List of minor Mobile Suit Gundam SEED warships

This article compiles minor fictional warship and spacecraft from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries.

Arkansas/Des Moines/Danilov Cruisers
The Arkansas and Des Moines -class cruiser are Earth Alliance naval warships. They are both manufactured and operated by Earth Alliance. The Arkansas-class and  the Des Moines-class, which only differs slightly in armament, are also known as the Danilov-class.

They share similar hull design, but differ slightly in armament. The hull designs are largely conventional, though with very large sponsons overhanging the sides of the hull. Designated as cruisers, their primary role is to escort Tarawa-class mobile assault ships. They are designed by Kimitoshi Yamane in real-world.

Arkansas-class Cruiser Specification
Ships of the class : Arkansas Length:  190 meters Armament:  rapid-fire cannon x1, CIWS x2, 9-tube VLS x7, anti-ship missile launcher x10 Non-fictional Designer:  Kimitoshi Yamane Complementary units: helicopter x2

Des Moines-class Cruiser Specification
Ships of the class:  Des Moines, Danilov, Oleg Length:  190 meters Armament:  rapid-fire cannon x1, CIWS x2, 9-tube VLS x7, anti-ship missile launcher x10 Non-fictional Designer:  Kimitoshi Yamane Complementary units: helicopter x2

Danilov class Specification
The Arkansas-class and  the Des Moines-class, which only differs slightly in armament, are also known as the Danilov-class. It is possible that these are different class name used by Atlantic Federation and Eurasian Federation forces.

Conflicting ship name
The Arkansas-class and Des Moines-class is also known as the Danilov-class. In CE 73, the ZAFT battleship Minerva's sensor console labels some vessels as Arkansas-class and their companion Des Moines class, but the ship's sensor operator verbally identifies both as Danilov-class.

The different class name used by Atlantic Federation and Eurasian Federation forces may related to real-world differences of class naming tradition of United States Navy and in European navies.

In non-fictional world, in the United States Navy, a class is always named after the lead ship; that is, the first ship of that class to be approved by Congress&mdash;almost (but not quite) without exception the ship of the class with the lowest hull number.

In European navies, a class is named after the first ship in commission, regardless of when that ship was ordered or laid down. In some cases, this has resulted in different class names being recorded in European references from their American counterparts - for example, European references report the Colorado class battleships of the United States Navy as "Maryland-class", since USS Maryland (BB-46) was commissioned over two years before USS Colorado (BB-45).

See Ship class, for more details about this matter.

Trivia

 * The Arkansas is named for the 25th state of the United States.
 * The Des Moines is named for the capital city of Iowa.
 * Oleg could be named for Oleg of Novgorod, the 7th and 8th century Varangian prince.
 * During the closing days of World War II, three Baltimore class cruisers were modified and reordered as Des Moines class heavy cruisers. Only two ships were completed, USS Des Moines (CA-134) and USS Salem (CA-139).
 * The Danilov is named for a small town in Yaroslavl Oblast, located in the Central Federal District of Russia

Fraser-class Destroyer
The Fraser-class destroyer is an Earth Alliance naval warship. They are both manufactured and operated by Earth Alliance.

Designated as destroyer, the primary role of the Fraser class is to escort Tarawa-class mobile assault ships. The hull design is largely conventional. They are designed by Kimitoshi Yamane in real-world.

Fraser-class Destroyer Specification
Ships of the class:  Fraser Length:  Approx 150 meters Armament:  rapid-fire cannon x1, CIWS x3, 16-tube VLS x2, anti-ship missile launcher x4 Non-fictional Designer:  Kimitoshi Yamane Complementary units:  helicopter x2

Trivia

 * The Fraser-class is likely named for English World War II naval hero Lieutenant Commander Ian Edward Fraser.

Kuraokami-class Destroyer
クラオミカミ級護衛艦 The Kuraokami-class destroyer is a monohull naval warship. They are both manufactured and operated by Orb Union.

