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Couldn't find an online source for the K=corvette thing mentioned here, and the Art of Halo 3 never calls the Dawn a corvette - so removed that.
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(Couldn't find an online source for the K=corvette thing mentioned here, and the Art of Halo 3 never calls the Dawn a corvette - so removed that.)
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{{Title|UNSC ''Andraste''}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Andraste''}}
{{Status|NonCanon}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Notcanon}}
{{Infobox/Ships
{{Individual ship infobox
|name            = ''Andraste''
|name            = UNSC ''Andraste''
|image          = [[File:UNSC Andraste.png|350px]]
|image          = [[File:UNSC Andraste.png|250px]]
|caption        =
|class          = [[UNSC corvette|Corvette]]/[[UNSC frigate|frigate]]
|modules        =
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
{{Infobox/Ships/Individual
|shield gen      = None
|country              = [[Unified Earth Government]]
|affiliation    = [[UNSC Navy]]
|country flag        = {{Icon|UEG}}
|fleet          = [[UNSC Home Fleet]]
|name                = ''Andraste''
|class                = {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=259}}
|namesake            = [[Wikipedia:Andraste|Andraste]]
|identification      =  
|operator            = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
|manufacturer        = [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|architect            =
|laid down            =
|launched            =
|commissioned        =
|decommissioned      =
|fate                =
|status              =
|captains            =
|motto                =
|badge                =
}}
}}
|hide-characteristics=
|type            = [[UNSC frigate|Frigate]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=120}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=76}}
|length          = {{Convert|1755|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVGSavannah|EVG|Page=162}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVGGrafton|EVG|Page=80}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/unsc-frigate|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=UNSC Frigate|D=13|M=05|Y=2021}}
|width          = {{Convert|652|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
|height          =
|mass            = 1.3 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power          =
|maneuver drive  = [[Fusion drive]] (2 primary, 6 secondary)
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Level|Id=HRLNoS|HR|Long Night of solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}}
|crew            =
|complement      =
*[[D77-TC Pelican]] dropships{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}
*[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}
|troops          =
|hull            = [[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
|shielding      =
|sensors        =
|ew              =
|armaments      =
*1 light{{Ref/Tabletop|Id=HFB|HFB|Detail=Paris-class heavy frigate stats}} [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|65P8V1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
*3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|M2475 Shiva nuclear missile silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Reach12|HTFoR|Chapter=12}}
*26 [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}
*12 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
*12 [[M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile]] silos{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|air facilities  = One primary [[hangar bay]] located in the lower mast of the ship{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}
}}
'''UNSC ''Andraste''''' is a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} serving in the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}


The '''UNSC ''Andraste''''' was a [[UNSC Navy]] vessel attached to the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], featured in concept art for ''[[Halo 3]]''. It is shown in the book ''[[Art of Halo 3]]'', as an early concept of what would evolve into the frigate {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.{{Ref/Book|AoH3|Page=37}}
==Production notes==
 
The ''Andraste'' was originally concepted out during the [[Development of Halo 3|production]] of ''[[Halo 3]]'' by artist [[Isaac Hannaford]]. At the time, the design was intended to be used for the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} featured in the final game, {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}. The artwork is featured in the book ''[[The Art of Halo 3]]'' and labelled as such on Hannaford's own blogs.{{Ref/Book|AoH3|Page=37}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BkOYA|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 3 Spaceship designs and discards|D=21|M=7|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html|Site=Isaachannaford.com|Quote=Halo 3 manual/promotional sketches and the Frigate Andraste|D=15|M=9|Y=2022|ArchiveURL=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602001922/http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html}}
==Class and development==
{{Conjecture}}
It appears that during the development of ''Halo 3'', the ''Andraste'' underwent a change from corvette into a frigate. ''The Art of Halo 3'' refers to the ship as a corvette, and the Andraste's [[hull classification symbol]] as seen in concept art is K-201; 'K' was once a United States Navy hull classification for a corvette but has since been retired.


However, the design of the ship is unmistakably similar to a UNSC frigate; it is possible that at the point when that particular image was made, the ship had already been established as a frigate. [[Isaac Hannaford]], the artist who produced the image, identifies the ship as a UNSC frigate in his concept art blog.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html|Site=Isaachannaford.com|Detail=Halo 3 manual/promotional sketches and the Frigate Andraste|D=15|M=9|Y=2022|ArchiveURL=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602001922/http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-3-manualpromotional-sketches-and.html}}
The design was ultimately unused in ''Halo 3'', but was later reused in the release of its sequel ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' almost wholly unaltered from the original concept, with a 3D model created by artist [[:Category:Images by Matt Turner|Matt Turner]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://pro.mattturner.us/gallery/matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg|Site=Matt Turner's blog|Page=matt-turner-reach-frigate.jpg|D=15|M=10|Y=2014}} The frigate design featured in ''Reach'' was later canonised as the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', with many of Hannaford's original labels ultimately informing the vessel's canon armaments as listed in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' such as the [[M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


Due to its hull classification sharing the same number as the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (201), it is likely that the ship was replaced by the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in the game, and that the "K" in the hull classification symbol in the concept art was a remnant from an earlier point in development when the ship was still to be a corvette.
Despite the ship class ultimately being canonised as a heavy frigate with the [[hull classification symbol]] of '''FFG''', the ''Andraste'' concept artwork uses a hull classification symbol of '''K'''. In the artwork, the ship has a full hull code of '''K-201''' - the same numeric as ''Forward Unto Dawn''{{'}}s '''FFG-201''', making it likely ''Andraste'' was the in-development precursor to the ''Dawn''. A similar ship, {{UNSCShip|Providence}}, also appears in some concept art for the [[Battle of Installation 00]].


The frigates in ''Halo 3'' differ from the ''Andraste'' design in a variety of ways, including a larger underside hangar. This change may have been made due to story necessities; including a scene in ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]'' where the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' lowers multiple armored vehicles from its hangar, and at the end of the level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]'', where players must use a [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] to jump into the open hangar. However, the design was more closely adapted to the [[Paris-class heavy frigate|''Paris''-class heavy frigate]]s in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. [[Wikipedia:Andraste|Andraste]] is a real world Celtic war goddess.
The ''Andraste'' was ultimately featured in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]'', effectively providing a canon depiction for the ship in a ''Halo'' source book.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
{{Conjecture end}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
H3 UNSCAndraste Concept.png|Concept art by [[Isaac Hannaford]].
File:H3 UNSCAndraste Concept.png|Full concept art by [[Isaac Hannaford]].
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Art of Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC ships]]
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