ICS Essex

The Essex was an Daedalus-class United Earth Starfleet starship in service during the mid-22nd century, under the command of Captain Bryce Shumar. It fought at August Wave, the portion of the Xindi First Strike on Earth.

Launch
The Essex was constructed at Utopia Planitia, Mars in 2147, under command of Captain Bryce Shumar.

Sigma Helium-3 War
In 2152, the Essex prevented the colony of New Berlin from furthering the still young Sigma Helium-3 War with fellow colony New Tokyo, when the nationalist German colonists launched an all-out war to seize the gas fields of the Sigma systems. With the UES Enterprise and Kimbe, they managed to avert the war.

Xindi First Strike
Upon the Xindi probe's arrival at Earth, the United Earth Starfleet frigates UES Hong Kong, Illinois, Iwo Jima and James Bowdoin, along with destroyers UES Essex and Dykstra moved to intercept. When the probe reached range, it opened fire on San Francisco, its strong-force reversal beam smashing right through the UES James Bowdoin and impacting on the planet.

The attack, later called the August Wave, aggravated the San Andres Fault Line, causing the coastline to collapse into the Pacific Ocean, creating a tsunami that decimated the western Pacific coast. However due to ample warning most Australian and Asian cities were able to evacuate most of the coastal lines.

Xindi Conflict
The Essex was lost on the 15 October 2156 during the Liberation of Illyria Prime.

Crew

 * Commanding Officer: Captain Bryce Shumar
 * Executive Officer
 * Science Officer:
 * Second Officer
 * Chief Engineer:
 * Tactical Officer
 * Armory Officer: 
 * Helmsman: 
 * Communication Officer:
 * Chief Medical Officer: 

Trivia
The vessel was christened in honor of a county in England, named after the ancient Kingdom of Essex and the HMS Essex lineage dating back until almost 1653 C.E.