Smaller than its trimaran companion, the Aegis-class cruiser, the Kuraokami-class has fewer missiles and only a single landing platform, but mounts a dual gun turret. Designated as destroyer, the primary purpose of the Kuraokami-class is to escort Orb's larger warships.

Kuraokami-class Cruiser Specification
Ships of the Class: Kuramitsuha, Iwasaku, Sokowatatsumi Length : 150 meters  Armament:  dual rapid-fire gun, 25mm anti-air gatling gun x4, anti-air missile launcher x4, anti-ship missile launcher x6 Complementary units:  Heli VTOL combat aircraft x1 

Trivia

 * The Kuraokami-class is named for a deity from Japanese mythology.

Aegis-class Cruiser
The Aegis-class cruiser is 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.

Design and Construction
Based on a trimaran construction in which the ship's hull is divided into three sections, it features a tumblehome hull construction in both the primary and side hulls. In addition, the ship has three landing platforms, which can each carry a "Heli" vertical take-off and landing combat aircraft. Although these cruisers aren't designed to support mobile suits, flight-capable machines such as the MBF-M1 Astray can be temporarily tethered to their decks for deployment in battle, replacing the Heli.

The design of this ship appears to be heavily influenced and informed by the real-world United States Navy's Arleigh Burke and future Zumwalt class destroyers. Both of the ship classes feature Aegis combat system.

Service
These cruisers serve as the backbone of Orb Union's naval forces. Despite the nation's small size, Orb possesses a large number of these warships which are designated as cruisers, and has organized them into multiple defense fleets. The ships act as flagships for groups of smaller monohull Kuraokami-class destroyers. Much examples of their services can be seen at naval battle and shore battle in later parts of Gundam SEED and throughout Gundam SEED Destiny.

Aegis-class Cruiser Specification
Ships of the class:  Length :  200 meters Armament:  250mm (9.84 inch) rapid-fire gun x1, 25mm anti-air Gatling gun x3, Centerline anti-air missile launcher x21, Peripheral anti-ship missile launcher x18 Complementary units: Heli VTOL combat aircraft x3 or MBF-M1 Astray mobile suit x3 

Trivia

 * The Aegis class is named for the shield of the Greek god Zeus. It should not be confused for the similarly named GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam, a mobile suit developed by the Earth Alliance and stolen and deployed by ZAFT.

Petrie-class Land Cruiser
ピートリー級 The Petrie-class land cruiser is a land-based vessel designed to support the Lesseps-class land battleships. They are both manufactured and operated by ZAFT. Like the larger Lesseps, they utilize a snake-like Scale System to travel over both ground and water. The Petrie-class carry a weaker armament and a smaller compliment of TMF/A-802 BuCUE and TFA-2 ZuOOT mobile suits, but their power still dwarfs that of the Earth Alliance's linear tanks and other land vehicles.

Service

 * The Petrie and its sister ship Henry Carter were both assigned to "Desert Tiger" Andrew Waltfeld's North African occupation force, escorting his flagship Lesseps until it was critically damaged and abandoned in battle with the Earth Alliance assault ship Archangel.
 * In CE 73, another Petrie-class vessel, the Bagley, assisted the battleship Minerva in the Battle of the Gulnahan Ravine.

Petrie-class Land Cruiser Specification
Ships of the class:  Petrie, Henry Carter, Bagley Length :  195 meters Armament:  cannon x2, dual machinecannon x4, VLS x16, torpedo launcher x4, smoke/chaff/flare dispenser x8 Complementary units:
 * CE 71: TFA-2 ZuOOT x 2, TMF/A-802 BuCUE or TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type x2
 * CE 73: TFA-4DE GAZuOOT x 2, TMF/A-802 BuCUE or TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type x2

Trivia

 * The Petrie-class is named for 19th and 20th century English Egyptologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie.
 * The Henry Carter might be named for 19th century English engraver and newspaper publisher Frank Leslie (who was born Henry Carter), and the Bagley might be named for 20th century English journalist and novelist Desmond Bagley.

Compton-class Land Battleship
コンプトン級 The Compton-class heavy land battleships are first fielded in C.E. 73. They are both manufactured and operated by ZAFT. Unlike their predecessors, the Lesseps-class, Compton-class vessels use four large tank-like tracks for propulsion, similar to the Hannibal-class Earth Alliance vessel (this is due to the scale system being slowed down in non-desert terrain). In addition, their large hangars can carry at least 31 mobile suits, which made this land battleships can not be categorized as pure land battleship, as they can function as carriers.

Compton-class Land Battleship Specification
Ships of the class:  Compton, Uhlenbeck Length :  230 meters Armament: triple projectile cannon x2, dual beam cannon x2, quadruple machinecannon x4, heavy missile launcher x32, anti-aircraft missile launcher x20

Complementary units:
 * Uhlenbeck: AMA-953 BABI x 12+,AMRF-101C AWACS DINN x6, TFA-4DE GAZuOOT x2, TMF/A-802 BuCUE x 11+

Service
At least three Compton-class battleships are known to have been deployed on the Eurasian front. Two of these were destroyed by the GFAS-X1 Destroy during its rampage across central Eurasia, and a third, the Uhlenbeck, was involved in Operation Angel Down, a mission to eliminate the independent battleship Archangel, and was reinforced by the ZAFT flagship Minerva.

Trivia

 * The Compton-class is named for physicist Arthur Compton
 * The Uhlenbeck is named for physicist George Uhlenbeck.

Hannibal-class Land Battleship
ハンニバル級 (機動戦士ガンダムSEED DESTINY) The Hannibal-class land battleship is a land vessel stationed in central Eurasia. They are both manufactured and operated by Earth Alliance.

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. Same as their ZAFT's counterpart, Compton-class Land Battleship, this land battleships can not be categorized as pure land battleship, as they can function as carriers.

Hannibal-class Land Battleship Specification
Ships of the class:  Hannibal, Bonaparte Length :  250 meters Armament:  dual beam cannon x4, dual machinecannon x10, smoke dispenser x32 Complementary units:
 * Bonaparte: GAT-04 Windam x36, GAT-X1022 Blu Duel, GAT-X103AP Verde Buster, GAT-X105E Strike Noir, GFAS-X1 Destroy, ZGMF-X24S Chaos

Service
Soon after the Destroy's completion, Hannibal-class carrier Bonaparte is assigned to Neo Lorrnoke's 81st Independent Mobile Battalion, and serves as his base of operations for a campaign against ZAFT-occupied territory in Eurasia. At the attack on Heaven's Base five more Hannibal-class battleships are deployed with each carrying their own GFAS-X1 Destroys.

Trivia

 * The Bonaparte is named for French general and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
 * The class name of Hannibal refers to the Carthaginian politician/statesman/general, famously known for leading an army through the Alps (also having elephants) to attack the Romans.
 * In the manga and anime Dominion Tank Police, Leona Ozaki's personal minitank is called "Bonaparte."

Agamemnon-class Carrier
アガメムノン級 (機動戦士ガンダムSEED) The Agamemnon-class carrier is 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. Some ships of the class are also operated by Three Ships Alliance. Their role in Cosmic Era universe is similar to the real world aircraft carrier. They also known as 300-meter class warship.

Agamemnon-class Carrier Specification
Ships of the class:  Agamemnon, Menelaos, Ortigia, Washington, Doolittle, Roosevelt, Oda Nobunaga Length :  300 meters Propulsion : Thermonuclear thruster Armament:  Dual high-energy beam cannon x2 Linear catapults:  2 (CE 71), 1 (CE 73 Refit) Complementary units: (C.E. 71): TS-MA2 Moebius or GAT-01 Strike Dagger x12 (C.E. 73 refit) : GAT-02L2 Dagger L or GAT-04 Windam x12

Design and Construction
The wedge-shaped Agamemnon class carrier originally designed as mobile armor carrier for Earth Alliance's space fleet, primarily to carry TS-MA2 Moebius. Later, after development of mobile suits by Earth Alliance, she also carried GAT-01 Strike Daggers.

