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The Minerva-class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. Visually, the Minerva resembles a combination of the Archangel and Eternal of Bloody Valentine War fame; however, it is actually designed to resemble the space whale, "Evidence 01", recovered by George Glenn. The first ship of the class, Minerva, carries the hull classification code LHM-BB01, designating it as both a transatmospheric mobile assault ship (like the Archangel) and a battleship, the first such craft commissioned by ZAFT during the postwar era. The Minerva is commanded by Talia Gladys; her executive officer is Arthur Trine. Talia, Athrun Zala, Heine Westenfluss (deceased), and later Shinn Asuka and Rey Za Burrel are all members of ZAFT's elite FAITH detachment. This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of the Gundam anime metaseries, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth; ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5; and the Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of Earth... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ... Talia Gladys is a character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries. ... Athrun Zala (transliterated as Asuran Zara [アスラン・ザラ] in the original Japanese version) is one of the main characters from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. ... Heine Westenfluss is a character from the anime series Gundam SEED Destiny. ... Shinn Asuka (シン・アスカ Shin Asuka) is the main character of the television anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. ... Rey Za Burrel (レイ・ザ・バレル Rei Za Bareru) is one of the main characters from the anime series Gundam Seed Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. ...

The Minerva is heavily armored and armed with two twin-barrel XM47 "Tristan" beam cannons, one three-gun M10 "Isolde" 420 mm (16.54 in) projectile cannon turret, numerous missile launchers, and a single QZX-1 "Tannhäuser" positron beam cannon. She has a carrying capacity of at least 11 mobile suits, including the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam. This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Despite her heavy armor and her abundance of advanced weaponry, the Minerva has one obvious weakness. Minerva has virtually no defensive or counter measures to protect her underside leaving her quite vulnerable to attacks from below.

Unit History

The Minerva, which was meant to carry the stolen Gundams Chaos, Abyss, and Gaia, was launched prematurely on October 2, Cosmic Era 73, in the aftermath of the Armory One incident; at that time, her mobile suit complement included the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam, two ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warriors (one painted in Lunamaria Hawke's personal red colors), one ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom (painted in Rey Za Burrel's personal white colors) and two ZGMF-601R GuAIZ Rs. Both GuAIZ Rs were destroyed in her first engagement and one of the ZAKU Warriors in her second. After its launch, the Minerva was involved in the unsuccessful attempt to break up the Junius Seven colony drop, during which it was attacked by the Blue Cosmos stealth battleship Girty Lue and the three stolen Gundams. When the Minerva reached Earth, one of the ZAKU Warriors was replaced by the ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam, and one of the GuAIZ Rs was later replaced by the prototype ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited. After Heine Westenfluss' death at the Battle of Dardanelles and Athrun's alleged defection, Minerva's remaining pilots as of the invasion of Orb in Operation Fury were Shinn Asuka, Rey Za Burrel, and Lunamaria Hawke. This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam (mobile suit mode) This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... The Second Bloody Valentine War is a fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Lunamaria Hawke (transliterated as Runamaria Hooku [ルナマリア・ホーク] in the original Japanese version) is a fictional character in the anime series Gundam SEED Destiny. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-600 GuAIZ (standard production colors) This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... The Second Bloody Valentine War is a fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam (mobile suit mode) This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

The Minerva was heavily damaged during the battle near Space Mobile Fortress Messiah by the Archangel and Athrun Zala's ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice Gundam. Even though most of the crew survived, Talia Gladys would later die inside Messiah alongside PLANT Supreme Council Chairman (and lover) Gilbert Durandal and ace pilot Rey Za Burrel. The Second Bloody Valentine War is a fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Gilbert Durandal is a fictional character in the anime series Gundam SEED Destiny. ... Rey Za Burrel (レイ・ザ・バレル Rei Za Bareru) is one of the main characters from the anime series Gundam Seed Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. ...

Related Development

• Archangel-class assault ship, the Earth Alliance assault ship that the Minerva was designed to emulate.
• Izumo class battleship, the basis of the Archangel's design.
• Girty Lue, Blue Cosmos stealth battleship and antagonist of the Minerva.

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Trivia

• The Minerva is named for the Roman goddess of wisdom and warfare, who was known to the Greeks as Athena.
• The ship's main weapons ("Wolfram", "Tristan" and "Isolde") are all named after characters from Richard Wagner's operas.
• The "Tristan" dual beam cannon could also be named after a 12th-century courtly romance written by Gottfried von Strassburg. Coincidentally, the Alliance's equivalent weapon is called "Gottfried".
• The Ship's positron cannon, Tannhäuser, is named both after a knight and poet in Gernam medieval legend and an opera by Richard Wagner

Minerva and the Muses, by Hans Rottenhammer (1603). ... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ... Tristan and Iseult as depicted by Herbert Draper (1864 -1920). ... Gottfried von Strassburg, was one of the chief German poets of the middle ages. ... In the Venusberg by John Collier, 1901: a gilded setting that is distinctly Italian quattrocento. ... Tannhäuser or Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf die Wartburg (Tannhäuser and the Singers Contest on the Wartburg) is an opera in three acts, music and text by Richard Wagner, based on the two Germanic legends of Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg. ...