UNSC Grafton

Grafton
Ship history
Name:	Grafton
Class:	Paris-class heavy frigate
Identification:	FFG-318
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
Fate:	Destroyed via energy projector strike by Long Night of Solace, during the Battle at Szurdok Ridge
Captain(s):	Francis Mallarde
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Length:	535 meters (1,755 ft)
Width:	199 meters (652 ft)
Mass:	1.3 million tonnes
Power plant:	Fusion reactor
Maneuver drive:	Fusion drive (2 primary, 6 secondary)
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Complement:	D77-TC Pelican dropships; GA-TL1 Longswords;
Hull:	60cm Titanium-A armor
Armaments:	1 light 65P8V1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon; 3 M2475 Shiva nuclear missile silos; 26 M58 Archer missile pods; 12 M870 Rampart point defense guns; 12 M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile silos;
Air facilities:	One primary hangar bay located in the lower mast of the ship

"The Grafton is dust! We need to get out of here, now!"

— Carter-A259

The UNSC Grafton (hull classification symbol: FFG-318) was a Paris-class heavy frigate in the UNSC Navy.^[2]

Service historyEdit

On August 12, 2552 during the Battle at Szurdok Ridge, Grafton provided fire support for UNSC Army forces engaging in combat in the Viery Territory, accompanied by the frigate UNSC Saratoga. During the battle, Grafton was authorized to utilize its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to destroy a Covenant installation codenamed "Spire One".^[2] Grafton succeeded in destroying the installation; however, with the dissipation of the spire's projected electromagnetic cloaking field, the Covenant supercarrier Long Night of Solace was revealed, hovering over the battle area. With its cloaking shield gone, the supercarrier opened fire on Grafton with its ventral energy projector, destroying the frigate with a single shot.^[2]

TriviaEdit

FFG-318 may carry on the lineage of HMS Grafton of the Royal Navy or USS Grafton of the United States Navy; the former is more likely as the nine ships named Grafton in British service have exclusively been fighting ships, such as cruisers, destroyers, and frigates, whereas those in American service have been support vessels. The frigate may also be named in honor of the Australian city of Grafton, New South Wales.

GalleryEdit

The Grafton and UNSC Saratoga, holding position above Viery.
Grafton fires its MAC at Spire One during the Battle of Viery.
Jorge-052 witnesses the destruction of Grafton by the Covenant supercarrier Long Night of Solace.
Grafton crashing down on Viery, Reach.

List of appearancesEdit

Halo: Reach (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 80
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 120
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 76
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 162
^ Halo Waypoint, UNSC Frigate (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b Halo: First Strike, chapter 22
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 12
^ Halo: Fleet Battles: Paris-class heavy frigate stats

[EVGGrafton-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 80

[HRToTS-2] Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear

[Enc22-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 120

[EVG-4] Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 76

[EVGSavannah-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 162

[universe-6] Halo Waypoint, UNSC Frigate (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]

[FS22-7] Halo: First Strike, chapter 22

[HRLNoS-8] Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

[Reach12-9] Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 12

[HFB-10] Halo: Fleet Battles: Paris-class heavy frigate stats

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