EAS Agamemnon

EAS Agamemnon
Captain	John Sheridan (until early 2259) James (2259 onwards)
Status	Active (as of 2261)
Affiliation	Earthforce
Class	Omega class destroyer
Length	1714.3m
Engines	4 Beigie-Bryant 9000A Particle Thrust Engines
Jump Capable	Yes
Gravity	Rotational sections only
Weapons	4 52mm Plasma Pulse Cannons (Primary) 8 40mm Pulse Cannons (Secondary) 4 Laser batteries (2 fore, 2 aft)
Defenses	Interceptors
Auxiliary Craft	2 full squadrons of Fighters (Starfurys or Thunderbolts)

EAS Agamemnon is an Earth Alliance Omega class destroyer with the registry of OCG-5. She was named after the Greek mythic figure who commanded the Greek forces during the Trojan War.

History

The Agamemnon was one of the first Omega class starships to be built by Earthforce following the Earth-Minbari War.

2256 to 2259

In December of 2256, the Agamemnon stopped at Station Prime in orbit of Centauri Prime for a quick lay over. The Agamemnon would be commanded for the next three years by John Sheridan until 2259, when he was named to replace Jeffrey Sinclair as the commander of Babylon 5. The Agamemnon met with a supply vessel about hijackers. During this time, the Agamemnon patrolled and made diplomatic appearances in and around the League of Non-Aligned Worlds.

The Agamemnon made first contact with the Tikar just beyond the Saint Andre Nebula. The Agamemnon spent two days with the Tikar vessel. At that point, Captain James was named as the next commander of the Agamemnon. A few months after Sheridan's transfer the Agamemnon took part in his rescue from the Streib. When the Streib ejected those they kidnapped into space, the Agamemnon destroyed the Streib starship.

2260

In 2260, the Agamemnon was patrolling the solar system when Sheridan took the White Star to destroy the Shadow Vessel being studied by Earth Alliance forces. The Shadow vessel had been activated when a human was merged with the ship to act as a CPU, but it was done incorrectly, and the ship went insane. The Shadow vessel was lured into Jupiter's atmosphere where it was crushed by the pressure and gravity of Jupiter. The Agamemnon was sent to investigate, and found the White Star in the atmosphere. The crew of the Agamemnon did not realize that Sheridan was in command of the White Star. Agamemnon tried to force Sheridan to surrender, but he was able to escape through establishing a jump point at the edge of Jupiter's atmosphere. President Clark used this incident as an excuse to declare martial law. Clark's actions later provoked Sheridan and a number of others in Earthforce to go to war against Clark. A crew member named Miller was injured during the confrontation.

The Earth Civil War

In 2261, the Agamemnon was under the command of Captain James. The Agamemnon defected to Sheridan's forces during the Earth Alliance Civil War. The Agamemnon chased Sheridan's forces for days until they caught up with him at an asteroid belt. The majority of the Agamemnon was trained by Sheridan, including Captain James. The Agamemnon was upgraded, which included the updating of the DX-419 tracking system to help find Sheridan's Minbari fleet elements. Captain Sheridan remarked that the system didn't work too well. The Agamemnon fought in a fleet action near Beta IX. The Agamemnon picked up life pods from the EAS Damocles, including Duty Officer David Eisensen. The Agamemnon shuttled over Eisensen to the White Star 2, after he explained President Clark's plan about the attack on Sector 300. The Agamemnon became the flagship of Sheridan's Earthforce portions after Commander Susan Ivanova led the White Star Fleet to Sector 300.

The Agamemnon destroyed a Streib vessel in 2259

The Agamemnon exiting hyperspace in 2261

The bridge of the Agamemnon

The Seal of the Agamemnon