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|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
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|era=[[Insurrection]]<br>[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Second Human-Covenant War]]
|era=[[Insurrection]]<br>[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Reclamation conflict]]
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The '''''Charon''-class light frigate''' is a type of [[Frigate|escort ship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 76''</ref> Ships of this class are used primarily in fleet escort duties and planetary defense.<ref name="essential"/> The class is named after either [[Wikipedia:Charon (mythology)|Charon]], a minor god who ferried the souls of the dead to the underworld in Greek mythology, or after a [[Wikipedia:Charon (moon)|natural satellite]] of [[Pluto]].
The '''''Charon''-class light frigate''' is a type of [[Frigate|escort ship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 76''</ref> Ships of this class are used primarily in fleet escort duties and planetary defense.<ref name="essential"/> The class is named after either [[Wikipedia:Charon (mythology)|Charon]], a minor god who ferried the souls of the dead to the underworld in Greek mythology, or after a [[Wikipedia:Charon (moon)|natural satellite]] of [[Pluto]].
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*{{UNSCShip|Charon}}
*{{UNSCShip|Charon}}
*{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (FFG-201)
*{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (FFG-201)
*[[Iliad|''Iliad'']] (Captured and used by the Eridanus Secundus Insurrectionists)
*[[Iliad|''Iliad'']] (Captured and used by the [[Eridanus Secundus]] Insurrectionists)
*[[CMA Vostok|CMA ''Vostok'']]
*[[CMA Vostok|CMA ''Vostok'']]
*[[Unidentified UNSC frigate (Algolis)|Algolis-based frigate]]
*[[Unidentified UNSC frigate (Algolis)|Algolis-based frigate]]


==Production notes==
==Trivia==
===''Halo 4'' redesign===
*The ''Charon'' class' distinctive, oversized cargo bay resembles that of the eponymous [[w:c:firefly:Firefly-class transport ship|''Firefly'' class]] from the television series ''[[w:c:firefly:Firefly|Firefly]]''. The resemblance is rendered moot in ''Halo 4'', as the cargo bay is no longer externally visible.
Despite maintaining a [[:File:Infinity_fud_scale.jpg|similar profile]], the ''Charon'' class, namely ''Forward Unto Dawn'', was redesigned in ''Halo 4''. The ''Dawn'' appears much larger, though it is canonically still 490 meters long. This increase in scale was intended to create a more interesting playspace, much like the dramatic upscaling of the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} in ''[[The Maw]]''; otherwise, the first level would be cramped and would require a great deal of backtracking. Other UNSC frigates seen in the game, most notably in ''Spartan Ops'', follow a general design aesthetic similar to the redesigned ''Dawn'', although they have a number of differences in details.
*The ''Forward Unto Dawn'' was [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|drastically redesigned]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''. Other frigates of a similar design are featured in ''Halo 4''; these were later established as the more modern [[Strident-class heavy frigate]]s,<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 192''</ref> suggesting that the ''Dawn'''s redesigned appearance was merely for gameplay and aesthetic purposes and may not apply to the ''Charon''-class on the whole.
 
The enlarged cargo bay, a defining feature of the ''Charon'' class, is greatly reduced in size and is moved farther forward;<ref>[[:File:H4-Concept-Charon-Frigate.jpg|'''Halo 4''', ''Charon'' class concept art]]</ref><ref name="third gun"/> presumably, most of the bay now exists within the main hull. Rather than having two primary engines on the main hull and two secondaries on the "wings", there are only two primary engines with one secondary nestled between them. The port and starboard hangar bays have been reduced from five small bays on either side to one or two much larger bays on either side; they are moved much farther back, remaining with the aft section. The point defense guns have been retconned into three separate models, increased in number, and moved to different areas on the hull.
 
The redesigned ''Forward Unto Dawn'' would serve as the basis for the more modern [[Strident-class heavy frigate]]s, to which it closely resembles.
 
===Trivia===
The ''Charon'' class' distinctive, oversized cargo bay resembles that of the eponymous [[w:c:firefly:Firefly-class transport ship|''Firefly'' class]] from the television series ''[[w:c:firefly:Firefly|Firefly]]''. The resemblance is rendered moot in ''Halo 4'', as the cargo bay is no longer externally visible.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:DawnBase.jpg|A ''Charon''-class frigate deploying vehicles from its enlarged hangar bay.
File:DawnBase.jpg|A ''Charon''-class frigate deploying vehicles from its enlarged hangar bay.
File:Fud bridge.JPG|The bridge of a ''Charon''-class vessel.
File:Fud bridge.JPG|The bridge of a ''Charon''-class vessel.
File:H4-Concept-Charon-Frigate.jpg|Concept art of the redesigned ''Charon''-class in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-Concept-Charon-Frigate.jpg|Concept art of the redesigned ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Explorations-2.jpg|Concept art of the back end of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Explorations-2.jpg|Concept art of the back end of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Explorations-1.jpg|Concept art of the profile view of the ''Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Explorations-1.jpg|Concept art of the profile view of the ''Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.
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