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| {{Title|UNSC ''Canberra''}} | | {{Title|UNSC ''Canberra''}} |
| {{Status|Canon}}
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| {{Individual ship infobox | | |name=Canberra |
| |name=UNSC ''Canberra'' | |
| |image=[[File:UNSC Canberra.png|300px]] | | |image=[[File:UNSC Canberra.png|300px]] |
| |manufacturer= | | |manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}<ref name="h2a">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]'' (Seen on the tactical readout during cutscene)</ref> | | |class=[[Marathon-class heavy cruiser]] |
| |role=[[Flagship]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} | | |role= Flagship |
| |length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref>
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| |width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">3D model data</ref>
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| |height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}}
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| |engine= | | |engine= |
| |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | | |slipspace drive= Yes |
| |hull= | | |hull= |
| |armament=*Two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s | | |armament= |
| *[[Point-defense gun]]s
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| *[[Archer missile]] pods
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| |complement= | | |complement= |
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| |destroyed= | | |destroyed= |
| |battles=[[Battle of Earth]] | | |battles=[[Battle of Earth]] |
| |fleet=[[Fifth Fleet]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} | | |fleet=*[[UNSC Home Fleet]] |
| | **[[Fifth Fleet]] |
| |namedcrew= | | |namedcrew= |
| |captains=[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Joseph Harper]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} | | |captains= [[Fleet Admiral]] [[J. Harper]] |
| |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | | |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] |
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| '''UNSC ''Canberra''''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''CA-70''') was a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} in the [[UNSC Navy]]. ''Canberra'' served as the [[flagship]] for the [[Fifth Fleet]] and was commanded by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[J. Harper|Harper]]. It participated in the [[Battle of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} | | The '''UNSC ''Canberra''''' ([[hull classification symbol|CA-70]]) was a [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser]] in the [[UNSC Navy]]. It served as the flagship for [[Fifth Fleet]] and commanded by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[J. Harper|Harper]]. It participated in the [[Battle of Earth]] on October 20, 2552.<ref>'''Halo 2 Anniversary''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]'' (Seen on the tactical readout during cutscene)</ref> |
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| ==Service history== | | ==Background== |
| ===Battle of Earth===
| | The ''Canberra'', her sister ship the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}, along with six other heavy cruisers, and 67 [[Stalwart-class light frigate]]s of the UNSC Fifth Fleet were one of the first to respond to the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Earth|invasion]] of [[Earth]] on October 20, 2552. |
| {{Main|Battle of Earth}}
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| UNSC ''Canberra'' served as the [[flagship]] of the [[Fifth Fleet]], composed of {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}, {{UNSCShip|Feeling Lucky}}, five other {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s, and sixty-seven {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s. By [[2552]], UNSC ''Canberra'' and the [[Fifth Fleet]] were stationed at [[Earth]] in the [[Sol system]] with the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]. When the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] arrived at Earth on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Fleet Admiral Harper intended to engage the numerically disadvantaged Covenant vessels directly, though Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood]] instead advised for his fleet to form a defensive perimeter around the Mediterranean cluster of [[orbital defense platform]]s. When the two fleets engaged each other, Harper ordered most of the Fifth Fleet to focus on the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''Cairo Station''</ref>
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| ==Trivia==
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| The ship was likely named after after [[Wikipedia:Canberra|Canberra]], the capital city of [[Australia]]. UNSC ''Canberra'' shares its [[hull classification symbol]] and name with [[Wikipedia:USS Canberra|USS ''Canberra'']], a cruiser of the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy]]. The latter ship was renamed to ''Canberra'' to honor the loss of [[Wikipedia:HMAS Canberra|HMAS ''Canberra'']] of the [[Wikipedia:Royal Australian Navy|Royal Australian Navy]], which in turn was named after the city of Canberra.
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{C|First appearance; hologram only}} | | *''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' {{Fm}} |
| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| | [[Category:Human Ships|Say My Name]] |
| [[Category:Marathon-class heavy cruisers]]
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