LHM-BB01 Minerva

LHM-BB01 Minerva
LHM-BB01 Minerva (LHM-BB01 ミネルバ)
Unit Type
Custom Transatmospheric Battleship
Profile
Developed Into	LHM-BB03S Millennium
Ships of the Line	Minerva
First Seen	October 2, 73 C.E.
Last Seen	74 C.E.
Manufacturer	Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Operator	Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty Minerva Corps
Known Captains	Talia Gladys
Known Crew	Arthur Trine Meyrin Hawke Lunamaria Hawke Shinn Asuka Rey Za Burrel Athrun Zala Heine Westenfluss Vino Dupre Yolan Kent Malik Yardbirds Burt Heim Abbey Windsor Chen Jian Yi Madd Aves
General Characteristics
Overall Length	350 meters
MS Catapults	3
Movement
Propulsion	14 × Thruster
Equipment
Standard	Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System
Optional	Booster
Standard Armaments
Fixed	12 × 40mm CIWS ? x anti-beam depth charge launcher M10 "Isolde" 42cm triple cannon 10 × 4-tube missile launcher ("Neidhardt" space missiles, "Parsifal" ground missiles, "Dispar" interceptor missiles) QZX-1 "Tannhäuser" positron cannon 4 × Torpedo launcher ("Wolfram" M25 torpedoes) 2 × XM47 "Tristan" dual beam cannon
Mobile Weapons
YFX-M56S Core Splendor ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam ZGMF-X56S/α Force Impulse Gundam ZGMF-X56S/β Sword Impulse Gundam ZGMF-X56S/γ Blast Impulse Gundam ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R ZGMF-X666S Legend ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1000/M Blaze ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom ZGMF-1001/M Blaze ZAKU Phantom ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Kimitoshi Yamane
Appearances*
Television	GSD: #1 - Episode #50

The LHM-BB01 Minerva is a battleship introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The Minerva is the first new ZAFT warship constructed since the previous war. Specially designed for use with Second Stage series mobile suits, it is equipped with a deuterion beam transmitter that can instantly recharge these machines, as well as a complex system of hangars and catapults for launching the components of the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam. The Minerva is also a formidable warship in its own right thanks to its powerful weapons, high speed, and ability to enter the atmosphere and operate on Earth.

A unique feature of the Minerva is its two-story bridge setup; in normal operation the crew members are situated in the "observation bridge" which provides good visibility and spacious room for the captain and crew. When in combat the inside of the bridge section can descend into a smaller "combat bridge", which is more heavily armored to better protect the crew from external attack.

Armaments

• 40mm CIWS

The Minerva mounts a total of twelve rapid-fire 40mm CIWS guns for intercepting missiles and mobile suits.

• Anti-Beam Depth Charge Launcher

The ship is mounted with a large number of anti-beam depth charge launchers, which can release a cloud of beam-absorbing particles to protect the Minerva from enemy beam fire. The particles however also decrease the efficiency of the Minerva's own beam weapons.

• M10 "Isolde" 42 cm Triple Cannon

A M10 "Isolde" 42cm triple cannon is mounted on the main body, in front of the Impulse catapult. This cannon is usually hidden underneath a shutter, with its barrels retracted.

• Missile Launcher

The Minerva is equipped with 10 four-tube missile launchers, and they are located on either sides of the hull. They are capable of launching "Neidhardt" space missiles, "Parsifal" ground missiles, or "Dispar" interceptor missiles. Because these launchers face laterally, missiles must often rotate ninety degrees after launch so as to hit their target.

• QZX-1 "Tannhäuser" Positron Blaster Cannon

The most powerful weapon of the ship is its single QZX-1 "Tannhäuser" positron cannon, which makes the Minerva the first ZAFT ship to be equipped with a positron cannon. Mounted on the front, the "Tannhäuser" is hidden underneath a shutter and only exposed when activated.

• Torpedo Launcher

Unlike the missile launchers, the four torpedo launchers are equipped with only one type of torpedo, namely "Wolfram" M25 torpedoes.

• XM47 "Tristan" Dual Beam Cannon

A pair of XM47 "Tristan" dual beam cannons are mounted above the two standard linear catapults, allowing them to cover the launching of Mobile Suits.

System Features

• Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System

Designed specifically to carry the new Second Generation Gundams of ZAFT, the Minerva is the first (and so far only) ship to be equipped with the Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System. This system allows the ship to recharge the battery of a nearby mobile suit by firing a deuterion beam from a specialized emitter to a receiver on the suit.

• Booster

The ship can be optionally equipped with a two-stage booster, allowing it to break through Earth's atmosphere on its own. After exiting the atmosphere, the booster's wings are purged and the remaining parts are used for high-speed travel in space.

History

The Minerva class battleship was the first warship built by ZAFT after the First Alliance-PLANT War. The ship was designed as a naval/space vessel and can carry at least 11 mobile suits including the Impulse. The first ship of the class, the Minerva, carried the hull classification code LHM-BB01, designating it as both a trans-atmospheric mobile assault ship (like the Archangel) and a battleship. The Minerva was commanded by Talia Gladys, a veteran ship commander who was decorated in the First Alliance-PLANT War for meritorious conduct.

The Minerva was meant to carry ZAFT's second generation Gundams, but it was launched prematurely on October 2, C.E. 73, with the Impulse, 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. After its launch, the Minerva pursued the Phantom Pain battleship Girty Lue, which had stolen three of the new Gundams. During the first battle between the two ships, the two GuAIZ Rs were destroyed. Later, the Minerva tried to prevent the fall of Junius Seven's ruins on Earth by shattering the large fragment with its Tannhäuser. During this incident, it again battled Phantom Pain as well as several Coordinator extremists. After descending to Earth, the ship entered the territory of Orb.

