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[[File:HM-Infinity.png|thumb|right|300px|Several types of UNSC starships in orbit.]]
[[File:HM Infinity.jpg|thumb|300px|Several types of UNSC starships in orbit.]]
'''UNSC starships''' were [[Human starship]]s operated by the [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]].
'''UNSC starships'''{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops#Series 2|Crate 12]]}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Envoy|Chapter=28}} were [[Human starship]]s operated by the [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]] and its various branches and forces.


==History==
==Overview==
===Insurrection===
===Organization===
{{Main|Insurrection}}
In the UNSC, ships can also be operated by different departments and branches. Warships like the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} were often operated by the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleetpg3637|HWF|Page=36-37}} UNSC Navy ships were deployed by [[UNSC Fleet Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encycpg64|Enc11|Page=64}} In the case of the {{UNSCShip|Swift Justice}}, it was operated by the [[Incident Response and Investigation]] division of the UNSC.{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: Retribution|Chapter=2}} The [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]] also operated a number of [[Freighter]]s.
The time of the Insurrection saw a number of class additions and developments to the UNSC's fleet. In [[2493]], the {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} entered service. Though serious cost problems over five years cast doubt in the class' future.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter ''Halo Waypoint:'' Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter]</ref> At some point in the Insurrection, a new carrier, the {{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}, was built to help with ground operations.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore ''Halo Waypoint:'' Canon Fodder - Armory Amore]</ref> One of the last known class additions during the Insurrection was the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}. In [[2510]], the class first entered service.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', p. 60</ref>
 
These orginizations as well have ways of identifying their ships. There was the [[Hull classification symbol]], which gives each ship a letter classification and a number.{{Ref/Book|OSFM|Section=PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, UNSC ''Infinity'' Layout|Page=14-15}}{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=42-43}} There was also the [[ship emblem]], which was a unique image that crew wore on their uniforms.{{Ref/Reuse|h2cairo}}{{Ref/Reuse|cepoa}} Some warships also used the [[UNSC REG system]], which was also a special serial number.{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Dawn]]}} There was also the UNc system.{{Ref/Level|Id=h2acairo|H2A|[[Cairo Station]]}}
 
The UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping operated its own identification codes for freighters that were primarily used in [[COM]] transmissions.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Chapter=1}}
 
[[File:HFB ParisFrigate Shield.png|thumb|150px|''Paris''-class frigates in "Shield" formation.]]
====Tactical Groupings====
{{Main|UNSC Navy tactical formations}}
UNSC ships were organized into [[fleet]]s; specifically numbered expeditionary fleets and named defensive fleets. Further down, ships were arranged into [[battle group]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|corerulebook}} As well, [[squadron]]s were a type of tactical grouping for support ships early in the Covenant War,<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm''</ref> but by the end of the war were relegated to a type of administrative grouping.{{Ref/Reuse|corerulebook}}
 
Often, naval groupings had a [[flagship]] from which commanding officers lead their groupings from.
 
===Personnel and operations===
It is expected of all navy ship personnel to participate in working parties. The working parties help with routine maintenance and replenishment.{{Ref/Reuse|osfmwelcomeaboard}}


===Human-Covenant war===
[[Ensign]]s often did not pilot [[capital ship]]s.{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=21}}
[[File:Punic orbit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A few UNSC starship classes during the Human-Covenant war.]]
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}}


====CAA and CMA Absorption====
The [[commanding officer]] of a UNSC starship, like other human starships, is referred to as a Captain regardless of actual rank.{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleetpg9092|HWF|Page=90-92}} The actual military rank of the leader is dependent on the size of the ship. Those of the rank [[Lieutenant]] often are in charge of small support vessels, [[Commander]]s are in charge of small warships, and [[Captain]]s are in charge of line warships.{{Ref/Book|OSFM|Section=PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, NAVCOM Ranks|Page=140-141}} The commanding officer in radio communications is referred to as the ships name followed by "Actual".{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}}{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]}}
In [[2525]], the UNSC would strip away the CMA's naval resources and give them to [[UNSC Naval Command|NAVCOM]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'', collectible, [[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]</ref> As well, the UNSC would begin to take over the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] in the midst of the [[Human-Covenant war]]. With these additions, the UNSC received several different types of ships. This included the CAA's {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}}<ref>''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', Locations, p. 208</ref><ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', multiplayer map, [[Adrift]]</ref> and the {{Class|Diligence|destroyer|}} from the CMA.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-clarity-grace ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace]</ref> Both of which would be brought back to service or continued service such as with the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} and the {{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}}.


====Early war====
UNSC Starships were often given a [[Ship Director]], an AI who could manage much of the ship's tasks with the Captain's authority. Generally, these AI were "[[Smart artificial intelligence|Smart]]".{{Ref/Reuse|warfleetpg9092}}
{{Main|Massacre of the Outer Colonies}}
Impressive fleet actions characterized the early war. 40 ships of [[Battle Group X-Ray]] fought a single Covenant vessel over [[Harvest]],<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 463-467</ref> over 100 ships saw action in the [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]<ref name="hwgenesis">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 470</ref> and another 70 [[Battle of XI Boötis A|clashed]] with the Covenant at the [[XI Boötis A system]].<ref name="hwgenesis"/>


====Final year of the war====
Children were sometimes born on board UNSC ships as well, with children being born on the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} and the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}.{{Ref/Level|HR|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]|Detail=Marine dialogue}}
[[File:HM SigmaOctanus.jpg|thumb|right|The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} and a frigate staring down the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord]] over [[Sigma Octanus IV]].]]
By the final year of the war, a majority of the UNSC's ground forces had been consolidated at Reach and at Earth. For many colonies, it was only the ships of the navy that were reminders of the UNSC and gave aid to those cut-off. Though in many instances, the Navy couldn't afford the loss of ships and personnel, often leaving these colonies to their own devices including destruction by the Covenant. No appreciable differences could be seen in expeditionary and defensive fleets as the UNSC lost the ability to conduct offensive naval operations. Navy AIs by this point were still assigning ships to squadrons, though at that point they were administrative groupings that had lost meaning over the course of the war. As well, numerous fleets only existed on paper, having been destroyed in lost sectors years prior.<ref name="corerulebook">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p. 9</ref>


{{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|Siege of the Inner Colonies}}
====Procedures, traditions and culture====
With 152 ships present at the of Battle of Reach,<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Chapter 33</ref> a large number of these ships were destroyed. This included many capital ships such as the {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, the flagship of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] and pride of the Navy.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 168</ref>
Several procedures affected the operations of UNSC ships as well. Prior to crash landings, active [[Cryo chamber|cryo pods]] were to be ejected into space.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 185 (2010 edition)</ref> The [[Cole Protocol]] also affected the possible destinations of ships.


