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|firstsight=June 2, | |firstsight=[[2501|June 2, 2501]] | ||
|destroyed= | |destroyed= | ||
|retired= | |retired= | ||
|lastsight=April 18, | |lastsight=[[2543|April 18, 2543]] | ||
|battles=[[Insurrection]] | |battles=[[Insurrection]] | ||
*[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]] | *[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]] | ||
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*[[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] | *[[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] | ||
*[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] | *[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] | ||
|affiliation=*[[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] (originally) | |affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] (originally) | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Bellerophon''''' was a [[UNSC | The '''UNSC ''Bellerophon''''' was a [[UNSC frigate]] that served during the [[Insurrection]]. It was later captured by [[insurrectionist]]s and was renamed the '''''Bellicose'''''. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In the first years of the 26th century the ''Bellicose'' was thrice engaged by the [[UNSC Gorgon ( | In the first years of the 26th century, the ''Bellicose'' was thrice engaged by the [[UNSC Gorgon (destroyer)|UNSC ''Gorgon'']], which was commanded by the legendary [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. The ''Bellicose'' escaped twice and on the last occasion [[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris|fought to a draw]]. On [[2504|January 2, 2504]], the ship's crew faked their own deaths by falling into the [[gravity well]] of a gas giant during the [[Battle of Theta Ursae Majoris]] and escaped by executing the first-known in-atmosphere [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] transition. | ||
The ''Bellicose'' resurfaced during the [[Human-Covenant War]] at the battles of [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|18 Scorpii]] and [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]] under an independent flag. There, the crew of the ''Bellicose'', captained by [[Lyrenne Castilla]], Cole's former wife, saved the latter's forces from [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 447''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *[[Wikipedia:Bellerophon|Bellerophon]] is a hero from [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]]. "Bellicose" means ''"inclined or eager to fight"''. | ||
*"Bellerophon" is an unofficial name for [[51 Pegasi B]]. | |||
*"Bellerophon" is | |||
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