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The '''UNSC ''Point of No Return''''' was one of the most advanced and secret ships ever built by the [[UNSC]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], classified as a [[Stealth Cruiser]], although it is really not even a Cruiser, but a [[Prowler]].  
The '''UNSC ''Point of No Return''''' was one of the most advanced and secret ships ever built by the [[UNSC]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], classified as a [[Stealth Cruiser]], although it is really not even a Cruiser, but a [[Prowler]].  


Though technically a UNSC-classified Prowler, the ''Point of No Return'' was the largest one ever built, easily the size of a [[UNSC Destroyer]]. Constructed in parts and then assembled in deep space, the ship was completely radar invisible thanks to [[Stealth Ablative Coating]], and when her baffled engines ran below 30 percent she was as dark as interstellar space. Also, it contained a room called "[[Odin's Eye]]", a chamber surrounded by a [[Faraday Cage]] and completely impervious to any signals.<ref name="Page 43"/>
==Background==
 
The ''Point of No Return'' was the wartime command and control platform for ONI Section Two. She was highly classified. Officially, the ship did not even exist. Very few had actually seen the ship, only a handful had ever been aboard, and less than twenty officers had access to its most sensitive areas.<ref name="Page 43"/> The ship was crewed by people from all military branches of the UNSC and multiple [[AI]]s maintained solely by ONI.
The ''Point of No Return'' was the wartime command and control platform for ONI Section Two. She was highly classified. Officially, the ship did not even exist. Very few had actually seen the ship, only a handful had ever been aboard, and less than twenty officers had access to its most sensitive areas.<ref name="Page 43"/> The ship was crewed by people from all military branches of the UNSC and multiple [[AI]]s maintained solely by ONI.


==Operational History==
In [[2531]], [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] met here with [[Captain]] [[Gibson]], [[Rear Admiral]] [[Rich]], and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret O. Parangosky]] to discuss the [[Spartan-II]] project. They decided to grant Ackerson permission to begin the [[Spartan-III]] project.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 43-49</ref> It was the ship that later picked up [[Spartan-051]] after he had been "killed" in action in the [[Groombridge 34 System]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 57</ref> During that same operation to shut down a malfunctioning Slipspace Drive, [[Kurt-051|Spartan-051: Kurt]] noticed that a holding cage for a ship was the size of a destroyer, though had the angles found on prowlers. He said it was an oxymoron; a large stealth ship.
In [[2531]], [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] met here with [[Captain]] [[Gibson]], [[Rear Admiral]] [[Rich]], and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret O. Parangosky]] to discuss the [[Spartan-II]] project. They decided to grant Ackerson permission to begin the [[Spartan-III]] project.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 43-49</ref> It was the ship that later picked up [[Spartan-051]] after he had been "killed" in action in the [[Groombridge 34 System]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 57</ref> During that same operation to shut down a malfunctioning Slipspace Drive, [[Kurt-051|Spartan-051: Kurt]] noticed that a holding cage for a ship was the size of a destroyer, though had the angles found on prowlers. He said it was an oxymoron; a large stealth ship.


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On December 31st, [[2552]], [[Codename: SURGEON]] filed a report to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] entitled "Historical/Psychological Analysis of [[Preston Cole|Cole, Preston J.]]" The report was filed from UNSC ''Point of No Return'' in synchronous orbit on the far side of [[Luna]].<ref>[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]], page 487</ref>
On December 31st, [[2552]], [[Codename: SURGEON]] filed a report to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] entitled "Historical/Psychological Analysis of [[Preston Cole|Cole, Preston J.]]" The report was filed from UNSC ''Point of No Return'' in synchronous orbit on the far side of [[Luna]].<ref>[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]], page 487</ref>
==Complement==
Though technically a UNSC-classified Prowler, the ''Point of No Return'' was the largest one ever built, easily the size of a [[UNSC Destroyer]]. Constructed in parts and then assembled in deep space, the ship was completely radar invisible thanks to [[Stealth Ablative Coating]], and when her baffled engines ran below 30 percent she was as dark as interstellar space. Also, it contained a room called "[[Odin's Eye]]", a chamber surrounded by a [[Faraday Cage]] and completely impervious to any signals.<ref name="Page 43"/>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

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UNSC Point of No Return
Production information

Class:

Prowler

Role:

ONI Field Command

Specifications

Length:

485 meters [verification needed]

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

Resistance to several Pulse Laser bursts

Complement:

  • Ablative Baffles
  • Counterelectronic Systems
  • Matte Black ablative stealth coating
  • Texture Buffers[1]
Service information

Last sighted:

2552

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy, ONI

 

The UNSC Point of No Return was one of the most advanced and secret ships ever built by the UNSC's Office of Naval Intelligence, classified as a Stealth Cruiser, although it is really not even a Cruiser, but a Prowler.

Background

The Point of No Return was the wartime command and control platform for ONI Section Two. She was highly classified. Officially, the ship did not even exist. Very few had actually seen the ship, only a handful had ever been aboard, and less than twenty officers had access to its most sensitive areas.[1] The ship was crewed by people from all military branches of the UNSC and multiple AIs maintained solely by ONI.

Operational History

In 2531, Colonel James Ackerson met here with Captain Gibson, Rear Admiral Rich, and Vice Admiral Margaret O. Parangosky to discuss the Spartan-II project. They decided to grant Ackerson permission to begin the Spartan-III project.[2] It was the ship that later picked up Spartan-051 after he had been "killed" in action in the Groombridge 34 System.[3] During that same operation to shut down a malfunctioning Slipspace Drive, Spartan-051: Kurt noticed that a holding cage for a ship was the size of a destroyer, though had the angles found on prowlers. He said it was an oxymoron; a large stealth ship.

In 2537, Admirals Rich and Parangosky met with Spartan-051 and Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez again to inform him that the first 300 Spartan-IIIs of Alpha Company had been killed and to go ahead and begin training Beta Company of the Spartan-III project.[4]

On December 31st, 2552, Codename: SURGEON filed a report to Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS entitled "Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J." The report was filed from UNSC Point of No Return in synchronous orbit on the far side of Luna.[5]

Complement

Though technically a UNSC-classified Prowler, the Point of No Return was the largest one ever built, easily the size of a UNSC Destroyer. Constructed in parts and then assembled in deep space, the ship was completely radar invisible thanks to Stealth Ablative Coating, and when her baffled engines ran below 30 percent she was as dark as interstellar space. Also, it contained a room called "Odin's Eye", a chamber surrounded by a Faraday Cage and completely impervious to any signals.[1]

Trivia

  • The ship has a room entitled the The Cage that only 20 officers in the galaxy have access to.

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 43
  2. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 43-49
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 57
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 79
  5. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, page 487

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