Starting [[2552#September|September 5, 2552]] all remaining UNSC starships and their fleets were consolidated under a single command grouping under the [[UNSC Home Fleet]].<ref>''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[:File:LC 002 Doc 3.jpg|Naval Records Archives]]</ref> Numerous ships arrived at Earth on October 20, 2552.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[The Armory]]</ref> The ships above Earth would then go onto engage Covenant forces when they arrived the same day.<ref name="h2cairo">''Halo 2'', campaign level, [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]</ref> By the end of the war, the plethora of UNSC starships had been reduced to only a few hundred.<ref name="mythospg132"/>
Navy personnel UNSC ships often follow old naval tradition. Boarding a UNSC warship is considered a ceremony, not a formality. When boarding a ship, the boarder requests permission from the officer on deck. The officer on deck will reply with a curt "Very well".{{Ref/Book|Id=osfmwelcomeaboard|OSFM|Section=PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, Welcome Aboard the UNSC ''Infinity''!|Page=10)}}


===Post-war===
"Dead fleets" or "paper fleets" are maintained as tradition and to honor those who died while serving. Inadvertently, some starships will be attached to these fleets by bureaucratic error. Many crewmen regarded this as a bad omen.{{Ref/Reuse|corerulebook}}
[[File:H4 Infinity escort.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The UNSC ''Infinity''-class supercarrier, the largest UNSC vessel, and the ''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser.]]
Following the Human-Covenant war, the surviving UNSC starships were brought back to Sol to be repaired, refitted and counted.<ref name="mythospg132">''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', p. 132</ref>


A variety of starship classes and several ship improvements that were created during the war finally became commonplace. The {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}, the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} and the {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} were all added to the fleet. All three have shielding,<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Departure|Episode 1: Departure]]</ref><ref name="envoyage">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/en-voyage ''Halo Waypoint:'' Canon Fodder - En Voyage]</ref> an unprecedented addition to UNSC ships.
===Design and specifications===
[[File:HW Infinity refit.png|200px|thumb|The ''Infinity'' being repaired over [[Earth]] while an ''Autumn''-class is completing a float out.{{Ref/Site|Id=infinityoverearth|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/chasing-shadows|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update - Chasing Shadows}}]]
====Construction, decommissioning and repairs====
A number of corporations seemingly based in numerous places, helped construct UNSC ships including [[Sinoviet Heavy Machinery]], [[Aerofabrique SA]],{{Ref/Reuse|warfleetpg3839}} [[TanSec AB]],{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=19}} [[Reyes-McLees Shipyards]],{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=25}} [[Kuushan Shipyards]],{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=129}} and [[Martian Metals Shipyards]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=125}}


As part of ongoing offenses, UNSC ''Strident''-class frigates and {{Class|Anlace|frigate}}s were being deployed to the [[Outer Colonies]] to route out [[Covenant remnants|Covenant remnant]] occupiers.<ref name="warfleetpg3839">''Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo'', p. 38 & 39</ref>
The UNSC generally had construction facilities in orbit of [[planet]]s. [[Tribute]], and [[Mars]] had ship building yards.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleetpg3839}}<ref name="CF">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating]</ref> Reach also had its own [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship breaking yards]] that decommissioned ships were sent to.{{Ref/Reuse|hrpoa}} [[Earth]] as well had orbital facilities for repairs and float outs.{{Ref/Reuse|infinityoverearth}} The {{UNSCShip|Cradle}} on the other hand was a mobile [[Refit station]] that could travel to ships.


====Conflict with the Created====
====On ship facilities====
{{Main|Created conflict}}
[[File:H3 Fud Destroyed.png|thumb|250px|A cleaved ''Forward Unto Dawn'', exposing the deck layout.]]
During the [[Created]]'s Reclamation, many UNSC starships were disabled by [[Guardian Custode]]s.<ref name="guardians">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', campaign level, [[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]</ref> Some ships, were ripped out of [[Slipstream Space]] with the activation of the Guardians, like the {{UNSCShip|Nereid}}.<ref>''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'', [[Undefeated]]</ref> Shipboard AIs from numerous starships also defected to the Created.<ref name="guardians"/>
Design guidelines for ships emphasize that the command crew should have visibility of the surrounding exterior area of the ship. This is usually achieved through windows on the [[bridge]].{{Ref/Book|Id=hwf3233|HWF|Page=32-33}}


==Organization==
UNSC ships have an internal deck naming structure. On most ships, the Hangar deck is considered Zero Deck. Decks below that are "belowdeck" and are numbered in descending order starting at First Deck. Everything above the hangar deck is a "level", starting at Level One and going in an ascending order.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=4}}
===Management===
In the UNSC, ships can also be operated by different departments and branches. Warships like the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} were often operated by the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="warfleetpg3637">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]'', p. 36 & 37</ref> UNSC Navy ships were deployed by [[UNSC Fleet Command]].<ref name="encycpg64">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 64 (2011)</ref> In the case of the {{UNSCShip|Swift Justice}}, it was operated by the [[Incident Response and Investigation]] division of the UNSC.<ref>''[[Halo: Retribution]]'', Chapter 2</ref> The [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]] also operated a number of [[Freighter]]s.


[[File:HFB-Parisshield.png|thumb|right|150px|''Paris''-class frigates in "Shield" formation.]]
Facilities to create simulated [[War Games]] training sessions could be found on several ships. Though they were mostly on post-war vessels and most prominently on the UNSC ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-needle-me-this|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Needle Me This}}
===Tactical Groupings===
{{Main|UNSC Navy tactical formations}}
UNSC ships were organized into [[fleet]]s; specifically numbered expeditionary fleets and named defensive fleets. Further down, ships were arranged into [[battle group]]s.<ref name="corerulebook"/> As well, [[squadron]]s were a type of tactical grouping for support ships early in the Covenant War,<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm''</ref> but by the end of the war were relegated to a type of administrative grouping.<ref name="corerulebook"/>


Often, naval groupings had a [[flagship]] from which commanding officers lead their groupings from.
From the ''Phoenix''-class carrier {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}{{Ref/Level|HW|[[Dome of Light]]}}{{Ref/Level|HW2|[[A New Enemy]]}} to the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}},{{Ref/Level|ODST|[[Prepare To Drop]]}} numerous ships featured [[Holotank|holotables]] for battlefield situational displays.


