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[[File:Enc22 SoTP CAR.png|300px|thumb|An ''Ester''-pattern armored frigate.]]
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'''Frigates''' are a type of small-medium tonnage warship utilised by the now-defunct [[Covenant fleet|navy]] of the [[Covenant]] empire, and its many [[Covenant remnants|remnants]].
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|shield gen=Resistant to 1 [[Shiva-class nuclear warhead|''Shiva''-class nuclear warhead]] or 1 [[Energy Projector]] shot
|hull=Resistant to 1 [[MAC]] round and 225 [[Archer missile]]s or 1 [[Plasma Torpedo]] or 1 [[Plasma Turret]] shot
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|countermeasures=*Anti-[[Plasma Torpedo]] counterguiding signal system
|armament=*[[Pulse Laser turret]]s
*Lateral [[Plasma Torpedo]] launcher (1)
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|firstuse=2552 - [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
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The '''Covenant Frigate'''<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 192</ref> is a medium-tonnage warship, seeming to be among the smallest and most common warship classification among the [[Covenant]]'s space [[fleets]]. These starships are equipped with multiple [[Pulse Laser turret|pulse lasers]], three or more, and at least one [[Plasma Torpedo]] launcher on a lateral surface. They appear at most [[Covenant]]-[[UNSC]] engagements. They are larger than a [[UNSC Frigate]] or [[UNSC destroyer]], but smaller than most UNSC cruisers (such as the {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser|}}), and like most other Covenant starships they have an overall bulbous shape.


Furthermore, the [[Sangheili]] also equipped their starships with anti-[[Plasma Torpedo]] "counterguiding signal" systems.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> The [[Jiralhanae]] also stole this technology during the [[Covenant Civil War]] and equipped some of their frigates, such as the ''[[Reverant]]'', ''[[Twilight Compunction]]'', and ''[[Tenebrous]]'' with such devices. However, they did not understand the full intricacies, or workings, of the system.
==Classes==
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|'''{{Pattern|A'uzr|sword frigate}}'''|| [[File:SwordOfHarmony.png|250px]] || {{Convert|2821.5|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFConcert|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-concert-of-words|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Concert of Worlds|D=25|M=09|Y=2023}} {{C|length}}|| Alternatively referred to as "command frigates",{{Ref/Novel|HOut|Chapter=23}} the ''A'uzr''-pattern {{3Letter|SCC|sword frigate}} is a class of warship used by the Covenant to command flotillas of smaller warships. They have much in common with the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s of the empire, and have been prominently used by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. They have a stacked hull,{{Ref/Novel|HOut|Chapter=4}}{{Ref/Novel|HOut|Chapter=21}} and are one of several [[design pattern]] variants under the SCC-class heading.{{Ref/Reuse|CFConcert}}
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|'''{{Pattern|Ester|armored frigate}}'''|| [[File:Enc22 SoTP CAR.png|250px]] || {{Convert|3280|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=267}} {{C|length}}|| The ''Ester''-pattern {{3Letter|CAR|armored frigate}} is a class of warship used by the Covenant to patrol territory and mop-up operations of devastated worlds after the main force has moved on.
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|Unidentified class (''[[Radiant Arrow]]'') || || {{Convert|550|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}} {{C|length}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS2|HSS|Chapter=2}}<br>{{Convert|110|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}} {{C|width}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS2}}<br>{{Convert|110|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}} {{C|heigth}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS2}} || This unidentified vessel is much smaller than the aforementioned frigate examples. It has a teardrop-shaped profile, with a long, tapering tail that curls up into an open hook. It has at least one [[hangar bay]], which is mounted on the frigate's belly, which was built in an oblong shape that was twenty metres wide and thirty metres deep. It can accommodate at least five {{Pattern|Elsedda|Banshee}}s. One such example, ''[[Radiant Arrow]]'', served as part of the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] in [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS2}}
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|Unidentified class (''[[Steadfast Strike]]'') || || Width less than {{Convert|400|m|ft|sp=us}} (the width of {{UNSCShip|Phyllis Wheatley}}'s salvage bay){{Ref/Novel|Oblv|Chapter=15}} || This unidentified vessel is shaped like a "long-necked disk", with a dovetail stern. It carried multiple weapon systems including secondary pulse laser turrets and a primary unknown weapon system. The frigate also carried a self-destruct system. One such vessel, ''[[Steadfast Strike]]'', was part of the [[Flotilla of Unsung Piety]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO4|Oblv|Chapter=4}}
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|Unidentified heavy frigate (''[[Great Light]]'') || || || An unspecified heavy frigate classification, with the only known example ''[[Great Light]]'' used by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] as their flagship during the [[Operation: WOLFE|operation]] on [[Reach]] in [[2559]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR3|SoR|Chapter=3}} Given the lack of described characteristics, this heavy frigate may correspond with one of the unspecified frigate examples listed above.
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<!--There is an unidentified model of frigate that are equipped with multiple [[pulse laser turret]]s, four point-defense guns and one-three [[plasma turret]]s on a lateral surface. They have participated in most [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ship-to-ship engagements. Although smaller than most other Covenant capital ships, they are still larger than a [[UNSC frigate]] or [[UNSC destroyer]] at around a thousand of meters.<ref name=pg268>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 268''</ref> Like most other Covenant warships, frigates have a curving, bulbous shape and are equipped with energy shields. Furthermore, the [[Sangheili]] equipped their warships with anti-[[plasma turret|plasma torpedo]] "counter guiding signal" systems. It is also equipped with [[energy shielding]], resistant to 1 {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}} or 1 [[energy projector]] shot, and its hull is resistant to 1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] round and 225 [[Archer missile]]s or 1 plasma torpedo.{{Citation needed}} The [[Jiralhanae]] stole this technology during the [[Great Schism]] and equipped some of their frigates, such as the ''[[Revenant (ship)|Revenant]]'', ''[[Twilight Compunction]]'' and ''[[Tenebrous]]'', with such devices. However, they did not understand the full intricacies of the system, thus limiting their effectiveness.<ref name="GoO22">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''Chapter 22''</ref>-->


