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| {{Title|UNSC ''Cradle''}} | | {{Era|FOR|GOO}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Individual ship infobox | | {{Individual ship infobox |
| |name=UNSC ''Cradle'' | | |name=UNSC Cradle |
| |image=[[File:Cradle1.png|300px]] | | |image= |
| | |class=Repair/[[Refit Station]] |
| |manufacturer= | | |manufacturer= |
| |class=[[Refit station]]<ref name="for181">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 156 (2001); p. 181-183 (2010)</ref> | | |modifier= |
| |role=Refit and repair{{Ref/Reuse|for181}} | | |sysmods= |
| |length={{Convert|1800|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="cf100">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial'']</ref> | | |length= |
| |width={{Convert|600|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|cf100}} | | |width= |
| |height= | | |height= |
| | |max accel= |
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| |engine= | | |engine= |
| |slipspace drive=Equipped{{Ref/Reuse|for181}} | | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
| |hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Reuse|for181}} | | |slipspace speed=2.1 ly per day |
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| |countermeasures= | | |countermeasures= |
| |armament= | | |armament= |
| |firstuse= | | |complement= |
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| |commission= | | |commission= |
| |lastsight= | | |firstsight=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] |
| |destroyed=[[2552#July|July 18, 2552]]<ref name="for216">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 192-193 (2001); p. 216-222 (2010)</ref> | | |destroyed=Battle of Sigma Octanus IV |
| |battles=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]{{Ref/Reuse|for216}} | | |retired= |
| |fleet=[[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]{{Ref/Reuse|for181}} | | |lastsight=Orbit over [[Sigma Octanus IV]] |
| |namedcrew=[[Richard Lash]]'s father<ref name="goo186">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 186</ref> | | |battles=Battle of Sigma Octanus IV |
| | |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] |
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| | |namedcrew=[[Commander]] [[Richard Lash]]s father |
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| |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|for181}}
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| '''UNSC ''Cradle''''' was a [[refit station]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] attached to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|for181}} [[Richard Lash]]'s father served as a welder on the station.{{Ref/Reuse|goo186}} ''Cradle'' ultimately sacrificed itself during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|Battle]] of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] to protect the ships of its [[Battle Group Leviathan|battle group]].{{Ref/Reuse|for216}} | | The '''''Cradle''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[Refit Station]] capable of intersystem travel. |
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| ==Service history== | | ==Background== |
| In [[2552#July|July of 2552]], UNSC ''Cradle'' was attached to [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]]'s [[Battle Group Leviathan|Battle Group ''Leviathan'']] of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]], the [[UNSC Navy]] [[fleet]] charged with defending the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. On [[2552#July|July 18, 2552]], after [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]] successfully [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|fended off]] several [[Covenant]] [[warship]]s at [[Sigma Octanus IV]], Stanforth led Battle Group ''Leviathan'' to [[Sigma Octanus system|the system]] to lend aid to the planet. Upon arrival, Stanforth had ''Cradle'' repair {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}, Keyes' ship that had been damaged in the initial attack.{{Ref/Reuse|for181}}
| | Essentially a large square plate consisting of [[Titanium-A]] armor, it was a square kilometer in diameter and capable of refitting six [[destroyer]]s, three from her upper surface and three from her lower surface, in a matter of hours or days.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 156</ref> It was crewed by only 30 people. |
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| [[File:FoR Covenant - Cradle destroyed.jpg|thumb|250px|left|''Cradle'' is destroyed over Sigma Octanus IV]] | | ===Operational History=== |
| As a second naval engagement began over Sigma Octanus IV, ''Cradle'' was used as a shield for Battle Group ''Leviathan'' when the Covenant attacked, sacrificing itself so that the rest of the battle group could be protected from a salvo of plasma fire. No escape pods were launched and the entire crew was killed. They were avenged moments later when Battle Group ''Leviathan'' destroyed [[seven]] Covenant ships and damaged many others with their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] volley fire.{{Ref/Reuse|for216}} The remains of the station were pushed into high orbit above Sigma Octanus IV after the battle.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 246 (2010)</ref>
| | In [[2552|July 2552]], it was present at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. The Cradle were used as a shield for the [[Fleet]] when the [[Covenant]] attacked and it was sacrificed so that the rest of the [[UNSC]] Fleet could be protected from a salvo of plasma fire. <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 192 and 193</ref> No escape [[Lifeboat]]s were launched and the entire crew was killed. They were avenged moments later when the UNSC Fleet destroyed 7 [[Covenant]] ships and damaged many others with their [[MAC]] volley fire. Its remains were pushed into high orbit above Sigma Octanus after the battle. |
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| The tactic would be reused at the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] later that year with several of that planet's repair stations and some [[human]] ships manned by skeleton crews, in order to protect the planet's [[orbital defense platform]]s and more valuable ships from Covenant [[plasma torpedo]]es.<ref name="enc260">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 260 (2011)</ref> | | ==Legacy== |
| | The tactic would be reused at the [[Battle of Reach]] with all three of that planet's repair stations and some [[human]] ships, in order to protect that planet's [[Orbital Defense Platform|MAC guns]] from [[Covenant]] [[plasma torpedo]]es. |
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| ==Design details== | | ==Trivia== |
| UNSC ''Cradle'' was essentially a large square plate of [[titanium-A armor]], larger than a square kilometer. When running at full capacity, ''Cradle'' was capable of refitting six [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]s, three from her upper surface and three from her lower surface, in a matter of hours. When repairing a [[warship]], ''Cradle'' would deploy scaffolds to facilitate repairs and resupply tubes, hoses, and cargo [[tram]]s were utilized. It was crewed by only thirty individuals, in addition to the EVA work crews. Like many such stations, it was equipped with a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] for interstellar travel, allowing it to travel alongside naval [[battle group]]s and provide immediate refits for damaged vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|for181}} ''Cradle'' was slower than the warships in the [[UNSC Navy]]'s fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|for216}}
| | *[[Commander]] [[Richard Lash]]'s father was a crewman engineer on the ship and was killed when it was destroyed. |
| | | *There were approximately 30 crewmen on board the station at the time of its sacrifice. |
| ==Production notes==
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| The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' erroneously refers to ''Cradle'' as a class of [[refit station]], rather than an individual vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|enc260}} UNSC ''Cradle'' was humorously referred to during a [[Canon Fodder]] post on [[2015|April Fools' 2015]], in which the dimensions of a literal infant "UNSC [[Wikipedia:Cradle (bed)|cradle]]" were given, in response to an influx of questions relating to the dimensions of UNSC ''Cradle'' at the time of the blog's posting.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fauxder-believe '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fauxder - Believe'']</ref> For the 100th edition of Canon Fodder, ''Cradle'''s dimensions were approximated to be 1,800m x 600m, although specific dimensions are currently not noted in the [[Halo Story Bible|Story Bible]].{{Ref/Reuse|cf100}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| * ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| * ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
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