UNSC Hidden Point

UNSC Hidden Point was a, or "stealth cruiser", formerly in the service of the UNSC Navy. It served in the Prowler Corps until its destruction in the battle on Netherop in 2559.

Crew and complement
During its deployment to Netherop, Hidden Point carried with it an air wing of ten Condor dropships used for long-range special forces deployments. It also carried multiple D102 Owl dropships and a battalion of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.

Service history
UNSC Hidden Point was deployed to Netherop in 2559 as part of a larger mission conducted to the planet. It was destroyed during the ensuing battle on the planet by Tam 'Lakosee, following his activation of the Divine Hand.

Production notes
During the writing of Halo: Outcasts, an early consideration was for the stealth cruiser in the story to be a reuse of from Troy Denning's previous novel Halo: Silent Storm. However, this suggestion was rejected by the editors at 343 Industries and the ship renamed to UNSC Stoppage Time; Denning didn't like this revised name - leading to a second rename to Hidden Point for the final print. For the final release of the novel, a reference to the Stoppage Time name remains in Chapter 21, due to an oversight on the part of the editors.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Outcasts