For deploying mobile armor, she is equipped with two linear catapults on either edge of the ship. These catapults were also used by GAT-01 Strike Dagger when they were available. She also has extensive bridge facilities for service as a flagship. However, she only fitted two large twin-barrel beam gun as offensive weapon.

In CE 73, the Agamemnon fleet has been heavily modified, with the formerly sleek wedge widened across the beam and split into a fork arrangement to accommodate the new thickened and lengthened superstructure amid ships for stand-up launch facilities for the GAT-02L2 Dagger L and GAT-04 Windam mobile suits.

With the new arrangement, the former deck-edge linear catapults have been eliminated and all mobile weapons launch from the centerline catapult instead. While this allows the Mobile Suits which launch from the carrier to equip Striker Packs, the downside of this design however is that the Agamemnon can only launch Mobile Suits one after the other, which cuts the deploying speed of this ship in half.

Characteristics
The Agamemnon class was the largest in OMNI Enforcer until the development of the Archangel-class assault ship. Although her two twin-barrel beam gun is relatively powerful, she lacks other armaments.

She is operated in a carrier battle group as the flagship, usually escorted by Nelson-class battleships and Drake-class escort ships.

Service
The wedge-shaped Agamemnon class carriers usually served as flagships for the space fleets of the Earth Alliance. The Agamemnon class carrier was also used to deploy nuclear-equipped TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors, which attacked ZAFT's Boaz fortress, and later PLANT itself, with nuclear missiles.

 Agamemnon  The Agamemnon is the lead ship of the Agamemnon class.

 Menelaos  The Menelaos is the flagship of the Earth Alliance's 8th Fleet, which was under the command of Rear Admiral Lewis Halberton. She was destroyed at Battle of Orbit along with the rest of the 8th fleet.

 Roosevelt  The Roosevelt was the flagship of a squadron of TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors carrying nuclear missiles on February 14, C.E. 70. One of those Moebius' fired its nuke and destroyed the Junius 7 Colony, thus starting the Bloody Valentine War.

 Washington, Doolittle and Oda Nobunga  The ships Washington, Doolittle and Oda Nobunga were part of the five ship battlegroup comprised of the Dominion and four Agamemnons that launched the Moebius nuclear squadrons at the Second Battle of Jachin Due. The Doolittle was the flagship of Admiral William Sutherland, a member of Blue Cosmos. All four Agamemnon ships met their end at the hands of Yzak Joule in his GAT-X102 Duel "Assault Shroud", Kira Yamato in his ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam, and Dearka Elsman in his GAT-X103 Buster Gundam.

 Ortigia  The Ortigia was an Agamemnon-class carrier under the command of Captain Meriol Pristis, a member of the Eurasian Federation's "Special Operatives X". After Pristis went rogue with Canard Pars, the crew forged their own mercenary group, retaining the name "X", with the Ortigia as their flagship.

Trivia

 * The Agamemnon and Menelaos are named for the Greek mythological heroes.
 * The Washington is named for President George Washington.
 * The Ortigia is an islet in the gulf of Siracusa, Sicily.
 * The Doolittle was named for General Jimmy Doolittle
 * The Roosevelt for United States President Theodore Roosevelt
 * The Oda Nobunaga for the famed 16th-century Japanese warlord.

Drake-class Escort Ship
ドレイク級 (機動戦士ガンダムSEED) The Drake-class escort ship is a light space warship designed primarily for combat against fighters and mobile suits. The ships of the class are manufactured and mainly operated by Earth Alliance. Some ships of the class are also operated by Three Ships Alliance. The Drake-class ships also known as 130-meter class warships. The Drake-class ships are functionally equivalent to the modern real world destroyer.

