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Amusement Ship Hollywood
It's the spherical ship that functions as the aggregate information and communications system in the Macross 7 Fleet. The surface of the hull is covered in phased array antenna panels. On the other hand, the numerous cavities inside, which have diameters from several hundred metres to a maximum of 1,000, are dotted with theme parks, and the ship also functions as a place for the relaxation and refreshment of the ordinary citizens.

Caption: The Escort Battle Carrier CV-406 is docked to the warship's bow, in order to escort the ship, which isn't furnished with weapons.

Caption: In addition to amusement parks that have roller coasters, there are also full-blown film studios that are appropriate to the Hollywood name.

Data:
Length: about 3,500 m (not including the escort carrier)
Operating Mass: about 53 million t
Number of Crew: about 50,000
Maximum Instantaneous Acceleration: 0.55 G
Engine: OTEC / Sentinel Impulse Drive Cluster
Fold Engine: OTEC / Shinakasu / Sentinel / General Galaxy Super-Large Mass Fold System Cluster (attached to the Gravitational Field Control System)
Facilities: a lot of amusement facilities (theme parks, etc.), multi-line Fold Communication System, gravitational field sensors, super long range normal radar, tracing system, many ultra high speed computer information analysis centres, etc.

Down: entrance

Up: The entrance to the Amusement Ship is set up in the ship's stern. It is connected to the other ships by the Milky Road.

Up: Communications detection systems are set up concentrated in the upper and lower parts of the ship. Also, the ship is furnished with data processing facilities for civilians and the military.

Down: the rear

Up/Right: The ship is endowed with a powerful, multi-line fold communication system, and it also performs relay broadcasting of the Galaxy Network.

Down: side

Up: Probably due to the ship also functioning as an amusement ship, the hull is gorgeously dramatized with the many searchlights the ship is furnished with.

Unified Forces Training Ship Beginhill
As a ship that is the 7th West Point Class Mobile Support Mothership, it is the only one among the large core ships of the Macross 7 Fleet for military use. It has a full set of facilities for military related concerns, such as training facilities, a front-line headquarters, replenishment mechanisms for each warship, repair facilities for small warships, and weapons development arsenals. Also, one of its features is that the ship itself is furnished with armaments for self-defence.

Caption: The Stealth Escort Carrier CV-412 "Aberdeen" is docked to the ship's bow.

Caption: As it has substantial facilities, the ship functions as the training location of pilots such as Gamlin Kizaki.

Data:
Length: about 3,500 m (not including the escort carrier)
Operating Mass: about 3 billion 315 million t
Engine: OTEC / Sentinel Impulse Drive Cluster
Fold Engine: OTEC / Shinakasu / Sentinel / General Galaxy Super-Large Mass Fold System Cluster
Facilities: a lot of docking ports for supplies, ship-borne aircraft arrival and departure ports, a lot of anti-aircraft missile launchers, a lot of anti-aircraft laser phalanxes

Right: The mark of the Earth Unified Forces is installed on the front of the warship. In order to be called a training ship, it has ship-borne aircraft arrival and departure facilities and a military academy, too.

Right: The largest section, which is situated on the top, is referred to as the First Manoeuvres Cube, and it is furnished with a VF urban area combat manoeuvring ground.

Down: side

Up: It has docking ports for the replenishment of small ships under the part that docks with the "Aberdeen".

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Research Experiment Ship Einstein
The ship, whose purpose is scientific research, belongs to the Unified Science Foundation. It has gathered together facilities that conduct the fundamental research of all things, such as astrophysics and space engineering, to the development of manufactured goods.

Caption: The Stealth Escort Carrier CV-417 "Keflavik" is docked to ship's bow, and guards the Einstein ship.

Data:
Length: about 3,000 m (not including the escort carrier or cooling fins)
Operating Mass: about 225 million t
Engine: OTEC / Sentinel Impulse Drive Cluster
Fold Engine: OTEC / Shinakasu / Sentinel / General Galaxy Super-Large Mass Fold System Cluster
Facilities: reactor for experiments, various experiment works, various space observation equipment

Caption: Exedoru Forumo used the ship to analyze the Protodevilun.

Up: It also has enriched research facilities, such as an experimental super gravitational field generating installation, and material = energy conversion reactor, and the ship can quickly analyze various phenomena.

Farm Ship Sunny-flower
It's a ship whose top part is composed of an artificial prairie for stock-farming purposes, and the underside is composed of agricultural produce cultivation works and stockpile warehouses. The ship is equipped with solar panels, and is able to generate solar power.

Caption: A Stealth Escort Carrier has been docked to the ship's bow for defence, as the Sunny-flower has absolutely no armaments.

Data:
Length: about 4,850 m (not including the solar panels or escort carrier)
Operating Mass: about 3.2 billion t
Maximum Instantaneous Acceleration: 0.55 G
Engine: OTEC / Sentinel Impulse Drive Cluster
Fold Engine: OTEC / Shinakasu / Sentinel / General Galaxy Super-Large Mass Fold System Cluster
Facilities: plant cultivating works, artificial sun system for maintaining the same works, plant and animal research institute, produce stockpile warehouses, resort facilities

Caption: The Sunny-flower's entrance is directly connected to the Milky Road.

Left: The upper part of the ship, which is an artificial prairie, is a dome-shaped. Besides pasture land, there are also camp facilities and animal parks for ordinary citizens.

Up: The main body of the Sunny-flower seen from the rear. The ship features externals like a sunflower, in accordance to its name.

The Mark Twain
As a kind of pleasure ship that's attached to the Macross 7 Fleet, its total length is approximately 300 m. Such things as the Banana Crocodile Farm and a lazy river pool are set up inside.

Left/Down: The retro-future design is characteristic to it. Decorative propulsion paddles are set up on the right and left of the thruster, probably in order to produce the image of an extravagant passenger boat.

Down: The hull seen from the side. The stern (on the right side) is an entrance way and parking deck.

Left: In addition to stained glass covering the sides of the hull, a showy illumination is installed on the substructure of the ship.

Caption: Fire Bomber also held a concert inside the Mark Twain.

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