[b]Space Battleship Yamato[/b] is the title [[spacecraft]]/[[airship]] from the anime series [[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]] and the [[Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199]] remake. In [[real life]] it was designed by [[Matsumoto Leiji]] and [[Miyatake Kazutaka]] in the mid [[1970s_(style)|70s]].
 
According to the fictional continuity of the anime series, the Space Battleship Yamato was created by the [i]Earth Defense Force[/i] in the late 22nd century. At this time our planet was under attack from an alien race, the [[Gamilas]], who were raining down [[meteor bomb]]s that evaporated Earth's oceans and rendered its surface uninhabitable. 

The new space warship was built inside the remains of the Japanese [[battleship]] [[Yamato (battleship)|Yamato]] (sunk during World War II in the sea near Okinawa) which was partially buried in what was now a dry seabed, thus concealing it from the view of the orbiting Gamilon vessels. 

The Space Battleship Yamato was finally launched on the year 2199.

In the American dub of the series, [[uchuu_senkan_yamato|Star Blazers]], the spaceship has the same origin but when is launched into space is renamed the [b]Argo[/b] (after the mythical ship "Argo" from [i][[greek_mythology|Jason and the Argonauts]][/i]). 

In Spanish and Latin American countries its name was also changed to [b]Intrepido[/b] ("Intrepid").

h4. See also

* [[Wave Motion Gun]]
宇宙戦艦ヤマト ヤマト