The Agamemnon-class is a carrier spaceship introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
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Technology & Combat Characteristics
Often utilized as the flagships of the OMNI Enforcer's space fleets, the Agamemnon-class is the largest warship in the faction before the development of the Archangel-class assault ship The Agamemnon-class is armed with a pair of Dual High-energy Beam Cannons, eight Large Missile Launchers, and an unknown number of Anti-Air Guns for defense. Most ships of this class are also accompanied by smaller warships, such as the Drake-class, for added protection.
Thanks to its large hangar, the ship can carry a sizable number of mobile suits or mobile armors, which can also serve as its defense units. Initially, it was designed to carry only mobile armors, which are deployed rapidly using the linear catapults on its left and right sides. During the later stages of the First Alliance-PLANT War, the Agamemnon-class was modified to carry mobile suits. After the war, further modifications resulted in the Agamemnon-class' dual linear catapults being replaced with a single linear catapult located at the front of the ship.
Armaments
- "Gottfried Mk.71" 225cm Dual High-energy Beam Cannon
- Large Missile Launcher
- Anti-Air Gun
History
First Alliance-PLANT War
On February 14, C.E. 70, the Roosevelt was the ship from which nuclear missiles were fired to destroy the PLANT colony Junius Seven. On February 11, CE 71, the Agamemnon-class ship, the Menelaos, under the command of Rear Admiral Lewis Halberton who commanded the 8th fleet, met with the Archangel, which it would protect. However, the fleet was attacked by ZAFT during the Battle of Orbit and the Menelaos itself was sunk together with many other vessels of the fleet.[1]
On September 26, C.E. 71, four Agamemnon-class ships, among them the Washington, Doolittle and Oda Nobunga, carried several nuclear missiles and TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors for attacking the PLANT homeland. The Oda Nobunaga was later destroyed by Mikhail Coast and his men.[2] The Doolittle, which was commanded by Blue Cosmos member Captain William Sutherland, was eventually sunk on the last day of the First Alliance-PLANT War by Yzak Jule in his GAT-X102 Duel Gundam.[3] Several other Agamemnon-class ships also took part in the Second Battle of Jachin Due, with many of them being destroyed.[3]
One Agamemnon-class ship, the Ortygia was commanded by Captain Meriol Pristis, a member of the Eurasian Federation's "Task Force X" and usually stationed at the Artemis space fortress. This ship served as the base of operations of Canard Pars during his time as a pilot for the Eurasian Federation. From this ship, Canard conducted several missions, until Garcia ordered his arrest. The crew of the ship however remained loyal to Canard and defected. Afterwards, the crew become a mercenary group known as "Mercenary Unit X" and the Ortygia served as their base. Sometime after the war ended, the Ortygia was modified with a Positron Reflector, taken from a refitted Drake-class cruiser, on its bow.
