*The Romulan scout ship is used for personnel transport and reconnaissance just as the Shuttlecraft and Shuttlepods are in the Federation. The small size of the scout ship makes it more practical when a team must be sent to a planet's surface and a larger craft is not available. Due to its relatively limited range, the scout is usually launched from a larger ship, such as a Romulan Warbird. No Romulan vessel (scout or other) has yet been retrieved intact by Federation science, so detailed information is not available. *Source: Back of card