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| {{Title|''Poseidon''-class light carrier}} | | {{Title|''Poseidon''-class light carrier}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Ship Class Infobox |
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| | |name=''Poseidon''-class light carrier |
| |name = ''Poseidon''-class | | |image=[[File:Dakota_1.jpg|275px|A ship of this class participating in the Battle of Earth of 2557.]] |
| |image = [[File:H4-Poseidon.png|300px]] | | |manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |caption = | | |class=[[Carrier]] |
| |modules = | | |role= |
| {{Infobox/Ships/Class | | |length={{Convert|2359|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip|sigfig=3.5}}<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref> |
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| |class identification = <!--The hull code of the class--> | | |height= |
| |class operator = [[UNSC Navy]] | | |engine=One thrust nozzle |
| |class manufacturer = [[Martian Metals Shipyards]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |slipspace drive= Presumably equipped |
| |class architect = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class--> | | |hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] |
| |class built = <!--How many ships of this class were constructed--> | | |armament=*[[Point defense gun|Point-defense cannons]] |
| |class in service = [[2553]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |complement= |
| | |era = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] |
| | |affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] |
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| |hide-characteristics=<!--leave blank unless you want to hide the characteristics section header-->
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| |type = [[UNSC carrier|Carrier]]
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| |length = {{Convert|2359|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=127}}{{ref/Site|Id=Bulletin|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14|D=30|M=06|Y=2014}}
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| |mass = 2.8 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |power = [[Fusion reactor]]
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| |maneuver drive = 1 [[Fusion drive]]{{Ref/Game|Id=H4|H4|Poseidon-class carrier in-game model}}
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| |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Reuse|LoO}}
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| |crew = <!--Describes crew counts only-->
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| |troops = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
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| |hull = <!--Describes hull plate material-->
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| |shielding = <!--Describes shielding-->
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| |sensors = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot-->
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| |ew = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities-->
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| |armaments =
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| *2 [[Mark 2551 Onager]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *2 [[Archer missile|M42 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *20 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |aircraft =
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| |air facilities = <!--Describes hangars and whatnot-->
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| The '''''Poseidon''-class light carrier''' is a [[warship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] following the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}}
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| ==Overview== | | The '''''Poseidon''-class light carrier''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] following the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="Bulletin"/> |
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| | ==Specifications== |
| ===Design details=== | | ===Design details=== |
| The ''Poseidon''-class carrier is sleek, elongated, and somewhat cylindrical in general shape. Its structure comprises two main sections covered with white plating; in the fore section, the plating mostly covers the vessel's dorsal surface. This plating is absent on most of the underside of the ship and in a spar connecting the two main sections. A series of rectangular blue lights are arranged in the sections lacking the white plating.{{Ref/Level|Id=midnight|H4|Midnight}} 719 meters in length,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} the ''Poseidon'' is exceeded in both size and tonnage by the ''[[Orion-class assault carrier|Orion]]'', ''[[Epoch-class heavy carrier|Epoch]]'', and ''[[Punic-class supercarrier|Punic]]'' carrier classes.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-in-the-loop|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - In the Loop|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}
| | This class of ship is sleek, elongated and somewhat cylindrical in general shape. It consists of two major sections covered with white plating; in the fore section, the plating mostly covers the vessel's dorsal surface. This plating is absent on most of the underside of the ship and in a spar connecting the two main sections. A series of rectangular blue lights are arranged in the sections lacking the white plating.<ref name="midnight">'''Halo 4''', campaign level, ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> |
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| What it loses in size and armament, the ''Poseidon'' makes up for with its ease of manufacture in the [[Human-Covenant War|war-ravaged]] shipyards over [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]. The ''Poseidon'' additionally only requires a small crew to operate, allowing it to be pressed into service in [[2553]] - only months after the end of the war.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Armament=== | | ==Service history== |
| The ''Poseidon'' is unusual for a [[UNSC starship]] in that it does not have a primary [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] weapon system; instead, the carrier's heaviest weaponry consists of two [[Mark 2551 Onager]] turrets and two [[Archer missile|M42 Archer missile]] pods. The carrier's weapons complement is instead more focused on defensive measures, boasting twenty [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | Several ships of this class were part of [[Battlegroup Dakota]] alongside a number of {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}s and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s and attacked the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' during the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] in [[2557]].<ref name="midnight"/> |
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| ===Propulsion===
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| The ''Poseidon''-class is propelled in transit by a single [[fusion drive]] located on the back of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}} On at least one vessel, {{UNSCShip|Milwaukee}}, superluminal travel is accomplished via installation of an advanced [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] (SFTE), utilising technology reverse-engineered from alien [[Covenant]] and/or [[Forerunner]] technology recovered during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. This installation allows the carrier to make long-ranged [[Slipstream space|slipspace transits]] extremely rapidly - fast enough to allow the removal of the ship's [[Cryo chamber|cryogenics bays]] entirely to be replaced with simple seating.{{Ref/Reuse|LoO}} It is unknown whether the ''Milwaukee''{{'}}s advanced SFTE is representative of the ''Poseidon''-class as a whole, due to the ship's specific repurposing as a passenger ferry.
