Editing Covenant starship

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the various space-worthy ships of the [[Covenant Empire]]|the cut ''Halo 2'' level|Covenant Ship}}
[[File:HM-UnyieldingHierophant.jpg|thumb|250px|Many different classes of Covenant starships in front of the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''.]]
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'''Covenant starships''' are the ships used by the [[species]] of the [[Covenant]] through its various [[ministry|ministries]].

==Overview==
===Organization===
{{Main|Covenant fleet}}
The starships of the Covenant were commanded under different ministries. The [[Ministry of Resolution]] commanded ships, and was responsible for directing offensive actions by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - page 7</ref> The [[Ministry of Tranquility]] managed the fleet of relic hunting and missionary ships.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=155}}

Covenant ship classes can be identified by the [[Covenant ship classification system]].{{Ref/Reuse|cfholidayships}}

====Tactical groupings====
{{Main|Fleet}}
Covenant Starships have been known to be grouped in multiple ways. These include [[Fleet]]s, [[Battle Group]]s, and [[Flotilla]]s.

===Design and specifications===
Different species have different design philosophies for starships. The Sangheili preferred starships that echoed the aggressive nature of various animals from [[Sanghelios]] and other [[Sangheili colonies]]. The San'Shyuum preferred more ornate designs, something that carried into the Covenant, as well as preferring multi-role vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|cfholidayships}}

Covenant starships, like most Covenant technology, were constructed using the [[Design pattern]] method.{{Ref/Book|Id=WFGlossary|Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Chapter=Glossary|Page=90}} Some manufacturers of Covenant starships include [[Forgemasters of Tanus]], [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]]{{Ref/Book|Halo: Warfleet|Page=76-77}} and [[Lathe of the Enlightened]].<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', Shadow of Intent - p. 70-71</ref>
====Propulsion, movement, and docking====
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====Power====
Covenant starships were powered by [[Pinch fusion reactor]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx}}

====Armor & Defense====
The hull of Covenant starships is composed of the durable and heat resistant [[Nanolaminate]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=14#post262|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Catalog Interaction - Page 14}} Most Covenant ships also make use of [[Energy shielding]] to prevent damage from affecting the hull.

=====Energy Projector=====
{{Main|Energy Projector}}
[[File:H2A Cutscene EnergyProjectorPiercing.png|thumb|200px|An energy projector slicing through the ''Feeling Lucky''.]]
Covenant warships often had Energy Projectors. An energy projector is a large beam of plasma which can be used to devastating effect in either ship-to-ship combat or in ground operations.

In ship-to-ship scenarios, they are known to slice through [[UNSC]] ships. The {{UNSCShip|Herodotus}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=298 & 320}} and the {{UNSCShip|Feeling Lucky}}{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 2]]|[[Cairo Station]]}} were two ships to fall prey to its destructive power.

Often during ground campaigns, it was used in a method called [[glassing]], whereby a Covenant starship burns the surface of a planet in order to render it lifeless.

=====Turrets=====
[[File:Reach 468930 Full.jpg|thumb|200px|Plasma turrets on the side of the ''Ardent Prayer''.]]
Covenant warships also used a variety of turret emplacements. This includes the [[Plasma turret (starship)|Plasma turret]] and the [[Pulse laser turret]].

=====Torpedos=====
Covenant starships also make use of the [[Plasma Torpedo]].

===Complement===
{{Main|Dropship|Space fighter}}
Several types of space fighters were used in conjunction with larger ships. These include the [[Keljiric-pattern Tarasque|''Tarasque''-class heavy fighter]] and the [[N'weo-pattern Gigas|''Gigas''-class fighter-bomber]], it's replacement, the [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter]], and the {{Pattern|Elsedda|Banshee}}. 

[[File:DeliverHope - CCSHangar.png|thumb|200px|Type-52 "Phantoms" picking up troops in a hangar bay.]]
Dropships were also in use acting as troop, vehicle and supply transport. These include the {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}, the {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} and the {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}. As well, the {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}} helped the Covenant board enemy ships.

