Editing Essex II (WarShip class)

{{otheruses|the second Essex destroyer design most commonly associated with the name "Essex"|other uses|Essex (disambiguation)}}
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Essex_TRO2750.jpg|191px]]
| name = ''Essex''
| manufacturer = [[Mitchell Vehicles Interstellar]]<ref name=TRO2750-128>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 128: "Essex Profile"</ref>
| Use = Destroyer
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
| Cost = 1,893,822,000 C-bills{{cn}}
| Introduced = [[2711]]<ref name="BSs54">''BattleSpace'' sourcebook, p. 54</ref>
| production year=2711
| year reference= <ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4136/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mass = 620,000 tons<ref name=TRO:3057Rp138>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 138: "Essex Profile"</ref>
| Length = 615 meters
| Sail Diameter = 1,120 meters
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
| Top Thrust = 2.5 g
| Sail Integrity = 4
| KF Drive Integrity = 13
| Fuel = 3,000 tons
| Tons/Burn-day = 39.52
| LF Battery = No
| Armament = <span></span>
* 12x [[NAC/20]]
* 3x [[Barracuda]]
* 8x [[NL35]]
* 8x [[Medium NPPC]]
| Armor = 306 tons [[MVT CL200]] [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]]
| DropShip Capacity = None
| Crew = 208<ref name=TRO:3057Rp138/>
* 35 Officers
* 142 Enlisted
* 31 Gunners
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(Crew Types)<ref name="BSr63">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 63</ref><br/>
*30 Pilots / Engineers<br/>
*37 Junior Officers / Other Crew (Non-Engineers)<br/>
*141 Secondary Engineers<br/>
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Bay Personnel: 32 
| Grav Decks = 1 x 55 meters diameter
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 6/6
| Heat Sinks = 746 [[double heat sinks|double]]
| Structural Integrity = 60
| BV (1.0) = 62,357<ref name="TRO:3057Rp138"/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 291</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 60,935<ref>https://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4136/essex-destroyer-2711</ref>
}}

==Description==
The second class of [[WarShip]] to bear the name, the '''''Essex'''''-class destroyer (also known as '''''Essex II''''') was designed in response to the [[Star League]] Navy's request for a quick destroyer that could also make sustained voyages far from support, replacing the older ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]'', ''[[Carson (WarShip class)|Carson]]'', and the ''[[Naga (WarShip class)|Naga]]''-class which had in turn replaced the original [[HAF]] era ''[[Essex I]]''-class in [[2645]].<ref name="TRO:3057Rp138"/>

The modern SLS ''Essex'' slipped its moorings from the [[Mitchell Vehicles]] shipyards above [[Graham IV]] in late [[2711]]. Because its designers had wished to emphasize the vessel's swiftness and reliability, they had given it three compact and dependable [[lnterSystem Class VII]] [[Interplanetary Drive System|engines]], built by the [[Saro Company]] of [[Keid]], which produce great thrust. The ship's computer systems were built by the [[Nirasaki Computers Collective]], allowing the ''Essex''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to do everything from monitor remote surveillance satellites to orchestrating corvette squadrons.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp138"/> The class's [[Diamond Green Combat Computer]] was simple and reliable, prized traits among the SLDF admirals. Mitchell Vehicles began upgrading the systems in the 2740s to their [[Diamond Plum]] combat computer, which was able to handle more coordinated tasks and targets for the ship's weapons but required specialized training.<ref name=TRO2750-128/>

However, the ''Essex'' was infamous for its ammunition bays, which were too lightly armored to protect its missiles and autocannon shells adequately, and became quite evident with the destruction of ''Essex'' destroyers in action against [[Periphery]] forces in the [[2730|2730s]] and during the [[Amaris-Kerensky Civil War]]. Of the 300 examples of the class that entered service,<ref name="BSs54"/> less than thirty survived the campaign to liberate [[Terra]], and the bulk of those left with the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus Fleet]].<ref name="TRO:3057Rp138"/> Examples served in the fleets of [[ComStar]], the [[Free Worlds League]], the [[Word of Blake]], as well as various [[Clan]] ''[[touman|toumans]]'' well into the 31st century.

==Armament==
The ''Essex''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main weapons are its twelve [[Whirlwind-20]] Series NAC/20s, manufactured by [[Karon Naval Armaments]] of [[Terra]] and unmatched for reliability, mounted in four turrets. The ''Essex'' carries three missile tubes capable of firing [[Barracuda]] missiles, the smallest and smartest of the three standard missile types used by the Star League Navy. The remainder of the vessel's weaponry consists of a mixture of [[Magna-35]] NL35s and [[Rand-10]] Medium NPPCs.

