UNSC Tharsis

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UNSC Tharsis Production information Class UNSC Destroyer Technical specifications Length 485 meters Slipspace Drive Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Slipspace velocity 2.1 light-years/day Power plant Deuterium Fusion cores Shielding None Hull 2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate Armament Magnetic Accelerator Cannons (2) Shiva missiles (3) Oversized Archer Missile pods (26) Complement Pelican Dropships Usage Earliest sighting 2552 Destroyed 2552 Present for battles/events Battle of Reach Affiliation UNSC Navy

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The UNSC Tharsis was a UNSC destroyer. Tharsis saw action at the Battle of Reach where it was heavily damaged^[1] , although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The Covenant moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over Reach's northern pole.

When the UNSC-controlled Ascendant Justice returned to Reach following the Battle of Installation 04, Cortana considered merging the Tharsis with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the UNSC Gettysburg was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact MAC gun. It is unknown why Cortana chose Gettysburg rather than Tharsis since the book fails to list any traits of the Tharsis past the fact that it was a destroyer.

[edit] Background

Tharsis is a volcanic plateau on Mars which derived its name from a biblical reference.

This UNSC Tharsis should not be confused with another UNSC ship of the same name which was destroyed at the Second Battle of Harvest.

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1. ↑ Halo: First Strike

Known United Nations Space Command Destroyers
UNSC Armageddon's Edge • UNSC Brasidas • UNSC Do You Feel Lucky? UNSC Glasgow Kiss • UNSC Heracles • UNSC Iroquois UNSC Iwo Jima • UNSC Lancelot • UNSC Minotaur • UNSC Prophecy • UNSC Resolute • UNSC Tharsis • UNSC Thermopylae • Unnamed Destroyer