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Essentially a large square plate of [[Titanium-A]], it was a square kilometer in diameter and capable of refitting six destroyers, three from her upper surface and three from her lower surface, in a matter of hours <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 156</ref>. It was crewed by 30 people.
Essentially a large square plate of [[Titanium-A]], it was a square kilometer in diameter and capable of refitting six destroyers, three from her upper surface and three from her lower surface, in a matter of hours <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 156</ref>. It was crewed by 30 people.


===Operational History===
In [[2552]], it was present at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. The ship was used as a shield for the fleet when the [[Covenant]] attacked and it was sacrificed so that the rest of the UNSC fleet could be protected from a salvo of plasma fire <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 192 and 193</ref>. The ship had no [[Lifeboat]]s and the entire crew were killed.
In [[2552]], it was present at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. The ship was used as a shield for the fleet when the [[Covenant]] attacked and it was sacrificed so that the rest of the UNSC fleet could be protected from a salvo of plasma fire <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 192 and 193</ref>. The ship had no [[Lifeboat]]s and the entire crew were killed.