Drake-class Escort Ship Specification
Ships of the class:  Drake, Bernard, Law, Antigonos, Xerxes, Seleukos, Belgrano Length :  130 meters Armament: "Igelstellung" 75 mm Vulcan cannon x2, VLS x4, 10-cell missile launcher x4, triple-tube torpedo launcher x2, (C.E. 74 refit) positron reflector shield x1 Linear catapults:  2 (CE 73 Refit) Complementary units: (C.E. 71): TS-MA2 Moebius or GAT-01 Strike Dagger x2 (C.E. 73 refit) : GAT-02L2 Dagger L x4

Design and Construction
The Drake class escort ship is a light space warship employed by the Earth Alliance primarily for combat against fighters and mobile suits. The escort ships themselves have no mobile suit/mobile armour carrying capacity, instead concentrating on weapons that can fight against mobile weapons.

Late in the war, the Drake-class ships are used to deliver nuclear arms and GAT-01 Strike Dagger mobile suits, the latter going into combat lashed to the ships' hulls.

Two years after the first war the Drake-class ships are still in service, but like the other Alliance ships they undergo some modifications. Two linear catapults have been added between the missile pods, allowing them to carry and launch mobile suits into battle. Unlike the Nelson-class battleships, where the mobile suits simply float into the catapult for launch, the Drake class have an arm that places the suit on the catapult for launch. Unfortunately, due to the restricted space the suits cannot be equipped with any mission packs.

In CE 74, some Drake-class vessels were further upgraded with a large positron reflector shield, which was mounted on a spar attached to the bow.

Service

 *  Earth Alliance Service . The Drake class escort ship usually employed to escort Nelson class battleship or Agamemnon class carrier. In some battles, they are used to deliver nuclear arms.
 * Bernard and the Law are members of the advance force which comes to meet the Archangel.
 * Seleukos, Antigonos, Xerxes, and Belgrano are members of the Earth Alliance's 8th Fleet, which was under the command of Rear Admiral Lewis Halberton. They are destroyed at Battle of Orbit.


 *  Three Ships Alliance Service . At least five Drake class escort ships had been seen serving Three Ships Alliance at The Battle of Messiah. It is presumed that those ships came from defecting Earth Alliance officers.

Trivia

 * The Drake class is named for 16th-century English naval hero Vice Admiral Sir Francis Drake.
 * The Antigonos is named for the Hellenistic king in the 4th century BC. He was one of the generals of Alexander the Great, and in 333 BC he was appointed governor of Phrygia.
 * The Xerxes is named for the two Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty: Xerxes I, reigned 485–465 BC and Xerxes II, reigned 424 BC.
 * The Seleukos is named for Seleukos I Nikator, who was part of the military aristocracy that contributed to the rise of Macedonian power under Philip II and Alexander the Great.
 * The Belgrano is named for Manuel Belgrano, an Argentine politician and military leader. The ARA General Belgrano light cruiser (formerly USS Phoenix), sunk during the Falkland War, is also named after him.

Girty Lue-class Battleship
ガーティー・ Girty Lue-class Battleship are 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.

This ship class, similar to Archangel class, are functionally equivalent to the modern real world aircraft carrier as their main usage being to launch and recover mobile suits and mobile armors. Also similar to Archangel class design, these ships of the class are also a very heavily armed battleship. However, as these ships incorporate stealth design, they are primarily deployed to ambush.

