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Marathon-class heavy cruiser

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Marathon-class
A Marathon-class Cruiser of the UNSC Home Fleet prior to the Battle of Earth.
A render of the Marathon-class cruiser modelled by Jared Harris for the fan mod Sins of the Prophets - used in the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia.
Class attributes

Identification:

Hull classification symbol: CA[1][2][Note 1]

Operators:

UNSC Navy

Manufacturer:

SinoViet Heavy Machinery[3]

In service:

2520-present[3][Note 2]

General characteristics

Type:

Heavy cruiser[4][5]

Length:

1,192 meters (3,910 ft)[4]

Width:

293 meters (960 ft)[4]

Height:

375 meters (1,230 ft)[6]

Mass:

12 million tonnes[3]

Power plant:

Fusion reactor

Maneuver drive:

Fusion drives (2 primary, 4 secondary)

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[7]

Complement:

Troops:

Hull:

191 centimeters (75 in) of Titanium-A battle plate[8][9]

Armaments:

Air wing:

 

The Marathon-class heavy cruiser (hull classification symbol: CA)[1] is a classification of cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy. Built as a replacement for the Halcyon-class light cruiser, the Marathon-class is nearly 1.2 kilometers long, heavily armored, and equipped with two Magnetic Accelerator Cannons and an impressive arsenal of missiles.[8][9]

These vessels were most often deployed in attack and defense roles, serving as the backbone of UNSC fleets, though they were also popular among high-ranking UNSC officers for use as command ships,[4] and were even deployed in rare instances in a light carrier configuration.[12] They were primarily used during the Human-Covenant War, though their numbers were heavily diminished and only very few remain in service in the conflict's aftermath alongside their successor vessel, the Autumn-class heavy cruiser.[13]

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Design details[edit]

An image of UNSC Leviathan, used as the header on Michael Stanforth's old Waypoint article.
The UNSC Leviathan, Vice Admiral Michael Stanforth's flagship.

At 1,192 meters (3,910 ft) long,[4] Marathon-class heavy cruisers are more than twice the length of a typical frigate. Despite their size, Marathon-class cruisers are dwarfed by most Covenant cruiser classes.[8][9]