At the Battle of Reach, two covenant frigates made a slispace microjump to the [[UNSC Prowler]] [[Circumference]] which did not enact the [[Cole Protocol]]. The frigates then released dozens of [[Sangheili]] [[Rangers]] to recover the nav core.
==Known frigates==
==Known Frigates==
*{{Pattern|A'uzr|sword frigate}}
*''[[Reverant]]''
**''[[Sword of Harmony]]''
*''[[Tenebrous]]
*{{Pattern|Ester|armored frigate}}
**''[[Contrition]]''
**''[[Penance (ship)|Penance]]''
**''[[Revenant (ship)|Revenant]]''{{Ref/Generic|Id=CARNote|See the [[Ester-pattern armored frigate#Production notes|production notes]] of the ''Ester''-pattern frigate article.}}
**''[[Tenebrous]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CARNote}}
**''[[Twilight Compunction]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CARNote}}
*Heavy frigate
**''[[Great Light]]''{{Ref/Reuse|SOR3}}
*The following frigates have no confirmation on what classes they are:
**''[[Certain Prophecy]]''
**''[[Cleansing Truth]]''
**''[[Dagger of Mercy]]''
**''[[Promised Revelation]]''
**''[[Pure Resolve]]''
**''[[Radiant Arrow]]''
**''[[Reprisal's Fire]]''
**''[[Retribution's Promise]]''
**''[[Steadfast Strike]]''
**''[[Transforming Splendor]]''
**''[[Unflinching Resolve]]''
**''[[Vengeful Deed]]''


== See Also ==
==List of appearances==
 
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*[[UNSC Frigate]]
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''


==Sources==
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