===Identification===
[[Cryo chamber]]s were an important feature that allowed the crews to travel large distances without aging as much. Cryo facilities were often large and individual chambers displayed crew member names.{{Ref/Level|HW|[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]}}
There were a few known ways of identifying UNSC ships. There was the [[Hull classification symbol]], which gives each ship a letter classification and a number.<ref>''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual'', PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, UNSC ''Infinity'' Layout (p. 14 & 15)</ref><ref>''Halo: Warfleet - An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo'', p. 42 & 43</ref> There was also the [[ship emblem]], which was a unique image that crew wore on their uniforms.<ref name="h2cairo"/><ref name="cepoa"/>


Some warships also used the [[UNSC REG system]], which was also a special serial number.<ref>''Halo 4'', campaign level, [[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]</ref> There was also the UNc system.<ref name="h2acairo">''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', campaign level [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]</ref>
UNSC starships also featured [[mess hall]]s,{{Ref/Book|Id=cepoa|HCE|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}}<ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Babysitter]]</ref> [[hangar bay]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|cepoa}}{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]}} and [[Armory|armories]].{{Ref/Level|HCE|Level=[[The Maw]]}}{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]}}


The UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping operated its own identification codes for freighters that were primarily used in [[COM]] transmissions.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', Chapter 1</ref>
Crew quarters on UNSC navy ships vary by ship type. {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}s crew quarters were cramped{{Ref/Book|HM|Page=82-83}} with members being allocated a single sleeping pod that would sometimes need to be shared when the ship has additional crew.{{Ref/Reuse|hwf3233}}


==Personnel==
====Propulsion, movement, and docking====
It is expected of all navy ship personnel to participate in working parties. The working parties help with routine maintenance and replenishment.<ref name="osfmwelcomeaboard"/>
{{Main|Fusion drive|Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine}}
===Leadership===
UNSC ships were equipped with fusion drive engines to help them move and maneuver in real-space. Shaw-Fujikawa drives help ships reach supraluminal speeds.
The leader of a UNSC starship, like other human starships, is referred to as a Captain regardless of actual rank.<ref name="warfleetpg9092">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]'', p. 90-92</ref> The actual military rank of the leader is dependent on the size of the ship. Those of the rank [[Lieutenant]] often are in charge of small support vessels, [[Commander]]s are in charge of small warships, and [[Captain]]s are in charge of line warships.<ref>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, NAVCOM Ranks (p. 140-141)</ref>


UNSC Starships were often given a [[Ship Director]], an AI who could manage much of the ship's tasks with the Captain's authority. Generally, these AI were "[[Smart artificial intelligence|Smart]]".<ref name="warfleetpg9092"/>
UNSC ships had docking capabilities, though the exact details are dependent on what the ship is docking with. {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s were capable of docking with {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|h2cairo}} [[Class-L flash-dock]]s routinely held frigates and corvettes, though the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was able to use one.{{Ref/Level|Id=hrpoa|HR|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}}


===Traditions and culture===
====Armament====
Navy personnel UNSC ships often follow old naval tradition. Boarding a UNSC warship is considered a ceremony, not a formality. When boarding a ship, the boarder requests permission from the officer on deck. The officer on deck will reply with a curt "Very well".<ref name="osfmwelcomeaboard">''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual'', PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, Welcome Aboard the UNSC ''Infinity''! (p. 10)</ref>
[[File:HW - MII Light coil 56A2D4 MAC2.png|thumb|200px|The MAC of a ''Stalwart''-class frigate.]]
A number of UNSC vessels, particularly those under the control of the UNSC Navy are equipped with weaponry.
=====Powerful weaponry=====
{{Main|Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Nuclear weapon}}
UNSC warships usually contain nuclear weapons of some sort. {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}} and [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]] were known shipboard nuclear weapons used by the UNSC.


"Dead fleets" or "paper fleets" are maintained as tradition and to honor those who died while serving. Inadvertently, some starships will be attached to these fleets by bureaucratic error. Many crewmen regarded this as a bad omen.<ref name="corerulebook"/>
MACs are massive coil guns that are used to accelerate multi-ton projectiles at extremely high velocities. These projectiles were a super-dense ferric (iron) tungsten shell.{{Ref/Novel|Id=htforchapter12|Novel=Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=12}}


Children were sometimes born on board UNSC ships as well, with children being born on the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} and the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]], Marine dialogue</ref>
As an example, frigate based MACs are capable of firing their slugs at roughly 30,000 meters per second.{{Ref/Reuse|htforchapter12}} UNSC ''Infinity'' has [[Mark 2551 Onager|miniature MAC guns]] along its hull, to compliment its built in, larger MAC guns.{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]}}
[[File:Reach 3003793 Full.jpg|200px|thumb|The {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} firing its M910 Rampart guns.{{Ref/Level|Id=lnos|HR|[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}}]]
=====Batteries=====
{{Main|Point-defense gun}}
UNSC ships generally carry an array of missile batteries. Most UNSC ships carry [[Archer Missile]]s in one of many pods. These include the [[M58 Archer Missile Delivery System]] and the [[M42 Archer Missile Delivery System]]. These were complemented with [[Fusion rocket]]s.


