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|destroyed=[[2552#August|August 2552]]<ref group="note">The [[Battle of Verge]], which took place concurrently with the [[Battle of Tribute]], had already taken place at this point, as evidenced by remarks by Team Black in [[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]. Additionally, the story takes place before Reach falls, narrowing the timeframe to the month of August.</ref>
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'''''Long Time Coming''''' was a prospecting vessel in commission with the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6832.NYCC_~apos~09~colon~_Two_New_Halo_Series_on_the_Way '''NYCC '09''': ''Two New Halo Series'']</ref><ref>[[Halopedia:News/21 May 2009/Fred Van Lente and Spartan Black|'''Halopedia''': ''Interview with Fred Van Lente'']]</ref> The ship had a sizeable cargo bay for prospecting equipment and a transmitter for raising a [[Slipbeacon]].<ref name="IssueOne">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''' - ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref>
'''''Long Time Coming''''' was a prospecting vessel in commission with the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6832.NYCC_~apos~09~colon~_Two_New_Halo_Series_on_the_Way '''NYCC '09''': ''Two New Halo Series'']</ref><ref>[[Halopedia:News/21 May 2009/Fred Van Lente and Spartan Black|'''Halopedia''': ''Interview with Fred Van Lente'']]</ref> The ship had a sizeable cargo bay for prospecting equipment and a transmitter for raising a [[Slipbeacon]]. It was registered to the colony world [[Oasis 6]] as a cover.<ref name="IssueOne">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''' - ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref>


==History==
==History==
Some time after the [[Battle of Tribute]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]], this ship carried [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Black]] for a [[Operation: BLOWBACK|covert mission]] in a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-controlled [[Sub-Sector 35|sector]] of space. Unfortunately, the ship was mysteriously destroyed while in [[Slipspace]]. Consequently, it transitioned back to normal space and crash landed on an [[Unnamed Moon|unknown Moon]].<ref name="IssueOne"/>
In [[2552]], ''Long Time Coming'' was commissioned by the Office of Naval Intelligence to carry [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Black]] in a [[Operation: BLOWBACK|covert mission]] in a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-controlled [[Sub-Sector 35|sector]] of space. Unfortunately, the ship was destroyed by [[Line Installation 1-4]]'s defenses while in [[Slipspace]]. Consequently, it transitioned back to normal space and crash landed on an [[unidentified moon]].<ref name="IssueOne"/>


==Gallery==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Human Ships]]
[[Category:Human Ships]]

Revision as of 14:28, December 26, 2010

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Long Time Coming
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Specifications

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Service information

Destroyed:

August 2552[note 1]

Known commanders:

Captain Moreland

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

 

Long Time Coming was a prospecting vessel in commission with the Office of Naval Intelligence.[1][2] The ship had a sizeable cargo bay for prospecting equipment and a transmitter for raising a Slipbeacon. It was registered to the colony world Oasis 6 as a cover.[3]

History

In 2552, Long Time Coming was commissioned by the Office of Naval Intelligence to carry SPARTAN-II Team Black in a covert mission in a Covenant-controlled sector of space. Unfortunately, the ship was destroyed by Line Installation 1-4's defenses while in Slipspace. Consequently, it transitioned back to normal space and crash landed on an unidentified moon.[3]

Gallery

List of appearances

Notes

Sources