UNSC Iroquois

Iroquois
The Iroquois prepares to engage the Second Fleet of Solemn Accord
Ship history
	Unified Earth Government
Class:	Halberd-class light destroyer
Identification:	DD-906
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Laid down:	2551
Commissioned:	April 2552
Captain(s):	Commander Jacob Keyes
Motto:	Alea Iacta Est (The Dice is Cast)
General characteristics Type: Destroyer Length: 485 meters (1,590 ft) Mass: 1.8 million metric tons Power plant: Fusion reactor Maneuver drive: Four primary fusion drives Four secondary fusion drives Slipspace drive: Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Crew: 250 sailors Complement: 2 F-29 Nandao squadrons (optional) 2 Pelican dropships Troops: 50 Marines (optional) Hull: 2 metres (6.6 ft) Titanium-A armor Sensors: Mk. 45 long-range fire director Armaments: 1 14B11R2 MAC battery Twin-linked 1170mm/647mm (46"/25.5") high-velocity coilguns 26 M58 Archer missile pods 4 M870 Rampart point defense guns 3 Shiva-class nuclear missiles Air facilities: 1 hangar bay fitted with a gravitic/electromagnetic catapult launch/recovery system

UNSC Iroquois (hull classification symbol DD-906) is a Halberd-class light destroyer of the UNSC Navy. Commissioned in April 2552, Iroquois was the first ship to respond to the Covenant fleet en route to Sigma Octanus IV on July 17, 2552. Her first commanding officer was Jacob Keyes, who executed the famed "Keyes Loop" maneuver during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV; his exemplary performance would lead him to be reassigned as commanding officer of the cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn.

Overview

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Design details

Iroquois is outfitted with spinal-mounted, twin-linked Magnetic Accelerator Cannons (specifically 1170mm/647mm high-velocity coilguns), 26 oversized Archer missile pods, and three Shiva-class nuclear missiles.

Iroquois is covered with two meters of Titanium-A battleplating and Vanadium steel alloy. She is painted with non-regulation red war stripes painted on each side of the name "Iroquois," a reference to the namesake Native American tribe. The ship also features a circular shaped bridge. Commander Keyes approved of the war stripes painted on the ship, but intended to have them removed anyway. Both stripes would be damaged during the Keyes Loop. The commanding officer of the repair ship UNSC Cradle offered to repaint them for Keyes, but Keyes refused the offer, choosing to leave the damage intact to display the destroyer's battle history.