UNSC Starship

UNSC Starships were Human Starships operated by the United Nations Space Command. The UNSC primarily operated their starships through the UNSC Navy and it's various branches, though in some cases the UNSC Air Force operated a few.

History

Insurrection

Main article: Insurrection

The time of the Insurrection saw a number of class additions and devlopments to the UNSC's fleet. In 2493, the Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser entered service. Though serious cost problems over five years cast doubt in the class' future. At some point in the Insurrection, a new carrier, the Orion-class assault carrier, was built to help with ground operations. One of the last known class additions during the Insurrection was the Halcyon-class light cruiser. In 2510, the class first entered service.

Human-Covenant war

A few UNSC starships during the Human-Covenant war.

Main article: Human-Covenant war

This section requires expansion.

CAA and CMA Absorption

During the UNSC's take over of the Colonial Administration Authority and the Colonial Military Administration in the midst of the Human-Covenant war, the UNSC received several different types of ships. This includes the re-purposing of the CAA's Springhill-class mining vessel and the revival of the Diligence-class from the CMA.

Post-war

The UNSC Infinity-class supercarrier, the largest UNSC vessel, and the Autumn-class heavy cruiser.

Following the Human-Covenant war, a variety of UNSC starship classes and several ship improvements were created. The Autumn-class heavy cruiser, the Strident-class heavy frigate and the Infinity-class supercarrier were all added to the fleet. All three have shielding, an unprecedented addition to UNSC ships.

Organization

UNSC ships are organized into fleets and further down into Battlegroups.

Identification

There are a few known ways of identifying UNSC ships. There is the Hull classification symbol, which gives each ship a letter classification and a number. There is the ship emblem, which is a unique image that is special to each ship. There is the UNSC REG system, which also a special serial number. Finally, there is the UNc system, which has an unknown meaning.

Armament

MACs

Main article: Magnetic Accelerator Cannon

A Charon-class light frigate firing it's MAC.

MACs are massive coil guns that are used to accelerate projectiles ranging in mass from 600 tons to 3,000 tons, at extremely high velocities. These projectiles are composed of Titanium-A, depleted Uranium, and/or Tungsten with a ferrous (iron) core. Super MAC platforms accelerate MAC rounds to over "point four-tenths" the speed of light (120,000 kilometers per second) with twenty-three linear accelerator coils, while ship-based MACs have a lower velocity. Super MAC platforms can also reload a round in 5 seconds, where as the smaller capital ships will need several minutes.

The UNSC frigate Gettysburg is quoted as firing a 600-ton shell at 30 kilometers per second. Before Reach fell, UNSC Pillar of Autumn was equipped with a modified MAC that could quickly fire three lighter projectiles in succession instead of just one heavier projectile. It was originally intended to allow Pillar of Autumn a better chance of disabling a Covenant ship, which was a feature required for a mission that was later scrubbed following the Fall of Reach.

UNSC Infinity has miniature MAC guns along its hull, to compliment its built in, larger MAC guns.

Missile Batteries

UNSC ships generally carry an array of missile batteries. Most UNSC ships carry one of the series of Archer Missiles. Though later these were complimented with Fusion rockets. A common tactic among UNSC ships is to disable the target's shields with MAC rounds and then pummel it with Archer missiles.

Point Defense Batteries

Point defense batteries are common on UNSC warships. The most common battery array is the 50mm M910 Point-defense gun. However, UNSC Infinity sports 70mm M965 Fortress Point Defense Guns.

Nuclear Weapons

UNSC warships usually contain nuclear weapons of some sort. Generally they are the Shiva-class nuclear missile. Though, in the post-war era, UNSC ships generally use the M4093 Hyperion Nuclear Delivery System.

Types

Starfighters

The UNSC operates several types of starfighters. The most common being the GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor. The YSS-1000 Sabre was a secretive starfighter that was mostly used in the Inner colonies. The F-41 Broadsword XMSF rose to prominence during the end of the Human-Covenant war and became common place following it.

Dropships

D77H-TCI, a model of the ever present Pelican Dropship.

The most common dropships in the UNSC were the Pelicans. This included the D77-TC Pelican, D78-TC Pelican and the D79H-TC Pelican. Heavier dropships were also used such as the D81-LRT Condor, the D82-EST Darter, and the D96-TCE Albatross. The largest of which was the D20 Heron. The UNSC also had dropship escape pods, the Class-3 Bumblebee.

Colony Starships

The UNSC also operated a colony ship class, the Phoenix-class colony ship.

Support Starships

Several types of support ships that were used include the stealthy Prowler and its subtypes. Other stealth ship classes existed including the Chiroptera-class stealth vessel. There was also the incredibly small UNSC sloop. To assist in fleet actions, there was the UNSC Shield-Generator Ship. Another type of ship that was used by the UNSC included the Calypso-class exfiltration craft. Following the UNSC's take over of the CAA, the Springhill-class mining vessel helped build materiel for UNSC forces.

