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The '''''Horn of Plenty''''' ([[ | The '''''Horn of Plenty''''' ([[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping|DCS.REG#]] HOP-000987111) was an unmanned [[human]] [[civilian]] interstellar [[freighter]] of unknown classification operating in and before [[2524]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Under the management of [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]], the ''Horn of Plenty'' has the dubious distinction of being the vessel to make first contact with the [[Covenant]] race. | Under the management of [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]], the ''Horn of Plenty'' has the dubious distinction of being the vessel to make first contact with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] race. | ||
===First Contact=== | ===First Contact=== | ||
On September 3, [[2524]] the ''Horn of Plenty'' was making a shipment of [[ | On September 3, [[2524]] the ''Horn of Plenty'' was making a shipment of [[list of food and drinks|melons]] from the [[Epsilon Indi]] colony "[[Harvest]]", to the colony of "[[Madrigal]]" when its slipspace drive malfunctioned due an overload in the coolant tanks, fatefully forcing it out of slipspace near the [[Kig-yar|Kig-Yar]] raider ''[[Minor Transgression]]''. | ||
The Covenant ship, crewed by [[Kig-Yar]], with an [[Unggoy]] [[deacon]] and [[Huragok]] engineers, attacked and disabled the vessel by destroying its engines, cameras, and MASER dish with pulse lasers, and then stripping it of salvageable materials such as the ship's cargo and navigational computer. Having suffered a [[ | The Covenant ship, crewed by [[Kig-yar|Kig-Yar]], with an [[Unggoy]] [[deacon]] and [[Huragok]] engineers, attacked and disabled the vessel by destroying its engines, cameras, and MASER dish with pulse lasers, and then stripping it of salvageable materials such as the ship's cargo and navigational computer. Having suffered a [[hull breach]], the freighter sent a message to the [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping|DCS]], which responded by sending an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] operative, fearing the destruction was the result of an [[Insurrectionist]] attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 26''</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
It had a cargo capacity of at least 2500 kg, and was powered by a pair of compact reactors. It possessed a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive]] in its propulsion pod, described as being one-tenth the size of the cargo container, coupled to the craft at the rear through a magnetic coupling.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 23''</ref> | It had a cargo capacity of at least 2500 kg, and was powered by a pair of compact reactors. It possessed a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive]] in its propulsion pod, described as being one-tenth the size of the cargo container, coupled to the craft at the rear through a magnetic coupling.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 23''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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Transportation of goods from Harvest to other UNSC colonies. |
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The Horn of Plenty (DCS.REG# HOP-000987111) was an unmanned human civilian interstellar freighter of unknown classification operating in and before 2524.
Background
Under the management of UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping, the Horn of Plenty has the dubious distinction of being the vessel to make first contact with the Covenant race.
First Contact
On September 3, 2524 the Horn of Plenty was making a shipment of melons from the Epsilon Indi colony "Harvest", to the colony of "Madrigal" when its slipspace drive malfunctioned due an overload in the coolant tanks, fatefully forcing it out of slipspace near the Kig-Yar raider Minor Transgression.
The Covenant ship, crewed by Kig-Yar, with an Unggoy deacon and Huragok engineers, attacked and disabled the vessel by destroying its engines, cameras, and MASER dish with pulse lasers, and then stripping it of salvageable materials such as the ship's cargo and navigational computer. Having suffered a hull breach, the freighter sent a message to the DCS, which responded by sending an ONI operative, fearing the destruction was the result of an Insurrectionist attack.[1]
Description
It had a cargo capacity of at least 2500 kg, and was powered by a pair of compact reactors. It possessed a Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive in its propulsion pod, described as being one-tenth the size of the cargo container, coupled to the craft at the rear through a magnetic coupling.[2]
Trivia
- The Horn of Plenty is the horn of the goat Amalthea, which was enchanted by Zeus, to give whomever weilded it anything they desired. It is also recognized as a symbol of female fertility. In modern times it is known as the Cornucopia, and is associated with Thanksgiving and the Harvest by North Americans. [3]
