UNSC Commonwealth

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UNSC Commonwealth
Production information

Manufacturer:

UNSC

Class:

Frigate (unknown class)

Role:

Warship

Specifications

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

Titanium-A battleplate

Armament:

Complement:

At least one fighter and one dropship squadron

Service information

Last sighted:

2552

Participated battles:

Battle of Chi Ceti

Noteworthy crewmembers:

Commonwealth Weapons Officer

Known commanders:

Captain Wallace

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The UNSC Commonwealth was a United Nations Space Command Frigate. In 2525, it's commanding officer was Captain Wallace.[2]

History

Operational History

In 2525, the Commonwealth ferried the SPARTAN-II's along with Dr. Halsey to the Damascus Testing Facility on the planet Chi Ceti IV.[2] There, during the Battle of Chi Ceti, the Commonwealth successfully engaged the Covenant Light Cruiser Unrelenting.[2] With the assistance of the Spartan-II's boarding party, and their new MJOLNIR Mark IV Armor, the Commonwealth was able to destroy the light cruiser.[3] The Commonwealth, however, was severely damaged in their first engagement against the Covenant Navy.[4]

Despite the damage incurred, the Commonwealth was able to return to Reach for repairs and then presumably returned to service against the Covenant's advances among the Outer Colonies.[5]

Damage Sustained at Chi Ceti IV

The ship took heavy damage during the Battle of Chi Ceti. The damage was:

  • Communications and navigation dishes destroyed.
  • Armor in sections 3-7 down to four centimeters from 60 cm.
  • Hull breach in section three.
  • Ship AI memory core overloaded.
  • Leak in the port fuel tank.
  • Fire in sections one through twenty. (Atmosphere vented, fire extinguished.)
  • Port armor destroyed.
  • Decks two through seven in section one melted away. Decks two through five in sections three, four and five out of contact.
  • Deck thirteen destroyed.
  • Hull structure came close to "buckling" (integrity about to fail) and the MAC system was taken offline.
  • Reactor only able to output ten percent of rated output.

Decommissioned on Reach

During the Battle of Reach, the Commonwealth was under the process of decommissioning and incidentally became a battlefield venue between the ground forces of the UNSC and the Covenant.[6]

Trivia

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 248
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 103-105
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 130
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 110-111
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 258
  6. ^ Gametrailers: Gametrailers TV with Geoff Keighley, 06:39

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