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UNSC Grafton

Production information
Class	Paris-class heavy frigate
Technical specifications
Length	535 metres (1,755 ft 3 in)
Width	199 metres (652 ft 11 in)
Height/depth	112.3 metres (368 ft 5 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 0in) Titanium-A armor
Armament	Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (1) Shiva-class Nuclear Missile (3) 2x 50mm point defense gun (12) Archer Missile pods (30) 30 missiles/pod
Usage
Earliest sighting	August 12, 2552
Destroyed	August 12, 2552
Present for battles/events	Fall of Reach
Affiliation	UNSC Navy
Fleet	Epsilon Eridani Fleet
Known commander(s)	Captain Francis Mallarde

[Source]

"Frigate 318-Heavy is inbound, and MAC rounds have been authorized."

— UNSC command-and-control, Battle of Viery, 2552

The UNSC Grafton (Hull classification symbol: FFG-318) was a Paris-class heavy frigate in service with the UNSC Navy.^[1]

Operational historyEdit

On August 12, 2552 during the Battle of Viery, Grafton provided fire support for UNSC Army forces engaging in combat in the Viery Territory, accompanied by the frigate UNSC Saratoga. During the battle, Grafton was authorized to utilize its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to destroy a Covenant structure codenamed "Spire One".^[1] Grafton succeeded in destroying the installation. The CSO-class supercarrier Long Night of Solace, which had been hovering over the battle area which had been cloaking, revealed itself. With its cloaking shield gone, the supercarrier opened fire on Grafton with its ventral energy projector, destroying the frigate within less than a second, the beam ripping through the Titanium-A armor.^[1]

TriviaEdit

The frigate is likely named after the city of Grafton, Australia.
The ship could also be named after the USS Grafton, a ship that was in service during WWII. It could also be named after the HMS Grafton, a ship that participated (and was destroyed) in Operation Dynamo.
During Tip of the Spear, Grafton's cannons fire in bursts of eight.
In Tip of the Spear, it says that a Tyrant could damage the Frigate's armor. It is unlikely, as Tyrants are designed for lighter vehicles like Longsword Interceptors, Pelicans, Hornets, and Falcons.
The infamous Scarab gun is said to be hidden on the Grafton and is accessible by using a glitch to get out of the spire's energy shield, but this is unconfirmed.