Hyperion class heavy cruiser

Hyperion class
Status	Active (as of 2281)
Affiliation	Earthforce
Class	Heavy Cruiser
Length	1,025.39m
Beam	286.5m
Draught	326.1m
Mass	8.4 million metric tons
Crew	350
Engines	3 Beigie-Bryant 900A Particle Thrust Engines
Jump Capable	Yes
Gravity	No
Weapons	2 52mm Plasma Pulse Cannons 2 40mm Plasma Pulse Cannons 2 Phased Particle Cannons 4 Pulse Discharge Cannons 2 Thermo-nuclear Torpedo Tubes
Auxiliary Craft	6 Starfurys or Thunderbolts

The Hyperion-class heavy cruiser was an Earthforce warship manufactured by KarmaTech at the Neue Hanse Orbital Shipyard in Earth orbit.

Technical Capabilities

Like most Earth Alliance ships of the period, the Hyperion lacked the capability to generate artificial gravity, either through the use of rotating sections or the later, more advanced gravitic drive systems. Though rotating sections were within Earthforce's technical capabilities of the time, they greatly reduced a ship's speed and effectiveness. As such the crew had to operate in a completely zero gravity environment, requiring the use of seat straps and handholds to work effectively. In later years, ships such as the Clarkstown were seen upgraded with newer weaponry such as the 52 mm plasma pulse cannon used on the Omega class Destroyer. Presumably as the Warlock class destroyer was able to generate a gravity field, this feature was added to the Hyperions as they were still operating in 2281.

Service History

Before the introduction of the Omega and Warlock-class destroyers, the Hyperion-class heavy cruisers served as Earth's front line warships, often supported by the heavily armed Nova-class dreadnought. Hyperion heavy cruisers made up a proportion of the fleet that was assembled for the Battle of the Line and though a great many were destroyed, the ones that survived continued to serve alongside their successors as the workhorses of the Earthforce fleet. Even though the design was far past its prime it continued to be in service as late as 2281.

Ships of the Class

• EAS Agamemmnon in hyperspace with the renegade fleet.

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• EAS Amundsen approaching the Valen'Tha

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• EAS Trafalgar patrolling Sol's asteroid belt

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• An Omega-Class Destroyer assisting a Hyperion-Class Heavy Cruiser.

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• EAS Aegean
• EAS Amundsen
• EAS Clarkstown
• EAS Hyperion
• EAS Lexington
• EAS Prometheus
• EAS Trafalgar

Behind the Scenes

The Hyperion was designed by animator Mark Kochinski, based on a napkin sketch by Ron Thornton.

Appearances

TV/DVD Movies

• "In the Beginning"
• "Voices in the Dark"

Babylon 5

• "A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II"
• "Point of No Return"
• "Severed Dreams"
• "Atonement" (Retrospective)
• "The Exercise of Vital Powers"
• "The Face of the Enemy"
• "Between the Darkness and the Light"
• "Endgame"
• "Rising Star"
• "Sleeping in Light"

References

Other Sources

• The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)