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{{Title|UNSC ''Tharsis''}}
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{{Center|''Were you looking for the [[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|''UNSC'' Tharsis]], the ship of the same name destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]?''}}
<center>''Were you looking for the [[UNSC Tharsis (Halo: Evolutions)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']], the ship of the same name destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]?</center>
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|class = [[UNSC Destroyer]]
|class = [[UNSC destroyer]]<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''Famous UNSC Ships'', page 272 (2011 edition)</ref>
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|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace speed = 2.1 light-years/day
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|power = Deuterium Fusion cores
|power = Deuterium Fusion cores
|shield gen = None
|shield gen = None
|hull = 2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate
|hull = {{Convert|2|m|ft}} of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] battleplate
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|armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)
|armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3)
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3)
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)
*[[Archer missile]] pods (26)
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|firstsight = [[2552]]
|firstsight = [[2552]]
|destroyed = [[2552]]
|destroyed = 2552
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|battles = [[Battle of Reach]]
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|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]]
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The '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Tharsis'' saw action at the [[Battle of Reach]] where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 207</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole.
'''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].  


When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun. It is unknown why Cortana chose Gettysburg rather than Tharsis since the book fails to list any traits of the Tharsis past the fact that it was a destroyer.
==Service history==
''Tharsis'' was present during the [[Fall of Reach]], where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 207''</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole.
 
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 252''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]].
[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]].
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 13:53, January 18, 2023

Were you looking for the UNSC Tharsis, the ship of the same name destroyed at the Second Battle of Harvest?
UNSC Tharsis
Production information

Class:

UNSC destroyer[1]

Specifications

Length:

485 metres (1,590 ft)

Powerplant:

Deuterium Fusion cores

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

2 metres (6.6 ft) of Titanium-A battleplate

Armament:

Complement:

D77-TC Pelicans

Service information

Destroyed:

2552

Participated battles:

Fall of Reach[1]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

UNSC Tharsis was a destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War.

Service history[edit]

Tharsis was present during the Fall of Reach, where it was heavily damaged,[2] although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The Covenant moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over Reach's northern pole.

When the UNSC-controlled Ascendant Justice returned to Reach following the Battle of Installation 04, Cortana considered merging the Tharsis with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate UNSC Gettysburg was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact MAC gun.[3]

Trivia[edit]

Tharsis is a volcanic plateau on Mars which derived its name from a biblical reference.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), Famous UNSC Ships, page 272 (2011 edition)
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 207
  3. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 252