Girty Lue-class Battleship Specification
Ships of the class:  Girty Lue, Nana Buluku Launched :  Around October C.E. 73 Length :  380 meters Propulsion : Thermonuclear thruster x8, Detachable gas jet thruster x2 Armament: "Gottfried Mk. 71" 225cm dual high-energy beam cannon x6, "Igelstellung" multi-barrel CIWS x10, "Corinthos" vertical missile launcher x38, rocket anchor x1, anti-beam depth charge launchers Auxiliary Equipment:  Mirage Colloid Linear catapults:  4 Complementary units: (Girty Lue): GAT-02L2 Dagger L x6, ZGMF-X24S Chaos, ZGMF-X31S Abyss, ZGMF-X88S Gaia, TS-MA4F Exass (Nana Buluku): GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger x8, GAT-X103AP Verde Buster, GAT-X105E Strike Noir

Design and Construction
While the Girty Lue class has some features clearly reminiscent of Archangel class assault ships, unlike Archangel, the Girty Lue class ships is designed with stealth concepts in mind. It also bears no markings of any kind, so the Earth Alliance can deny its existence if necessary.

They are equipped with Mirage Colloid cloaking system. This system, illegal under the terms of the Treaty of Junius, can prevent detection of the ship. This illegal status, may lead to another reason to deny their existence.

Additionally, the Girty Lue can also mount a pair of external thrusters to prevent detection by thermal sensors. These thrusters function by expelling inert gas from their nozzles. While this method is much slower than the main thermonuclear pusle thrusters, it makes the ship virtually undetectable while cloaked. These thrusters and their accompanying gas tanks can be jetisonned when the propellant is expended.

Unlike the Archangel and comparable ZAFT's Minerva, the Girty Lue is incapable of atmospheric flight, so after the Armory One attack, Neo Roanoke and his Phantom Pain detachment disembark.

Girty Lue
The Girty Lue is the Earth Alliance flagship of Neo Roanoke's 81st Independent Mobile Battalion, also known as Logos' private army "Phantom Pain". The ship was deployed in late CE 73 to launch a sneak attack on the ZAFT base, Armory One, in which three prototype Gundam mobile suits were stolen and several ZAFT warships destroyed or disabled. ZAFT's new battleship Minerva launched in pursuit of the Girty Lue, but ultimately the Earth Alliance vessel escaped and delivered its stolen mobile suits to Earth. During the battle the Girty Lue detatched the wings of the battleship hitting the Minerva head on.

The Girty Lue is later seen stationed on the Daedalus lunar base as an escape vessel for Logos leader (and thus Phantom Pain commander) Lord Djibril, who commanded the attack on PLANT from this base. When the Minerva attacked the base, Djibril tried to escape in the Girty Lue but as soon as the ship reached the surface it was detected by Rey Za Burrel who used the DRAGOON system of his ZGMF-X666S Legend to destroy the ship, killing Djibril in the process.

Nana Buluku
The Nana Buluku is featured in ONA Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer. She was deployed by "Phantom Pain" to attack the DSSD space station in an attempt to capture the GSX-401FW Stargazer for its AI so they can copy it for use in unmanned combat mobile suits. The Nana Buluku is destroyed when a DSSD space station detonates its propellant tanks using the GSX-401FW Stargazer's propulsion laser.

Other ships of the class
At least one more ship of the Girty Lue-class Battleship known were built in Cosmic Era universe. The ship, which name remain unknown,, used by Matisse Aducarf, self-detonated near the end of the manga Gundam SEED Destiny Astray.

Trivia

 * Nana Buluku is named from the Fon deity.

Nelson-class Battleship
ネルソン級 (機動戦士ガンダムSEED) Nelson-class battleship is the standard spacegoing warship of the Earth Alliance's OMNI Enforcer in Cosmic Era universe. The ships of the class are manufactured and mainly operated by Earth Alliance. This ship class is 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.

