EAS Agamemnon
From The Great Machine
EAS Agamemnon was an Omega Class destroyer and Captain Sheridan's ship prior to him assuming command of Babylon 5. This destroyer, one of the first of its kind, was named for the mythical Mycenaean king and general of the same name.
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- In S2E01, Points of Departure, Captain Sheridan commands this destroyer just before being reassigned to command Babylon 5.
- In S2E11, All Alone in the Night, General Hague invites the Agamemnon to join in the search when Captain Sheridan is kidnapped by the Streib.
- In S3E08, Messages from Earth, this destroyer attacks the prototype White Star inside Jupiter's gaseous atmosphere as she attempts to retire home after destroying her second Shadow vessel.
- In S4E17, The Face of the Enemy, this destroyer and her crew sign-on with the rebel fleet just before Sheridan is captured on Mars.
- In S4E19, Between the Darkness and the Light, Captain Sheridan resumes command of this destroyer at Ivanova's request, and with its current captain's blessing, to lead the rebel fleet to Mars in the Sol system, preparatory to their final assault on Earth.
- In S4E20, Endgame, their battle almost won, Sheridan nearly suicides when ordering this destroyer, severely damaged and bereft of weapons after a long fight against Earth's planetary defenses, to ram the remaining Earth defense satellite platform before it can be turned against Earth's North-American eastern seaboard. This destroyer is saved at the last minute by sister ship EAS Apollo, General Robert Lefcourt commanding, who jumps in from hyperspace and destroys the platform just before this destroyer impacts it.