==Design==
Point defense batteries were common on UNSC warships. Some of these batteries include the [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 Rampart]], the [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart]], the [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun|M710 Bulwark]], and the [[Mark 57 Arena point defense gun|Mark 57 Arena]].
===Construction and decommissioning===
[[File:HW Infinity refit.png|200px|thumb|right|The ''Infinity'' being repaired over [[Earth]] while an ''Autumn''-class is completing a float out.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/chasing-shadows ''Halo Waypoint'': Community Update - Chasing Shadows]</ref>]]
A number of corporations helped construct UNSC ships including [[Sinoviet Heavy Machinery]], [[Aerofabrique SA]],<ref name="warfleetpg3839"/> [[TanSec AB]],<ref>''Halo: Warfleet - An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo'', p. 19</ref> and [[Reyes-McLees Shipyards]].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Chapter 25</ref> [[Reach]],<ref name="warfleetpg3637"/> [[Tribute]], and [[Mars]] had ship building yards.<ref name="warfleetpg3839"/><ref name="CF">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating]</ref> Reach also had its own [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship breaking yards]] that decommissioned ships were sent to.<ref name="hrpoa"/>


===Facilities===
===Complement===
Design guidelines for ships emphasize that the command crew should have visibility of the surrounding exterior area of the ship. This is usually achieved through windows on the [[bridge]].<ref name="hwf3233">''Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo'', p. 32-33</ref>
{{Main|Space fighter|Dropship}}
[[File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|thumb|150px|D77H-TCI, a model of the ever present Pelican Dropship.]]
Attached to various UNSC vessels are a number of small craft. Some were operated by other branches of the UNSC. The [[F-41 Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter]], for example, was most often operated by the [[UNSC Air Force]].{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Section=Vehicles|Page=114}} The ubiquitous [[Pelican]] was operated by several branches including the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Reuse|h2cairo}}


UNSC ships have an internal deck naming structure. On most ships, the Hangar deck is considered Zero Deck. Decks below that are "belowdeck" and are numbered in descending order starting at First Deck. Everything above the hangar deck is a "level", starting at Level One and going in an ascending order.<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 4</ref>
Some starships, like the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn'', had lifeboats for the crew. The most known ones were the [[Bumblebee]] series.{{Ref/Level|HCE|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}}


Facilities to create simulated [[War Games]] training sessions could be found on several ships. Though they were mostly on post-war vessels and most prominently on the UNSC ''Infinity''.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-needle-me-this ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Needle Me This]</ref>
==History==
===Rise of humanity===
The time of the [[Insurrection]] saw a number of class additions and developments to the UNSC's fleet. In [[2493]], the {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} entered service. Though serious cost problems over five years cast doubt in the class' future.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter}} At some point in the Insurrection, a new carrier, the {{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}, was built to help with [[Planetary warfare|ground operations]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Armory Amore}} One of the last known class additions during the Insurrection was the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}. In [[2510]], the class first entered service.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', p. 60</ref>


From the ''Phoenix''-class carrier {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}<ref>''Halo Wars'', campaign level, [[Dome of Light]]</ref><ref>''Halo Wars 2'', campaign level [[A New Enemy]]</ref> to the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}},<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Prepare To Drop]]</ref> numerous ships featured [[Holotank|holotables]] for battlefield situational displays.
===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:Punic orbit.jpg|thumb|200px|A few UNSC starship classes during the Human-Covenant War.]]
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
====Course of the war====
{{Quote|We returned to Harvest with enough firepower to assault the vaults of heaven.|[[Preston Cole]] discussing Battle Group X-Ray at the Battle of Harvest.{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}}}}
{{Main|Massacre of the Outer Colonies}}
In [[2525]], the UNSC would strip away the CMA's naval resources and give them to [[UNSC Naval Command|NAVCOM]].{{Ref/Game|HW|Detail=[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]}} As well, the UNSC would begin to take over the Colonial Administration Authority in the midst of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. With these additions, the UNSC received several different types of ships. This included the CAA's {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}}{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Section=Locations|Page=208}}{{Ref/Map|H4|[[Adrift]]}} and the {{Class|Diligence|destroyer|}} from the CMA.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-clarity-grace ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace]</ref> Both of which would be brought back to service or continued service such as with the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} and the {{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}}.


[[Cryo chamber]]s were an important feature that allowed the crews to travel large distances without aging as much. Cryo facilities were often large and individual chambers displayed crew member names.<ref>''Halo Wars'', campaign level, [[Escape]]</ref>
[[Space warfare|Impressive fleet actions]] characterized the early war. 40 ships of [[Battle Group X-Ray]] [[Battle of Harvest|fought]] a [[Rasus-pattern interdictor|single Covenant vessel]] over [[Harvest]],<ref name="impossiblelifepg.463">''Halo: Evolutions'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 463-467</ref> over 100 ships saw action in the [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]<ref name="hwgenesis">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 470</ref> and another 70 [[Battle of XI Boötis A|clashed]] with the Covenant at the [[XI Boötis A system]].{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}} However these actions were tempered by large losses in each; 13 ships destroyed at Harvest,{{Ref/Reuse|impossiblelifepg.463}} 37 lost at Alpha Aurigae,{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}} and 30 destroyed at XI Boötis A.{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}}


UNSC starships also featured [[mess hall]]s,<ref name="cepoa">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Babysitter]]</ref> [[hangar bay]]s,<ref name="cepoa"/><ref>''Halo 5: Guardians'', campaign level, [[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]</ref> and [[Armory|armories]].<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level, [[The Maw]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]", p. 86</ref>
The war saw combat losses far outstripped shipyards' abilities to build replacements for both military and commercial ships. Trade restrictions were also put in place to limit the risk that slipspace travel represented to remaining colonies.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg38|Enc22|Page=38-39}} Over the course of the war, the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] destroyed 120 ships{{Ref/Game|Id=h2at3|H2A|[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]}} and 185 UNSC capital ships were destroyed by [[Writh Kul]]'s ''[[Dagger of Mercy]]''.{{Ref/Game|Id=Target12|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, Writh Kul}}


Crew quarters on UNSC navy ships vary by ship type. {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}s crew quarters were cramped<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 82-83</ref> with members being allocated a single sleeping pod that would sometimes need to be shared when the ship has additional crew.<ref name="hwf3233"/>
====End of the war====
{{Main|Siege of the Inner Colonies}}
[[File:HM SigmaOctanus.jpg|thumb|The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} and a [[Paris-class heavy frigate|frigate]] staring down the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord]] over [[Sigma Octanus IV]].]]
By the [[2552|final year]] of the war, a majority of the UNSC's ground forces had been consolidated at Reach and at Earth. For many colonies, it was only the ships of the navy that were reminders of the UNSC and gave aid to those cut-off. Though in many instances, the Navy couldn't afford the loss of ships and personnel, often leaving these colonies to their own devices including destruction by the Covenant. No appreciable differences could be seen in expeditionary and defensive fleets as the UNSC lost the ability to conduct offensive naval operations. Navy AIs by this point were still assigning ships to squadrons, though at that point they were administrative groupings that had lost meaning over the course of the war. As well, numerous fleets only existed on [[Dead fleet|paper]], having been destroyed in lost sectors years prior.<ref name="corerulebook">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p. 9</ref>


===Engines===
With over 152 ships present at the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]],{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=33}} a large number of these ships were destroyed. This included many capital ships such as the {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, the flagship of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] and pride of the Navy.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 168</ref>
{{Main|Fusion drive|Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine}}
UNSC ships were equipped with fusion drive engines to help them move and maneuver in real-space. Shaw-Fujikawa drives help ships reach supraluminal speeds.


