The personification of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS [i]Essex[/i] (CV-9) in [i][[Azur Lane]][/i]. Character design by [[Kexue]], voiced by [[Mizuhashi Kaori]].

h4. Appearance
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Essex has [[medium breasts]], [[brown eyes]] and [[long hair|long]] [[blue hair]] tied into a pair of [[twintails]]. Her uniform is a low cut [[blue dress]] with red and white accents as well as "Essex" written vertically along her front-left, and a red [[necktie]]. Over this is an open [[blue cloak]] with vertical slits along the full length of the sides along her arms to reach through. She wears a pair of [[black pantyhose]], and a pair of [[boots]] with red and white stripes on the top flaps.

Her [[rigging]] is composed of a [[crossbow]] with a mini [[flight deck]] on top marked "9," and two mounted flight decks. Comparing these to [[Intrepid (Azur Lane)|Intrepid]], it is likely these split along the width at point about halfway along the length of the flight deck.

In game, Essex most notably thinks of herself in the shadow on [[Enterprise (Azur Lane)|Enterprise]], speaking of her in a large majority of her lines as she treats her as her [i]senpai[/i]. As a result, she's often portrayed as obsessive over her, often comedically so.

Likes [[lemon|lemons]], much to the chagrin of her senior.

Her chibi [[essex_face|face]] became somewhat of a meme inside community.

h5. Skins
* [[Essex (A Trip Down Route 66) (Azur Lane)|A Trip Down Route 66]]
* [[Essex (Brush And Ink) (Azur Lane)|Brush And Ink]]
* [[Essex (Craft Fairytail) (Azur Lane)|Craft Fairytail]]
* [[essex_(detective_essex)_(azur_lane)|Detective Essex]]
* [[essex_(crossbones_especial)_(azur_lane)|Crossbones Especial]]
* [[essex_(meta)_(azur_lane)|META version]]
h4. Related Characters
h5. Essex-class Aircraft Carriers
* [b]Essex[/b] (CV-9)
* [[Yorktown II (Azur Lane)|Yorktown]] (CV-10)
* [[Intrepid (Azur Lane)|]] (CV-11)
* [[Hornet II (Azur Lane)|Hornet]] (CV-12)
* [[Ticonderoga (Azur Lane)|]] (CV-14)
* [[Bunker Hill (Azur Lane)|]] (CV-17)
* [[Bon Homme Richard (Azur Lane)|]] (CV-31)
* [[Shangri-La (Azur Lane)|]] (CV-38)

h5. Other In-Game Characters
* [[Enterprise (Azur Lane)|]] (CV-6)

h5. Other Copyrights
* [[Essex (Warship Girls R)]]

h4. External Links
* "Azur Lane Wiki: Essex":[https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Essex]
* "Wikipedia: USS [i]Essex[/i] (CV-9)":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_%28CV-9%29]
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