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|name=UNSC ''Iroquois''

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|class=[[UNSC Destroyer]]

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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]

|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day

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|hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate

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|navigation=

|avionics=

|countermeasures= Six [[Emergency Thruster]]s

|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destroyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />--[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 139<br /></ref>

*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)

|complement=[[Pelican Dropships]]

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|skeleton=

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|firstsight=[[2552]]

|destroyed=[[2552]]

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|lastsight=[[2552]]

|battles=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]

|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]

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|owners=

|namedcrew=[[Lieutenant Hikowa]],[[Lieutenant Jaggers]] (replaced by) [[Ensign Lovell]],[[Lieutenant Hall]]

|captains=[[Captain Jacob Keyes]]

The '''UNSC ''Iroquois''''' is a UNSC [[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyer]]. It was constructed sometime in April of [[2552]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 139</ref>. Three months after leaving drydock, on July 17 of 2552, it was the first ship to respond to the [[Covenant]] attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. It was subsequently involved in the ensuing battle, which lasted until July 18.  

==Specs==

The ship was outfitted with 2 [[MAC cannons]], 26 oversized [[Archer Missiles|Archer Missile pods]], and 3 [[Shiva|Shiva nuclear-tipped missiles]]. Covered with 2 meters of [[Titanium-A|Titanium-A battleplating]] and [[Vanadium Steel|Vanadium Steel alloy]], as well as an imposing red warstripe painted on each side<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 139</ref>. The ship also features a circular shaped bridge.

The ship was commanded by [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. He happened to be near Sigma Octanus IV when the Covenant were detected there. The ''Iroquois'' fought with four Covenant vessels: one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one [[Covenant Destroyer|destroyer]], and two [[Covenant Frigate|frigates]]. Commander Keyes destroyed the Covenant destroyer and both Covenant frigates using a maneuver later called the [[Keyes Loop]] and a Shiva nuclear missile<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 146-154</ref>. During this encounter the ship came into physical contact with the Covenant Destroyer, and managed to scrape off most of the 2-Meter [[Titanium-A]] armor on the underside of the ship ,causing the [[plasma]] torpedoes launched by the frigates to hit the destroyer. The carrier escaped, deploying [[Dropship]]s onto the surface of [[Sigma Octanus IV]]

After this first engagement, although the Covenant hadn't landed a serious shot, the "Iroquois" was severely damaged. Apart from replacing the armor on the underside, it needed a full engine overhaul, replacement of 15% of the electronic systems, 5 new superconducting magnets, as well as a replenished store of [[Archer missiles]], [[MAC]] rounds and a [[Shiva]] nuclear-tipped missile..<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 156-157</ref> It was estimated that [[Cradle]], a refit station, could repair the ship in 30 hours but this process was interrupted when a new Covenant fleet appeared.

Prior to the battle, [[Keyes]] received a promotion to [[Captain]]. The encounter began when twenty Covenant ships dropped out of [[Slipspace]] and prepared to attack. The ''Iroquois '', which had been severely damaged during the [[Keyes Loop]], broke formation after the opening salvo and rammed a Covenant [[Covenant Stealth Corvette|stealth corvette]] which was in the process of receiving a secure transmission from their ground troops at Côte d' Azur. This transmission was partially intercepted by Keyes before the Spartan Blue Team disabled the [[Hunter]] pair sending the message and stopped the transmission.

Shortly after the battle, the ''Iroquois '' was tagged by a Covenant [[Spy Probe]] and subsequently led the Covenant to the planet of [[Reach]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 215-216</ref>.

Its subsequent fate is unknown, although it is probable it was destroyed in the [[Battle of Reach]], given the fact that the ''Pillar of Autumn'' is the only known [[UNSC]] vessel to have survived, all other being presumed to have been destroyed.

== Crew ==

*[[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]

=== Bridge Crew ===

*[[Lieutenant]] [[Dominique]] - Communications

== Historical Reference ==

*The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. It was originally made up of five tribes: The Mohawk, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, and the Seneca. A sixth tribe, the Tuscarora, joined after the original five nations were formed. They are also sometimes called the People of the Long House. They are often referred to as Iroquois, a term that some members of the group consider derogatory.

== Sources ==  

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[[Category:UNSC|Iroquois, UNSC]]

[[Category:Human Starships|Iroquois, UNSC]]