in </del>''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Star Trek: Tactical Assault]]</del>'' <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">as light cruisers</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Romulan birds-of-prey were first encountered by Starfleet in [[2152]], when the </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Enterprise, NX-01|Enterprise NX-01</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">inadvertently encroached upon a </ins>Romulan<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-claimed star system</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">which was protected by a field of cloaked mines. A vessel </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">this class decloaked and approached Enterprise</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Romulan commander hailed (on audio only) </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ordered the Enterprise crew to leave or be destroyed, though Enterprise's translator failed to lock onto the </ins>Romulan <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">language</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">To prove the Romulans' point, the Bird</ins>-of-Prey <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">fired two warning shots at the Starfleet vessel, and '</ins>'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Enterprise</ins>'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s</ins>'' <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">commanding officer ordered the activation of quantum beacons, in order to avoid hitting any of the cloaked mines. The Romulan vessel then re-cloaked</ins>. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">According to </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">novel ''</del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Good That Men Do</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">these cloaking ships were one-offs</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Romulan stealth technology was still </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">development</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the cloaked mines were considered </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">successful application </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the technology but the power requirements for cloaking </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">whole ship were problematic</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sometime after </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">encounter with the ''Enterprise'' the prototype cloaking ship, ''Praetor Pontilus'', was destroyed </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an antimatter containment failure caused by </del>its <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stealth systems</del>. The <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Romulans believed it would be decades until </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">successful </del>cloaking device <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">could </del>be <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">developed</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===23rd Century===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">First encountering </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">new version of this vessel in </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2266</ins>]], <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a single ship of this type crossed the Romulan Neutral Zone and destroyed several border outposts</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Romulans later used larger numbers to patrol their border with the Federation </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">force. Typically during an incursion</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">one Bird-of-Prey would bring </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">starship out </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">warp with </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">plasma torpedo</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to allow </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ships </ins>in its <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">battle group to attack the target as a group</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Romulan Bird-of-Prey was designed with </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sole primary hull configuration with two attached nacelles. The ship’s </ins>cloaking device <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">consumed an enormous amount of power. The Bird-of-Prey was able to strike its enemies at will, practically undetected and unchallenged.</ins></div></td></tr>
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{{Sidebar starship class|<br />
|Name= Romulan Bird-of-Prey<br />
|Image= Romulan bird-of-prey, ENT-forward.jpg<br />
|ImageCap= Forward view<br />
|Affiliation= [[Romulan Star Empire]]<br />
|Active= [[22nd century]] <br />
|Defenses= [[Cloaking device]] <br />
|Image2= Romulan bird-of-prey, ENT-aft, duet.jpg<br />
|ImageCap2= Aft view<br />
|Image3= Romulan bird-of-prey, ENT-aft, cloaking.jpg <br />
|ImageCap3= Vessel of the class, cloaking <br />
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In the [[22nd century]], the [[Romulan Star Empire]] fielded a [[starship|warship]] known as a '''"Bird-of-Prey"''', so named for its distinctive bird-like hull form and for the bold pattern of an alien bird painted on its hull. The ships were equipped with advanced [[weapons|weaponry]], as well as a [[cloaking device]].<br />
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The Bird-of-Prey was first encountered by [[Human]]s in mid-[[2152]], when [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] accidentally entered a [[minefield]] surrounding a [[planet]] claimed by the Romulan Empire. At least two ships of this type were present in the [[Star system|system]]; both confronted ''Enterprise'' and forced it to leave.<br />
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==Ships of the class==<br />
* '''See''': [[Unnamed Romulan Birds-of-Prey]]<br />
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==Background==<br />
The fact that the Birds-of-Prey in the [[2150s]] were equipped with cloaking devices constitutes an apparent continuity violation, because Spock's comment gives the impression that cloaks were apparently unheard of before Balance of Terror. However, this is Spock's own personal notion based on what he knows, and does not necessarily reflect the totality of the Federation's expertise on Romulan equipment. Alternatively, the fault could be said to lie with previous episodes, because "Minefield" was not the first time a cloaking device was seen on ''[[Star Trek Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. See also [[Earth-Romulan War]].<br />
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The appearance of the 22nd century Bird-of-Prey, at face value, constitutes an apparent visual continuity violation as well, in that Lt. [[Stiles (Lieutenant)|Stiles]] mentioned in the same episode that during the [[Earth-Romulan War]], Romulan ships of the time were painted like giant birds of prey (hence the name). Some fans have speculated that the 22nd century Birds-of-Prey with their cloaking devices and overall pseudo-24th century appearance are the result of the [[Temporal Cold War]]. We can also assume that other classes of Romulan ships during the 22nd century were painted like giant birds, especially smaller, more easily manufactured cruisers, making a majority of their unseen fleet possibly able to validate the comments of Stiles. It is also possible that the Romulans did not adopt the Bird-of-Prey markings until the Earth-Romulan war had actually begun.<br />
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The fact that this ship clearly has [[warp drive]] has sometimes been viewed as being at odds with Balance of Terror, where [[Montgomery Scott]] states that the Romulan ship only has "simple [[impulse]]".<br />
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Several staff writers on ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' – among them Producer [[Mike Sussman]] – believed that 22nd century Romulan ships should not have been equipped with cloaking devices, in keeping with "Balance of Terror". Season Four showrunner and Co-Executive Producer [[Manny Coto]] decided that Romulan ships would not have cloaks in any subsequent encounters. Birds-of-Prey were seen in ''[[Star Trek: Tactical Assault]]'' as light cruisers.<br />
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According to the novel ''[[The Good That Men Do]]'', these cloaking ships were one-offs. Romulan stealth technology was still in development, the cloaked mines were considered a successful application of the technology but the power requirements for cloaking a whole ship were problematic, sometime after the encounter with the ''Enterprise'' the prototype cloaking ship, ''Praetor Pontilus'', was destroyed in an antimatter containment failure caused by its stealth systems. The Romulans believed it would be decades until a successful cloaking device could be developed.</div>
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