- This article describes the advanced EDF warship Andromeda as depicted in Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato and Space Battleship Yamato 2. For its counterpart in Space Battleship Yamato 2202, see Andromeda (2199).
Andromeda is the flagship of the Earth Defense Fleet in the second season , it has at least twice the firepower of the Yamato, with two wave motion guns, four shock cannon turrets and it is commanded by Ryu Hijikata. It is first seen in 2201 as Hijikata refuses to give way to Yamato as his fleet is wounded in a Comet Empire attack. The two ships cross paths again as the Andromeda tries to stop Yamato deserting Earth but later lets them escape. It is destroyed in the Battle of Saturn.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
This battleship is the newest and the most powerful ship in the Earth Defense Fleet during Comet Empire-Earth War and acts as the flagship of EDF. Its main cannons are larger than the Yamato's and has a range equals to the Yamato's Wave Motion Gun. Many of its controls, including fire-control, navigation and damage-control are automated, therefore its crew number is only 95, lower than Yamato's 114.
History[]
Space Battleship Yamato 2 (Prime Timeline)[]
Although the service phase of this vessel was short, it spawned a successor nearly twenty years later (Yamato Rebirth).
Farewell To Space Battleship Yamato (Alternate Timeline)[]
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Known Crew[]
- Ryu Hijikata, Captain
Notes[]
- The name Andromeda originated in Greek mythology, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia who is sacrificed to a sea monster but is saved by the hero Perseus. The Andromeda constellation is named after the mythological character. The Andromeda Galaxy, visible in the constellation, is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way and one of the most distant objects that can be seen from Earth with the naked human eye.