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{{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}} | {{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}}{{Era|GOO}} | ||
{{ | <center>''Were you looking for the ''[[UNSC Glasgow]]'', a ship once commanded by ''[[James Gregory Cutter|James Cutter]]?</center> | ||
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|name=UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss'' | |name=UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss'' | ||
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|length= | |length=485 meters | ||
|width= | |width=242.50 | ||
|height= | |height=600 meters | ||
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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day | |||
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|power=Deuterium Fusion Tanks | |power=Deuterium Fusion Tanks | ||
|shield gen=None | |shield gen=None | ||
|hull=2 meters of [[ | |hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate | ||
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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''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.''<br />--'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' | |armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''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.''<br />--'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', page 139<br /></ref> | ||
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | *[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | ||
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|battles=[[Onyx | |battles=[[Battle of Onyx]] | ||
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] that served within [[ | The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] that served within [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']] during the [[Battle of Onyx]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
''Glasgow Kiss'' was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Carl "Buster" Patterson's]] task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve Dr. | |||
''Glasgow Kiss'' was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Carl "Buster" Patterson's]] task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], the [[Spartan-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] of [[Blue Team]], the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]], and alleged [[Forerunner]] artifacts from the world's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel constructs]]. During the first attack on the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships in orbit above Onyx, it moved to protect the flagship {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} from enemy fire. ''Glasgow Kiss'' was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''''', page 294</ref> | |||
== Historical Meaning == | == Historical Meaning == | ||
"Glasgow kiss" is a colloquialism used in the United Kingdom for a head butt. This, in turn, stems from the Scottish city of [[wikipedia:Glasgow|Glasgow]]. | |||
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{{ | {{UNSC Destroyers}} | ||
{{ | {{BGStalingrad}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:UNSC|Glasgow Kiss, UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:Human Starships|Glasgow Kiss, UNSC]] | ||
