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UNSC Cibola

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Cibola
Ship history
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Name:

Cibola

Class:

Halberd-class light destroyer[1]

Namesake:

Seven Cities of Cibola

Operator:

UNSC Navy[1]

Status:

Active as of mid-2526[1]

General characteristics

Type:

Destroyer[2][3]

Length:

485 meters (1,590 ft)[4][5][6][3]

Mass:

1.8 million metric tons[2][3]

Power plant:

Fusion reactor

Maneuver drive:

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[2]

Crew:

250 sailors[2]

Complement:

Hull:

2 metres (6.6 ft) Titanium-A armor[4][5][9]

Armaments:

Air facilities:

1 hangar bay fitted with a gravitic/electromagnetic catapult launch/recovery system[2]

 

UNSC Cibola is a Halberd-class light destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy.[1]

Service history[edit]

In 2526, the Cibola was one of several vessels of Battle Group X-Ray assigned to Task Force Pantea, a task force of destroyers operating as a "wolf-pack" unit in the Outer Colonies. These task forces were deployed in the Outer Colonies to independently harass and destroy the supply lines of the invading Covenant fleets. At 21:00 hours on June 3, 2526, the Cibola was an element in the task force over Netherop when the destroyers encountered a lone Covenant frigate - the Steadfast Strike. The destroyers engaged the frigate, quickly eliminating the Strike's primary weapon systems and disabling the ship.[1]

Task Force Pantea was later ordered by Admiral Preston Cole to stay on-station to support Blue Team during their operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice.[1] It is unknown if the Cibola survived the battle.

Crew and complement[edit]

As a wolf-pack destroyer, the Cibola carried no on-board Marine complement.[1]

Trivia[edit]

The vessel's name is likely a reference to the mythical Seven Cities of Gold, which are also sometimes known as the Seven Cities of Cibola.

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