Light Warships

Main article: Light capital warship

The UNSC also operated several types of lighter warships including the UNSC frigate, the UNSC corvette, and the UNSC destroyer. One large stealthy class of light warship is the Stealth Cruiser.

A few UNSC capital ships and their sizes

Heavy Capital Warships

Main article: Heavy capital warship

The UNSC had a few different types of Heavy warships including the UNSC cruiser and the UNSC carrier. The largest carrier class, the Infinity-class , was also the largest ship class in the UNSC's history. The Vindication-class was unique as it was a Battleship, an uncommon type in UNSC ships.

List of UNSC Starships

The following is a list of the starships that belong to and are used by the United Nations Space Command.

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

Carriers

Class	Ship Name	Status
Epoch-class heavy carrier	UNSC Epoch	Unknown
Infinity-class supercarrier	UNSC Infinity	Active
Orion-class assault 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.
	UNSC Toulouse	Unknown
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	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 Majestic	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 process of being scrapped during Fall of Reach.
	UNSC Cascadia	Unknown
	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, renamed Bellicose.
	UNSC Buenos Aires	Destroyed
	UNSC Burlington	Unknown
	UNSC Euphrates	Presumed destroyed
	UNSC Fair Weather	Destroyed
	UNSC Gettysburg	Presumed Undergoing Repairs
	UNSC Meriwether Lewis	Probably Destroyed
	UNSC Midsummer Night	Heavily Damaged
	UNSC Nereid	Likely destroyed
	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
Stealth Cruiser	UNSC Point of No Return	Active
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 From the Ashes	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 Taurokado	Active
	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
Gladius-class corvette	UNSC Sagan Blue	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 Phoenix	Unknown
	UNSC Spirit of Fire	Converted to warship, Active but listed MIA
	UNSC Skidbladnir	Scrapped in colonization of Harvest

Cargo Ships

Class	Ship Name	Status
Cargo ship	UNSC Dartmouth	Destroyed
Cargo Freighter	UNSC Onan	Unknown
	Mona Lisa	Converted to a prison transport, Destroyed

Other Ships

Class	Ship Name	Status
Chiroptera-class Stealth Vessel	Beatrice	Decommissioned, later destroyed
	UNSC Chiroptera	Unknown
Vindication-class light battleship	UNSC Vindication	Unknown
Patrol Ship	UNSC Ariadne	Destroyed
Auxiliary Vessel	UNSC Belleisle	Active
	UNSC Dunedin	Active
ONI Prospecting Vessel	UNSC Long Time Coming	Destroyed
Surveying Shuttle	UNSC Iceni	Active
Science Vessel	UNSC Hilbert	Destroyed
Stealth Ship	UNSC Silberg	Unknown
ONI Sloop	UNSC Walk of Shame	Unknown, presumed active
Shuttle Pod	Coda	Destroyed
Diplomatic Shuttle	Han	Unknown
Unknown	UNSC Agincourt	Destroyed
	UNSC Armstrong	Heavily damaged
	UNSC Austerlitz	Destroyed
	UNSC Basra	Destroyed
	UNSC Belfast	Destroyed
	UNSC Brilliant Shores	Unknown
	UNSC Bunker Hill	Unknown
	UNSC Buteo's Talon	Active
	UNSC Campo Grande	Destroyed
	UNSC Chevalier	Unknown
	UNSC Excellence	Destroyed
	UNSC Final Summit	Unknown
	UNSC Glasgow	Unknown
	UNSC Herald	Unknown
	UNSC Hermes II	Unknown
	UNSC Lance Held High	Destroyed
	UNSC Lowrentz	Destroyed
	UNSC Maelstrom	Destroyed
	UNSC Melbourne's Pride	Unknown
	UNSC Midway	Destroyed
	UNSC Of Uncommon Courage	Destroyed
	ONI PRO-49776	Unknown
	UNSC Pompadour	Unknown
	UNSC Sacramento	Destroyed
	UNSC Sevenfold Gates	Unknown
	UNSC Texas	Destroyed
	UNSC Tharsis	Destroyed
	UNSC Troy	Destroyed
	UNSC Waterloo	Destroyed
	UNSC Witch Bucket	Unknown

Gallery

Concept art

G79H-TC/MA Pelican-class gunship

Overview

GA-TL1 Longsword-class interceptor

YSS-1000 Sabre-class star fighter

F-41 Broadsword-class XMSF

D77-TC Pelican-class dropship

D79H-TC Pelican-class dropship

D96-TCE Albatross-class dropship

D20 Heron super-heavy dropship

Class-3 Bumblebee-class EHL/C

ONI light prowler

ONI Sahara-class heavy prowler

UNSC Charon-class light frigate

UNSC Strident-class heavy frigate

UNSC destroyer

UNSC Halcyon-class light cruiser

UNSC Marathon-class heavy cruiser

UNSC Atlas

UNSC Phoenix-class colony ship

CAA Springhill-class mining ship