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Without any kind of clear spelled out Covenant Ship Classification structure the Halo community has been forced to debate the names and dimensions of Covenant Ships.  Below are Ships Classes that have been proven because of said reasons.  Read the Discussion page to discover the full debate and how each conclusion was reached.

==Covenant Carrier==
{{Main|Covenant carrier}}
The Covenant Carrier is a seperate class of ship because:
#The term "Carrier" is mentioned in this quote, "The carrier, the ''Lawgiver'', turned, and lasers stitched the frigate. Several beams painted its hull, heating the shields - before another destroyer crossed the line of fire." This is during a Covenant battle between Elite and Brute ships. There are no UNSC personnel present (except for the Prowler ''Dusk'' viewing from a distance).<ref>Page 195, of [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
#In [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], a UNSC destroyer is mentioned as colliding with a Covenant carrier three times its size. Assuming the destroyer is 485m long, that places the Covenant carrier at roughly 1455m long.  This makes it different that the [[Kerel-pattern assault carrier|Assualt Carrier]] because that class of ship is 5346 meters long

==Covenant Cruiser==
{{Main|Covenant cruiser}}
The Cruiser is a seperate class of ship because:
#It is mentioned in Halo Canon, "There were '''Covenant Cruisers''' and larger carriers; there were even bigger vessels with five bulbous sections that were two kilometers stem to stern and had a dozen deadly energy projectors."<ref>Page 297 of [[Halo: First Strike]]</ref>
#In [[Halo: First Strike]], it is stated that the Covenant cruiser is smaller than the [[Covenant Carrier]].   Now in this [[:File:CapitalShips-scale.gif|HBO image]] it is stated that the Covenant Cruiser is a in fact [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|Covenant ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser]] but the Battlecruiser is 1782m long therefore the HBO image is mislabeled.  This is proven by the existence of the [[Covenant Carrier]] which as shown above is 1455m long and smaller than the Battlecruiser at 1782m long.

==Covenant Battleship==
{{Main|Rasus-pattern interdictor}}
"He saw the faint outlines of dozens of Covenant battleships in low orbit."<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] Page 32, lines 11 and 12.</ref>

==CAR-class Frigate==
{{Main|Ester-pattern armored frigate}}
In [[transmissions]], it states that the ''SCS Hermes II'' recieved a transmission from, "CAR Contrition (DE H c-5)".  That is all the information provided about the ship.

==Covenant Supercruiser==
{{Main|Covenant Supercruiser}}
While the name is indeed fanon this mysterious ship has yet been given a name.  The information as yet provided describes a "sniper" ship in [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]. Thus, the fanon name supercruiser is a place holder until an actual name is given to it.
:An update on that, this quote is describing the Covenant ship in question on  "The covenant ship centered on the main view screen. This close Captain Keyes saw how huge the ship was- three times the mass of a normal cruiser."<ref>Page 323, [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref> The quote doesn't prove without a doubt the ship is called a supercruiser, which I am not trying to prove, but it does give very good reason to believe the ship is a cruiser, which an Assault Carrier is not (the whole carrier thing kind of disqualifies it from being a cruiser). 
:"One Covenant ship sat in the center of the pack, a gigantic vessel, larger the 3 UNSC cruisers."<ref>Page 297, [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref> The common comparison to a cruiser rather than any other ship, and the use of the word normal in the 323 quote imply that it is a cruiser. Thus, I think it is safe to say this is not an Assault Carrier. And thus, I think it is safe to leave this ship up until we have an official name for it.

==Covenant Flagship==
{{Main|Flagship}}
*Flagships are not a class of ship.  Flagships are just whatever ship the Fleet Commander has picked to use as a command ship.   One piece of evidence is this quote " 'Picking up encrypted transmissions from new contact,' Cortana whispered. 'Descrambling...lots of chatter...orders being given to the cruisers. It appears to be directing the Covenant fleet operations in the system.' 'A flagship,' the Chief murmured." John-117 associates commanding fleet operations with flagship, he does not seem to associate the ship with flagship until Cortana says it is directing fleet operations.<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 37</ref>
*The fact that any ship can be a flagship is backed up by the [[Sublime Transcendence]] being a flagship and a [[Covenant Supercarrier]] of the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]].

==CCS-class Battlecruiser==
{{Main|Ket-pattern battlecruiser}}
*'''Cortana:''' "Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But, I've isolated approach signatures from multiple ''Ket'' battle groups, make it 3 capitol ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us.".<ref>[[Cortana]] [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref>
*HBO calls the [[Truth and Reconciliation]] a Covenant Battlecruiser in this [[:File:UNSC-Covenant-scalechart4.gif|image]] but no mention of ''Ket''-pattern
*The two above quotes are linked by the [[Transmissions]] where it stated that the, ''SCS Pillar of Autumn'' received a transmission from the "CCS Truth and Reconciliation (DE H c-1)"

==Covenant Supercarrier==
{{Main|Covenant supercarrier}}
*"The Unggoy Kwassass knew his place aboard the Covenant supercarrier ''Sublime Transcendence''." Above this, in the chapter data log, it says "ABOARD FLEET CARRIER ''SUBLIME TRANSCENDENCE'', IN ORBIT ABOVE JOYOUS EXULTATION, SYSTEM SALIA".<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 236</ref>
*"Where they are recovered by hundreds of '''supercarriers''' and cruisers"<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] on Page 338</ref>

==Covenant Frigate==
{{Main|Covenant frigate}}
*Keyes refers to some of the Covenant ships attacking Sigma Octanus IV as the equivalent of a UNSC frigate. After that, the ships are just refered to as Covenant frigates.
*"A holographic frigate pair appeared on the deck and sped towards them: the ''Tenebrous'' and the ''Twilight Compunction'', commanded by the alpha Jiralhanae, Gargantum."<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 192</ref>
*"The frigate pair split to miss the carrier in their flight path. The enemy ships, and their plasma torpedoes, became obscured by the bulb of the sleek carrier."<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 193</ref>

==Covenant Light Cruiser==
{{Main|Zanar-pattern light cruiser}}
*"Two exceptions to this patrol pattern were a pair of light cruisers hovering over Menachite Mountain"<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] page 167</ref>
*"There were a total of thirteen heavy cruisers and three carriers moving three hundred kilometers above the surface of the planet."<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] page 167</ref> to distinguish light from heavy.
*"There were light cruisers that looked like luminous manta rays;"<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] page 205</ref>

==Covenant CPV-class Destroyer==
{{Main|CPV-class destroyer}}
*A class of ship only mentioned in [[Transmissions]]

==Covenant Destroyer==
{{Main|Covenant Destroyer}}
*As shown by the existence of the [[Bloodied Spirit]]

==Assault Carrier==
{{Main|Assault carrier}}
*'''Cortana (Radio):''' Registering all hostile vessels inside the kill zone. Thirteen cruisers, two [[Assault Carrier]]s. I'm going loud!<ref>[[Cortana]] [[Cairo Station]]</ref>
*HBO calls it an assault carrier in this [[:File:UNSC-Covenant-scalechart4.gif|image]]

==Reverence-class Cruiser==
{{Main|Varric-pattern heavy cruiser}}
"Voro resumed breathing. They were his now to command and send into battle. As was the Reverence-class cruiser ''Incorruptible''."<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 191</ref>

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