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{{Era|CH}}
{{Title|''Horn of Plenty''}}
{{Ratings}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{References}}
{{Individual ship infobox
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|name = ''Horn of Plenty''
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|class = [[DCS light freighter]]
|class=Freighter
|engine=Rocket thrusters (in [[propulsion pod]])
|manufacturer=
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] (in propulsion pod)
|modifier=
|navigation = [[Navigation computer]]
|sysmods=
|crew = None
|length=
|misc-title = Cargo
|width=
|misc = Melons and other fresh fruit
|height=
|hull-title=Other systems
|max accel=
|hull = [[Maser]]
|max speed space=
|role = Transportation of goods from Harvest to other UNSC colonies.
|max speed air=
|affiliation = [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]
|engine=
|captains = None
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace speed=2.1 ly per day
|poweroutput=
|power=
|shield gen=None
|hull=
|sensor=
|target=
|navigation=NAV Computer
|avionics=
|countermeasures=
|armament=
|complement=
|crew=None, Robotically controlled
|skeleton=
|passengers=
|capacity=
|consumables=Melons and other fresh fruit
|othersystems=
|role=Transportation of goods from Harvest to other UNSC colonies like Madrigal.
|commission=
|firstsight=
|destroyed=
|retired=
|lastsight=
|battles=None
|affiliation=UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping
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The '''''Horn of Plenty''''' ([[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping|DCS.REG#]] '''HOP-000987111''') was an unmanned [[human]] [[civilian]] interstellar [[freighter]] operating in and before [[2524]].


{{Era|CH|}}
Under the management of [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]], the ''Horn of Plenty'' has the dubious distinction of being the vessel to make first contact with the [[Covenant Empire]].


The '''''Horn of Plenty''''' ([[DCS|DCS.REG#]] HOP-000987111) was an unmanned [[human]] [[civilian]] interstellar [[freighter]] of unknown classification operating in and before [[2524]].
==Overview==
===Design details===
It had a cargo capacity of at least 2500 metric tons, and was powered by a pair of compact reactors. It possessed a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive]] in its propulsion pod, described as being one-tenth the size of the cargo container, coupled to the craft at the rear through a magnetic coupling.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=23}}


==Description==
==Service history==
It had a cargo capacity of at least 2,500 metric tons, and was powered by a pair of compact reactors. It possessed a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive]] in its propulsion pod, described as being one-tenth the size of the cargo container, coupled to the craft at the rear through a magnetic coupling.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] pg. 23</ref>
===First Contact===
On September 3, [[2524]], the ''Horn of Plenty'' was making a shipment of [[list of food and drinks|melons]] from the [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi]] colony of [[Harvest]], to the colony of [[Madrigal]] when its slipspace drive malfunctioned due an overload in the coolant tanks, fatefully forcing it out of slipspace near the [[Kig-Yar]] raider ''[[Minor Transgression]]''.


==Background==
The Covenant ship, crewed by [[Kig-Yar]], with an [[Unggoy]] [[deacon]] and [[Huragok]] engineers, attacked and disabled the vessel by destroying its engines, cameras, and [[maser]] dish with pulse lasers, and then stripping it of salvageable materials such as the ship's cargo and navigational computer. Having suffered a [[hull breach]], the freighter sent a message to the [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping|DCS]], which responded by sending an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] operative, fearing the destruction was the result of an [[Insurrectionist]] attack.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=26}}
Under the management of [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]], the ''Horn of Plenty'' has the dubious distinction of being the vessel to make first contact with the [[Covenant]] race, on September 3, [[2524]]. On that day, ''Horn of Plenty'' was making a shipment of [[melon]]s from [[Harvest]] colony to [[Madrigal]] colony when its slipspace drive malfunctioned due an overload in the coolant tanks, fatefully forcing it out of slipspace near the [[Kig-Yar]] raider ''[[Minor Transgression]]''. The Covenant ship, crewed by [[Kig-Yar]], [[Unggoy]], and [[Huragok]], attacked and disabled the vessel by destroying its engines, cameras, and MASER dish with pulse lasers, and then stripping it of salvageable materials such as the cargo and the navigational computer. Having suffered a [[Hull Breach]], the freighter sent a message to the [[DCS]], which responded by sending an [[ONI]] operative because they feared the destruction was the result of [[Insurrectionist]] attack.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] pg. 26</ref>
 
==Trivia==
The [[Wikipedia:Horn of Plenty|Horn of Plenty]] is the horn of the goat Amalthea, which was enchanted by Zeus, to give whomever wielded it anything they desired. It is also recognized as a symbol of female fertility. In modern times it is known as the Cornucopia, and is associated with Thanksgiving and the Harvest by North Americans.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
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