UNSC Navy

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UNSC Navy
Active	Since 2163
Allegiance	UNSC
Branch	UNSCDF
Garrison	Earth Reach
Nickname	Swabbies
Battles	Interplanetary War Insurrection Human-Covenant war 2nd Harvest Camber Sigma Octanus IV 1st Reach Operation: FIRST STRIKE Earth Delta Halo Onyx Post-war Earth 2nd Requiem Oth Lodon The Reclamation
Notable	FADM T. Hood FADM J. Harper FADM H.T. Ward ADM P. J. Cole ADM C. Patterson ADM R. Freemont ADM M. Parangosky ADM S. Osman VADM D. Whitcomb VADM H. M. Stanforth VADM J. Mawikizi VADM Y. Jeromi CAP J. Keyes CAP V. Dare CAP A. D. Rio CAP T. Lasky COM M. Keyes COM R. Lash LTCM K. Ambrose MCPO John-117 SCPO F. Mendez

“To the stars and beyond”

— Poster advertisement in Promesa.

The UNSC Navy is the branch of the UNSCDF responsible mostly for naval operations in space, though they sometimes operate in the oceans with their terrestrial arm. Its roles include ship-to-ship combat, orbital bombardment, the deployment of atmospheric and space fighters, and the delivery of UNSC Marines, especially ODSTs, into combat.

History

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The UNSC Navy was commissioned with the UNSC Marine Corps in 2163 as a result of the UN's need to oversee and monitor Marine deployments from space. The UNSC Navy is a direct descendant of the UN Navy.

Human-Covenant war

“Holding the Line.”

— Advertisement on recruiting center in New Mombasa Sector 4.

Main article: Human-Covenant war

At the onset of the Human-Covenant war in early 2525, the UNSC Navy was hopelessly outclassed both technologically and numerically by the Covenant juggernaut. The Covenant Navy was fielding (among other technologies) energy shielding and plasma weaponry that allowed them to deliver and receive more punishment than their human counterparts. Superior slipspace navigation also allowed the Covenant to travel more than four hundred times faster than human vessels, with incomparable accuracy. This discrepancy was still very evident towards the climax of the war some 27 years later, in 2552 and 53, despite humanity's strong efforts to both innovate and emulate Covenant, and to a lesser extent Forerunner, technology.

On November 1st, 2525, the UNSC went to full alert and stripped down the Colonial Military Administration, awarding NAVCOM any remaining CMA naval units.

Most of the battles during the war incorporated elements of the Navy. During the early stages of the war, Admiral Preston Cole was given command of large sections of the Navy.

Post-war

By 2558 however, the balance of power had shifted, and the UNSC Navy was outmatching Jul 'Mdama's Covenant's technology, as demonstrated at Requiem. This has been paraded with the launch of UNSC Infinity the largest, and most sophisticated ship in the Navy arsenal, which exceeds the CAS-class Assault Carrier in size, and rivaled its shielding and weaponry. The UNSC has further refitted its current fleets with reverse-engineered Covenant and Forerunner technology gathered during the war, allowing them to not only hold their own against, but to surpass the previously superior Covenant ships.

However, with the resurgence of massive amounts of Forerunner tech, the Navy still has its challenges. This was made evident when the Ur-Didact attempted to compose Earth. The UNSC Infinity only created a small hole in the Didact's ship when firing two of its MAC cannons. As well, when the Created began using the Guardians, entire fleets and orbital defense clusters were shut down by EMPs.

Branches

• Naval Command (NAVCOM)
  • Fleet Command (FLEETCOM)
    • Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
      • Beta-5 Division
        • SPARTAN-III Program
      • Department of Colonial Security
      • UNSC Prowler Corps
      • ONI Signal Corps
  • Logistical Operations Command (NavLogCom)
    • Office of Investigations (OI)
  • Naval Special Warfare (NAVSPECWAR)
    • ORION Project
    • SPARTAN-II Program
    • ONI Security

Assets

Uniforms

Main article: UNSC Navy uniforms

Armament

Infantry

During the Human-Covenant war, Navy personnel used M6D Personal Defense Weapon Systems.

Ship

Main article: UNSC Starships

The UNSC frigate, the most common of the UNSC Navy ships.

The primary offensive armament of all UNSC capital ships is the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC). These weapons are massive coil guns that are used to accelerate projectiles ranging in mass from 600 tons in the case of smaller warships, and 3,000 tons in the case of Super MAC platforms, to extremely high velocities.