==History==
===Pre-Great Purification===
[[File:HM WarOfWills.jpg|200px|thumb|[[San'Shyuum]] starships during the [[War of Wills]].]]
{{Main|Great Purification}}
Millenia prior to the forming of the Covenant, the San'Shyuum were [[San'Shyuum#Prehistory|a spacefaring civilization]], [[Human-San'Shyuum alliance|allied]] with [[Prehistoric human civilization|humans]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Cryptum|Page=269}}

===Pre-Writ of Union===
Prior to joining the Covenant, in a time known as "The Former Age", the [[Sangheili]] had developed their own spaceships.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg270|Enc22|Page=270-271}} This included the {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}}, the {{Pattern|Rwaru|carrack}}, {{Pattern|R'sikosh|man o' war}}, and the {{Pattern|Lursu|brigantine}}.{{Ref/Site|Id=cfholidayships|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-holiday-shipping|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Holiday Shipping}} In the case of the ''R'sikosh''-pattern man o' war specifically, it was built using information [[Forerunner]] artifacts far before the [[War of Beginnings]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg270}}

The San'Shyuum also piloted their own types of aerospace craft.{{Ref/Book|Halo Mythos}}

===Early Covenant===
A number of starships were designed following the signing of the [[Writ of Union]]. The {{Pattern|Useumru|voidpiercer}} was one of the first spacecraft developed by the Covenant empire between [[852 BCE|852]] and [[850 BCE]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFEklund|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-eklunds-ensemble|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Eklund's Ensemble|D=20|M=07|Y=2022}} The {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} was designed during the earliest [[Ages of Conflict|Age of Conflict]] and [[Ages of Doubt|Age of Doubt]] .{{Ref/Book|Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Page=64 & 65}} Another ancient ship was the {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}.{{Ref/Site|Id=cfarmoryamore|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Armory Amore}}

===Human-Covenant war===
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}}
[[File:HFB-CAS&CCS&SDV.jpg|thumb|200px|Several different classes of Covenant starships during the Human-Covenant war.]]
One of the first engagements prior to the outbreak of the war was the [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|Skirmish on ''Minor Transgression'']].
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===Great Schism===
{{Main|Great Schism}}

===Post-war===
{{Quote|Every vessel counts. We can't yet replace what we lose, so [[Blooding Years|the war against]] [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] and the other blasphemers may be won or lost on a single hull.|[[Shipmaster]] [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Mortal Dictata|Chapter=2}}}}
{{Main|Post-Covenant War conflicts}}
With the Covenant war over, and the Schism breaking into a multitude of conflicts, Covenant ships began finding themselves in the hands of a number of [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]], like the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]], [[Merg Vol's Covenant]], [[Rojka 'Kasaan's faction]], [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], [[Swords of Sanghelios]], and the [[Banished]].

===Created conflict===
{{Main|Created conflict}}
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==Types==
===Support ships===
{{Main|Support ship}}
The Covenant have operated a number of support starships. These include the {{Pattern|Akton|escort}}s and the food providing {{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}}.

====Ships of the type====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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!scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
|{{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}}
|''[[Infinite Succor]]''
|Destroyed, sent into a star [[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor|to prevent the Flood from escaping]] by [[Rtas 'Vadum]].
|}
[[File:Covenant Capital Vessels (Spartan Games).jpeg|thumb|200px|A comparison of different ship classes and their sizes.]]

===Warship===
{{Main|Warship}}
The Covenant operated a number of lighter capital warships. These include some of the smaller [[Covenant cruiser]]s, like the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s and the {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s. As well as the various [[Covenant corvette|corvette]], [[Covenant frigate|frigate]], and [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] classes the Covenant operated.

The Covenant were known for their larger capital ships including the {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}, the {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} and the {{Pattern|Kewu|battleship}}. On top of this, they operated various large [[Covenant carrier|carrier]] classes, as well as heavily armed [[Rasus-pattern interdictor|battleships]].

