Editing Battle Group Leviathan

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Fact cleanup}}
{{Outdated|[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]}}
{{Military infobox
|variant=Human
|image=[[File:Battle of Sigma Octanus 4.jpeg|300px]]
|dates=July-August 2552
|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
|type=[[Battle group]]
|role=
|size=48 vessels
|battles=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
*[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[OPERATION: FIRST STRIKE]]
|commanders=
|notable_commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]]}}
'''Battle Group Leviathan''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[battle group]] under the command of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] and was part of [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].<ref name="leviathan">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''August 12, 2552''</ref> 

==History==
It participated in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]]. More than twenty ships of the battle group were lost in the battle, with many more suffering heavy damage.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''', ''page 212''</ref> After the battle, half of the battle group jumped to Reach while the rest stayed behind to maintain a level of readiness in the case the Covenant returned. The first group arrived at Reach on August 1,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-four/272104 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop Four'']</ref> with the rest following on August 12.{{Ref/Reuse|leviathan}}

The battle group engaged the Covenant Fleet, with most of the ships destroyed except for UNSC ''Gettysburg'', which lost its entire crew while it was docked intact at one of Reach's refit stations. After the [[Fall of Reach]] and the [[Battle of Installation 04]], ''Gettysburg'' was salvaged and used in [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].

Later, any survivors from the fleet are recalled to Earth and consolidated under one main fleet, [[UNSC Home Fleet]] to make the final stand after UNSC ''Gettysburg'' arrived on Earth after OPERATION: FIRST STRIKE.

==Composition==
*1 {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} 
**{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}
*2 [[UNSC carrier|carriers]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''', ''page 155''</ref>
**1 [[Epoch-class heavy carrier]]
*15 [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]<ref>The ships fired a salvo of 63 MAC rounds (''Halo: The Fall Of Reach'', page 193), thus 15 ships must've had 2 MAC guns.</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}
**{{UNSCShip|Lancelot}}
*30 [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]<ref>48 -15 -2 -1 = 30</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}
**{{UNSCShip|Allegiance}}
**{{UNSCShip|Fair Weather}}
*1 [[refit station]]
**{{UNSCShip|Cradle}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Battlegroup Leviathan.jpg|An alternate incarnation of Battlegroup Leviathan in Spartan Games' ''Halo'' tabletop miniature game.
</gallery>

==List of appearances== 
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}} {{fi}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{UNSC Naval Fleets}}
[[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|Leviathan]]