Warships and spacecraft of the Cosmic Era
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This article contains a list of fictional warships and spacecraft from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries.
Like any military organization, the factions in the Cosmic Era depend on multiple ships to fulfill a wide variety of tasks. Listed below are the ship classes, the known ships of that class, and a simple explanation of the role in the battlefield. Individual ships do not have pages; their information can be found on their classes respective pages.
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[edit] Earth Alliance/OMNI
- Agamemnon-class carrier - A large, wedge-shaped carrier that can carry up to twelve mobile armors or mobile suits and deploy them rapidly using the linear catapults on either edge of the ship. The Agamemnon class is the largest warship in the Earth Alliance and OMNI Enforcer until the development of the Archangel-class assault ship.
- Archangel-class assault ship - Advanced transatmospheric warships derived from Orb's Izumo-class battleships, very well-armed and have high mobile suit capacity; This class was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. The Archangel class mobile assault ships are functionally equivalent to the current day aircraft carrier as their primary mission being to launch and recover mobile suits and mobile armors.
- Arkansas-class cruiser - An Earth Alliance naval warship. Designated as cruisers, their primary role is to escort Tarawa-class mobile assault ships.
- Hannibal-class land battleship -An Earth Alliance land vessel stationed in central Eurasia. Unlike most ZAFT land vessels, the Hannibal uses four large tank-like tracks for propulsion. It has a considerable hangar space for F-7D Spearheads and GAT-04 Windam mobile suits, but its primarily purpose is to operate as the base of the gigantic GFAS-X1 Destroy.
- Des Moines-class cruiser - An Earth Alliance naval warship. The Des Moines-class and the Arkansas-class cruiser, which only differs slightly in armament, are also known as the Danilov class.
- Drake-class escort ship - A light space warship employed by the Earth Alliance primarily for combat against fighters and mobile suits. The Drake-class ships are functionally equivalent to the current day destroyer.
- Fraser-class destroyer - An Earth Alliance naval warship. It is armed with a rapid-fire cannon, three CIWS guns, 2 16-tube vertical missile launchers, and 4 anti-ship missile launchers. The primary role of the Fraser class is to escort Tarawa-class mobile assault ships.
- Girty Lue-class battleship - Stealth warships both manufactured and operated by Earth Alliance. This ship class has features reminiscent of the Cosmic Era's universe Earth Alliance's earlier Archangel-class assault ships.
- Nelson-class battleship - The backbone of the Earth Alliance's space fleets. Some ships of the class are also operated by Three Ships Alliance during The Battle of Messiah. They also known as 250-meter class warship.
- Spengler-class carrier- A slightly modified of Tarawa-class carrier which has been converted to carry mobile suits, and it deploys these machines via gates on the sides of its hull.
- Tarawa-class carrier- the largest navel vessel used by the Earth Alliance. A slightly modified of Tarawa-class carrier are also known as Spengler-class carrier.
[edit] ZAFT/PLANT
- Compton-class land battleship The Compton-class heavy land battleships are ZAFT warships first fielded in C.E. 73. Unlike their predecessors, the Lesseps-class, Compton-class vessels use four large tank-like tracks for propulsion.
- Eternal-class support ship Freedom and Justice support ship; carries the two METEOR prototype units; only one ship, Eternal
- METEOR - mobile suit weapons support system (Mobile suit Embedded Tactical EnfOrceR), prototype; extends a Freedom and Justice-class mobile suit into a mobile armor, similar in concept to Gundam 0083's RX-78GP03D Gundam Dendrobium mobile armor
- Gondwana-class Supercarrier - A massive space warship used by ZAFT. Dwarfing even the battleship Minerva, the 1200-meter-long Gondwana is the largest space vessel ever built in CE Universe.
- Minerva-class battleship A trans-atmospheric Mobile Suit Assault Ship (LHM), built to operate Second Stage MS Gundam units; derived from both Eternal and Archangel but of entirely new design; equipped with 2 standard linear catapults and a third dedicated catapult for the Impulse Gundam and its Silhouette packs; hangar capacity unspecified, but probably at least 10 mobile suits; LHM-BB01 Minerva
- Petrie-class land cruiser -A ZAFT vessel designed to support the Lesseps-class land battleships. Like the larger Lesseps, they utilize a snake-like "scale system" to travel over both ground and water.
