The Vas'Hatham Bird of Prey was the first major warship design to come out of the Romulan Star Empire since their isolationist efforts following the Romulan war with the early Federation, the Bird of Prey is a frightful ship. One of the first truly successful implementation of cloaking technology, a ship of this class crossed the Romulan Neutral Zone in 2266 and attacked multiple Federation civilian and military targets to test the resolve of the Federation.