When the Second Alliance-PLANT War broke out, the Minerva left Orb and headed for the Carpentaria Base, although it was forced to battle the Earth Alliance forces outside Orb's territory. In Carpentaria, one of the ZAKU Warriors was replaced by the ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam and one of the GuAIZ Rs was later replaced by a ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited. After leaving Carpentaria, the ship headed towards the Gibraltar Base. On its way, the Minerva fought the Alliance and its new Orb allies several times, which caused severe damage to the ship and its mobile suits. It was also forced to fight the Archangel, who intervened in several battles. This caused PLANT chairman Gilbert Durandal to order the Minerva to destroy the ship, which they failed, although Shinn was able to destroy the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam. Afterwards, the Minerva finally reached Gibraltar, where it received the new ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam and ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam.

The Minerva later took part in the battles at Heaven's Base and Orb, then it headed to space to capture the Alliance's superweapon Requiem on the Daedalus lunar base. The ship subsequently participated in the battles against the Three Ships Alliance. During the last battle of the war, the ship was heavily damaged near the Mobile Space Fortress Messiah by the Archangel and Athrun Zala's ZGMF-X19A ∞ Justice Gundam. It then crash landed on the Moon and its crew evacuated. The fate of the ship after this is unknown.

Gallery

Lineart

Wings folded

Equipped w/ Booster for atmospheric exit

Center Linear Catapult (for Impulse Gundam)

Linear Catapult

40mm CIWS

M10 "Isolde" 42 cm Cannons

Missiles

QZX-1 "Tannhäuser" Positron Blaster Cannon

XM47 "Tristan" Dual Beam Cannon

Anime

Front

Rear

Top View

Thrusters

Bridge Exterior

Bridge (1)

Bridge (2)

Combat Bridge (1)

Combat Bridge (2)

Hangar

Center Linear Catapult (1)

Center Linear Catapult(2)

Center Linear Catapult (3)

40mm CIWS

Firing 40mm CIWS

XM47 "Tristan" Dual Beam Cannon

Firing "Tristan" Dual Beam Cannon

M10 "Isolde" 42 cm Triple Cannon

QZX-1 "Tannhäuser" Positron Blaster Cannon

Firing "Tannhäuser" Positron Blaster Cannon

Missile Launchers

Firing "Wolfram" M25 torpedo from Torpedo Launchers

Weapons status on screen (1)

Weapons status on screen (2)

Weapons status on screen (3)

Return/retreat Signal

Landed

Equipped with Booster for atmospheric exit

Exiting the atmosphere

In dry dock

Launching from Armory One

Being resupplied

Crash landing on Moon

Wreckage

Games

Gunpla

EX Model LHM-BB01 Minerva

Notes & Trivia

• The Minerva is named for the Roman Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare, who was originally known to the Greeks as Athena.
• The ship's "Tannhäuser", "Wolfram", "Tristan" and "Isolde" are named after characters from Richard Wagner's operas.
• In Super Robot Wars L, the Minerva crew do not consider the Archangel as their enemy. There is an event where Shinn with his Destiny helped Kira when the Strike Freedom was attacked by the game's original villain unit in Orb. With the exception of Rey and his Legend Gundam, the Minerva even sided with the Three Ships Alliance during the Battle of Messiah, the last scenario of Gundam SEED Destiny storyline in the game. Thus, the Minerva did not sink and Talia survived the battle.

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
    • First Appearance
  • PHASE-02, Those Who Call For War
  • PHASE-03, Warning Shots
  • PHASE-04, Stardust Battlefield
  • PHASE-05, Scars That Won't Heal
  • PHASE-06, The End of the World
  • PHASE-07, Land of Confusion
  • PHASE-08, Junction
  • PHASE-10, A Father's Spell
  • PHASE-11, The Chosen Path
  • PHASE-12, Blood in the Water
  • PHASE-13, Resurrected Wings
  • PHASE-15, Return to the Battlefield
  • PHASE-16, Struggle in the Indian Ocean
  • PHASE-17, The Soldier's Life
  • PHASE-18, Attack the Lohengrin!
  • PHASE-19, The Hidden Truth
  • PHASE-20, Past
  • PHASE-22, Sword of the Blue Skies
  • PHASE-23, The Shadows of War
  • PHASE-24, Differing Views
  • PHASE-25, The Place of Sin
  • PHASE-26, The Promise
  • PHASE-27, Unfulfilled Feelings
  • PHASE-28, Survivors and Sacrifices
  • PHASE-30, A Fleeting Dream
  • PHASE-31, The Endless Night
  • PHASE-33, The World Revealed
  • PHASE-35, Eve of Chaos
  • PHASE-39, Kira of the Skies
  • PHASE-43, A Call for Counterattack
  • PHASE-44, Lacus Times Two
  • PHASE-45, Prelude to Revolution
  • PHASE-48, To a New World

References

Minerva File 01 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 111, Pg 11)

Minerva File 02 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 111, Pg 12)

Minerva File 03 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 135, Pg 9)

Minerva File 04 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 135, Pg 10)

Minerva File 05 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 61, Pg 7)

Minerva File 06 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 61, Pg 8)

Minerva File 07 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 88, Pg 9)

Minerva File 08 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 88, Pg 10)

Great Mechanics Issue 16, Pg114

Great Mechanics Issue 16, Pg116

External links

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