UNSC Saratoga

UNSC Saratoga
Production information
Class:	Heavy frigate
Specifications
Length:	478 metres (1568 ft 3 in)
Width:	151.9 metres (498 ft 4 in)
Height:	112.2 metres (368 ft 1 in)
Powerplant:	Deuterium fusion cores (2)
Engine:	Main drives (2); Auxiliary drives (2); Tertiary drives (4);
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	60 centimetres (2 ft 0 in) Titanium-A armor
Armament:	Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (1); Shiva-class nuclear missiles (3); 2x Point-defense guns (12); Archer missile pods (30) 30 missiles/pod;
Service information
Participated battles:	Fall of Reach
Fleet:	Epsilon Eridani Fleet
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

The UNSC Saratoga was a heavy frigate in the UNSC Navy. It was assigned to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.^[1]

History

On August 12, 2552 during the Battle at Szurdok Ridge, the Saratoga, as well as the UNSC Grafton, provided air support for UNSC forces engaging the Covenant on the ground. It was likely destroyed when a Covenant supercarrier, Long Night of Solace, revealed itself after destroying the Grafton.^[1]

It is possible that the UNSC Saratoga was named in honor of the Battle of Saratoga, which occurred during the American Revolution, therefore carrying on a lineage of United States Navy ships named in honor of the battle.
Like the Grafton and the Savannah, the Saratoga did not have its hull classification symbol painted on its bow.