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The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]], named after the legendary hero of Greek mythology, [[wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], commanded by [[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]], and the lead ship of [[Battlegroup 4]].<ref name="FoR99">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 96-99</ref> | The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]], named after the legendary hero of Greek mythology, [[wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], commanded by [[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]], and the lead ship of [[Battlegroup 4]].<ref name="FoR99">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 96-99</ref> | ||
==Operational History== | ==Operational History== | ||
On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the rest of [[Battlegroup 4]], the {{UNSCShip|Arabia}} and {{UNSCShip|Vostok}} were sent into the [[Harvest]] system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with both the colony and the scout ship ''[[Argo]]''. It discovered the planet [[glassing|destroyed]], the ''Argo'' missing, and a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vessel in orbit. After a short battle, the [[UNSC Arabia|''Arabia'']] and the [[UNSC Vostok|''Vostok'']] were destroyed and the ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the battle, the ''Heracles'' took several weeks to return to [[Reach]].<ref name="FoR99"/> The ship was repaired at Reach, and later returned to [[Second Battle of Harvest|reclaim]] Harvest as part of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s battlefleet. <ref>[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]</ref> | On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the rest of [[Battlegroup 4]], the {{UNSCShip|Arabia}} and {{UNSCShip|Vostok}} were sent into the [[Harvest]] system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with both the colony and the scout ship ''[[Argo]]''. It discovered the planet [[glassing|destroyed]], the ''Argo'' missing, and a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vessel in orbit. After a short battle, the [[UNSC Arabia|''Arabia'']] and the [[UNSC Vostok|''Vostok'']] were destroyed and the ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the battle, the ''Heracles'' took several weeks to return to [[Reach]].<ref name="FoR99"/> The ship was repaired at Reach, and later returned to [[Second Battle of Harvest|reclaim]] Harvest as part of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s battlefleet. <ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> | ||
While at Harvest, it recovered a [[RQ-XII UAV|RQ-XII]] drone left by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] eight months earlier.<ref name="recovery">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 391</ref> | While at Harvest, it recovered a [[RQ-XII UAV|RQ-XII]] drone left by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] eight months earlier.<ref name="recovery">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 391</ref> | ||