Second Alliance-PLANT War
When the Second Alliance-PLANT War started, one Agamemnon-class ship commanded the fleet attacking Aprilius One with nuclear weapons. The entire fleet was destroyed when ZAFT's Neutron Stampeder weapon detonated the nukes still in its hold. Several other ships of this class also took part in other space battles of this war.[4] Near the end of the War, several Agamemnon-class ships were seen with a fleet of Izumo-class, Nelson-class, and Nazca-class to attack the Requiem on the lunar surface.[5][6]
Gallery
Anime
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Agamemnon-class (Original))
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.png "Agamemnon Launching Mobeius 01 (Seed HD Ep47).png (3.01 MB)")
.png "Agamemnon-Class Gottfried Dual Beam Cannons 01 (SEED HD Ep13).png (3.15 MB)")
.png "Agamemnon-Class Gottfried Dual Beam Cannons Firing 01 (SEED HD Ep13).png (2.35 MB)")
.png "Agamemnon Missile Launchers 01 (Seed HD Ep48).png (3.45 MB)")
.png "Agamemnon Rear Hanger Entrance 01 (Seed HD Ep47).png (2.38 MB)")
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.png "Laurasia-Class vs Agamemnon-Class 01 (Seed HD Ep13).png (4.63 MB)")
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.png "EA Ships Side View 02 (Seed HD Ep47).png (3.87 MB)")
.png "Agamemnon & Nelson Fleet 01 (Seed HD Ep47).png (3.6 MB)")
.png "Agamemnon & Nelson Fleet 02 (Seed HD Ep47).png (4.25 MB)")
.png "EA Retreat 01 (Seed HD Ep48).png (3.31 MB)")
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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Agamemnon-class (Refit))
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.png "Agamemnon-Class Refit Rear 01 (SEED Destiny HD Ep9).png (3.1 MB)")
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.png "Agamemnon-Class Refit Loading Windums 01 (SEED Destiny HD Ep9).png (2.74 MB)")
.png "Agamemnon-Class Refit Launching 01 (Seed Destiny HD Ep9).png (2.41 MB)")
.png "Refit Agamemnons & Nelsons 01 (Seed Destiny HD Ep9).png (3.42 MB)")
.png "Refit EA Ships Launching 01 (Seed Destiny HD Ep9).png (3.87 MB)")
Games
Notes & Trivia
- Here are the references for the names of the ships of the Agamemnon battleship line:
- The Agamemnon and Menelaos are named for the Greek mythological heroes.
- The Ortygia is an islet in the gulf of Siracusa, Sicily.
- The Doolittle was named for General Jimmy Doolittle.
- The Roosevelt was named for United States Presidents Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- The Oda Nobunaga was named for the famed 16th-century Japanese warlord.
- The Magsaysay was named for Philippines' seventh President, Ramon Magsaysay.
- In Phase-48, Day of Wrath, the announcement to all Earth Forces ships:
| “ | The Magsaysay will take command of space divisions 48 and 211 from this point on. The 15th carrier group are to gather at the signal coordinates of the Heinlein. | ” |
- Is a meta-reference to Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers where the smallest starships are named after footsoldiers. Upon reading some of their names, Filipino protagonist Johnnie Rico remarks, "There ought to be one named Magsaysay."
- The class name of Agamemnon may be an indirect reference to the American science fiction series Babylon 5, in which one of the principle starships was named EAS Agamemnon, and was also affiliated to an Earth based government called the Earth Alliance.
- In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Episode 6, The Vanishing Gundam, a version of the Agamemnon-class in a brown color scheme and lacking the Dual High-energy Beam Cannons is visible inside the hangar of the space fortress Artemis.[7]
Appearances
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- Episode 5 (HD Remastered Episode 5), Phase Shift Down - (First Appearance)
- Episode 6 (HD Remastered Episode 6), The Vanishing Gundam
- Episode 11 (HD Remastered Episode 11), The Awakening Sword
- Episode 12 (HD Remastered Episode 12), Flay's Decision
- Episode 13 (HD Remastered Episode 13), Stars Falling in Space
- Episode 41 (HD Remastered Episode 39), Trembling World
- Episode 47 (HD Remastered Episode 45), The Nightmare Reborn
- Episode 48 (HD Remastered Episode 46), Day of Wrath
- Episode 49 (HD Remastered Episode 47), The Final Light
- Episode 50 (HD Remastered Episode 48), To a Future that Never Ends
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Episode 4 (HD Remastered Episode 4), Stardust Battlefield
- Episode 9 (HD Remastered Episode 9), Bared Fangs
- Episode 22 (HD Remastered Episode 22), Sword of the Blue Skies
- Episode 43 (HD Remastered Episode 42), A Call for Counterattack
- Episode 44 (HD Remastered Episode 43), Lacus Times Two
- Episode 49 (HD Remastered Episode 48), Rey
- Episode 50 (HD Remastered Episode 49 & 50), The Final Power
- Manga
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray
- Games
References
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-13, Stars Falling in Space
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV Field 06: Jachin Due [Part 2] September 26 C.E. 71
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-49, The Final Light
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-09, Bared Fangs
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-49, Rey
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-50, The Final Power
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
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