- Laurasia-class frigate - A ZAFT's primary heavy fire support spaceship during the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED's episodes of Bloody_Valentine_War [1]. Its hull code designated as FFM, resembling the real world hull code for modern United States Navy frigate. Later, in Gundam SEED Destiny, the newer Nazca class destroyer replaced this class as the backbone of ZAFT's space forces.
- Nazca-class destroyer - A fast, well-armed space warship in the ZAFT forces. During the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED's episodes of Bloody Valentine War, this class is ZAFT's newest model of warship while on Gundam SEED Destiny they make up the main force of the ZAFT's space fleet replacing Laurasia-class frigates. The class's role and shape parallel those of the Musai-class cruiser from the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
[edit] Lesseps-class land battleship
A large mobile ground base, it moves quite fast using a snakelike "scale system"
[edit] Vosgulov-class submarine
Large mobile suit-carrying submarines; Tsuigara, Vosgulov, St. Helens, Neila Bongo
[edit] Orb Union
- Aegis-class cruiser - A trimaran naval warship that is 200 meters long and mounts a 250mm rapid-fire gun, along with formidable multiple anti-air and anti-ship weapons . They are both manufactured and operated by Orb Union.
- Izumo-class battleship - Powerful warships of the Orb Union. Elements of their design were also used in the construction of the Earth Alliance's Archangel class assault ships, including their extremely powerful armament of "Lohengrin" positron blaster cannons and "Gottfried Mk. 71" dual beam cannons.
- Kuraokami-class destroyer- A monohull naval warship. They are both manufactured and operated by Orb Union.
[edit] Other
[edit] Acidalium
| Interplanetary transport Acidalium | |
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| Ship Type | Interplanetary transport |
| Class: | Acidalium |
| Launched: | Cosmic Era 73 |
| Ships of Class: | Acidalium |
| General Characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | Thermonuclear pulse thruster x 8 (interplanetary sailing unit) Large thermonuclear pulse thruster x 12 |
| Armament: | positron blaster cannon x 1, 5-barrel CIWS x 12, 3-tube missile launcher x 12 |
| Mobile Weapon Complement: |
GSF-YAM01 Δ Astray x1 |
| Linear Catapults: | One |
The Acidalium is an interplanetary transport that was built at the Mars colony Australialis, for the purpose of interplanetary travel between Mars and Earth.
As the ship's mission requires it to travel long distances with no opportunity to replenish its supplies, it is equipped with a large "interplanetary sailing unit". This unit, connected to the Acidalium's rear, is roughly two and a half times longer than the ship itself, and contains three large quadruple thermonuclear pulse thruster arrays and a large fuel supply. When operating near Earth or Mars, the sailing unit is detached at an appropriate docking facility. The Acidalium is capable of atmospheric flight, and can land on a planet's surface or in any sufficiently deep body of water.
Though Mars remains neutral in the Earth Sphere's conflicts, the Acidalium is equipped with multiple weapons, all of which are concealed behind sliding hatches. Its primary armament is a positron blaster cannon in the bow. The ship also carries twelve sets of 3-tube missile launchers just aft of the main cannon, and twelve 5-barrel CIWS rotary cannons in wing-mounted pods.
The Acidalium has a very small crew, possibly as a means to conserve food, water, and oxygen during the long trip from Earth to Mars. The ship's captain is Agnes Brahe, a hot-headed Coordinator who also pilots the GSF-YAM01 Δ Astray. His second in command, Nahe Herschel, pilots the mobile armor Guardshell.
When the Acidalium arrives in the Earth Sphere in CE 73, the Acidalium docks at the PLANT capital, Aprilius One. Agnes meets with PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Gilbert Durandal, who discusses the possibility of cooperation between PLANT and Mars. Shortly after the meeting, the Earth Alliance launches a massive offensive against PLANT, and Agnes impulsively launches in his Δ Astray to assist in the defense of PLANT.
After the battle's completion, Durandal assigns TMF/A-802W2 Kerberos BuCUE Hound pilot Isaac Mau to the Acidalium as an observer, while Agnes leaves for Earth to investigate the Earth Alliance forces. This results in a confrontation with elements of the elite Phantom Pain militia, with an inconclusive duel between the Δ Astray and Phantom Pain's GAT-X105E Strike Noir being broken up when the Acidalium itself intervenes, destroying several GAT-01A2R Slaughter Daggers with a blast from its positron cannon.
