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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Some ''Hillsborough''-class destroyers were operated by the [[Colonial Military Administration]]. On [[2525#October|October 7, 2525]], a ''Hillsborough''-class destroyer of [[ | Some ''Hillsborough''-class destroyers were operated by the [[Colonial Military Administration]]. On [[2525#October|October 7, 2525]], a ''Hillsborough''-class destroyer of [[Battle Group 4]], {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, was dispatched to the [[Epsilon Indi system]] to investigate the loss of communications with the planet [[Harvest]], alongside [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']] and [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']]. Upon exiting [[slipstream space]] in the system, the three ships were attacked by a [[Covenant]] vessel. Only the ''Heracles'' survived, albeit heavily damaged, by limping back to [[Reach]].<ref name="for96">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 96-99''</ref> | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
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The Hillsborough-class destroyer was a class of destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy and the Colonial Military Administration.[1]
Operational history
Some Hillsborough-class destroyers were operated by the Colonial Military Administration. On October 7, 2525, a Hillsborough-class destroyer of Battle Group 4, CMA Heracles, was dispatched to the Epsilon Indi system to investigate the loss of communications with the planet Harvest, alongside Arabia and Vostok. Upon exiting slipstream space in the system, the three ships were attacked by a Covenant vessel. Only the Heracles survived, albeit heavily damaged, by limping back to Reach.[2]
Ships of the line
- UNSC Hillsborough – The lead ship of the class[3]
- Template:CMA ship – Participated in the First Battle of Harvest[2]
Gallery
The Heracles transitions from slipspace at Epsilon Eridani
- UNSC Heracles.png
Another view of Heracles arriving at Epsilon Eridani.
The Heracles and Battlegroup 4 orbit a glassed Harvest, shortly before the fleet's near-destruction.
The Heracles (center) and its task force in orbit above Harvest.
The Heracles, damaged by its engagement with the Covenant ship over Harvest.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First mentioned)
- Halo: Contact Harvest (Mentioned only)
- Halo Wars: Genesis (First appearance)
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder: Have S'moa
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 96-99
- ^ Stephen Loftus on the Autumn class' talk page
