. . . . "Constitution"@en . . . "heavy cruiser"@en . . . . . . "220"^^ . "USS Essex was a Constitution-class, Bonhomme Richard-subclass starship active in Starfleet service in the second half of the 23rd century. (Star Trek Encyclopedia) One source has the registry as NCC-1697; however, the Star Fleet Technical Manual had the Essex's registry as NCC-1727. The Essex made first contact with the Sheliak and would later play a key role in establishing the Treaty of Armens between the Sheliak and the Federation. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)"@en . "Heavy cruiser"@en . . "USS Essex (Constitution class)"@en . . "USS Essex was a Constitution-class, Bonhomme Richard-subclass starship active in Starfleet service in the second half of the 23rd century. (Star Trek Encyclopedia) One source has the registry as NCC-1697; however, the Star Fleet Technical Manual had the Essex's registry as NCC-1727. The Essex made first contact with the Sheliak and would later play a key role in establishing the Treaty of Armens between the Sheliak and the Federation. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era) Commodore Istvan Kolsac was the commanding officer of the Essex in the mid-23rd century. (Star Trek: USS Alexander) During the Kelvan War in 2285, Essex was assigned to Task Force Four and was one of the few survivors of the engagement against the Kelvans. Her personnel were rescued by ships from Task Force Six. (Orion Press: In Harm's Way) Circa 2290, Essex was a training vessel, homeported at Starbase 1. (Ships of the Star Fleet)"@en . . "USS Essex"@en . . . . . . . "NCC-1697; NCC-1727; NCC-1719"@en . . "Construction of the Essex as a Bonhomme Richard-subclass vessel was authorized by the Starfleet appropriation of stardate 3220. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual) The Essex was commissioned and launched on reference stardate 2/0104. She was later refit as a mk III Achernar-subclass on reference stardate 2/0209. (FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual) In 2269, the Essex was under the command of Captain Salar. That year, the crew intervened during a Klingon attempt to interfere with the culture of 34 Kraol III. (FASA RPG module: An Imbalance of Power) On reference stardate 2/1803, the Essex was refit as a mk I Enterprise-class heavy cruiser. (FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual) By the 2280s decade, Essex was outfitted as a command cruiser (CC). The ship was easily modifiable with additional technology to become the advanced command cruiser (CC+). (ST video game: Starfleet Command) No history or fate is established for this vessel in Starfleet Command as its name was randomly assigned to a cruiser vessel by the game software. The ship was decommissioned in 2297. (Decipher RPG module: Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)"@en . . . . "refit ; succeeded in name by frigate"@en . . . . "Construction of the Essex as a Bonhomme Richard-subclass vessel was authorized by the Starfleet appropriation of stardate 3220. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual) The Essex was commissioned and launched on reference stardate 2/0104. She was later refit as a mk III Achernar-subclass on reference stardate 2/0209. (FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual) In 2269, the Essex was under the command of Captain Salar. That year, the crew intervened during a Klingon attempt to interfere with the culture of 34 Kraol III. (FASA RPG module: An Imbalance of Power)"@en . . . "fed"@en . . . . . . . . . .