The ship's next stop is Orb, where Agnes meets Chief Representative Cagalli Yula Athha and attends her wedding to Yuna Roma Seiran. When the wedding is interrupted by Cagalli's brother Kira Yamato, who uses the ZGMF-X10A Freedom to "abduct" his sister. Not knowing the true nature of these events, Agnes attempts to pursue in the Δ Astray, but is blocked by Rondo Mina Sahaku. After a brief battle, the Orb noblewoman convinces Agnes that "rescuing" Cagalli would not be the best interest of either the Chief Representative or Orb itself.
After the Acidalium departs from Orb, Phantom Pain Lieutenant Sven Cal Bayan takes command a team of five Orb pilots, with the mission of capturing the Acidalium. As the alliance between the Atlantic Federation and Orb not yet being finalized, the Orb pilots are assigned Phantom Pain GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger mobile suits, allowing Orb to deny participation in the mission if necessary. In the ensuing battle, three of the Orb pilots are killed and Sven's Strike Noir has its Noir Striker destroyed. However, Sven utilizes the IWSP of one of the surviving Slaughter Daggers and is able to severely cripple the Δ Astray. In the aftermath of this battle, the Acidalium flees at Isaac's suggestion to Lagash, ZAFT's secret underwater supply base, for emergency repairs. Just the ship leaves, the new Martian mobile suit Turn Δ Astray descends from space, piloted by Agnes' older (technically) sister Setona Winters.
[edit] Trivia
The Acidalium is named for the Mare Acidalium on Mars.
[edit] Marseille III class a.k.a. HOME
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| GACE-59650 HOME | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Armament | none |
| Mobile weapons | (HOME)
MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame x1 (Marseille-III class) TS-MA2 Moebius x2 |
| Ships of the class | GACE-59650 HOME |
The GACE-59650 HOME is a Marseille III-class cargo ship that was modified by the Junk Guild for use in their salvage operations. The ship has no armament of any kind, but mounts 8 manipulator arms for cargo handling. HOME is commanded by a mysterious woman known only as "The Professor", and the remaining crew are Junk Guild technicians Lowe Guele, Liam Garfield, and Kisato Yamabuki.
After a salvage operation at the destroyed colony Heliopolis, HOME acquires the MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame, and becomes a target for many people who desire the advanced mobile suit. Eventually, the ship is damaged beyond repair after a battle with the MBF-P01 Astray Gold Frame forces it into the Earth's atmosphere. The crew of HOME utilizes the salvaged land battleship Lesseps until acquiring the ReHOME to replace their lost spaceship.
During January, CE 71, a Marseille III-class cargo ship is used by the Atlantic Federation to transport two TS-MA2 Moebius, the "Hawk of Endymion" Mu La Flaga along with his Moebius Zero mobile armor and the intended G-pilots to Heliopolis. The unnamed Marseille III-class cargo ship was sunk in the ensuing Battle of Heliopolis. Because of this, it is possible that the ships are of a class of now-obsolescent mobile armor carrier. However, it is more likely that the ship is an older model of transportation vessel, as a carrier would be too noticable for such a covert mission; as it seems that the Marseille III-class is widely used by civilians as well as possibly other nations, a cargo ship such as the Marseille III would be perfect for such a top secret mission.
[edit] Trivia
In the Astray Blue Frame promo, a High Mobility GINN destroys what looks like a white Marseille III-class that was launching what were either shuttles or mobile armor.
[edit] Lesseps
Junk Guild - salvaged and refitted ZAFT warship
[edit] Cornelius class a.k.a. ReHOME
| ReHOME modified tender ship | |
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| Ship Type | modified tender vessel for Archangel class assault ship |
| Class: | Cornelius |
| Launched: | Cosmic Era 71 |
| Ships of Class: | ReHOME |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Unknown |
| Length: | Unknown |
| Beam: | Unknown |
| Wingspan: | N/A |
| Draft: | Unknown |
| Propulsion: | Unknown |
| Armor: | laminated armor shield x 2, unknown thickness wedge-shaped shield x 2 |
| Armament: | manipulator arm x 2, "Lohengrin" positron blaster cannon, "Valiant Mk.8" 110cm linear cannon x 2 |
| Mobile Suit Complement: | (C.E. 71) MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame x1 |
| Linear Catapults: | 2 |
Initially, the vessel that would become the ReHOME started life as a prototype tender ship (Cornelius class) for the Earth Alliance's new Archangel-class assault ships which were in development. However, the destruction of Heliopolis, where the Archangel and the prototype tender were in development, caused the tender to be abandoned. From there, it was salvaged by unknown parties and ended up on the civilian vessel market.
