Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer

The CPV-class heavy destroyer is a Covenant destroyer class in service with the Covenant Navy. In large fleets they are usually the first ships to engage.

UNSC Battle Group Sierra-3 encountered and destroyed a CPV-class destroyer at the Battle of 18 Scorpii in 2543.

Ships of the line

 * CPV Reverence (C-7)
 * CPV Esteem (C-10)

Trivia

 * The CPV-class is a type of ship mentioned in the Transmissions as a type of promotion for Halo: Combat Evolved. The transmissions are directly linked to the Cortana Letters.
 * As it is never given a visual appearance, the CPV-class may be the official designation for either of the two different Covenant destroyer models seen in rereleased Halo: The Fall of Reach and the game, Halo Wars.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Combat Evolved
 * Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
 * The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole