Diligence-class light destroyer

The Diligence-class light destroyer was a class of destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy and the Colonial Military Authority.

Operational history
The Diligence-class light destroyer entered service in 2433. Originally classified as a cruiser, the Diligence-class was eventually reclassified as a destroyer as ships grew in firepower and mass. Starting in 2496, the class was fitted with two powerful outrigger MAC systems—one on each side of its main fuselage.

Some Diligence-class destroyers were operated by the Colonial Military Authority as peacekeeping ships. By 2525, the class had been retired for decades. However, with the dawn of the Human-Covenant War, some were brought back into service with the UNSC Navy and were retrofitted for combat against the Covenant.

During or after 2540, a Diligence-class destroyer, the, deployed a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and a SPARTAN-II commando, Cal-141, via SOEIV to the Covenant-occupied planet Heian. The commando team infiltrated a former alien settlement, where they engaged several Unggoy and a Jiralhanae chieftain before assassinating a Covenant Prophet. After the mission, which resulted in the deaths of the Spartan and one ODST, the vessel retrieved the survivors.

Ships of the line

 * – The lead ship of the class
 * (DD-993) – Participated in Operation: GREY VEIL
 * (DD-439)

List of appearances

 * Halo Legends
 * The Babysitter