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Star Naval Command Essex Class Warp 5 Heavy Cruiser. The USS Essex was the first Warp 5 capable ship. As of January 23rd 2160 five Cruisers were funded for construction. On June 23rd 2162 the Star Republic Senate authorized the funding of a Heavy Cruiser class ships. USS Essex and USS Hood were put into space dock at Sol One Station for refit to Heavy Cruiser beginning October 30th 2162.

This refit included the addition of a new form of propulsion known as compression drive. Upgraded weapons capability includes an additional dual torpedo launcher aft and four additional fusion cannons.

USS Essex CA-504

General Information
Keel Laid	06 June 2160
Commissioned	26 March 2162
Refit	05 September 2163
Original Construction	Hamilton Space Dock, Sol System
Compliment	55 Officers, 504 Enlisted
Ship Dimensions
Class	Essex
Category	Heavy Cruiser
Length	640 feet
Width	490 feet
Height	110 feet
Mass	75,000 tons
Decks	11
Propulsion and Power
Main Star Drive
Compression Reactor	Class V Dual Reaction Matter/Anti-Matter Chamber
Compression Engines	2 - Class I (8 pulse feed) Compression Drive
Drive Performance	Maximum Sustained Speed Comp 5
Secondary Star Drive
Warp Reactor	Class V Dual Reaction Matter/Anti-Matter Chamber
Warp Engines	2 - Class V (6 pulse coil) Warp Engines
Drive Performance	Maximum Sustained Speed Warp 5
Main Sub Light Drive
Impulse Reactor	Class IV Fusion Reaction Chamber
Impulse Engines	1 - Class IV (Multi-Phase) Fusion Engine
Drive Performance	Maximum Sustained Speed .75c
Maneuvering, Power and Deflector
Auxiliary Propulsion	Fusion Control Thruster System
Secondary Power	2 - 10MW Fusion Reactor
Deflector Array	Class XII Inter-Phasing Deflector System
Tactical
Main Armament	14 - Class XVI Multi-Phasing Fusion Cannon Turrets
Heavy Armament	6 MK 19 Torpedo Launchers, 2 - Upper, 2 - Lower, 2 - Stern
Torpedo Compliment	300 - MK 86 Fusion Compressed Tachyon Torpedoes
Shielding	6 - Fusion Shield Generators 1500MW Capacity
Science
Sensor Systems	Multi-Band Phased EM Scanners
	Life Form Scanners
	Sub Space Scanners
	Multi-Frequency Phased Optical Imaging Scanners
	Phased Multi-Level Thermal Scanners
	Long Range Phased Array Sensors
Probes	30 - Multi-Mission Warp 3 Probes
Computer System	Harlot Packer Systems
Hard Drive Space	5000K TB
Processor Speed	450 TB
Operating System	Macro Soft Alpha/Omega Operating Systems
Network System	Star Macro Systems
Lab Departments	Stellar Cartography
	Geology
	Biology
	Planetary Sciences
	Isometrics
Transportation
Personnel Teleporters	4 - Stations
Cargo Teleporters	2 - Stations
Teleport Range	8000 NM
Cargo Bays	2
Cargo Capacity	50000 tons
Shuttle Bay	1
Standard Shuttle Craft	3 - Passenger Shuttle Craft (8 Passengers)
Combat Shuttle Craft	4 - Combat Shuttle Craft (15 Armed Marines)
Escape Pods	100 - Pods (10 Person Capacity)
Crew Support
Environment	Class M Standard
Gravity	200 - Dynamic Duotech MK 17 Gravity Generators
Total Personnel Capacity	1000
Medical Facilities	1 - triage ward, 1 - sickbay ward, 1 - isolation ward,
	3 - attached labs, 2 - operating suites
Food Supply	Class XI Mark VII Food synthesis systems
Waste Management	2 - recycling plants

Ships in this class
Name	Hull No	Keel Laid	Launch	Refit	Built at
Essex	CA-504	06 JUN 60	26 APR 62	05 SEP 63	Hamilton Station
Hood	CA-505	30 JUL 60	02 MAY 62	05 SEP 63	Lincoln Station
Antietam	CA-506	06 MAY 62	NOV 63	N/A	Hamilton Station
Princeton	CA-507	JUN 62	MAY 65	N/A	Lincoln Station
Shiloh	CA-508	DEC 63	MAR 65	N/A	Hamilton Station