@@robertdrexel2043 At least other well known sci-fi escort ship classes sometimes, but not always lasted longer in a fight like the Klingon D-7/K'T'inga class Battle-Cruiser (from Star Trek, this iconic Klingon Warship: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HCha8W5rQz0.html ) were often IRONICALLY referred to as the "Everlasting Klingon Battle-Cruiser".
I thought that Captain Avatar died in the first season? Which series is this one? Sorry, but I only know the American version of the story up to the end of the Comet Empire arc.
He did die, this is the third season of star blazers/ yamato and the captain was revived after being put in a cryogenic freeze and a cure for his disease was found.