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''Iroquois'' was constructed at the UNSC shipyards orbiting [[Reach]]. Construction began in [[ | ''Iroquois'' was constructed at the UNSC shipyards orbiting [[Reach]]. Construction began in [[2538] and the ship was launched in April 2550. Her first commanding officer was Commander [[Jacob Keyes]]. | ||
During the [[Covenant]]'s initial probe of Sigma Octanus IV, ''Iroquois'' was the first UNSC warship to respond to the attack. ''Iroquois'' engaged the Covenant fleet, which consisted of one {{Class|DDS|carrier}}, one [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]], and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]]. Though outnumbered, ''Iroquois'' managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a [[Keyes Loop|decisive maneuver]] and a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 146-154''</ref> The carrier avoided the engagement and headed planetside to deploy its ground forces, then left the system. ''Iroquois'', still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the ship's [[Spartan-II]] complement to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV near [[Cote d'Azur]]. | During the [[Covenant]]'s initial probe of Sigma Octanus IV, ''Iroquois'' was the first UNSC warship to respond to the attack. ''Iroquois'' engaged the Covenant fleet, which consisted of one {{Class|DDS|carrier}}, one [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]], and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]]. Though outnumbered, ''Iroquois'' managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a [[Keyes Loop|decisive maneuver]] and a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 146-154''</ref> The carrier avoided the engagement and headed planetside to deploy its ground forces, then left the system. ''Iroquois'', still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the ship's [[Spartan-II]] complement to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV near [[Cote d'Azur]]. | ||
