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The Navy operates several carrier classes, including the ''[[Poseidon-class light carrier|Poseidon]]'', ''[[Orion-class assault carrier|Orion]]'', ''[[Epoch-class heavy carrier|Epoch]]'', and ''[[Punic-class supercarrier|Punic]]'' classes.<ref group="note">The ''Atlas'' as seen in ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'' and the ''Musashi'' as seen in ''Fall of Reach - Invasion'' do not appear to belong to any of the established carrier classes. The former shares design features with the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} and the ''Epoch''-class carrier while the latter vaguely resembles the {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}. The ''Atlas'' was later depicted in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' with a completely different design reminiscent of the ''Punic''-class supercarrier; while the newer depiction is presumably the ship's canonical appearance, the prior incarnation may nonetheless represent a canonically distinct class.</ref> UNSC carriers range from light warships to among the largest ships in service. The smallest known class, the Poseidon-class light carrier, is only 719 meters from stem to stern, smaller than a cruiser.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/147 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref> The largest carrier class is three kilometers long and has a beam of 120 meters.<ref name="enc"/> Carriers have a crew and complement of 2,100 and can carry numerous space, air, and ground vehicles.<ref name="enc"/> Befitting their role, their primary asset is a large number of [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptors or [[F-41 Broadsword]] multirole fighters.