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 Complementary units:  helicopter x2 Non-fictional Designer:  Kimitoshi Yamane

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 Complementary units:  helicopter x2 Non-fictional Designer:  Kimitoshi Yamane

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 Complementary units:  helicopter x2 Non-fictional Designer:  Kimitoshi Yamane

Trivia

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

Kuraokami-class Cruiser
クラオミカミ級護衛艦 The Kuraokami-class cruiser 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 cruisers, 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.

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.