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{{Title|UNSC ''Pony Express''}} | {{Title|UNSC ''Pony Express''}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | |||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=UNSC ''Pony Express'' | |name=UNSC ''Pony Express'' | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
| | |class={{Class|Mako|corvette}}{{Ref/Reuse|famousship}} | ||
| | |role= | ||
|length= | |length= | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
| | |mass= | ||
|engine= | |engine= | ||
|slipspace drive= | |slipspace drive= | ||
|hull= | |hull= | ||
| | |shielding= | ||
|countermeasures= | |countermeasures= | ||
|armament= | |armament= | ||
|complement= | |complement= | ||
| | |firstuse= | ||
|commission= | |commission= | ||
| | |lastsight= | ||
|destroyed= | |destroyed= | ||
|battles=[[Battle for Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|HGOOC24}} | |||
|fleet=[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|HGOOC24}} | |||
|battles=[[Battle | |||
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|namedcrew= | |namedcrew= | ||
|captains= | |captains= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''UNSC ''Pony Express''''' | The '''UNSC ''Pony Express''''' is a {{Class|Mako|corvette}}<ref name="famousship">''Halo Encyclopedia'', Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)</ref> that is described as both a [[UNSC corvette]]<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', UNSC Ships, p. 259</ref> and a [[Prowler]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', UNSC Ships, p. 263</ref> | ||
==Service history== | |||
===Battle of Earth=== | |||
On [[2552#November|November 3rd, 2552]] during the [[Battle for Earth]], the ''Pony Express'' was at or near Earth. After receiving a message from [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] planned on sending the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] to [[Onyx]] aboard the ''Pony Express'', but they opted to instead capture a Covenant destroyer, the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', which they considered faster than the ''Pony Express''.<ref name="HGOOC24">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 24</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The [[wikipedia:Pony Express|Pony Express]] is a reference to the old mail system where riders would take fast horses from checkpoint to checkpoint, picking up mail and getting a new horse at each one. It lasted from April 1860 to October 1861, only slightly more than a year, but it made a major impact. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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[[Category:Corvettes|Pony Express]] | |||
[[Category:Prowlers|Pony Express]] | |||
[[Category:UNSC ships|Pony Express]] | |||