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The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] in [[2552]] within [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']]. | The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] in [[2552]] within [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']]. | ||
==Background== | == Background == | ||
The ship part of [[Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson]]'s task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] as well as the [[Spartan-II]]s and [[Spartan-III]]s. During the first attack on [[Covenant]] ships in orbit in the [[Battle of Onyx]], it moved to protect the flagship {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} from enemy fire. ''Glasgow Kiss'' was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> | The ship part of [[Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson]]'s task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] as well as the [[Spartan-II]]s and [[Spartan-III]]s. During the first attack on [[Covenant]] ships in orbit in the [[Battle of Onyx]], it moved to protect the flagship {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} from enemy fire. ''Glasgow Kiss'' was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> | ||
==Historical Meaning== | == Historical Meaning == | ||
Refers to the Scottish | |||
Refers to the Scottish Earth city of Glasgow. The Glasgow Kiss is a colloquialism for a head butt. | |||
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