===Armament===
Starting [[2552#September|September 5, 2552]] all remaining UNSC starships and their fleets were consolidated under a single command grouping under the [[UNSC Home Fleet]].<ref>''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[:File:LC 002 Doc 3.jpg|Naval Records Archives]]</ref> Numerous ships arrived at Earth on October 20, 2552.{{Ref/Level|H2|[[The Armory]]}} The ships above Earth would then go onto [[Battle for Earth|engage]] [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|Covenant forces]] when they arrived the same day with a very large contingent of UNSC vessels and fleets that was later destroyed by [[Truth's fleet|overwhelming Covenant reinforcements]] on November 17, 2552.{{Ref/Level|Id=h2cairo|H2|[[Cairo Station]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=h3crowsnest|H3|[[Crow's Nest]]}} By the end of the war, the plethora of UNSC starships had been reduced to only a few hundred.{{Ref/Reuse|mythospg132}}
A number of UNSC vessels, particularly those under the control of the UNSC Navy are equipped with weaponry.
====MACs====
{{Main|Magnetic Accelerator Cannon}}
[[File:HW - MII Light coil 56A2D4 MAC2.png|thumb|right|200px|The MAC of a ''Stalwart''-class frigate.]]
MACs are massive coil guns that are used to accelerate multi-ton projectiles at extremely high velocities. These projectiles were a super-dense ferric (iron) tungsten shell.<ref name="htforchapter12">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Chapter 12</ref>


As an example, frigate based MACs are capable of firing their slugs at roughly 30,000 meters per second.<ref name="htforchapter12"/> UNSC ''Infinity'' has [[Mark 2551 Onager|miniature MAC guns]] along its hull, to compliment its built in, larger MAC guns.<ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', campaign level, [[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]</ref>
[[File:H4 Infinity escort.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The UNSC ''Infinity''-class supercarrier, the largest UNSC vessel, and the ''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser.]]
===Postwar===
{{Main|Post-Covenant War conflicts}}
{{Quote|And if we do that, we lose a massive deposit of resources that our fleets need to rebuild. We’ve barely managed to get the Home Fleet back up to a few dozen ships while the Brass is demanding whole battle groups be assembled...|[[Captain]] [[Pedro Alvarez]] to [[Lycaon]] during the [[Outbreak at Site 22]].{{Ref/Reuse|saturn}}}}


====Missile batteries====
Following the Human-Covenant War, the surviving UNSC starships were brought back to Sol to be repaired, refitted, and counted.{{Ref/Book|Id=mythospg132|HM|Page=132}}
UNSC ships generally carry an array of missile batteries. Most UNSC ships carry [[Archer Missile]]s in one of many pods. These include the [[M58 Archer Missile Delivery System]] and the [[M42 Archer Missile Delivery System]]. These were complemented with [[Fusion rocket]]s.


====Point defense batteries====
In the wake of this, the UNSC sought to rebuild the ships they had lost.{{Ref/Novel|Id=saturn|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}} As such, postwar shipbuilding mainly focused on rebuilding UNSC naval vessels, which combined with limited shipbuilding capacity to begin with, affected the production of merchant ships.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg38}} To help facilitate all of this, the UNSC placed great importance on partnerships between corporations such as those between [[BXR Mining Corporation]] and [[Imbrium Machine Complex]].{{Ref/Reuse|saturn}}
{{Main|Point-defense gun}}
[[File:Reach 3003793 Full.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} firing its M910 Rampart guns.]]
Point defense batteries were common on UNSC warships. Some of these batteries include the [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 Rampart]], the [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart]], the [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun|M710 Bulwark]], and the [[Mark 57 Arena point defense gun|Mark 57 Arena]].


====Nuclear weapons====
A variety of starship classes and several ship improvements that were created during the war finally became commonplace. The {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}, the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} and the {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} were all added to the fleet. All three have shielding,<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Departure|Episode 1: Departure]]</ref><ref name="envoyage">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/en-voyage ''Halo Waypoint:'' Canon Fodder - En Voyage]</ref> an unprecedented addition to UNSC ships.
{{Main|Nuclear weapon}}
UNSC warships usually contain nuclear weapons of some sort. {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}} and [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]] were known shipboard nuclear weapons used by the UNSC.


===Docking capabilities===
As part of ongoing offences, UNSC ''Strident''-class frigates and {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}}s were being deployed to the [[Outer Colonies]] to route out [[Covenant remnants|Covenant remnant]] occupiers.{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleetpg3839|HWF|Page=38-39}}
UNSC ships had docking capabilities, though the exact details are dependent on what the ship is docking with. {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s were capable of docking with {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform}}s.<ref name="h2cairo"/> [[Class-L flash-dock]]s routinely held frigates and corvettes, though the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was able to use one.<ref name="hrpoa">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref>


==Complement==
====Created uprising====
===Small craft===
{{Main|Created uprising}}
{{Main|Space fighter|Dropship}}
During the [[Created]]'s [[The Reclamation|Reclamation]], many UNSC starships were disabled by [[Guardian Custode]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=guardians|H5G|[[Guardians]]}} Some ships, were ripped out of [[Slipstream Space]] with the activation of the Guardians, like the {{UNSCShip|Nereid}}.{{Ref/Anthology|[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]|[[Undefeated]]}} Shipboard AIs from numerous starships also defected to the Created.{{Ref/Reuse|guardians}}
[[File:D77H-TCI Pelican Gunship.jpg|thumb|right|150px|D77H-TCI, a model of the ever present Pelican Dropship.]]
Attached to various UNSC vessels are a number of small craft. Some were operated by other branches of the UNSC. The [[F-41 Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter]], for example, was most often operated by the [[UNSC Air Force]].<ref>''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide'', Vehicles, p. 114</ref> The ubiquitous [[Pelican]] was operated by several branches including the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="h2cairo"/>


Some starships, like the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn'', had lifeboats for the crew. The most known ones were the [[Bumblebee]] series.<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref>
Several ships survived The Reclamation. At least five {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s and two {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}}s were able to see combat in [[Operation: WOLFE]].{{Ref/Novel|HSoR|Chapter=13}} At least six {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}}s were able to see combat during the [[Battle for Installation 07]]. However during that battle over Installation 07, the UNSC ''Infinity'' and those frigates were destroyed.{{Ref/Game|HINF}}


==Types==
==Classes==
===Colony ship===
[[File:UNSC Capital Vessels (Spartan Games).jpg|thumb|200px|A few UNSC warships and their sizes compared to one another.]]
===Colony ships===
{{Main|Colony ship}}
{{Main|Colony ship}}
The UNSC also operated a colony ship class, the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}.