Almost all UNSC warships are equipped with Archer Missile pods for ship-to-ship engagements, which prove mostly effective against unshielded targets. UNSC ships in 2525 carried Fusion rockets as an offensive weapon but they seem to have been removed or replaced over the course of the war. UNSC ships may also carry Shiva-class Nuclear Missiles. In addition, the UNSC mounts 50mm auto-cannons on its ships for defense against enemy fighters and boarding craft, controlled by shipboard AIs. However, these auto cannons can be used against Covenant capital ships if the two ships are close enough, as displayed by UNSC Savannah during Operation: UPPER CUT.

UNSC Home Fleet above Earth.

UNSC warships also carry significant Marine detachments for internal security, boarding actions, and planetary assault, and carry all the equipment and materiel needed by Marine forces. It is implied that a significant portion of the interior of UNSC warships are devoted to this purpose, as there are armories and barracks that hold these supplies.

Ships of the UNSC navy also carry a number of GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor. These are armed with 110mm Rotary cannons and ASGM-10 Missiles, and sometimes a Moray space mine system or even a single Shiva-class Nuclear Missile. They can also be remotely-operated and used to carry a remotely-detonated Shiva missile, which, when detonated, effectively destroys both the Longsword and its selected target.

Despite all of this firepower, however, UNSC warships have great difficulty defeating Covenant ships even with a numerical advantage. It typically takes multiple hits from a ship-based MAC weapon to disable a Covenant ship's shields, although larger, ODP-based Super MACs can fire a round that can literally shatter Covenant capital ships. Archer missiles must be used in tremendous amounts to breach Covenant shield systems. Even with their shields down, Covenant ships have been noted to remain operational after multiple direct hits from normal MAC rounds. This advantage in firepower and shielding gives the Covenant an effective 3:1 ratio and better against UNSC ships in combat.

Equipment

Respirator packs are worn by UNSC Navy personnel when an atmosphere is not present, and provides an auxiliary supply of Oxygen for the wearer.

Subordinates

Personnel

Main article: UNSC Naval Personnel

Naval Vessels and Stations

The UNSC Navy is comprised of several known fleets constructed of many capital ships and single-ship craft. The UNSC Navy sustained heavy losses of materiél and personnel throughout the war against the Covenant, with many valuable assets being destroyed defending Reach, and a substantial portion of its surviving strength lost during the occupation of Earth by the Prophet of Truth.

• Carriers
• Cruisers
• Destroyers
• Frigates
• Prowlers
• Corvettes
• Colony
• Other
• Stations

Carriers

Class	Ship Name	Status
Epoch-class heavy carrier	UNSC Epoch	Unknown
Infinity-class supercarrier	UNSC Infinity	Active
Orion-class carrier	UNSC Orion	Unknown
Poseidon-class light carrier	UNSC Poseidon	Unknown
Punic-class supercarrier	UNSC Punic	Unknown
	UNSC Trafalgar	Destroyed
Unknown	UNSC All Under Heaven	Unknown
	UNSC Atlas	Unknown
	UNSC Magellan	Unknown
	UNSC Musashi	Destroyed
	UNSC Stalingrad	Destroyed
	UNSC Totem Lake	Destroyed
	UNSC Witness	Unknown

Cruisers

Class	Ship Name	Status
Marathon-class heavy cruiser	UNSC Canberra	Unknown
	UNSC Dresden	Destroyed
	UNSC Hannibal	Destroyed
	UNSC Io	Destroyed
	UNSC Leviathan	Unknown, presumed destroyed
	UNSC Marathon	Unknown
	UNSC Prophecy	Destroyed
	UNSC Say My Name	Unknown, presumed Destroyed
Halcyon-class light cruiser	UNSC Constantinople	Destroyed
	UNSC Dawn Under Heaven	Destroyed
	UNSC Halcyon	Unknown
	UNSC Pillar of Autumn	Destroyed
	UNSC Roman Blue	Crashed on Eiro.
Autumn-class heavy cruiser	UNSC Euclid's Anvil	Active
	UNSC Pillar of Autumn	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Song of the East	Active
	UNSC Unto the Breach	Active
Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser	UNSC Everest	Unknown, presumed destroyed/AWOL
	UNSC Valiant	Unknown
Heavy Cruiser	UNSC Matador	Destroyed
	UNSC Swiftsure	Unknown
	UNSC Weeping Willows	Destroyed
Unknown	UNSC Chares	Unknown
	UNSC Endeavor	Unknown

