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Minerva Class Battleship | colspan=2| | | Type | battleship | | Length | 350 meters | | Beam | Approx. 80 meters | | Wingspan | Approx. 270 meters | | Draught | Approx. 16 meters | | Propulsion | 6 thermonuclear pulse thrusters | | Armor | Laminated armor, unknown thickness
high effectiveness vs. beam weapons | | Speed and Range | ~30 knots oceanic
high subsonic atmospheric
unknown but high acceleration in space
Effectively unlimited range (oceanic/atmospheric)
unknown delta-V in space | | Armament | 1x QZX-1 "Tannhuser" positron beam cannon
2x XM47 "Tristan" dual beam cannon
1x M10 "Isolde" triple 420mm naval rifle
4x "Wolfram" M-25 torpedo launcher
many x missile launcher
12x 40mm mutli-barrel CIWS | | Mobile suits | At least 11 | | Linear catapults | 3 (1 specifically designed for launching the
ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam and its supporting
Silhouette units.) | | Motto | ZAFT no Tame ni (For ZAFT) | | Ships of the class | LHM-BB01 Minerva | In the fictional Gundam universe (Cosmic Era) series Gundam Seed Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. The lead ship, Minerva, is armed with two twin-barrel XM47 "Tristan" beam cannons, one three-gun M10 "Isolde" 420mm (16.54 inch) projectile cannon turret, numerous missile launchers and a single QZX-1 "Tannhuser" positron beam cannon. The ship has carrying space for at least 11 mobile suits including the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam. Visually, Minerva resembles a combination of the Archangel and Eternal from the Bloody Valentine War. The first ship of the class, Minerva, carries the hull classification code LHM-BB01, designating it as both a transatmospheric mobile assault ship (like Archangel) and a battleship, the first battleship commissioned by ZAFT. Minerva is commanded by Talia Gladys, a veteran ZAFT ship commander who was decorated in the Bloody Valentine War for meritorious conduct. Talia Gladys, Athrun Zala and Haine Westenfluss are members of ZAFT's elite FAITH detachment. The lead ship is launched prematurely on October 2, Cosmic Era 73, with the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam, two ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warriors (one painted in Lunamaria Hawke's personal colors), one ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom (painted in Rey Za Burrel's personal colors) and two ZGMF-601R GuAIZ Rs. The GuAIZ Rs are destroyed in her first engagement and one of the ZAKU Warriors in her second. When Minerva reaches Earth, one of the ZAKU Warriors is replaced by the prototype ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam and one of the GuAIZ Rs is later replaced by a ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited. Minerva's pilots as of the its arrival in the Black Sea are Shinn Asuka, Lunamaria Hawke, Rey Za Burrel, Athrun Zala, and Haine Westenfluss. The Minerva is named for the Roman Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare, who was also known to the Greeks as Athena. The ship's main weapons ("Tannhuser", "Wolfram", "Tristan" and "Isolde") are named after characters from Richard Wagner's operas. ミネルバ (機動戦士ガンダムSEED DESTINY)
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