UNSC Glasgow Kiss

UNSC Glasgow Kiss
Production information
Class:	UNSC Destroyer
Specifications
Length:	485 metres (1,590 ft)
Width:	242.5 metres (796 ft)
Height:	600 metres (2,000 ft)
Powerplant:	Deuterium Fusion Tanks
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate
Armament:	Magnetic Accelerator Cannons (2); Shiva missiles (3); Oversized Archer Missile pods (26);
Complement:	Pelican Dropships
Service information
Destroyed:	2552
Participated battles:	Onyx Conflict
Fleet:	Battle Group Omicron
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

Were you looking for the UNSC Glasgow, a ship once commanded by James Cutter?

Background[edit]

Glasgow Kiss was part of Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson's task force sent to Onyx to retrieve Dr. Catherine Halsey, the SPARTAN-IIs of Blue Team, the SPARTAN-IIIs stationed on the planet, and alleged Forerunner artifacts from the world's Sentinel constructs. During the first attack on the Covenant ships in orbit above Onyx, it moved to protect the flagship UNSC Stalingrad from enemy fire. Glasgow Kiss was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.^[2]

"Glasgow kiss" is Scottish Slang used by Glaswegians for a head butt. This, in turn, stems from the Scottish city of Glasgow.

^ What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destoyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.
--Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 294

Elements of UNSC Battle Group Omicron
UNSC Brasidas \| UNSC Dusk \| UNSC Iwo Jima \| UNSC Glasgow Kiss \| UNSC Stalingrad