Amalthea class

Class: Amalthea
Ships of the line: Amalthea, Shubaten
Unit type: heavy battleship
Manufacturer: BESPA (Zanscare Empire)
Operator: BESPA (Zanscare Empire)
Rollout: UC 0153
First deployment: UC 0153
Dimensions: overall length 462.0 meters; overall width 151.0 meters
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: jet/rocket thruster: total output unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 4 x 2-barrel main gun, mounted on top and bottom and either side of midship section; 8 x multi-launcher, mounted in bow
Mobile suits: unknown
Launch catapults: 2

The Amalthea was a class of heavy battleship used by the Zanscare Empire in UC 0153. Like several other Zanscare ship classes, the Amalthea featured a symmetrical design with bridges and launch catapults located on the top and bottom of the hull. The Amalthea’s armaments included four main guns and eight multi-launchers.

First appearance: Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki

Bridge

Rear view