Hello, I am Essex.

I am the nameship of the Essex-class carriers.
There are a lot of ships in my class. As the nameship, I have to do everything I can to be a good role model.

Class: Essex
Classification: Aircraft Carrier Faction: Eagle Union
Size: 270,7 m (888 ft)
Height in human form: 8ft
Weight: can carry up to 34000t
Speed: 32,5 knots (60 km/h)


For more info check the + on the top left.


PRED: I'm looking for a snack.

Online: Just chilling. Message me if you have a story in mind that you would like to RP.

Offline: If I'm offline and you have something you want to RP send me a PUB message and I'll get back to you when I'm online.

Distracted: In a RP right now / Away for a minute. Just whisper, I'll get back to you when I see it.

Away: I'm probably gone for a bit longer so it would be better if you PUB message me, instead of whispering.



Crew members:

((ProfessionalAlexis)) Second Lieutenant

((Sailor_Dianna_)) Second Lieutenant

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The Essex class is a class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century's most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions. No Essex-class ships were lost to enemy action even though several sustained crippling damage. The Essex-class carriers were the backbone of the U.S. Navy's combat strength, along with the three Midway-class carriers added just after the war.

In drawing up the preliminary design for Essex, particular attention was directed at the size of both the flight and hangar decks. Aircraft design had come a long way from the comparatively light planes used in carriers during the 1930s. Flight decks now required more takeoff space for the heavier aircraft being developed. Moreover, US carrier doctrine was premised on the "deck-load strike", launching as rapidly as possible as many aircraft as could be spotted on the flight deck beforehand.

One innovation in Essex was a portside deck-edge elevator in addition to two inboard elevators. There would be no large hole in the flight deck when the elevator was in the "down" position, a critical factor if the elevator ever became inoperable during combat operations. Its new position made it easier to continue normal operations on deck, irrespective of the position of the elevator. The elevator also increased the effective deck space when it was in the "up" position by providing additional parking room outside the normal contours of the flight deck, and increased the effective area on the hangar deck by the absence of elevator pits. In addition, its machinery was less complex than the two inboard elevators, requiring about 20% fewer man-hours of maintenance.



Weaponry:

12 x 5-inch (127mm)/38-caliber guns (4x2 / 4x1)

32-72 x Bofors 40mm AA guns (8-18x4)

55-76 x Oerlikon 20mm AA guns


Aviation:

Full flight deck with island and hangar deck for up to 100 aircrafts.


Systems:

1 x air-search radar
2 x surface-search radar
1 x fighter-direction radar
2 x Mk 12 fire-control radar
2 x Mk 22 height-finding radar
10-17 x Mk 51 AA directors