EAS Lexington

From The Babylon Project

EAS Lexington Captain: Captain Roger Stearns (until 2247) Commander John Sheridan First Officer: Commander John Sheridan (until 2247) Status: Active (as of 2247) Affiliation: Earthforce Class: Hyperion class heavy cruiser Length: 1,025.39m Beam: 286.5m Draught: 326.1m Crew: 350 Engines: 3 Beigie-Bryant 900A Particle Thrust Engines[1] Jump Capable: Yes Gravity: No Weapons: 2 particle lasers turrets 2 heavy plasma cannon 6 medium pulse cannons turrets 2 fusion missile launchers Auxiliary Craft: 6 Starfurys or Thunderbolts

The EAS Lexington was a Hyperion class heavy cruiser.

[edit] History

In 2245, at the onset of the Earth-Minbari War the Lexington was under the command of Captain Roger Sterns with Commander John Sheridan as his first officer. The Lexington was considered an old patrol ship.

In 2247 the Lexington was ambushed by Minbari warships and Captain Sterns was killed. With the Lexington crippled from the ambush, Sheridan used nuclear warheads to mine an asteroid field and succeeded in destroying a Minbari flagship, the Black Star. ^[2][3][4]

Though the Lexington survived the encounter, it suffered extensive damaged and would spend some time being repaired.

[edit] References

Earthforce Ship Classes
Capital Ships:	Olympus class corvette • Hyperion class heavy cruiser • Nova class dreadnought • Omega class destroyer • Advanced Omega class destroyer • Warlock class destroyer
Fighters:	SA-23E Starfury • SA-23J Thunderbolt • Stealth Starfury • Heavy Starfury • Badger-class Starfury
Transports:	Earthforce One • Magnum heavy lifter • Breaching pod • Condor class transport • Kestrel Class Atmospheric Shuttle • Crew Shuttle
Others:	Aegis orbital defence platform • Life pod • Work pod • Valkyrie Gunship • Explorer class ship • Cotten class Deep Penetration Tender • Shadow Hybrid

Hyperion class heavy cruisers
EAS Amundsen • EAS Aegean • EAS Clarkstown • EAS Hyperion • EAS Lexington • EAS Prometheus