EAS Churchill

Infobox Fictional Spacecraft
name = EAS "Churchill"


imagesize = 250px
caption = Ablaze, the EAS "Churchill" rams the EAS "Roanoke"
first = "Severed Dreams"
last =
status = Destroyed (2260)
affiliation = Earth Alliance
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decommissioned =
class = "Omega"-class destroyer
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maxspeed =
fighters = Starfuries
auxcraft = Shuttles
armaments = Pulse cannon turrets
X-Ray laser cannons
defense =
propulsion = 4 main sublight engines Jump engines
power =
mass =
length = 1714.3 m
width =
height =
crew = 360–1000
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The EAS "Churchill" is fictional spacecraft, an "Omega"-class destroyer, from the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The "Churchill" is under the command of Captain Sandra Hiroshi. The "Churchill" is presumably named for Winston Churchill.

After Earth Alliance President Morgan Clark declares martial law in mid-2260, several EarthForce units rally around General William Hague in open defiance of the martial law decree, calling for Clark's resignation. Hague places his flag on the EAS "Alexander". Several engagements follow, during which all of the "Alexander"'s attending vessels are destroyedcite episode| episodelink=Point of No Return (Babylon 5)| title=Point of No Return| series=Babylon 5] and Hague himself is killed. The "Alexander" then makes its way to Babylon 5.cite episode| episodelink=Severed Dreams| title=Severed Dreams| series=Babylon 5]

Captain Hiroshi and her crew evidently chose to support the rebellion against President Clark; the "Churchill" also sets a course for Babylon 5, arriving after the "Alexander". Captain Hiroshi informs Captain John Sheridan and his command staff that President Morgan Clark is aware of the presence of the "Alexander" at the station and warns them that Clark has ordered a fleet to seize control of the station and put it under control of Nightwatch.cite episode| episodelink=Severed Dreams| title=Severed Dreams| series=Babylon 5]

During the ensuing battle between Clark's fleet and Babylon 5, the "Alexander" and the "Churchill", the "Churchill" is severely damaged. Seeing no other choice, Hiroshi sends her flaming destroyer on a collision course with one of Clark's destroyers, the EAS "Roanoke". Both ships are destroyed in the collision. "Churchill" 's surviving Starfury fighters dock with the "Alexander" and are transferred to Babylon 5 in order to bring the latter's fighter squadrons back up to full strength. cite episode| episodelink=Severed Dreams| title=Severed Dreams| series=Babylon 5]

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