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|[[Unidentified UNSC light destroyer class|Unidentified light destroyer class]] || || The light destroyer was in service prior to the [[Insurrection]], and predated the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Three such vessels famously took part in the [[Callisto Incident]]. | |[[Unidentified UNSC light destroyer class|Unidentified light destroyer class]] || || The light destroyer was in service prior to the [[Insurrection]], and predated the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Three such vessels famously took part in the [[Callisto Incident]]. | ||
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|[[ | |{{Class|Able|heavy destroyer}} || [[File:SoTP_AbleDestroyer_Screenshot_9.png|250px]] || The ''Able'' class has been in service with the Navy since [[2490]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}} In [[2497]], the heavy destroyer {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} was the first ship of its class to be armed with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], for which the ship carried only three slugs.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole''</ref> Then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Cole]] served on this ship during the [[Insurrection]]. The ''Gorgon'' was later assigned to Admiral Cole's fleet during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition''', ''page 303-304''</ref> | ||
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|[[Hillsborough-class heavy destroyer|''Hillsborough'' class]] || [[File:CMA Heracles.jpg|250px]] || Similar in design to a cruiser,<ref name="BC">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref> the CMA destroyer [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']] belonged to the ''Hillsborough'' class of destroyer. The ''Heracles'' was the command ship of [[Battle Group 4]] following the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}} | |[[Hillsborough-class heavy destroyer|''Hillsborough'' class]] || [[File:CMA Heracles.jpg|250px]] || Similar in design to a cruiser,<ref name="BC">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref> the CMA destroyer [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']] belonged to the ''Hillsborough'' class of destroyer. The ''Heracles'' was the command ship of [[Battle Group 4]] following the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}} | ||
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| {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} | | {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} | ||
| Bet. 2535-2552 | | Bet. 2535-2552 | ||
| [[ | | [[Algolis]] [[Algolis Invasion|Invasion]] | ||
| Self-destructed | | Self-destructed | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:HWG CMAHeracles.png|The ''Hillsborough''-class destroyer CMA ''Heracles'' transitioning from slipspace. | ||
File:FoR Battlegroup 4.png|''Heracles'', accompanied by two frigates, emerges from slipspace. | File:FoR Battlegroup 4.png|''Heracles'', accompanied by two frigates, emerges from slipspace. | ||
File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' over Harvest with Battle Group 4.<!-- Though the Heracles seems to dwarf its frigate escorts, this is not so. The frigates are far below the Heracles, giving the impression that they are considerably smaller than the destroyer.--> | File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' over Harvest with Battle Group 4.<!-- Though the Heracles seems to dwarf its frigate escorts, this is not so. The frigates are far below the Heracles, giving the impression that they are considerably smaller than the destroyer.--> | ||
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File:Covenant-4.jpg|The ''UNSC Iroquois'' from its bow, unleashing a full volley of Archer missiles. | File:Covenant-4.jpg|The ''UNSC Iroquois'' from its bow, unleashing a full volley of Archer missiles. | ||
File:Concept - UNSC_Destroyer.png|Concept art of the UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''. | File:Concept - UNSC_Destroyer.png|Concept art of the UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''. | ||
File:TML Halberd Concept 1.jpg|Various concept explorations for the ''Halberd''-class destroyer's design. | |||
File:TML Halberd Concept 2.jpg|Various concept explorations for the ''Halberd''-class destroyer's design. | |||
File:HLeg_TheBabysitter_KronstadtForemast.png|The ''Diligence''-class destroyer ''Kronstadt'' near Heian. | File:HLeg_TheBabysitter_KronstadtForemast.png|The ''Diligence''-class destroyer ''Kronstadt'' near Heian. | ||
File:HEDestroyers.png|UNSC destroyers, with {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s and {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, over Earth following the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. | File:HEDestroyers.png|UNSC destroyers, with {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s and {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, over Earth following the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. | ||