Latest revision |
Your text |
Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{Title|UNSC ''Leviathan''}} | | {{UNSC Ship Title|Leviathan}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{FOF-1}} |
| {{Individual ship infobox
| | The '''UNSC ''Leviathan''''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Marathon-class Cruiser|''Marathon''-class Cruiser-Carrier]] commanded by [[Admiral Micheal Stanforth]]. It has seen many engagements, including the battle of [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. |
| |name=UNSC ''Leviathan''
| | |
| |image=[[File:HFB-UNSCLeviathan.png|300px]]
| | [[Category:Human Starships|Levitahan]] |
| |manufacturer=
| |
| |class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/michael-stanforth '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Michael Stanforth'']</ref>
| |
| |role=[[Flagship]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
| |
| |length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref>
| |
| |width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">3D model data</ref>
| |
| |height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}}
| |
| |engine=
| |
| |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
| |
| |hull=
| |
| |countermeasures=
| |
| |armament=*Two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
| |
| *[[Point-defense gun]]s
| |
| *[[Archer missile]] pods
| |
| |firstuse=
| |
| |commission=After [[2510]]{{Ref/NoteReuse|age}}
| |
| |lastsight=
| |
| |destroyed=[[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<ref name="enc270">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 270'' (2011)</ref>
| |
| |battles=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc270}}
| |
| *[[Fall of Reach]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc270}}
| |
| |fleet=[[Battlegroup Leviathan|Battlegroup ''Leviathan'']]<ref name="journal">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref>
| |
| |namedcrew=
| |
| |captains=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
| |
| |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]
| |
| }}
| |
| | |
| '''UNSC ''Leviathan''''', affectionately known as the '''''Levi''''',<ref name="Drop">'''[[Data Drop]]''', ''#4''</ref> was a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]], before and throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The cruiser served as the [[flagship]] of [[Battlegroup Leviathan|Battlegroup ''Leviathan'']] and was commanded by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]], the former head of [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|ONI Section Three]]<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188'' (2010)</ref> and the commander of [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |
| | |
| ==Service history==
| |
| ===Battle of Sigma Octanus IV===
| |
| {{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}}
| |
| By [[2552#July|July of 2552]], ''Leviathan'' was one of the twenty cruisers remaining within the [[UNSC fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}{{Ref/Note|According to ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', as of July 2552, UNSC ''Leviathan'' was one of twenty cruisers left in the Fleet, possibly referring to either the [[FLEETCOM Sector One]] or the entire Navy. Despite that, this number remains clearly retconned in later media.}} Upon receiving warning of the [[Covenant]]'s intended attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]], Stanforth and [[Battle Group Leviathan|Battle Group ''Leviathan'']] was the first to respond and arrived in [[Sigma Octanus system|the system]] on [[2552#July|July 17, 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}} Leading UNSC naval forces aboard ''Leviathan'', Stanforth moved his fleet into a position between the planet and its [[moon]] to combat the oncoming [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|Covenant fleet]]. ''Leviathan'' and the rest of the fleet managed to fire upon the Covenant vessels with a massive volley of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] slugs. However, the UNSC fleet was unable to avoid the incoming salvo of Covenant [[plasma torpedo]]es. The {{UNSCShip|Cradle}} positioned itself between the two fleets and absorbed most of the torpedoes, leading to the [[refit station]]'s destruction. Stanforth ordered all ships to break formation and attack the Covenant vessels before they recharged their weaponry.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 215-222'' (2010)</ref>
| |
| | |
| As the engagement continued, the UNSC fleet managed to prevail over the Covenant and succeeded in destroying many hostile vessels. ''Leviathan'' was hit with a plasma torpedo, heavily damaging the ship's foredecks.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2010)</ref> The cruiser took numerous other damages during the battle,{{Ref/Reuse|enc270}} moderately injuring Stanforth and several members of its crew. ''Leviathan'' and seven other ships later assisted the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} in combating a [[Covenant destroyer]], upon Captain [[Jacob Keyes]]' request. As ''Leviathan'' and the other ships attacked the destroyer, the ship disengaged ''Iroquois'' and left the system along with the rest of the Covenant fleet.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 227-229'' (2010)</ref> After the battle, several [[dropship]]s of [[UNSC Marines]] returned from Sigma Octanus IV and docked with ''Leviathan''; the cruiser left the system once the Marines were aboard.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 242'' (2010)</ref>
| |
| | |
| ===Fall of Reach===
| |
| {{Main|Fall of Reach}}
| |
| After the battle, ''Leviathan'' returned to [[Reach]] on [[2552|July 18, 2552]], where a boatswain determined that repairs would take at least two months. Stanforth then sent a request to [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]], asking for the ship's crew to be transferred to the {{UNSCShip|Coenwulf}} while he "made rounds" at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Drop}}
| |
| | |
| UNSC ''Leviathan'' was presumably repaired and operational during the final weeks of the [[Fall of Reach]]. Stanforth led Battlegroup ''Leviathan'' throughout the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in battle against the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''[[ONI memorial]]''</ref> On [[2552#August|August 12, 2552]], the [[battlegroup]] returned to Reach for emergency repairs and refit.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Soon after the arrival of the Covenant's [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], Stanforth organized the remnants of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] over Reach aboard ''Leviathan'' on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]. However, the Covenant fleet eventually managed to destroy Stanforth's final line of defense and ''Leviathan'' was destroyed, resulting in Stanforth's death.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc270}}
| |
| | |
| ==Trivia==
| |
| The cruiser is named after a [[Wikipedia:Leviathan|leviathan]], a mythical sea creature.
| |
| | |
| ==Gallery==
| |
| <gallery>
| |
| File:Invasion; Leviathan.png|''Leviathan'' in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''.
| |
| </gallery>
| |
| | |
| ==List of appearances==
| |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
| |
| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
| |
| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''{{Ref/Note|Id=age|According to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', the ''Marathon'' class was introduced as a replacement for the aging [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon'' class]]. The ''Halcyon'' was designed in 2510 and likely did not enter service until years later. However, ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' depicts a ship called the ''Leviathan'' under the command of then-Admiral Harold Stanforth in [[2503|June 2503]]. One may infer that the ''Leviathan'' mentioned in the story was an earlier ship that served as the ''Marathon''-class ''Leviathan''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s namesake, as well as a previous flagship for the same commanding officer. See [[Michael Stanforth#Age|here]] for more details.}}
| |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
| |
| **''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
| |
| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
| |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]''
| |
| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
| |
| | |
| ==Notes==
| |
| {{Ref/Notes}}
| |
| | |
| ==Sources==
| |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
| |
| | |
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Leviathan}}
| |
| [[Category:Marathon-class heavy cruisers]]
| |
| [[Category:UNSC ships]]
| |