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| [[File:FoR Laden.png|thumb|300px|The ''Laden'', a ''Parabola''-class freighter.]]
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| '''Freighter''' is a classification for interstellar vessels. These ships are neither armed nor well-protected, consisting almost entirely of cargo bay space for their transported goods. Many freighters are operated entirely by [[navigation computer]]s and managed by planetary [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]], however some are still crewed by humans.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 24</ref> | | '''Freighter''' is a classification for interstellar vessels. These ships are neither armed nor well protected, they consist almost entirely of cargo bay space for their transported goods. Many Freighters are operated entirely by computers and managed by planetary [[AI]]s, however some are still crewed by humans.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 24''</ref> |
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| ==Humanity==
| | In the [[UNSC]], many freighters are maintained, mostly to move supplies, food, and equipment to and from fringe worlds in the [[Outer Colonies]]. Most of these are maintained not by the [[UNSC Navy]], but by the [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]. Some private companies and individuals maintain their own freighters. These ships can also sometimes be armed and used as warships, particularly by militant [[Rebel]] factions, such as the [[Eridanus Rebels]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 77''</ref> |
| Many freighters are maintained by the [[Unified Earth Government]], mostly to move supplies, food, and equipment to and from fringe worlds in the [[Outer Colonies]]. Most of these are maintained by the [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]], whose [[UNSC commercial fleet|commercial fleet]] consists of hundreds of [[DCS light freighter|light freighters]].<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 23</ref> Some private companies and individuals also maintain their own freighters. Some freighters were also used by militant [[Insurrectionist]] factions, such as the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]] to supply their [[Eridanus Secundus|hidden base]].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 77</ref> Freighters operated by the [[UNSC]] have the [[hull classification symbol]] of '''DDA'''. Larger freighters are sometimes also converted into [[prison ship]]s, used to transport convicts and goods to and from [[penal colony|penal colonies]].<ref>''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe'', "The Mona Lisa", p. 234</ref>
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| ===Freighter classes===
| | A common type of freighter is simply a large cargo container attached magnetically to a [[Propulsion pod]] which contains the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] and sublight maneuvering systems. These containers can travel up and down [[space elevator]] strands, allowing for fast loading and management of cargo. Once on top of the elevator, the propulsion pod is attached to the container, effectively turning it into a slipspace-capable freighter.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 67''</ref> A colonial high-capacity space tether system can have dozens of propulsion pods and cargo containers operational at a time, all managed by a shipping operations AI. These freighters are mostly automated, and human crews are a rarity. Mail between colonies is often delivered on the freighters' on-board memory.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 35''</ref> |
| *{{Class|Bactrian|freighter}}
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| *{{Class|Laden|freighter}}
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| **''[[True Light]]''
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| *{{Class|Parabola|freighter}}
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| **''[[Laden]]''
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| *[[DCS light freighter|DCS propulsion pod-container configurations]]
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| **''[[Bulk Discount]]''
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| **''[[Contents Under Pressure]]''
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| **''[[Horn of Plenty]]''
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| **''[[This End Up]]''
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| **''[[Wholesale Price]]''
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| *Unidentified
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| **''[[Distancia]]''
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| **''[[Finnegan's Wake]]''
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| **''[[Floral Express]]''
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| **''[[Mighty Sparrow]]''
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| **''[[Mona Lisa]]'' (converted into a [[Prison ship|prison transport]])
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| **''[[Petya]]''
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| **''[[Pilgrims' Pride]]''
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| **{{UNSCShip|Nereid}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Onan}}
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| ==Covenant== | | == Known Freighters == |
| [[File:HW2 Ashes.png|thumb|250px|The crash site of a Covenant freighter on the Ark.]]
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| The [[Covenant]] also operated freighters. During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], one such vessel was shot down by the defensive installations of [[Installation 00|the Ark]], crashing into the installation and exposing the [[Forerunner]] superstructure underneath the surface. In [[2559]], this site became a point of confrontation between the [[Banished]] and the forces of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].{{Ref/Map|HW2|Ashes}}{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Ashes}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | === ''Laden''-class Freighters === |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
| | {{Main|Laden-class Freighter}} |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
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| **''[[Undefeated]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]''
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| ==Sources== | | *''no known vessels'' |
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| | === ''Parabola''-class Freighters === |
| | {{main|Parabola-class Freighter}} |
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| | *''[[Laden]]'' |
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| | === Container/Propulsion pod configuration === |
| | *''[[Bulk Discount]]'' |
| | *''[[Contents Under Pressure]]'' |
| | *''[[Horn of Plenty]]'' |
| | *''[[This End Up]]'' |
| | *''[[Wholesale Price]]'' |
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| {{Ship types}}
| | === Unknown Class === |
| | *''[[Distancia]]'' |
| | *''[[Finnegan's Wake]]'' |
| | *''[[Mighty Sparrow]]'' |
| | *''[[Petya]]'' |
| | *''[[UNSC Onan]]'' |
| | *''[[UNSC Mona Lisa]]'' (Converted into a prison transport) |
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| [[Category:Freighters| ]]
| | ==Sources== |
| [[Category:Freighter classes| ]] | | <references/> |
| [[Category:Ship classifications]] | | [[Category:Star Ships]] |
| | [[Category:UNSC Starship Classes]] |
