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{{Title|UNSC ''Herodotus''}}
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|class={{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}<ref name="invasion">'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''', ''Issue #3''</ref>
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|length={{Convert|485|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''pages 82-83''</ref>
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'''UNSC ''Herodotus''''' was a {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]],{{Ref/Reuse|invasion}} serving as a part of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. The destroyer participated in the [[Fall of Reach]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]]. On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], she was bisected from bow to stern by a [[Unidentified Covenant warship|Covenant warship]]'s [[energy projector]] at a distance of 100,000 kilometers.{{Ref/Reuse|for298}}
'''UNSC ''Herodotus''''' was a {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]],{{Ref/Reuse|invasion}} serving as a part of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. The destroyer participated in the [[Fall of Reach]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]]. On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], she was bisected from bow to stern by a [[Kewu-pattern battleship|Covenant warship]]'s [[energy projector]] at a distance of 100,000 kilometers.{{Ref/Reuse|for298}}


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
[[wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] was an ancient Greek historian. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' mistakenly places the destruction of ''Herodotus'' during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], rather than the [[Fall of Reach]]. The ''Encyclopedia'' also erroneously claims that ''Herodotus'' was the first [[human]] vessel to be destroyed by a [[Covenant]] [[energy projector]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 270'' (2011)</ref>
[[wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] was an ancient Greek historian. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' mistakenly places the destruction of ''Herodotus'' during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], rather than the [[Fall of Reach]]. The ''Encyclopedia'' also erroneously claims that ''Herodotus'' was the first [[human]] vessel to be destroyed by a [[Covenant]] [[energy projector]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 270'' (2011)</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Latest revision as of 21:03, April 14, 2022

UNSC Herodotus
FoR UNSC Herodotus.png
Production information

Class:

Halberd-class light destroyer[1]

Specifications

Length:

485 meters (1,590 ft)[2]

Engine:

Fusion drives[2]

Slipspace drive:

Equipped

Hull:

Two meters of titanium-A armor[3]

Armament:

Service information

Destroyed:

August 30, 2552[5]

Participated battles:

Fall of Reach[5]

Fleet:

Epsilon Eridani Fleet[5]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy[5]

 

UNSC Herodotus was a Halberd-class light destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy,[1] serving as a part of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet. The destroyer participated in the Fall of Reach in the summer of 2552. On August 30, 2552, she was bisected from bow to stern by a Covenant warship's energy projector at a distance of 100,000 kilometers.[5]

Production notes[edit]

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian. The Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) mistakenly places the destruction of Herodotus during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, rather than the Fall of Reach. The Encyclopedia also erroneously claims that Herodotus was the first human vessel to be destroyed by a Covenant energy projector.[6]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion, Issue #3
  2. ^ a b c Halo Mythos, pages 82-83
  3. ^ a b c d Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139 (2001); pages 163-164 (2010)
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 248 (2009); page 259 (2011)
  5. ^ a b c d e Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 298-320
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, page 270 (2011)