EAS Lexington

EAS Lexington
Captain	Captain Roger Stearns (until 2247) Commander John Sheridan
First Officer	Commander John Sheridan (until 2247)
Status	Active (as of 2247)
Affiliation	Earthforce
Class	Hyperion class heavy cruiser
Length	1,025.39m
Beam	286.5m
Draught	326.1m
Crew	350
Engines	3 Beigie-Bryant 900A Particle Thrust Engines
Jump Capable	Yes
Gravity	No
Weapons	2 particle lasers turrets 2 heavy plasma cannon 6 medium pulse cannons turrets 2 fusion missile launchers
Auxiliary Craft	6 Starfurys or Thunderbolts

The EAS Lexington was a Hyperion class heavy cruiser.

History

In 2245, at the onset of the Earth-Minbari War the Lexington was under the command of Captain Roger Sterns with Commander John Sheridan as his first officer. The Lexington was considered an old patrol ship. In the aftermath of the initial Minbari advance, the Lexington was at Earth undergoing a refit.

In 2247 the Lexington was ambushed by Minbari warships and Captain Sterns was killed. With the Lexington crippled from the ambush, Sheridan used nuclear warheads to mine an asteroid field and succeeded in destroying a Minbari flagship, the Black Star.

Though the Lexington survived the encounter, it suffered extensive damaged and would spend some time being repaired.