Destroyers

Class	Ship Name	Status
Diligence-class destroyer	UNSC Diligence	Unknown
	UNSC Kronstadt	Unknown, presumed active
Gorgon-class heavy destroyer	UNSC Gorgon	Unknown
Halberd-class destroyer	UNSC Iroquois	Unknown, presumed destroyed
	UNSC Halberd	Unknown
	UNSC The Heart of Midlothian	Destroyed
	UNSC Pioneer	Unknown
Hillsborough-class destroyer	CMA Heracles	Unknown
	UNSC Hillsborough	Unknown
Unknown	UNSC Agincourt	Destroyed
	UNSC Armageddon's Edge	Unknown
	UNSC Brasidas	Destroyed
	UNSC Calcutta	Unknown
	UNSC Clearidas	Unknown, presumed active
	UNSC Do You Feel Lucky?	Destroyed
	UNSC Glasgow Kiss	Destroyed
	UNSC Herodotus	Heavily damaged
	UNSC Iwo Jima	Destroyed
	UNSC Jericho	Heavily damaged
	UNSC Lancelot	Unknown, presumed destroyed
	UNSC Las Vegas	Unknown
	UNSC Minotaur	Destroyed
	UNSC Persephone	Unknown, presumed destroyed
	UNSC Resolute	Unknown
	UNSC Seattle	Moderately damaged
	UNSC Tharsis	Destroyed
	UNSC Thermopylae	Moderately damaged

Frigates

Class	Ship Name	Status
Charon-class light frigate	UNSC Aegis Fate	Active
	UNSC Charon	Unknown
	UNSC Chioglossa	Destroyed
	UNSC Forward Unto Dawn	Destroyed
	Unnamed frigate	Unknown
Paris-class heavy frigate	UNSC Commonwealth	Decommissioned, in the process of being scrapped during the Fall of Reach
	UNSC Grafton	Destroyed
	UNSC Paris	Unknown
	UNSC Saratoga	Unknown
	UNSC Savannah	Destroyed
	UNSC Virginia Capes	Destroyed
Strident-class heavy frigate	UNSC Eminent Domain	Destroyed
	UNSC Strident	Unknown
Stalwart-class light frigate	UNSC In Amber Clad	Destroyed
	UNSC Stalwart Dawn	Unknown
Unknown	UNSC Allegiance	Destroyed
	UNSC Andraste	Active
	UNSC Bellerophon	Captured by Insurrectionists
	UNSC Buenos Aires	Destroyed
	UNSC Euphrates	Presumed destroyed
	UNSC Fair Weather	Destroyed
	UNSC Gettysburg	Presumed Undergoing Repairs
	UNSC Meriwether Lewis	Probably Destroyed
	UNSC Midsummer Night	Heavily Damaged
	UNSC Providence	Destroyed
	UNSC Purpose	Destroyed
	UNSC Ready or Not	Presumed Active
	UNSC Redoubtable	Presumed Destroyed
	UNSC Tannenberg	Presumed Destroyed
	UNSC Tripping Light	Decommissioned

Prowlers

Class	Ship Name	Status
Eclipse-class light prowler	UNSC Eclipse	Unknown
Sahara-class heavy prowler	UNSC Aladdin	Active
	UNSC Port Stanley	Active
	UNSC Sahara	Unknown
Winter-class light prowler	ONI Acrisius	Abandoned on Meridian. Likely destroyed or inoperable.
	UNSC Winter	Unknown
Unknown	UNSC Apocalypso	Destroyed
	UNSC Applebee	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Athens	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Circumference	Destroyed
	UNSC Dusk	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Edge of Umbra	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Lark	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Last Gleaming	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Razor's Edge	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Red Horse	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Rubicon	Missing
	UNSC Tokyo Rules	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Wink of an Eye	Unknown, presumed Active

Corvettes

Class	Ship Name	Status
Fast-attack Corvette	UNSC Two for Flinching	Unknown, presumed Active
Unknown	UNSC Bum Rush	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Callisto	Unknown, presumed Scrapped
	UNSC Chalons	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Coral Sea	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Pony Express	Unknown, presumed Active
	UNSC Glamorgan	Active

Colony Ships

Class	Ship Name	Status
Phoenix-class colony ship	UNSC Spirit of Fire	Active, listed MIA
	UNSC Skidbladnir	Scrapped
Odyssey-class colony ship	Odyssey	Successfully settled Reach.

