Scimitar The Reman warbird Scimitar was a massive , heavily - armed warship . It was constructed under the command of Shinzon as part of a secret plot to overthrow the Romulan Senate , defeat the United Federation of Planets , and liberate the subjugated natives of Remus . History . Built at a secret base , the " Scimitar " was the keystone of Shinzon ' s plot to assassinate the Romulan Senate and assume the role of Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire , something he could not have achieved without the support of the Romulan military . The " Scimitar " helped prove Shinzon ' s ambitions of attacking the Federation and ending the period of peace that had frustrated some Romulan general s . The " Scimitar " inflicted severe damage on the and Romulan reinforcements during the Battle in the Bassen Rift . When Picard of the " Enterprise " made a successful attempt to collide his vessel with the " Scimitar " , the Reman warbird was crippled . As Shinzon made a last ditch effort to inflict even more damage , a powerfully destructive thalaron generator aboard the ship was powered up , though Captain Picard boarded the vessel in a failed attempt to disable the weapon . Lieutenant Commander Data of the " Enterprise " managed to board the " Scimitar " , where he transported Picard off the ship . Data fired his hand phaser into the thalaron intermix chamber , only two seconds before the weapon would have fired . This caused a chain reaction which destroyed the ship , and Data along with it . ( ) Technical data . Cloaking technology . The " Scimitar " s cloaking technology was , in the words of Geordi La Forge , " perfect . " It emitted no tachyon s and left no residual anti - proton s , the two ways that a cloaked ship could be tracked and located . Thus , when cloaked , the " Scimitar " was virtually impossible to find . Only a chance hit by an opposing ship ' s weapons or by targeting where the " Scimitar " s shots came from could reveal its location , temporarily disrupting the cloak . The " Scimitar " could even deploy its weapons and deflector shield s and travel at high warp speeds while cloaked , actions which , with less - advanced cloaking technology , necessitated de - cloaking or reduced the effectiveness of cloaking . Its maximum warp factor when cloaked was more than that of Starfleet ' s starship . Weaponry and military equipment . Having been designed for war , the " Scimitar " had 52 disruptor banks and 27 photon torpedo bays ; it was thus ready for nearly any battle , carrying roughly five times the armament of any other single ship . The powerful thalaron radiation weapon with which it was also equipped was capable of stripping the life off a planet in a matter of seconds , though it took seven minutes to prepare . The " Scimitar " also held a large complement of attack fighters . Shielding technology . The " Scimitar " had primary and secondary shields . This allowed for twice the protection , giving it a backup shield . Even against the and two Romulan warbirds , the " Scimitar " still had the obvious advantage . Interior design . Bridge . The bridge of the " Scimitar " was radically different in design from any other vessel , though it did share the same basic layout as most Romulan starships . In the center of the room was located the chair of the vessel ' s commanding officer . Behind his chair , both to the left and right , were consoles that required the operator to stand up . Directly in front of the captain ' s chair were two more stations . The command chair itself contained a built - in replicator , for the commanding officer ' s needs . Directly behind the captain ' s chair was a flight of stairs that led to a higher level . Here , two more consoles were located , and access was provided to the thalaron weapon room through a pair of doors . ( ) Shuttlebay . The shuttlebay of the " Scimitar " was a large area over two decks . It featured several " Scorpion " class attack fighters . The shuttlebay was completely destroyed when the saucer section of the " Enterprise " - E was crashed into the " Scimitar " . ( ) Appendices . Background information . After an initial description of the " Scimitar " as " magnificent , " the shooting script for introduced the craft with the following description ; " " Our first sight of this incredible ship is absolutely breathtaking . Shinzon ' s vessel combines the clean lines of the traditional Romulan Warbird with unique weaponry and styling . It is huge , easily twice as large as the " Enterprise " . And it is aggressive . Awesome in its power . " " The " Scimitar " was designed by FX artist John Eaves . Its computer voice was provided by " Nemesis " Director Stuart Baird . The name " Scimitar " itself is actually derived from an ancient Middle Eastern curved sword , used as far back as the mid - 16th century . This type of sword was referred to in the final draft script of , likening Simon Van Gelder ' s right hand slashing at a crewman , thereby rendering him unconscious , to a scimitar . The name was originally to have been used for the in . ( " The Star Trek Compendium " ) Apocrypha . In " " , the Remans were shown to have constructed smaller ships based on the design of the " Scimitar " . Three of these ships were used to capture the " Narada " , but were easily disabled by the " Enterprise " - E . " Scimitar " - class ships appear in " Star Trek Online " , classified as dreadnoughts and used by the Romulans as well as the Remans . Two sub - variants , the " Falchion " and " Tulwar " , also exist , and can be used by Romulan Republic player characters at the rank of Vice Admiral or higher . Among the " Scimitar " - type ships appearing are the " Leahval " , the flagship of Empress Sela , and the " Tulwar " - variant " Lleiset " , the flagship of the Romulan Republic under the command of Tiaru Jarok , daughter of Alidar Jarok .