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According to the short story, Admiral Stanforth commanded a vessel known as the ''Leviathan'' in June 2503. However, as the [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|''Marathon'' class]] was designed as a replacement for the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon'' class]], (itself designed in [[2510]]) this particular vessel was likely the namesake of Stanforth's later flagship: see [[UNSC Leviathan#Note|here]] for more information. | According to the short story, Admiral Stanforth commanded a vessel known as the ''Leviathan'' in June 2503. However, as the [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|''Marathon'' class]] was designed as a replacement for the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon'' class]], (itself designed in [[2510]]) this particular vessel was likely the namesake of Stanforth's later flagship: see [[UNSC Leviathan#Note|here]] for more information. | ||
As mentioned above, it is difficult to consider the 2486 figure as factually accurate, as it would make Stanforth far too young. His biological age would be further reduced by the extensive spans of [[Cryo chamber|cryosleep]] during slipspace jumps. However, his visual depictions in the ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' comic series, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'', and ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' suggest an age decades greater than his purported chronological age of 39. If he were an admiral in 2510, he would most likely have been middle-aged at the time. If this were the case, Vice Admiral Stanforth would have been nearly a century old near the end of the Human-Covenant War. This is not out of the question, however, as 26th-century medical advances and cryosleep during slipspace travel | As mentioned above, it is difficult to consider the 2486 figure as factually accurate, as it would make Stanforth far too young. His biological age would be further reduced by the extensive spans of [[Cryo chamber|cryosleep]] during slipspace jumps. However, his visual depictions in the ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' comic series, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'', and ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' suggest an age decades greater than his purported chronological age of 39. If he were an admiral in 2510, he would most likely have been middle-aged at the time. If this were the case, Vice Admiral Stanforth would have been nearly a century old near the end of the Human-Covenant War. This is not out of the question, however, as 26th-century medical advances and cryosleep during slipspace travel may very well extend human longevity decades beyond what modern science allows. For example, Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], the former Commander in Chief of ONI, served at least until the age of 92, and the combination of medical science and cryosleep have been mentioned as being capable of pushing back the effects of aging for at least two decades.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''',''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''pages 485-486''</ref> | ||
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