The Romulan Supply Ship is a Survey-hull hostile that runs cargo through Romulan space at level 31. You reach it at warp 24, and it turns up across ten Romulan systems including Rekar, Velnor, and Saetel. Because it is a Survey ship, it fights poorly, so almost any combat vessel destroys it in short order. Kill it for Plundered Cargo and a little ship XP.
How to beat the Romulan Supply Ship
The Romulan Supply Ship only appears as a Survey hull. Survey ships carry weak weapons and low combat power, so there is no hull-counter puzzle to solve here: bring any Interceptor, Battleship, or Explorer you have out to warp 24 and it goes down fast. It sits at a single level, so there is nothing to swap between spawns.
Its only weapon is a single energy shot per round, so you can skip heavy shield or repair setups and simply out-damage it. A same-level Romulan warship hostile hits far harder; the Supply Ship sits closer to a moving resource node than a genuine fight, and most players clear it in a round or two.
For crew, the usual anti-hostile logic applies. A captain that boosts weapon damage against hostiles, backed by officers that add damage or mitigation, is all you need. On a budget the old cadet bridge still clears this target, with Cadet Kirk as captain alongside Cadet Spock and Cadet Uhura. The ship is soft enough that you do not need a specialized crew to win. For current top picks, see the Officer Tier List, and keep in mind that crew choices shift with the meta.
Where to find the Romulan Supply Ship
The Romulan Supply Ship clusters in Romulan space at warp 24. Every spawn sits at level 31, spread across ten systems, so pick whichever is closest to your base and set your warp range to reach it. Warp 24 puts these targets in deeper Romulan territory, so make sure your warp range reaches that far and that your ship can survive the trip in. Because every Supply Ship is the same level 31 Survey target, the only real difference between systems is travel time.
| Level | Warp | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 24 | Bildari, Elaisik, Lilanei, Morvani, Olas, Ormilek, Rekar, Saetel, Tulris, Velnor |
Rewards and what it drops
Like most cargo haulers, the Romulan Supply Ship carries raw materials rather than combat loot. Destroying one yields Plundered Cargo, and each kill also returns 222 ship XP toward leveling whatever ship you brought. Plundered Cargo is the ship’s namesake haul, a raw material you bank from each kill rather than a rare blueprint or part, so a farming session here is really a session spent stacking cargo and a slow trickle of XP.
| Drop | What it is |
|---|---|
| Plundered Cargo | A raw material bundle hauled by the supply ship, 9,000–11,000 per kill. |
Romulan Supply Ship stats
Stats usually climb with level, but this hostile only spawns at level 31, so the row below is the whole picture.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 167,100 | 50,400 | 50,400 | 34,200 | 82,500 | 222 |
Romulan Supply Ship firing pattern
The Romulan Supply Ship has a single energy weapon and is not much of a threat. It fires one energy shot every round after a one-round warm-up, with a 10% chance to crit for 1.5x damage. Against a real warship that barely scratches your hull, which is why the fight ends quickly.
| Weapon type | Count | Damage per shot | Fires | Crit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1 | 21,600–26,400 | Every round | 10% (1.5x) |
The Romulans in Star Trek
The Romulans split from Vulcan society thousands of years ago, rejecting Surak’s teachings of pure logic and leaving to found the Romulan Star Empire. Ruled by a Senate and a Praetor and guarded by the secretive Tal Shiar, they built a name for cunning, cloaking technology, and the Warbirds that carried it. After the Earth-Romulan War the Empire pulled back behind a Neutral Zone and stayed hidden from the Federation for more than a century. Supply ships like this one never make the history books, but they keep the Empire running, ferrying materials and cargo between its fleets, colonies, and forward outposts.
Is the Romulan Supply Ship worth grinding?
The Romulan Supply Ship is a light target, useful mainly for Plundered Cargo and a bit of ship XP if you are already working in Romulan space around level 31. It will not carry a serious farming run on its own, but it is a painless kill when you pass one. Match your warp to 24, bring any combat ship, and clear it in a pass or two.