UNSC Dawn Under Heaven

Not to be confused with the carrier.

The UNSC Dawn Under Heaven was a UNSC. It was a sister ship of the. Like most ships of its class, the Dawn Under Heaven was likely decommissioned some time before 2552.

Production notes
"...there is a story behind [the name of the Pillar of Autumn], though not half as interesting as that of her twice-renamed sister ship, "Dawn Under Heaven"."

- Jason Jones

The Dawn Under Heaven has only been mentioned by Jason Jones in a 2001 interview, in which he alluded to the ship's name having an extremely interesting backstory. To date, this reasoning has yet to be revealed.