Vahklas Class

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

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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Last updated : 12 Mar 2013

Series :	ENT Season 1
Episode :	Fusion

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