===Support starships===
===Support starships===
{{Main|Support starship}}
{{Main|Support starship}}
Several types of support ships that were used include the stealthy [[UNSC prowler|Prowler]] and its subtypes. Other stealth ship classes existed including the {{Class|Chiroptera|stealth vessel}}. There was also the incredibly small [[sloop]]. Another type of ship that was used by the UNSC was the {{Class|Calypso|exfiltration craft}}. Following the UNSC's take over of the CAA, the {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}} helped build materiel for UNSC forces.
Several types of support ships that were used include the stealthy [[UNSC prowler|Prowler]] and its subtypes. Other stealth ship classes existed including the {{Class|Chiroptera|subprowler}}. There was also the incredibly small [[sloop]]. Another type of ship that was used by the UNSC was the {{Class|Calypso|exfiltration craft}}. Following the UNSC's take over of the CAA, the {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}} helped build materiel for UNSC forces.


===Warships===
===Warships===
{{Main|Warship}}
{{Main|Warship}}
[[File:UNSC Capital Vessels (Spartan Games).jpg|thumb|right|200px|A few UNSC warships and their sizes compared to one another.]]
The UNSC employs a number of warships including [[UNSC frigate|frigates]], [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]], [[UNSC cruiser|cruisers]], and [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]]. The {{Class|Vindication|light battleship|}} was unique as it was a [[Battleship]], an uncommon warship in UNSC ship design and classification.  
The UNSC employs a number of warships including [[UNSC frigate|frigates]], [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] and [[UNSC cruiser|cruisers]]. The {{Class|Vindication|light battleship|}} was unique as it was a [[Battleship]], an uncommon warship in UNSC ship design and classification.  


[[UNSC carrier]]s were among the largest, most heavily armed ships the UNSC possesed. Two carrier classes were so large that frigates could dock with them; the {{Class|Punic|supercarrier}} and the {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond]</ref>
[[UNSC carrier]]s were among the largest, most heavily armed ships the UNSC possesed. Two carrier classes were so large that frigates could dock with them; the {{Class|Punic|supercarrier}} and the {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond}}


===Other===
===Other===
ONI's [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department]] have recovered, refit and begun testing on multiple [[Covenant starship]]s.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=23 ''Halo Waypoint:'' Catalog Interaction - Page 23]</ref>
ONI's [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department]] have recovered, refit and begun testing on multiple [[Covenant starship]]s.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=23|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Catalog Interaction - Page 23}}


