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Encyclopedia > Des Moines class cruiser (Gundam)
Type cruiser
Length 190 meters
Armament

rapid-fire cannon x1
CIWS x2
9-tube vertical missile launcher x7
anti-ship missile launcher x10 Image File history File links Des Moines class (from www. ...

Air units

helicopter x2

Ships of the class Des Moines, Danilov, Oleg
Designer Kimitoshi Yamane

In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed, the Des Moines-class cruiser is an Earth Alliance naval warship. It is armed with a rapid-fire cannon, a pair of CIWS guns, four 9-tube vertical missile launchers, and 10 anti-ship missile launchers. The primary role of the Des Moines class is to escort Tarawa-class mobile assault ships. Another design, the Arkansas-class cruiser, uses the same hull, but differs slightly in armament. A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz on November 3, 2003. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga class cruiser. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed, the Tarawa-class mobile assault ship is the largest navel vessel used by the Earth Alliance. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed, the Arkansas-class cruiser is an Earth Alliance naval warship. ...


The Des Moines class is also known as the Danilov class. It is possible that these are different class name used by Atlantic Federation and Eurasian Federation forces. In CE 73, the ZAFT battleship Minerva's sensor console labels the vessels as Des Moines class, but the ship's sensor operator verbally identifies both them and their Arkansas-class companions as Danilov class. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In the fictional Gundam universe (Cosmic Era) series Gundam SEED Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed, the Arkansas-class cruiser is an Earth Alliance naval warship. ...


The Des Moines is named for the capital city of Iowa, the Danilov is named for a small town in Yaroslavl Oblast, located in the Central Federal District of Russia, and the Oleg could be named for Oleg of Novgorod, the 7th and 8th century Varangian prince. Des Moines skyline Des Moines (pronounced in English, in French) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Iowa. ... Yaroslavl Oblast (Яросла́вская о́бласть) is located in the Central Federal District of Russia, surrounded by the Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. ... Central Federal District (Russian: Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг; tr. ... Prince Oleg (Old Norse name Helgi, Khazarian form: Helgu) was the Varangian ruler who moved the capital of Rus from Novgorod the Great to Kiev. ... The Varangians or Variags were Scandinavians who travelled eastwards, mainly from Sweden. ...


Trivia

  • During the closing days of World War II, three Baltimore class cruisers were modified and reordered as Des Moines class heavy cruisers, essentially identical to the Baltimore class but with updated superstructure. Only two ships were completed, USS Des Moines (CA-134) and USS Salem (CA-139).
Ship Classes of the Cosmic Era
Earth Alliance / OMNI Enforcer Ships
Agamemnon - Archangel - Arkansas - Bonaparte - Des Moines - Drake - Fraser - Girty Lue - Nelson - Tarawa
ZAFT Ships
Compton - Eternal - Gondwana - Lesseps - Laurasia - Minerva - Nazca - Petrie - Vosgulov
Orb Union Ships
Aegis - Izumo - Kuraokami - Takemikazuchi
Miscellaneous Ships
HOME - ReHOME - Tsiolkovsky

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