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| ==Ships of the line== | | ==Ships of the line== |
| *{{UNSCShip|Milwaukee}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Poseidon}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class. | | *{{UNSCShip|Poseidon}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class. |
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| ==Operational history== | | ==Behind the scenes== |
| ===Transport to Sarcophagus===
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| After the [[shield world]] of [[Sarcophagus]] was discovered and colonised, the {{UNSCShip|Milwaukee}} was repurposed to carry personnel, civilians and goods between [[Onyx]] and the colonies.{{Ref/Novel|Id=LoO|LoO|Chapter=6}}
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| ===New Phoenix Incident===
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| Several ships of this class were part of [[Battle Group Dakota]] alongside a number of {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}s and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s. These ships engaged the [[Forerunner]] vessel ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' during the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] on [[2557#July|July 25, 2557]].{{Ref/Reuse|midnight}}
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| ==Production notes==
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| {{linkbox|gallery=yes}} | | {{linkbox|gallery=yes}} |
| *Several ''Poseidon''-class light carriers appear in the background of the ''Halo 4'' level ''Midnight''; given their nature they are intended to be seen only from a considerable distance. However, exploiting a [[Midnight vacation|glitch]] allows the player to examine these vessels up close, along with a number of {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}s and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s. Because these ships are intended to appear only as scenery, they are rendered as brushes rather than level geometry; as such, the player can fly the Broadsword through them without harm. By the same merit the ships' in-game models are not to scale with their canonical incarnations.{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | | *Several ''Poseidon''-class light carriers appear in the background of the ''Halo 4'' level ''Midnight''; given their nature they are intended to be seen only from a considerable distance. However, exploiting a [[Midnight Vacation|glitch]] allows the player to examine these vessels up close, along with a number of {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}s and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s. Because these ships are intended to appear only as scenery, they are rendered as brushes rather than level geometry; as such, the player can fly the Broadsword through them without harm. By the same merit the ships' in-game models are not to scale with their canonical incarnations.<ref name="Bulletin"/> |
| *The ''Poseidon''-class carrier and ''Vindication''-class battleship were to be featured in ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' but were cut due to space constraints.{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | | *The ''Poseidon''-class carrier and ''Vindication''-class battleship were to be featured in ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' but were cut due to space constraints.<ref name="Bulletin"/> |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:Concept art Infinity and sub-vessels.jpg|The vessel depicted in concept art of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. | | File:Concept art Infinity and sub-vessels.jpg|The vessel depicted in concept art of the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}. |
| File:H4 - MidnightShips3.jpg|Two ''Poseidon''-class vessels along with a {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}. | | File:Unidentified UNSC CS DP1.jpg|Rear view of the vessel. |
| File:H4 - MidnightShips1.png|A ''Poseidon''-class vessel along with several other vessels over [[Earth]].
| | File:Unidentified UNSC CS DP2.jpg|Another view of the vessel. |
| File:H4 MidnightPoseidons 1.jpg|Two ''Poseidon''-class vessels. | |
| File:H4 MidnightPoseidons 2.jpg|Two ''Poseidon''-class vessels.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | {{reflist}} |
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| {{Human Ships}}
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| [[Category:Carrier classes]]
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| [[Category:UNSC ship classes]]
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