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|name = UNSC ''Andraste'' | |name = UNSC ''Andraste'' | ||
|image = [[File:UNSC Andraste.png|250px]] | |image = [[File:UNSC Andraste.png|250px]] | ||
|class = [[UNSC | |class = [[UNSC corvette|Corvette]] | ||
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|shield gen = None | |shield gen = None | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Andraste''''' | The '''UNSC ''Andraste''''' was a [[UNSC corvette]] attached to the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] which guarded the [[Sol system]] from enemy attack. It was not featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and thus it is unknown what purpose it was to have in the storyline. Concept art for this vessel was shown in the book ''[[Art of Halo 3]]'', as an early concept of what would evolve into the frigate {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref>'''[[Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 37''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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 | *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. | ||
*The name is likely based on [[Wikipedia:Andraste|Andraste]], a Celtic war goddess.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Andraste|''Andraste'' on '''Wikipedia''']]</ref> | *The name is likely based on [[Wikipedia:Andraste|Andraste]], a Celtic war goddess.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Andraste|''Andraste'' on '''Wikipedia''']]</ref> | ||
*Due to its hull classification sharing the same number as the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} (201), it is likely that the ship's design was replaced by a frigate for ''Halo 3''. | *Due to its hull classification sharing the same number as the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} (201), it is likely that the ship's design was replaced by a frigate for ''Halo 3''. | ||
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[[Category:Human Ships|Andraste]] | [[Category:Human Ships|Andraste]] | ||
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The UNSC Andraste was a UNSC corvette attached to the UNSC Home Fleet which guarded the Sol system from enemy attack. It was not featured in Halo 3 and thus it is unknown what purpose it was to have in the storyline. Concept art for this vessel was shown in the book Art of Halo 3, as an early concept of what would evolve into the frigate Template:UNSCship.[1]
Trivia
- 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.
- The name is likely based on Andraste, a Celtic war goddess.[2]
- Due to its hull classification sharing the same number as the Template:UNSCship (201), it is likely that the ship's design was replaced by a frigate for Halo 3.
gallery
- H3 - FrigateOverview.png
Concept art by Isaac Hannaford.
List of appearances
- Art of Halo 3 (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Art of Halo 3, page 37
- ^ Andraste on Wikipedia
