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.