Rutian archaeological vessel

The Rutian archaeological vessel was a type of specialized starship used by the Rutians for conducting archaeology missions.

In 2368, a Rutian archaeological vessel was the only ship, other than the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), in the vicinity of Dulisian IV that could possibly respond to the phony distress call sent from the planet by the Romulans. Despite this, Dr. Crusher urged that such a ship was not equipped to handle a distress call of that scale.