Tyson

Class: N/A
Name: Tarara
Unit type: debris collection ship
Manufacturer: Republic of Zeon
Operator: Republic of Zeon
First deployment: unknown
Dimensions: overall height 59.1 meters; overall length 116.6 meters (including arms 192.3 meters); overall width 39.2 meters (including arms 171.5 meters)
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; 8 x manipulator arm, connected to main body; large net, held by manipulator arm; storage container
Fixed armaments: none

The Tyson was a space debris collection ship used by the Republic of Zeon. A large suction unit mounted on the ship’s bow had the function of a vacuum cleaner that sucked in debris from the surrounding area. The collected debris was then crushed and collected in a pod in the ship’s aft section. Large arms mounted on the sides of the ship were used to hold large debris or to hold the ship in a specific place. The Tyson was used in UC 0077 to help clean up debris after a Salamis class cruiser crashed into a colony at Side 3.

First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (anime)
Original mechanical designer: Mika Akitaka

Rear view