What, you don't trust me to make my ship not horribly OP? Nah, I get it. So, something else.

Ship Name: EDFS [i]Andromeda[/i]
Ship Class: Andromeda Class Battleship
Ship Wikia Link: [url=http://yamato.wikia.com/wiki/Andromeda]
Notable Crew: Ryu Hijikata, Captain
Philippe Roche - XO
Flynn Hart - Sensors
Simon Cabrera - Tactical officer
Youssef Toma - Engineering
Brandon Richards - Helm
Dmitri Pavlovich - Communications
Heinz Stoffman - Security
Vince Mortini - CAG
Alex Sarkoza - Chief of Engineering
Pre-Departure Scene: [hider=Pre Departure Scene] In the later half of the 22nd Century, Earth was at war, and losing. Though the men of the earth Defense Forces fought valiantly, their ships were outclassed by those of the Gamilon Empire, who drove them back further and further, until Earth itself was under siege, suffering the impact of numerous Meteor Bombs, the fulfillment of Desslok's evil plan to turn Earth into a radiation wasteland. The entire population had been driven underground, and it seemed all hope was lost. 

Then a godsend. An alien probe crashed and was recovered on Mars, bearing a message from a planet known as Iskandar, which gave them Wave motion technology and urged them to come and get a device that would allow them to cleanse the radiation from Earth. They developed an Engine, and a cannon off this new technology, and with the best and brightest at their call, set off on a retrofitted Battleship, the Yamato. It was a harrowing journey, but they made it to Iskandar in a year, got the device, and returned, while destroying Gamilon along the way.

Fast forward two years. The war is over, Earth's surface has been cleansed of radiation, and people have begun returning above ground. But the EDF is still wary, and are rebuilding their fleet so nothing can again threaten Earth. The EDFS Andromeda is launched in 2201, to replace the aging Yamato as the flagship of the fleet, and is given over to Admiral Ryu Hijikata. afterwards it led the defense of Earth against the forces of the White Comet, skirmishing in the outer system, it also tried to prevent the Yamato from deserting Earth, but in the end Admiral Hijikata lets them escape.

Forward still, the main battle fleet of the Comet Empire has entered the solar system, with the asteroid fortress Galantis not far behind. Admiral Hijikata has the main EDF battle fleet under his command as they go to confront the enemy near the planet Saturn. Yet that changes as they are swept away in a blinding flash of light and exotic particles.

Now they are in a strange galaxy, far, far away from home (So far as astrometrics can tell), and they have one objective. They must return home to defend Earth agains tthe forces of the Comet Empire, and if Earth has already fallen, then to liberate or avenge it. If return home is not possible, then they will carve out a new life here, and make sure that Earth is never forgotten. [/hider]