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Unrelenting

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Unrelenting
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Ship history
Covenant

Name:

Unrelenting

Class:

Zanar-pattern light cruiser[1]

Operator:

Covenant

Manufacturer:

Secondary Assembly Forges[2]

Fate:

Destroyed over Chi Ceti on November 27, 2525.

General characteristics

Type:

Length:

300 meters (984 ft)[3][5][6][7][8]

Width:

145 meters (480 ft)[3]

Mass:

190,000 metric tons[2][7]

Power plant:

Pinch fusion reactor

Maneuver drive:

2 repulsor engines[9]

Slipspace drive:

Borer

Crew:

Complement:

At least 10 escape pods[10]

Troops:

  • None (Standard operation)[2]
  • At least ~50 warriors[10]

Hull:

Nanolaminate hull plating

Shielding:

Equipped

Sensors:

Armaments:

Air facilities:

At least one hangar bay[11][12]

 

The Unrelenting was a Covenant Zanar-pattern light cruiser[1] that attacked UNSC forces near the Damascus Testing Facility at Chi Ceti IV on November 27, 2525.[13]

Description[edit]

Only around or over a third the size of the UNSC Commonwealth,[14][Note 1] the ship appeared to be crewed exclusively by Kig-Yar. During the Spartans' exploration of the ship, no personnel of other species - Sangheili, for instance - were called in to halt the alien attack. This indicates the ship may have been an artifact-retrieval vessel sent out by the Ministry of Tranquility to search for holy relics. Despite its small size, the ship was capable of enduring significant amounts of punishment from the UNSC Commonwealth and nearly bested the human ship in combat.

Background[edit]

The Unrelenting after sustaining damage by the Commonwealth.

As the UNSC Commonwealth approached the Damascus Materials Testing Facility on Chi Ceti IV, the Unrelenting launched an attack on the UNSC frigate and was able to severely damage her with pulse lasers and plasma cannons. The Commonwealth retaliated with