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{{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | |||
{{UNSC Ship Title|Gorgon}} | |||
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{{Individual ship infobox | |||
|name=UNSC ''Gorgon'' | |||
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|class=''Gorgon''-class heavy destroyer | |||
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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |||
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|armament=*Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (three rounds)<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 447''</ref> | |||
*[[Archer Missile]] pods (8+)<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 450''</ref> | |||
*[[AAA Helix gun]]s | |||
|complement=Seven [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropships | |||
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|firstsight=[[2501]] | |||
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|lastsight=[[2503]] | |||
|battles=[[Insurrection]] | |||
*[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]] | |||
*[[Skirmish at Capella]] | |||
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |||
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|namedcrew=*[[Watchmaker]] - onboard [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] | |||
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Maliki]] | |||
*Lieutenant [[Betters]] | |||
|captains=Captain Preston J. Cole | |||
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The '''UNSC ''Gorgon''''' is a heavy destroyer that served during the early years of the [[Insurrection]] and later the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The ''Gorgon'' was the first vessel of its type, thus serving as the namesake of the UNSC's {{Class|Gorgon|heavy destroyer}}s.<ref group="note">Although the name of 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> It was the first vessel to be armed with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], which held only three rounds.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 451''</ref> The ''Gorgon'' was commanded by then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. | |||
==Background== | |||
Cole led the vessel in numerous confrontations against [[Insurrectionist]] forces in the first years of the 26th century. Most notably, it thrice engaged the insurgent-controlled ''[[Bellicose]]'', which escaped twice and fought Cole to a draw once. In [[2502]], the ''Gorgon'' was laid up in a space dock for repairs after the [[Skirmish at Capella]], which cost the lives of thirty-two of its crew members. The rest of the crew was granted a month of leave. | |||
In the early years of the Human-Covenant War, ''Gorgon'' was assigned to now-Admiral Cole's fleet. [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] served aboard the ''Gorgon'' for four years. In this time, the ship's crew witnessed the [[glassing]] of a dozen worlds.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition''', ''page 303-304''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
The vessel was named for the [[Wikipedia:Gorgon|Gorgons]] of [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{First mentioned}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Note== | |||
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==Sources== | |||
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{{UNSC Destroyers}} | |||
[[Category:Human Ships|Gorgon]] | |||