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{{Title|UNSC ''Leviathan''}} | |||
{{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | {{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | ||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=UNSC ''Leviathan'' | |name=UNSC ''Leviathan'' | ||
|image=[[File:HFB-UNSCLeviathan.png| | |image=[[File:HFB-UNSCLeviathan.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
| | |class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/michael-stanforth '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Michael Stanforth'']</ref> | ||
| | |role=[[Flagship]]<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|length={{Convert| | |length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref> | ||
|width= | |width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">3D model data</ref> | ||
|height= | |height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model"/> | ||
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|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|hull= | |||
|hull | |||
|countermeasures= | |countermeasures= | ||
|armament= | |armament=*Two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s | ||
*Two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s | *[[Point-defense gun]]s | ||
*[[Point defense gun]]s | *[[Archer missile]] pods | ||
* | |firstuse= | ||
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|commission=After [[2510]]<ref name="age" group="note"/> | |commission=After [[2510]]<ref name="age" group="note"/> | ||
|lastsight= | |lastsight= | ||
|battles=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] | |destroyed=[[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]<ref name="universe"/><ref name="enc270">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 270'' (2011)</ref> | ||
*[[Fall of Reach]] | |battles=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]<ref name="enc270"/> | ||
| | *[[Fall of Reach]]<ref name="enc270"/> | ||
|fleet=[[Battlegroup Leviathan|Battlegroup ''Leviathan'']]<ref name="journal">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | |||
|namedcrew= | |namedcrew= | ||
|captains=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] | |captains=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]]<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | The '''UNSC ''Leviathan''''', affectionately known as the '''''Levi''''',<ref name="Drop">'''[[Data Drop]]''', ''#4''</ref> was a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]], before and throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The cruiser served as the [[flagship]] of [[Battlegroup Leviathan|Battlegroup ''Leviathan'']] and was commanded by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]], the former head of [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|ONI Section Three]]<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188'' (2010)</ref> and the commander of [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]].<ref name="universe"/> | ||
==History== | |||
===Battle of Sigma Octanus IV=== | |||
{{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}} | |||
By [[2552#July|July of 2552]], ''Leviathan'' was one of the twenty cruisers remaining within the [[UNSC fleet]].<ref name="TFoR"/> Upon receiving warning of the [[Covenant]]'s intended attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]], Stanforth and [[Battlegroup Leviathan|Battlegroup ''Leviathan'']] was the first to respond and arrived in [[Sigma Octanus system|the system]] on [[2552#July|July 17, 2552]].<ref name="universe"/><ref name="TFoR"/> Leading UNSC naval forces aboard ''Leviathan'', Stanforth moved his fleet into a position between the planet and its [[moon]] to combat the oncoming [[Covenant fleet]]. ''Leviathan'' and the rest of the fleet managed to fire upon the Covenant vessels with a massive volley of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] slugs. However, the UNSC fleet was unable to avoid the incoming salvo of accurate, Covenant [[plasma torpedo]]es. The {{UNSCShip|Cradle}} positioned itself between the two fleets and absorbed most of the torpedoes, leading to the [[refit station]]'s destruction. Stanforth ordered all ships to break formation and attack the Covenant vessels before they recharged their weaponry.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 215-222'' (2010)</ref> | |||
As the engagement continued, the UNSC fleet managed to prevail over the Covenant and succeeded in destroying many hostile vessels. ''Leviathan'' was hit with a plasma torpedo, heavily damaging the ship's foredecks.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2010)</ref> The cruiser took numerous other damages during the battle,<ref name="enc270"/> moderately injuring Stanforth and several members of its crew. ''Leviathan'' and seven other ships later assisted the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} in combating a [[Covenant destroyer]], upon Captain [[Jacob Keyes]]' request. As ''Leviathan'' and the other ships attacked the destroyer, the ship disengaged ''Iroquois'' and left the system along with the rest of the Covenant fleet.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 227-229'' (2010)</ref> After the battle, several [[dropship]]s of [[UNSC Marines]] returned from Sigma Octanus IV and docked with ''Leviathan''; the cruiser left the system once the Marines were aboard.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 242'' (2010)</ref> | |||
===Fall of Reach=== | |||
{{Main|Fall of Reach}} | |||
After the battle, ''Leviathan'' returned to [[Reach]] on [[2552|July 18, 2552]], where a boatswain determined that repairs would take at least two months. Stanforth then sent a request to [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]], asking for the ship's crew to be transferred to the {{UNSCShip|Coenwulf}} while he "made rounds" at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="Drop"/> | |||
UNSC ''Leviathan'' was presumably repaired and operational during the final weeks of the [[Fall of Reach]]. Stanforth led Battlegroup ''Leviathan'' throughout the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in battle against the Covenant.<ref name="journal"/><ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''[[ONI memorial]]''</ref> On [[2552#August|August 12, 2552]], the [[battlegroup]] returned to Reach for emergency repairs and refit.<ref name="journal"/> Soon after the arrival of the Covenant's [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], Stanforth organized the remnants of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] over Reach aboard ''Leviathan'' on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]. However, the Covenant fleet eventually managed to destroy Stanforth's final line of defense and ''Leviathan'' was destroyed, resulting in Stanforth's death.<ref name="universe"/><ref name="enc270"/> | |||
The | ==Trivia== | ||
The cruiser is named after a [[Wikipedia:Leviathan|leviathan]], a mythical sea creature. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Invasion; Leviathan.png| | File:Invasion; Leviathan.png|''Leviathan'' in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''<ref name="age" group="note">According to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', the ''Marathon'' class was introduced as a replacement for the aging [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon'' class]]. The ''Halcyon'' was designed in 2510 and likely did not enter service until years later. However, ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' depicts a ship called the ''Leviathan'' under the command of then-Admiral Harold Stanforth in [[2503|June 2503]]. One may infer that the ''Leviathan'' mentioned in the story was an earlier ship that served as the ''Marathon''-class ''Leviathan''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s namesake, as well as a previous flagship for the same commanding officer. See [[Michael Stanforth#Age|here]] for more details.</ref> | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''<ref name="age" group="note">According to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', the ''Marathon'' class was introduced as a replacement for the aging [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon'' class]]. The ''Halcyon'' was designed in 2510 and likely did not enter service until years later. However, ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' depicts a ship called the ''Leviathan'' under the command of then-Admiral Harold Stanforth in [[2503|June 2503]]. One may infer that the ''Leviathan'' mentioned in the story was an earlier ship that served as the ''Marathon''-class ''Leviathan''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s namesake, as well as a previous flagship for the same commanding officer. See [[Michael Stanforth#Age|here]] for more details.</ref> | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Human Ships|Leviathan]] | [[Category:Human Ships|Leviathan]] | ||