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The USS ESSEX CAMPAIGN



CURRENT ADVENTURE:
 
"After Forever"



PAST ADVENTURES: 
 
"Battle of Forever"
"Return From Forever"
"Curse of the Green Shoes"
"Free Andor"
"Lost and Found"


"The Mad Vulcan"

A mission to weed out Klingon insurgence in Federation space turns up a more sinister plot by a renegade Vulcan who wants to start an interstellar war!


"Everyone Loves A Good Nazi"

Believing to have arrived safely home, the crew of the Essex find themselves trapped in a parallel universe ruled by Nazis! 
(I think the writers of 'Enterprise' are hacking my harddrive.....) 

 
"The Sargasso Expanse"

The Essex is exploring a stellar nursery where it is believed Chief Engineer McGillicutty's father's ship was lost.

 
"Terrorist Attack"
While on a scheduled layover at Starbase 2, an explosion rocks the base! One of the docking arms blows off the base, crippling the Essex and sending it on a collision course with Starbase 2!

 


ABOUT THE USS ESSEX STARSHIPS

This section is about the primary ships used in the campaign.

 

U.S.S. ESSEX
NCC 173
DAEDALUS MK I
COMMISSIONED 2161.08

Third in the class of Daedalus class starships, the USS Essex served under the command of Captain Bryce Shumar for six years. Accompanied by the USS Archon and the USS Horizon, the Daedalus class starships helped establish the legacy of starship exploration in the early days of the Federation. On stardate 2167.09, the Essex was caught in a electromagnetic storm near the Mab-Bu system and was reported lost with all hands.

 

 

 

U.S.S. ESSEX
NCC 1719
CONSTITUTION MK II
COMMISSIONED 2204.01

Sixth of the MK II Constitution class heavy cruisers, the Essex was constructed to maintain the balance of power along the Klingon Neutral Zone after the Four Years War. Mounting the latest in phaser technology and stronger, more efficient shield generators than its MK I predecessors, the Constitution MK II's are the most advanced ships in known space.The USS Essex was christened from the Sol IV shipyards on stardate 2204.01, under the command of Commodore Istvan Kolsac, a seasoned veteran of the Four Years War. The Essex was sent out to patrol the Klingon border and was present at the Organian standoff on stardate 2208.01 Not long after this, Kolsac suffered an unfortunate and untimely death during a geologic survey expedition on stardate 2208.30. The command was passed on to Capt. Boberroneus T.Curp on stardate 2209.02, who currently holds command. The Essex now patrols near the Organian Peace Treaty Zone.

 

 

 

Continuity Note:

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia II, the Constitution class USS Essex is listed as having the hull number NCC-1697, and in The Ships of the Starfleet, it has the hull number NCC-1727 . Granted that both references can arguably be the official Star Trek lore, I'm using the FASA record for this particular campaign, specifically The Federation Ship Recognition Manual.



STELLAR CARTOGRAPHY

Galactic maps used in the Essex campaign, taken from FASA resources, modified for use.

 

  • The United Federation of Planets, circa Stardate 2301.01

Federation Map Stardate 2301.01

Federation Map on the back of "Trader Captains and Merchant Princes", vol I

 

 

  • The Original Federation Border

Original Federation Map

Original Federation map from on the back of "Trader Captains and Merchant Princes", vol I; The yellow section on the bigger map

 

 

  • The Klingon Empire, circa Stardate 2301.01

Klingon Map Stardate 2301.01

 

 

  • The Romulan Star Empire, circa Stardate 2301.01

Romulan Map Stardate 2301.01

 


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Reposted with permission (03/12/2013)
Returned for active updates (2021)

XON Hosted Pages Prologue by Joe UFC465537:

In February 2013, I was surprised by the news that the Xon Gaming site had vanished from the internet. Soon after, I had contacted Mark, the site owner, to learn what had happened and discovered that the site host he was using had gone belly-up. As a FASA Trek fan, that was quite a blow to myself and to the community. The Xon site was hands down the most extensive FASA resource on the internet and couldn't be allowed to disappear. After consulting Mark and other FASA site owners, he permitted us to host various pages of his site so it can maintain its internet presence. I was happy to be included in hosting these pages! The articles from the site are basically unchanged. Some links have been removed per Mark's request.

Since 2013, Mark contributes new material and updates his archives! We communicate often and periodically collaborate on projects.Check back for updates!
 

 

 

 

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