Editing UNSC Dark Was the Night

{{Title|UNSC ''Dark Was the Night''}}
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The '''UNSC ''Dark Was the Night''''' was a military cargo tender in service with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=bs|Fra|Breaking Strain}}

==Service history==
Around [[2552]], ''Dark Was the Night'' was transporting [[Kevin-A282]] to [[Earth]] when it was attacked. The ship lost [[Rosarita]], its shipboard [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], most of its command crew, and its [[point-defense gun]]s were disabled. The ship was also forced to land on [[Losing Hand]].

Losing Hand's colonists had a tense relationship with the UNSC and they often treated the ship's surviving crew with hostility. Despite the colonists outnumbering the crew, they were normally kept at bay due to the ship's [[point-defense gun]]s and the [[Spartan-III]], [[Kevin-A282]]. These were a misdirection as the point-defense guns could no longer fire and Kevin-A282 had disappeared a month after the crash. [[Darren Leone]], the ship's acting captain, offered to provide power from the ship, which often caused problems for the ship's [[Fusion reactor|reactor]].

In [[2553]], a [[Swords of Sanghelios]] {{Pattern|Makar|light corvette}}, ''[[The Lookout]]'', appeared at the edge of the system. Unaware of the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] or the alliance with the [[Sangheili]], many of the crew and colonists believed they were under attack. Soon a group of colonists, led by [[Ryan Larsson]], attempted to take the ship. However, with the return of Kevin-A282, the colonists were delayed long enough for the corvette to arrive. To their surprise, the corvette was actually crewed by allied humans and former Covenant. Major [[Kyle Stallock]], who was stationed aboard the ship, spoke with the colonists and crew and updated them on the war and the alliance between the humans and Sangheili. Major Stallock offered both sides a way off the planet, with some accepting and some deciding to stay. The ''Dark Was the Night'' was converted into a power station for those who remained upon the corvette's departure two weeks later.{{Ref/Reuse|bs}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Breaking Strain]]'' {{1st}}

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