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{{Title|UNSC ''Tharsis''}}
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{{Status|Canon}}
 
{{Center|''Were you looking for the [[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|''UNSC'' Tharsis]], the ship of the same name destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]?''}}
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The '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Tharsis'' saw action at the [[Battle of Reach]] where it was heavily damaged<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> , although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole.
'''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].  
 
==Service history==
''Tharsis'' was present during the [[Fall of Reach]], where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 207''</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole.


When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun. It is unknown why Cortana chose Gettysburg rather than Tharsis since the book fails to list any traits of the Tharsis past the fact that it was a destroyer.
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 252''</ref>


==Background==
==Trivia==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharsis Tharsis] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarshish biblical reference].
[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]].


This UNSC&nbsp;Tharsis should not be confused with another UNSC ship of the same name which was destroyed at the Second Battle of Harvest.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
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