==Cargo==
Lacking [[docking collar|docking collars]], the ''Essex'' has the following carrying capabilities:

* Bay 1: Aerospace Fighters (6), 2 Doors
* Bay 2: Small Craft (4), 2 Doors
* Bay 3: Cargo (132,634 tons), 1 Door

==Variants==
*;Clan : Those vessels that survived the genesis of the [[Star League in Exile]] continue to serve in the Clan ''toumans'', with upgrades beginning in [[2862]]. Beyond a reduction in armor tonnage to 262.5 tons and cargo space to allow the ''Essex'' to carry a [[Star]] of [[OmniFighters]] and an additional 6 small craft, Clan technicians also added a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]]. The most notable modification is refitting the ships with the advanced [[Athena-3]] computer system. Far superior to those of even the Star League, the Athena-3 can control almost all shipboard functions so a skeleton crew of 25 can operate the vessel. However, in normal use, the computer only monitors the ship's functions with no direct control.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp138"/>

==Named Vessels==
:<u>[[Clan Coyote]]</u> 
:* [[Windrunner|CCS ''Windrunner'']] 

:<u>[[Clan Diamond Shark]]</u> 
:* [[Architeuthis|CDS ''Architeuthis'']]
:* [[Sharon|CDS ''Sharon'']]
:* [[Tracy|CDS ''Tracy'']]

:<u>[[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]</u> 
:* [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']]

:<u>[[Clan Ghost Bear]]</u> 
:* [[White Claw|CGB ''White Claw'']]
:* [[White Fang|CGB ''White Fang'']]

:<u>[[Clan Ice Hellion]]</u> 
:* [[Moore's Honor|CIH ''Moore's Honor'']]

:<u>[[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]</u>
:* [[The Iowa|CSJ ''The Iowa'']]

:<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u> 
:* [[Eternity|CSR ''Eternity'']] 
:* [[Marshal Ney|CSR ''Marshal Ney'']]
:* [[Mulhacén|CSR ''Mulhacén'']]

:<u>[[Clan Star Adder]]</u> 
:* [[Eagle (Essex)|CSA ''Eagle'']]
:* [[Tehuantepec|CSA ''Tehuantepec'']]

:<u>[[Clan Steel Viper]]</u> 
:* [[Martial Legacy|CSV ''Martial Legacy'']]

:<u>[[Com Guards]]</u> 
:* [[Brandenburg Crusader|CSV ''Brandenburg Crusader'']]
:* [[Deathblow|CSV ''Deathblow'']]
:* [[Defender of Versailles|CSV ''Defender of Versailles'']]
:* [[Emerald|ISS ''Emerald'']]
:* [[Hammerstrike|CSV ''Hammerstrike'']]
:* [[Starlight|ISS ''Starlight'']]

:<u>[[Draconis Combine]]</u> 
:* [[Sabre Cat|DCA ''Sabre Cat'']]

:<u>[[Free Worlds League]]</u> 
:* [[Raven (Essex)|FWLS ''Raven'']]
:* [[Schrack (Essex)|FWLS ''Schrack'']]

:<u>[[Lyran Commonwealth]]</u>
:* [[Edelweiss|LCS ''Edelweiss'']]

:<u>[[Star League Defense Force]]</u> 
:* [[Essex (Essex)|SLS ''Essex'']]
:* [[Gettysburg|SLS ''Gettysburg'']]
:* [[John Paul Jones|SLS ''John Paul Jones'']]
:* [[Mahan|SLS ''Mahan'']]
:* [[Peeples|SLS ''Peeples'']]
:* [[Rondeau|SLS ''Rondeau'']]

:<u>[[Word of Blake]]</u> 
:* ''[[Dark Claw]]''
:* [[Dawning Horizon|WoBS ''Dawning Horizon'']]
:* [[Deliverance|WoBS ''Deliverance'']]
:* [[Divine Forgiveness|WoBS ''Divine Forgiveness'']]
:* [[Enlightened Spark|WoBS ''Enlightened Spark'']]
:* [[Hidden Meaning|WoBS ''Hidden Meaning'']]

==See Also==
* [[:Category:Individual Essex-class WarShips]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Essex TRO2750.jpg|Original ''Essex'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]''
Essex (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|Clan refit ''Essex'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
Essex Task Force Leonidas.jpg|An ''Essex'' in action as part of [[Task Force Leonidas]] from ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
Essex Circe Cache.jpg|An ''Essex'' in action above [[Circe]] during [[Operation Klondike]] from ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
</gallery>

==Notes==
*''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' give the class's mass as 612,000 tons.<ref name=TRO2750-128/> The [[MUL]] and ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' updates this as above to 620,000 tons.<ref name=MUL/>
==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[BattleSpace]]''
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
* ''[[Impetus of War]]''
* ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
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