UNSC Midsummer Night: Difference between revisions

The '''UNSC ''Midsummer Night''''' ([[Hull classification symbol]] '''FFG-209''') was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Light Frigate|Light Frigate]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref> Prior to his [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|promotion to Captain]] in [[2552]], Lieutenant [[Jacob Keyes]] served aboard this frigate and later transferred to the [[UNSC Iroquois]], a UNSC destroyer.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref>

In 2535 the ''Midsummer Night'' was equipped with stealth ability by [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]], in exchange for help with a special mission. The frigate had it rough from the start. During her shakedown mission of enforcing the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]] on civilian ships, some of her complement [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST's]] were caught in an [[Insurrectionist]] trap that resulted in over 20 Killed-in-Action and approximately a dozen Wounded-in-Action. From there, she gave support to ONI operatives on [[Charybdis IX]] that were trying to root out the source of the illegal trading of plasma weapons. A UNSC [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] pilot attached to the ''Night,'' named [[Jeffries]], lost his life to rebel rockets during this engagement.

''Midsummer Night'' then followed an [[Kestrel|Insurrectionist ship]] to a structure known as [[the Rubble]]. The ship attempted to stealth its way through the Insurrectionist structure. Unfortunately, Lieutenant [[Badia Campbell]], one of the bridge officers, was an Insurrectionist sympathizer, who wounded several officers and fatally wounded Commander Zheng before being stopped by Lieutenant Keyes. She then committed suicide with her own weapon. Before she died, Campbell sabotaged the ship and alerted the Rubble to the ship's presence. The ''Midsummer Night'' was then forcefully commandeered by the rebels. It is unknown how many marines and personnel died in this engagement.  The rebels presumably repaired it as it was in working condition later.