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==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
===Peacekeeping=== | ===Peacekeeping=== | ||
The ''Crassus'' was built by [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]] | The ''Crassus'' was built by [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]] and put into service with the regional defense forces of the [[East African Protectorate]] in the early 25th century. It was formally commissioned in [[2411]], and served as a training ship and mothership for [[drone]]s throughout the remainder of the century—being retired from service in [[2490]] to serve as a floating museum ship.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | ||
===Reactivation=== | ===Reactivation=== | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ship was reactivated to | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ship was reactivated in [[2550]] and appropriated by the [[UNSC]] to prepare for the inevitable [[Battle for Earth|defense of Earth]], and ultimately participated during the [[Battle of Mombasa|battle]] of [[New Mombasa]]. During the attack on the city, the UNSC ''Crassus'' served as a deployment and resupply platform for [[F-99 Wombat]] UCAVs and [[Pelican]] dropships making air strikes across the coastline. On [[2552#November|November 18, 2552]], the ship was spotted by [[Jiralhanae]] hunting parties, resulting in the ''Crassus'' and its escort coming under attack. The [[Covenant]] boarding parties attacked the ship using [[Qavardu Workshop Prowler|war-sleds]] and [[Dropship#Covenant dropships|dropship]]s, and were able to quickly seize the ship's flight decks before proceeding to conduct close-quarters boarding attempts inside the ship's cramped interior spaces. Ultimately, the smaller stature of the human crew proved a boon in the battle, as the narrow bulkheads were unwieldly for the tall Jiralhanae and wide [[Unggoy]] to effectively move in. As such, the Covenant attack was quickly faltered, with the commanding Brutes electing to retreat to their dropships and destroy the ''Crassus'' air control tower.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | ||
Following the war, the now-battered supercarrier was towed to [[Durban (Earth)|Durban]] and once again decommissioned. As of the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]], it has been reinstated as a museum ship.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} | Following the war, the now-battered supercarrier was towed to [[Durban (Earth)|Durban]] and once again decommissioned. As of the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]], it has been reinstated as a museum ship.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} |