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The '''UNSC ''Pony Express''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[Prowler|stealth corvette]]. At the time of the [[Battle of Havana]], she was the fastest ship available to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].<ref name="HGOOC24"/>
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==
==Service history==
===Battle of Earth===
===Battle of Earth===
During the [[Battle for Earth]], the ''Pony Express'' was at [[Earth]] fighting the [[Covenant]]. 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 was faster than even the ''Pony Express''.<ref name="HGOOC24"/>
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==
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Revision as of 23:45, September 30, 2020

UNSC Pony Express
Production information

Class:

Mako-class corvette[1]

Service information

Participated battles:

Battle for Earth[2]

Fleet:

UNSC Navy[2]

 

The UNSC Pony Express is a Mako-class corvette[1] that is described as both a UNSC corvette[3] and a Prowler.[4]

Service history

Battle of Earth

On November 3rd, 2552 during the Battle for Earth, the Pony Express was at or near Earth. After receiving a message from Dr. Halsey, Lord Hood planned on sending the 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.[2]

Trivia

The 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

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)
  2. ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 24
  3. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, UNSC Ships, p. 259
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, UNSC Ships, p. 263