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[[File:HM Infinity.jpg|thumb|300px|Several types of UNSC starships in orbit.]]
[[File:HM Infinity.jpg|thumb|300px|Several types of UNSC starships in orbit.]]
'''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 it's various branches and forces.
'''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.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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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>
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>


===Human-Covenant war===
===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:Punic orbit.jpg|thumb|200px|A few UNSC starship classes during the Human-Covenant war.]]
[[File:Punic orbit.jpg|thumb|200px|A few UNSC starship classes during the Human-Covenant War.]]
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}}
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
====Course of the 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}}}}
{{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}}
{{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}}.
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}}.


[[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}}
[[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}}
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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>
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>


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|Level=[[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|Level=[[Cairo Station]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=h3crowsnest|H3|Level=[[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}}
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}}


===Post-war===
[[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}}
{{Main|Post-Covenant War conflicts}}
[[File:H4 Infinity escort.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The UNSC ''Infinity''-class supercarrier, the largest UNSC vessel, and the ''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser.]]
{{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}}}}
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}}
 
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}}


Post-war 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}}
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}}


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.
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.
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|rowspan="1"|Fast-attack corvette
|{{UNSCShip|Two for Flinching}}
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! Class !! Ship Name !! Notes
! Class !! Ship Name !! Notes
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|{{Class|Banta|colony ship}} || {{UNSCShip|Dartmouth}} ||
|{{Class|Banta|transport}} || {{UNSCShip|Dartmouth}} ||
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|rowspan="3"|{{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} || {{UNSCShip|Phoenix}} ||
|rowspan="3"|{{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} || {{UNSCShip|Phoenix}} ||
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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 [[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]] 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]].
File:Enc22 Earthrise.jpg|UNSC ships in orbit of [[Luna]].
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