UNSC corvette
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Corvette[1][2] is a warship classification in the UNSC Navy.[3][4]
Overview[edit]
The corvettes are the smallest class of warship in the UNSC Navy, and do not carry any fighters. Fast-attack corvettes are known to have a modest hangar bay with room for only one SKT-13 shuttlecraft, basically a larger version of the Bumblebee used to ferry material and personnel to and from various locations or ships.[5] Corvettes are also known as being one of the fastest ships in the UNSC Navy.[6] Like most other Slipspace-capable UNSC ships, corvettes possess cryo bays.[7] Corvettes are generally capable of maneuvering in a planetary atmosphere, and even executing a Class-L flash-dock.[8]
Corvettes in use by the 2490s, such as the UNSC Callisto, were powered by a primary fusion reactor and a secondary fission reactor. They had at least fourteen decks and three cargo bays, as well as a hard docking collar for linking with stations or other vessels.[9]
Classes[edit]
- Gladius-class heavy corvette – A corvette type that excelled in interdiction, patrol, and security.[10]
- Lancer-class fast-attack corvette – A MAC-equipped corvette employed by the UNSC.
- Mako-class corvette – A small, decommissioned corvette classification.[11]
- Scholte-class missile corvette – Formerly designated a frigate, the Scholte originated in the Insurrection as one of the foremost warships of its era.
- Sharpfin-class escort corvette – A corvette frequently used by commercial services as well as pirates.
Prowlers are also considered stealth corvettes.[12][13]
Ships of the line[edit]
| Class | Fleet or last known tactical grouping | Ship Name | Hull classification symbol | Last known captain | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladius-class corvette | UNSC Gladius | Lead ship | |||
| UNSC Sagan Blue | FS-803 | ||||
| Lancer-class fast-attack corvette | UNSC Lancer | Lead ship | |||
| Mako-class corvette | UNSC Pony Express | ||||
| UNSC Mako | Lead ship | ||||
| Scholte-class missile corvette | UNSC Scholte | Lead ship | |||
| Unknown fast-attack corvette | UNSC Two for Flinching | ||||
| Unknown | UNSC Alpina | Destroyed over Netherop while attempting to rescue Amalea Petrov's marooned soldiers | |||
| UNSC Bum Rush | |||||
| UNSC Callisto | The titular vessel in the Callisto Incident. | ||||
| UNSC Chalons | |||||
| UNSC Coral Sea | |||||
| UNSC Glamorgan |
Service history[edit]
UNSC corvettes have been in use during both the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War. The UNSC used corvettes in multiple engagements during the Human-Covenant War, including the Fall of Reach[4] and the Battle of Earth.[1]
Production notes[edit]
During the development of Halo 3, a corvette known as UNSC Andraste was designed. The ship was removed during the game's development and her hull altered in several aspects, resulting in the Charon-class light frigate. The Paris class from Halo: Reach adopts Andraste's design more or less exactly.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: Evolutions
- Halo: Glasslands
- Halo: Mortal Dictata
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 214
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, page 437
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 16
- ^ a b Halo: First Strike, page 207
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 63-64
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 213
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Chapter 4, page 60
- ^ Data Drop #6
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 444-445
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, Defences, p. 19
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 259 (2011 edition)
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 259
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 263
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