Blue Noah

Blue Noah was the Earth Federation Fleet's Flagship before the SUS Empire-Earth Federation War and is the newest Earth Federation Battlecarrier. She was destroyed in the Attack on the 1st Migration Fleet in which the Blue Noah was escorting along with a large fleet of Dreadnought and Super Andromeda - class vessels

History

In Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection,, in 2220 A.D., the Blue Noah was Earth Federation Flagship and lead the 1st Migration Fleet to Amarl, being nearly destroyed in an ambush by the SUS. The Freighter Yuki, commanded by Susumu Kodai later came to it's wreck where both ships were attacked by 3 SUS Battleships, where Kodai and a survivor named Kamijo used the ship's still functioning turret to decimate the attackers.

Overall Characteristics

The Blue Noah's bow consists of a "tri-pronged" bow where between the two upper prongs lay the Wave Motion Gun. The bridge contained multiple advance digital interfaces, as compared to the Yamato's more solid metal build. Like most EDF ships, the Blue Noah had a third command bridge located underneath the vessel. Unlike the Yamato, the ship's delta wings do not retract but instead served as fighter hangars and could double as flight decks when swiveled outwards.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

Although being classified as a carrier, it acts more like a battle carrier than an ordinary fleet carrier. It features two columns of heavy and light triple-barreled shock cannons as well as a wave motion gun as its main weaponries. During the first SUS attack on the migration fleet, it utilized its shock cannons to destroy several SUS battleships before being disabled.

螢幕截圖 2014-09-06 10.50 — Blue Noah's port-side hanger

Partly designed to be a carrier, the ship was purposefully built to carry large amount of fighters. They were kept within the wing section that opened up backwards so that the inner section could face the front, allowing the fighters to be launched straight towards any enemy in front.

The ship was made to take vast amount of damage, as shown when Kodai could still fly the ravaged husk of the ship, having lost almost all armaments but still retaining internal atmosphere and power supply.

Known Crew

Ryo Kamijo: Tactical Commander

Susumu Kodai: Captain and Pilot(Technicality due to using the wreck against S.U.S. fleet)

Trivia

The ship was named in homage to Yoshinobu Nishizaki's series Space Carrier Blue Noah.
In 2009, the same ship and its design were reused from the Yamato 2520 anime, where it first appeared. New sketches were made for the destroyed ship scene by Makoto Kobayashi. Minor changes were made to the gun barrels to fit the era's technology style.