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UNSC Euphrates

Production information
Class	Frigate (unknown class)
Technical specifications
Length	478 metres (1,568 ft 3 in)
Width	151.9 metres (498 ft 4 in)
Height/depth	112.2 metres (368 ft 1 in)
Engine unit(s)	Main drives (2) Auxiliary drives (2) Tertiary drives (2)
Slipspace Drive	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Power plant	Deuterium fusion reactor (2)
Hull	60 centimetres (2 ft o in) Titanium-A armor
Armament	Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (1) Archer Missile pods (30) 30 missiles/pod 2x50mm point defense gun (12) Shiva-class Nuclear Missile (3)
Usage
Earliest sighting	2552
Latest sighting	2552
Present for battles/events	Operation: HYPODERMIC Fall of Reach
Affiliation	UNSC Navy
Fleet	Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet

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The UNSC Euphrates was a frigate in service with the UNSC Navy.

1 Operational History
2 Trivia
3 List of appearances
4 Sources

Operational HistoryEdit

It was preparing to launch a reconnaissance mission as part of Operation: HYPODERMIC in 2552, when the Covenant attacked the planet Reach. The vessel was ordered to drop its mission and return to defend the planet, where it was probably destroyed during the Fall of Reach.

In addition to her complements of weapons and fighters, the UNSC Euphrates had a Prowler attached to her.^[1]

TriviaEdit

The UNSC Euphrates is most likely named after the Euphrates River in Iraq. It, along with the Tigris River, formed an area in the Middle East known as the "Fertile Crescent". This area was the birthplace of several large ancient empires, including the Assyrians and Sumerians.

List of appearancesEdit

Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Halo: First Strike

SourcesEdit

↑ Halo: First Strike, page 94: "Although the Euphrates did have a Prowler attached to her. They were supposed to launch a reconnaissance mission, before they got the signal to drop everything and help defend Reach".