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STARSHIP
Name:	USS Essex
Registry:	CLM-150 (original), NCC-173 (Federation)
Class:	Daedalus
Type:	Exploration craft
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Status:	Destroyed

The USS Essex (NCC-173) was a Daedalus-class Federation starship in service in the late 22nd century. (TNG: "Power Play") The vessel was originally conceived as the UES Essex (CLM-150) under the auspices of United Earth's Starfleet. (The Starfleet Museum)

Along with the starships Archon, Carolina and Intrepid, it participated in war games exercises against Enterprise (NX-01) in 2156. Later, Essex, under the command of Captain Bryce Shumar, would be among the ships battling Romulan forces near Berengaria VII. (ENT novel: The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)

In different realities, Essex has had various different designations.

• Exploration craft (Jackill's Daedalus-class technical readout data sheets)
• Surveyor (Trekmania)
• Cruiser (The Starfleet Museum)

External linksEdit

• USS Essex article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• USS Essex (NCC-173) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.