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The '''Gorgon-class Heavy Destroyer''' was a warship classification in the UNSC Navy. It was the first vessel within the UNSC Navy to be equipped with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a weapon system that would later become | The '''Gorgon-class Heavy Destroyer''' was a warship classification in the [[UNSC Navy]]. It was the first vessel within the UNSC Navy to be equipped with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships.<ref group="note">Although the name the ship's class is not mentioned, the UNSC ''Gorgon'' is stated to be the first of its class. Naval classifications take the name for the ship series after the name of the first ship, thus making ships built with the same design members of the ''Gorgon'' class.</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The | The namesake vessel of the the ''Gorgon'' class was commanded by then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]. It was used to engage the [[insurrectionist]] vessel ''[[Bellicose]]'' on three occasions.<ref name="P447"/> The warship was only capable of firing three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.<ref name="P451">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 451</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 10:22, November 24, 2010
Template:Ratings Template:Ship Class Infobox The Gorgon-class Heavy Destroyer was a warship classification in the UNSC Navy. It was the first vessel within the UNSC Navy to be equipped with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships.[note 1]
Overview
The namesake vessel of the the Gorgon class was commanded by then-Captain Preston J. Cole. It was used to engage the insurrectionist vessel Bellicose on three occasions.[1] The warship was only capable of firing three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.[2]
List of appearances
Note
- ^ Although the name the ship's class is not mentioned, the UNSC Gorgon is stated to be the first of its class. Naval classifications take the name for the ship series after the name of the first ship, thus making ships built with the same design members of the Gorgon class.