Other Ships

• UNSC Abstract Endurance - Unknown class, Unknown
• UNSC Agincourt - Unknown class, Destroyed
• CMA Argo - Scout ship, Destroyed
• UNSC Armstrong - Unknown class, heavily damaged
• UNSC Austerlitz - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Basra - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Belfast - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Belleisle - Auxiliary vessel, Active
• UNSC Brilliant Shores - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Bunker Hill - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Campo Grande - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Dartmouth - Cargo ship, destroyed
• UNSC Dunedin - Auxiliary vessel, Active
• UNSC Excellence - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Final Summit - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Glasgow - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Herald - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Hermes II - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Hilbert - Science vessel, Destroyed
• UNSC Iceni - Surveying shuttle, Active
• UNSC Lance Held High - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Long Time Coming - ONI Prospecting vessel, destroyed
• UNSC Lowrentz - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Majestic - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Maelstrom - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Melbourne's Pride - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Midway - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Of Uncommon Courage - Destroyed
• UNSC Onan - Cargo Freighter, Unknown
• ONI PRO-49776 - Unknown
• UNSC Point of No Return - Stealth Cruiser - Active
• UNSC Pompadour - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Rubicon - Unknown class and fate
• UNSC Sacramento - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Silberg - Stealth ship, Unknown
• UNSC Texas - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Tharsis - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Troy - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Vindication - Vindication-class light battleship, Unknown
• UNSC Walk of Shame - ONI Sloop, Unknown, presumed active
• UNSC Waterloo - Unknown class, Destroyed
• UNSC Witch Bucket - Unknown class and fate
• Beatrice - Chiroptera-class Stealth Vessel - Decommissioned, later destroyed
• Coda - Shuttle Pod, Destroyed
• Han - Diplomatic Shuttle, Unknown
• Mona Lisa - Cargo Freighter, Destroyed

Stations

Orbital Defense Platforms

Station Name	Status
Cairo Station	Heavily damaged
Athens Station	Destroyed
Malta Station	Destroyed
Nassau Station	Active
Oaxaca Station	Active

Other orbital facilities

Station Name	Purpose	Status
Reach Station Gamma	Orbital Drydock	Destroyed

Mobile Stations

Station Name	Purpose	Status
UNSC Cradle	Refit/Repair Facility	Destroyed
Station Delphi	Shipyard	Decommissioned
UNSC Hopeful	Hospital Ship	Unknown, probably active
Anchor 9	Unknown	Destroyed

Remote Scanning Outposts

Station Name	Status
Fermion	Destroyed
Democritus	Unknown
Archimedes	Active
Tripoli	Unknown

Medical Stations

Station Name	Status
ONI Medical Facility	Unknown, presumed destroyed
M25L Recovery Station	Unknown

Trivia

• Many UNSC Navy traditions currently in use were also UN Navy traditions. Preceding the UN Navy, they were various United States Naval traditions.

• Naval personnel are sometimes referred to as "swabbies." The term "swabbie" can be a joke or a sign of disrespect.
• The UNSC Navy provides the rank structure for the Spartans.

Gallery

A refit Phoenix-class colony ship.

A Marathon-class heavy cruiser.

A Paris-class heavy frigate.

A UNSC destroyer.

A refit Halcyon-class light cruiser.

An Autumn- class heavy cruiser

A UNSC stealth vessel.

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A Charon-class light frigate.

A Stalwart-class light frigate.

A Strident class heavy frigate.

A decommissioned UNSC frigate in the process of deconstruction.

UNSC Navy engineers working on a makeshift Slipspace bomb.

Cairo Station, an enormous space station in geosynchronous orbit above Earth armed with a Super MAC.

UNSC Infinity, the largest and most advanced ship in the UNSC Navy.

The ubiquitous D77-TC Pelican dropship, one of the most versatile platforms in the Navy.

The UNSC Home fleet in Halo 2

An Aircraft Carrier near the Mombasa Quays.

Appearances

Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance) Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo Wars Halo 3: ODST Halo: Reach Halo 4 Halo: The Fall of Reach Halo: The Flood Halo: First Strike Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Halo: Contact Harvest Halo: The Cole Protocol Halo Legends Halo Graphic Novel Halo Wars: Genesis Halo: Helljumper Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe Halo: Blood Line Halo: The Fall of Reach (comic series) Halo: Spartan Assault Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo: Mortal Dictata Halo: Escalation Halo: Initiation Halo: Hunters in the Dark