==List of UNSC starships==
==Known vessels==
The following is a list of the starships that belong to and are used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].
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====[[UNSC Carrier|Carriers]]====
{{Ships/UNSC/Carriers}}
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!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}
|{{UNSCShip|Epoch}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Atlas}}
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}
|{{UNSCShip|Eternity}}
|Not Completed
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|{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}
|{{UNSCShip|Fifth Winter}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Orion}}
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|[[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class carrier]]
|{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}
|Active but officially listed as lost with all hands.
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}}
|{{UNSCShip|Milwaukee}}
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|-
|{{UNSCShip|Poseidon}}
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Punic|supercarrier}}
|{{UNSCShip|Punic}}
|
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|{{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}
|Flagship of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]. Destroyed over Reach
|-
|rowspan="6"|Unknown
|{{UNSCShip|All Under Heaven}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Magellan}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Musashi}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Totem Lake}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Witness}}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Cruisers</div>
<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Cruisers</div>
====[[UNSC cruiser|Cruisers]]====
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|{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}
|{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}
|Destroyed [[Installation 04]]
|Scuttled by [[John-117]] at the end of [[Battle of Installation 04]]
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|{{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}
|{{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}
|rowspan="3"|{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}
|{{UNSCShip|Everest}}
|{{UNSCShip|Everest}}
|[[Preston Cole]]'s flagship. Possibly destroyed or AWOL
|[[Preston Cole]]'s flagship. Possibly destroyed or AWOL
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|rowspan="3"|Heavy Cruiser
|{{UNSCShip|Terminus}}
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|rowspan="3"|Heavy cruiser
|{{UNSCShip|Matador}}
|{{UNSCShip|Matador}}
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====[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyers]]====
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!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Diligence|destroyer}}
|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Able|heavy destroyer}}
|{{UNSCShip|Able}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Gorgon}}
|First vessel of its class to be outfitted with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]
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|rowspan="3"|{{Class|Diligence|light destroyer}}
|{{UNSCShip|Diligence}}
|{{UNSCShip|Diligence}}
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|rowspan="10"|{{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}
|{{UNSCShip|Winged Hussar}}
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|rowspan="10"|{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}
|{{UNSCShip|Chaco}}
|{{UNSCShip|Chaco}}
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|rowspan="26"|Unknown
|rowspan="25"|Unknown
|[[UNSC Agincourt (Destroyer)|UNSC ''Agincourt'']]
|[[UNSC Agincourt (Destroyer)|UNSC ''Agincourt'']]
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|{{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}}
|{{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Gorgon}}
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====[[UNSC frigate|Frigates]]====
{{Ships/UNSC/Frigates}}
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! scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
! scope="col"|Ship Name
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|rowspan="1"|{{Class|Anlace|frigate}}
|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Gladius|corvette}}
|{{UNSCShip|Anlace}}
|{{UNSCShip|Gladius}}
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|rowspan="6"|{{Class|Charon|light frigate}}
|{{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}}
|{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}}
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|
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|{{UNSCShip|Bellerophon}}
|rowspan="1"|{{Class|Lancer|fast-attack corvette}}
|Captured by [[Insurrectionist]]s, renamed ''Bellicose''.
|{{UNSCShip|Lancer}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Charon}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Chioglossa}}
|{{Class|Mako|corvette}}
|{{UNSCShip|Pony Express}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}
|rowspan="1"|{{Class|Scholte|missile corvette}}
|Severed in half by Forerunner Portal
|{{UNSCShip|Scholte}}
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|''[[Unidentified UNSC frigate (Algolis)|Unidentified UNSC frigate]]''
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|rowspan="8"|{{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}
|rowspan="1"|Fast-attack corvette
|{{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}
|{{UNSCShip|Two for Flinching}}
|Decommissioned, in process of being scrapped during [[Fall of Reach]].
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|{{UNSCShip|Cascadia}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|{{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Grafton}}
|{{UNSCShip|Callisto}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Paris}}
|{{UNSCShip|Chalons}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Promise of Dawn}}
|{{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Saratoga}}
|{{UNSCShip|Glamorgan}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Savannah}}
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|rowspan="1"|{{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}
|{{UNSCShip|Strident}}
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|rowspan="4"|{{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}
|{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}
|Infected by Flood, used to infect ''[[High Charity]]''
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|{{UNSCShip|Meriwether Lewis}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Stalwart Dawn}}
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|rowspan="19"|Unknown
|[[AC-54]]
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|[[UNSC Agincourt (Ghosts of Onyx)|UNSC ''Agincourt'']]
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|{{UNSCShip|Allegiance}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Buenos Aires}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Burlington}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Euphrates}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Fair Weather}}
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|[[FFG-045]]
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|{{UNSCShip|Plateau}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Providence}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Purpose}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Ready or Not}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Swift Justice}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Tannenberg}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Tripping Light}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Welcome to the Snipehunt}}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Prowler</div>
====[[UNSC prowler|Prowlers]]====
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Eclipse|prowler}}
|rowspan="3"|{{Class|Eclipse|prowler}}
|{{UNSCShip|Bad Moon Rising}}
|{{UNSCShip|Bad Moon Rising}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Bucephalus}}
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|rowspan="6"|{{Class|Razor|prowler}}
|rowspan="8"|{{Class|Razor|prowler}}
|{{UNSCShip|Black Widow}}
|{{UNSCShip|Black Widow}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}}
|{{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Ghost Star}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Ghost Wind}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Night Watch}}
|{{UNSCShip|Night Watch}}
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|rowspan="5"|{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}
|rowspan="6"|{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}
|{{UNSCShip|Aladdin}}
|{{UNSCShip|Aladdin}}
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|rowspan="4"|{{Class|Winter|prowler}}
|[[ONI PRO-49776]]
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|rowspan="5"|{{Class|Winter|prowler}}
|[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']]
|[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']]
|Abandoned on [[Meridian]]. Likely destroyed or inoperable.
|Abandoned on [[Meridian]]. Likely destroyed or inoperable.
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|{{UNSCShip|From the Ashes}}
|{{UNSCShip|From the Ashes}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Perilous Contest}}
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Point Blank|Stealth Cruiser}}
|rowspan="3"|{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
|{{UNSCShip|Point Blank}}
|{{UNSCShip|Point Blank}}
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|[[UNSC stealth cruiser|Stealth Cruiser]]
|{{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}
|{{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Chiroptera|subprowler}}
|''[[Beatrice]]''
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|{{UNSCShip|Chiroptera}}
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|Heavy prowler
|Unknown heavy prowler class
|{{UNSCShip|Taurokado}}
|{{UNSCShip|Taurokado}}
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|rowspan="16"|Unknown
|rowspan="13"|Unknown
|[[ONI PRO-49776]]
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|{{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}}
|{{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Edge of Umbra}}
|{{UNSCShip|Down Out and Go}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Ghost Star}}
|{{UNSCShip|Edge of Umbra}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Ghost Wind}}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Corvettes</div>
<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Colony ships</div>
====[[UNSC Corvette|Corvettes]]====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
! Class !! Ship Name !! Notes
|-
! scope="col"|Class
! scope="col"|Ship Name
! scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Gladius|corvette}}
|{{UNSCShip|Gladius}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}}
|{{Class|Banta|transport}} || {{UNSCShip|Dartmouth}} ||
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|rowspan="1"|Fast-attack Corvette
|rowspan="3"|{{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} || {{UNSCShip|Phoenix}} ||
|{{UNSCShip|Two for Flinching}}
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|rowspan="6"|Unknown
|{{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}} || Scrapped in colonization of [[Harvest]]
|{{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Callisto}}
|{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} || Modified into Warship prior to [[Human-Covenant War]]
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|{{UNSCShip|Chalons}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Pony Express}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Glamorgan}}
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|}
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</div>
<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Colony ships</div>
<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Cargo/Transportation</div>
====Colony Ships====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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! scope="col"|Notes
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}
|rowspan="1"|{{Class|Springhill|mining ship}}
|{{UNSCShip|Phoenix}}
|{{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}}
|Repurposed by the UNSC as an ordnance transport during the [[Human-Covenant War]]
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|rowspan="1"|{{Class|Vancouver|courier}}
|''[[Han]]''
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|{{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}}
|Scrapped in colonization of [[Harvest]]
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Cargo/Transportation</div>
====Cargo and Transportation Ships====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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! scope="col"|Class
! scope="col"|Ship Name
! scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="2"|Ammunition Ship
|rowspan="2"|Ammunition Ship
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|{{UNSCShip|Taulanti}}
|{{UNSCShip|Taulanti}}
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|[[Unidentified civilian cargo ship|Cargo ship]]
|{{UNSCShip|Dartmouth}}
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|Converted to a prison transport, Destroyed
|Converted to a prison transport, Destroyed
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|Diplomatic Shuttle
|rowspan="2"|[[UNSC schooner]]
|''[[Han]]''
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|rowspan="2"| [[UNSC passenger schooner]]
|{{UNSCShip|Donoma}}
|{{UNSCShip|Donoma}}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Other</div>
<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Other</div>
====Other Ships====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
! Class !! Ship Name !! Notes
|-
|-
! scope="col"|Class
|{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} || {{UNSCShip|Vindication}} ||
! scope="col"|Ship Name
! scope="col"|Notes
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{Class|Chiroptera|Stealth Vessel}}
|{{Class|Minotaur|patrol vessel}} || {{UNSCShip|Ariadne}} ||
|''[[Beatrice]]''
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|{{UNSCShip|Chiroptera}}
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|{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}
|{{UNSCShip|Vindication}}
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|-
|rowspan="2"|Auxiliary vessel
|rowspan="2"|Auxiliary vessel
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|[[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Sloop]]
|[[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Sloop]]
|{{UNSCShip|Walk of Shame}}
|{{UNSCShip|Walk of Shame}}
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|[[Patrol ship]]
|{{UNSCShip|Ariadne}}
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|rowspan="34"|Unknown
|rowspan="36"|Unknown
|{{UNSCShip|Abstract Endurance}}
|{{UNSCShip|Abstract Endurance}}
|Shipboard AI defected to [[Created]].
|Shipboard AI defected to [[Created]].
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|{{UNSCShip|Hermes II}}
|{{UNSCShip|Hermes II}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Longitude}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Rochester}}
|{{UNSCShip|Rochester}}
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|{{UNSCShip|Saturn}}
|Enacted [[CORRUPTER]] and [[Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon]] protocols in a [[Flood]] outbreak.
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|{{UNSCShip|Sentry of El Morro}}
|{{UNSCShip|Sentry of El Morro}}
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==Apocrypha==
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===Ships===
{{Notice/Silver}}
[[File:HW3 Space Concept 5.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Concept work for the "UNSC ''Frontend''".]]
===Silver Timeline===
A few UNSC craft have appeared in officially created, but non-canon materials. The {{UNSCShip|Andraste}} was a ship that appeared in a [[:File:UNSC Andraste.png|piece of concept art]] for ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref>''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''</ref> The UNSC ''Frontend'', an ''M''-class carrier was the center piece of a [[Halo Wars 3 (cancelled pitch)|cancelled idea for ''Halo Wars 3'']].
{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
Numerous ships exist in the Silver Timeline.  
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! scope="col"|Class
! scope="col"|Ship Name
! scope="col"|Notes
|-
|Logistics ship
|{{UNSCShip|Bukovac}}
|
|-
|{{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}}
|{{UNSCShip|Gladius}}
|Attacked by [[Makee]]
|-
|{{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}
|{{UNSCShip|Stalwart Dawn}}
|
|-
|{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}
|{{UNSCShip|Pioneer}}
|Destroyed in the [[Battle of Eridanus II/Silver|Battle of Eridanus II]]
|-
|Destroyer
|{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}
|{{UNSCShip|Glamorgan}}
|
|-
|{{UNSCShip|Mirthless Smile}}
|
|-
|{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}
|
|-
|{{UNSCShip|Silent Joe}}
|
|-
|[[Hospital ship]]
|{{UNSCShip|Solace}}
|
|-
|Unknown
|{{UNSCShip|Ice Storm}}
|
|}