When the Junk Guild team lead by Lowe Guele began to plan a return to space after some time on Earth, Coordinator Liam Garfield was sent to space to acquire a new ship, and managed to purchase the prototype tender. After modifications to the ship both on the exterior and interior, it was christened ReHOME, and began service under the Junk Guild flag. However, the plans were apparently recovered, and more Cornelius-class vessels were constructed for use as effective cargo ship for the Earth Alliance space fleets, including the Archangel's sister ship Dominion, in June C.E. 71.
The ReHOME is a rather striking vessel, with sleek lines reminiscent of the ship she was designed to support. The forward bow is especially evocative of Archangel, and for good reason - the two vessels were designed so that they can easily connect to each other, allowing for resupplying of the Archangel to be done easily and rapidly. The Junk Guild is known for extensive modification of any vessel under their control, and ReHOME is no exception - two manipulator arms were added, as well as a set of laminated shields (for countering beam fire) and a set of chunky "wedge-shaped" shields (for countering physical attacks) for defense. However, the most important modification was done to the ship's computer - integrated into it is the GG Unit - a device that contains the brain of George Glenn, the first known Coordinator. Because of this, Glenn functions as the ReHOME's captain, and can pilot any of the mobile suits carried aboard as long as they can maintain a telemetry link to ReHOME. The ReHOME would serve well as the home vessel for Lowe's team throughout the remainder of the Bloody Valentine War, as well as serving as a tender for the Three Ships Alliance. After the war, ReHOME discovered another GENESIS unit, named GENESIS Alpha. The crew used GENESIS Alpha to fly to Mars and back. While the ReHOME was at Mars, a "Lohengrin" type positron cannon was fitted beneath one of the hangar doors. Later, in C.E. 73 the ReHOME, along with Serpent Tail, the Out Frame and Rondo Mina Sahaku's forces tried unsuccessfully to use the GENESIS Alpha to push away the remains of Junius 7.
Another ship of this class was also seen when the Archangel met with Admiral Halberton's 8th Fleet at Earth's orbit. A handful more can be seen moving nuclear warheads onto the Earth Forces' 7th Fleet after the Battle of Boaz.
[edit] Silverwind
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| Type | civilian space shuttle |
| Armament | none |
The Silverwind is a civilian space shuttle. In early February C.E. 71, the Silverwind is sent out to the Debris Belt to investigate the ruins of Junius Seven, in preparation for a memorial marking the first anniversary of the Bloody Valentine tragedy. The leader of the delegation is Lacus Clyne, idol singer and daughter of ZAFT Supreme Council Chairman Siegel Clyne. While in the Debris Belt, the Silverwind comes under attack from an Earth Alliance battleship. The attack is orchestrated by an informant named Kenaf Luchini as a trap to lure in MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame pilot Lowe Guele. The Earth Alliance battleship, acting on misinformation from Kenaf, believes that the Silverwind is a ZAFT military vessel disguised as a civilian ship. During the battle, Lowe spots the damaged civilian space shuttle and protects it long enough to allow Lacus to launch in an escape pod. Later on, Lacus' escape pod is found by GAT-X105 Strike piloted by Kira Yamato, while he is out on a supply mission for the Archangel.
[edit] Tsiolkovsky
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| Type | space exploration ship |
| Armament | none |
| Ships of the class | Tsiolkovsky |
The space exploration ship Tsiolkovsky was designed by George Glenn, the first known coordinators, for use in the manned exploration of Jupiter. In Cosmic Era 15, Glenn left Earth as Tsiolkovsky's captain. As he departed, he broadcast a message that revealed his genetically engineered nature. He also included in the message detailed instructions on how to replicate his enhancements, and coined the term "Coordinator" to describe genetically modified humans. In C.E. 22, the Tsiolkovsky arrived at Jupiter, and there Glenn made an astonishing discovery on the moon Europa: the fossilized skeleton of a "winged whale", proving the existence of extraterrestrial life. In C.E. 29, the Tsiolkovsky returned to Earth, and Glenn presented the fossil as "Evidence 01".
[edit] Trivia
- The Tsiolkovsky is named after Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
- The ship is visually identical to the huge cargo ship Jupitris from Zeta Gundam.