Nelson-class Battleship Specification
Ships of the class:  Nelson, Montgomery, Cassandros, Paris, Ptolemaois Length :  250 meters Armament:twin secondary beam cannon x3, main beam cannon x1, twin gun turret x8, torpedo launcher x6, 8-cell VLS x1 Linear catapults:  2 (CE 73 Refit) Complementary units: (C.E. 71): TS-MA2 Moebius x4 or GAT-01 Strike Dagger x4 (C.E. 73 refit): GAT-02L2 Dagger L x4 or GAT-04 Windam x4

Design and Construction
Nelson-class Battleship is heavily armed with three twin and one single main beam gun turret, as well as eight twin secondary beam gun turrets. The ship's crew is housed in an armored centrifuge in the midships section, which is evacuated and shut down during combat operations. The Nelson-class battleship also carries a number of mobile armors, but predates linear catapults and so does not have a catapult to launch its mobile armours.

In CE 73, the Nelson-class has been upgraded with the addition of two linear catapults, making them effective (though small) mobile suit carriers. Because it was impractical to expand these ships' cramped hangar bays, facilities are included to handle and launch mobile suits from a prone position (much like the launchers used by the Principality of Zeon in Universal Century universe of the original Gundam.)

Characteristics
This ship class, are heavily armed and equipped with an internal storage bay for its complement of mobile armors, is the backbone of the Earth Alliance's space fleets. Because this ship does not have a catapult, the standard operating procedure for Nelson-class ships is to launch mobile armours at the first sign of trouble and then to advance with them into battle. The updated version of the Nelson-class battleship capable of carrying mobile suits, and has been equipped with a pair of linear catapults to launch them into battle. Together with its already high firepower and defensive strength, the ability to carry mobile suits makes the Nelson class an exceptionally well-balanced warship.

Service

 * Montgomery is the flagship of the advance force which comes to meet the Archangel.
 * Cassandros, Ptolemaios, and Paris are members of the Earth Alliance's 8th Fleet, which was under the command of Rear Admiral Lewis Halberton. They are destroyed at Battle of Orbit.

Trivia

 * The Nelson-class is named for 18th century British naval hero Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson.
 * The Montgomery is possibly named for the British Army officer Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
 * The Cassandros is named for the Macedonian king who succeeded Alexander the Great. The Paris is possibly named for Paris, son of Priam, king of Troy, who is most well known for his abduction of, or elopement with, Helen, queen of Sparta, this being one of the immediate causes of the Trojan war.
 * The Ptolemaois is named for Ptolemaois, the commander of Egyptian Satrap after Alexander's death, who took the dead body of Alexander which was in a golden coffin, to Egypt, and buried it in a marble tomb in İskenderiye.

Silverwind


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.

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".

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.

Gondwana-class Supercarrier
ゴンドワナ級 The Gondwana-class Supercarrier is a massive transatmospheric warship used by ZAFT. Dwarfing even the battleship Minerva, the 1200-meter-long Gondwana is the largest space vessel ever built in C.E Universe.

The Gondwana ' s massive size allows it to carry hundreds of mobile suits, and mounts a total of 16 linear catapults for launching them. Surprisingly, the Gondwana is capable of operating on Earth as well as in space, despite its massive size. However, Gondwana primarily serves in outer space.

Gondwana-class Supercarrier Specification
Ships of the class:  Gondwana Length :  1200 meters Armament:  dual cannon x8, cannon x8 Linear catapults:  16 Complementary units: ''ZGMF-1017 GINN, ZGMF-515 CGUE, ZGMF-600 GuAIZ, ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R, ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior, ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom or ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited x400+''

Service
At the Battle of Aprilius One, the Gondwana served as the flagship of the ZAFT defense fleet, and mothership of Yzak Joule's mobile suit squadron. Later in C.E. 74, it served as the flagship for Yzak Joule's attack on the Requiem stations.

Trivia

 * The Gondwana is named for one of the two supercontinents which was formed after the breakup of Pangaea.
 * The Gondwana can be compared to Mobile Suit Gundam's Dolos-class heavy carrier, which was also very large for its universe and was designed to carry entire regiments of mobile suits (182 total). However, the Dolos is more heavily armed than the Gondwana and is capable of ship-to-ship combat.