===Depictions===
===Depictions in canon===
In the introductory level ''[[Prepare To Drop]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} was represented with a model of a {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}. In all other media, including ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', the ''In Amber Clad'' is a {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}.
In the introductory level ''[[Prepare To Drop]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} was represented with a model of a {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}. In all other media, including ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', the ''In Amber Clad'' is a {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}.


In ''Halo 4'', the ''Charon''-class {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} is depicted as a modified ''Strident''-class. This depiction is non-canon.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Have S'moa]</ref> The ''Strident''-class itself is also depicted differently between the campaign mission ''[[Midnight]]'' and [[Spartan Ops]]/[[Daybreak]].
In ''Halo 4'', the ''Charon''-class {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} is depicted as a modified ''Strident''-class. This depiction is non-canon.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Have S'moa]</ref> The ''Strident''-class itself is also [[Strident-class heavy frigate#Production notes|depicted differently]] across multiple media.
 
 
==Production notes==
[[File:HW3 Space Concept 5.jpg|thumb|175px|Concept work for the "UNSC ''Frontend''".]]
A few UNSC craft have been concepted for various titles. The {{UNSCShip|Andraste}} was a ship that appeared in a [[:File:UNSC Andraste.png|piece of concept art]] for ''[[Halo 3]]''.{{Ref/Book|[[The Art of Halo 3]]}} The UNSC ''Frontend'', an ''M''-class carrier was the center piece of a [[Halo Wars 3 (rejected pitch)|cancelled idea for ''Halo Wars 3'']]. The UNSC ''Olympus''{{Ref/Generic|[[:File:HINF Concept UnknownShip.jpg|HINF Olympus Concept]]}} and the UNSC ''Sword of Ascalaphus'' was concepted for ''Halo Infinite''.{{Ref/Book|[[The Art of Halo Infinite]]|Page=50}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
===Concept art===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HW2C-Space.jpg|Concept art of a space combat mode for a ''[[Halo Wars 3 (cancelled pitch)|Halo Wars 3]]'', featuring several UNSC starships.
File:HW3 SpaceBattle Concept.jpg|Concept art of a space combat mode for a ''[[Halo Wars 3 (rejected pitch)|Halo Wars 3]]'', featuring several UNSC starships.
File:HFB UNSCDestroyed.jpg|Concept art of various destroyed UNSC ships for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:HFB UNSCDestroyed.jpg|Concept art of various destroyed UNSC ships for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of UNSC frigates underneath a {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}.
File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of UNSC frigates underneath a {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}.
File:HINF Concept UnknownShip.jpg|Unused ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' concept art for a UNSC spacecraft, UNSC ''Olympus''. The ship measures roughly 106m long.
File:HINF ParisII Concept.png|Unused ''Halo Infinite'' concept art for the ''Sword of Ascalaphus''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Overview===
===Overview===
<gallery>
<gallery>
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File:Mac.jpg|Several ''Charon''-class light frigates at the [[Battle of Voi]].
File:Mac.jpg|Several ''Charon''-class light frigates at the [[Battle of Voi]].
File:TFFS Alt Cover.jpg|Numerous UNSC ships used on a poster.
File:TFFS Alt Cover.jpg|Numerous UNSC ships used on a poster.
File:Battle Group X-Ray.png|[[Battle Group X-Ray]] fighting over Harvest.
File:HWG BattlegroupX-Ray.png|[[Battle Group X-Ray]] fighting ''[[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]]'' over Harvest.
File:Enc22 Earthrise.jpg|UNSC ships in orbit of [[Luna]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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