====Ships of the type====
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Carriers</div>
{{Main|Covenant Carrier}}
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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!scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="1"|{{Pattern|Ruma|light carrier}}
|''[[Ascendant Justice]]''
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|rowspan="12"|{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}
|''[[Breath of Annihilation]]''
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|''[[Clarity of Faith]]''
|Crash-landed on an [[unidentified moon (Sub-sector 35)|unidentified moon]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]].
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|''[[Day of Jubilation]]''
|Destroyed at the beginning of [[Battle for Earth]] by an antimatter charge delivered by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]].
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|''[[Enduring Conviction]]''
|Severed in half over [[Installation 00]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s in [[2559]].
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|''[[Eternal Reward]]''
|Destroyed in the beginning of [[Great Schism]] by the Jiralhanae fleet.
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|''[[Purveyor of Virtue]]''
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|''[[Resplendent Fervor]]''
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|''[[Seeker of Truth]]''
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|''[[Shadow of Intent]]''
|Returned to [[Sanghelios]] after ceasefire in [[2553#March|March 2553]]
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|''[[Solemn Penance]]''
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|''[[Song of Retribution]]''
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|''[[Pious Rampage]]''
|Unknown Status after the battle of [[Zhoist]].
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|{{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}
|''[[Long Night of Solace]]''
|Destroyed by a slipspace bomb during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].
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|rowspan="2"|Supercarrier
|''[[Hammer of Faith]]''
|Destroyed while under construction by a pair of [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s during [[Operation: SILENT STORM]] above [[Zhoist]]. 
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|''[[Sublime Transcendence]]''
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|rowspan="3"|Unknown
|''[[Lawgiver]]''
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|''[[Pledge of Holiness]]''
|A carrier commanded by the [[Prophet of Inner Conviction]] which participated in the [[Rending]] in 850 BCE.
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|''[[Splendid Intention]]''
|Crash landed on [[Beta Gabriel]]
|}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Cruisers</div>
{{Main|Covenant cruiser}}
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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!scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="4"|{{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}
|''[[Blight of the Profane]]''
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|''[[Foebane|Gathering of Praise]]''
|Destroyed over the planet [[Carrow]] in [[2558]]
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|''[[Incorruptible]]''
|Destroyed in the Onyx Conflict
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|''[[Unwavering Discipline]]''
|Crashed on the planet Carrow in 2558
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|rowspan="12"|{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}
|''[[Harbinger of Piety]]''
|Destroyed by a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] shot from [[Nassau Station]].
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|''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]''
|Commandeered by [[Flood]], destroyed in the [[Battle of Voi]] by [[Fleet of Retribution]] for Flood containment.
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|''[[Pious Inquisitor]]''
|Destroyed in the [[Skirmish on Pious Inquisitor|Skirmish on ''Pious Inquisitor'']]
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|''[[Purity of Spirit]]''
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|''[[Purveyor of Serenity]]''
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|''[[Sacred Promise]]''
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|''[[Sanctity of Purification]]''
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|''[[Triumphant Declaration]]''
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|''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''
|Destroyed during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in its [[Battle for the Truth and Reconciliation|third raid]] by Lieutenant McKay.
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|''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]''
|Infested by Flood during the Battle of Installation 04, shot down by order of [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee.
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|''[[CCS-U624]]''
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|''[[CCS-U321]]''
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|{{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}
|''[[Spear of Light]]''
|Captured by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] from [[Tem'Bhetek]].
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|rowspan="6"|Unknown
|''[[Axiom]]''
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|''[[Far Vision]]''
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|''[[Infinite Sacrifice]]''
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|''[[Rapid Conversion]]''
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|''[[Unidentified cruiser (Particular Justice)]]''
|Destroyed in the [[Fall of Reach]] by the Alpha division of [[Red Team]].
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|''[[Unrelenting]]''
|Destroyed in the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]]
|}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Destroyers</div>
{{Main|Covenant destroyer}}
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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!scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="7"|{{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}
|''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''
|Destroyed during the [[Onyx Conflict]].
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|''[[Esteem]]''
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|''[[Reverence]]''
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|''[[Radiant Perception]]''
|Destroyed during the [[Battle for Arcadia]].
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|''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]''
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|''[[Fighter's Blood]]''
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|''[[Hammerstrike]]''
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|rowspan="5"|Unknown class
|''[[Absolution]]''
|Destroyed during the Onyx Conflict
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|''[[Defender of Faith]]''
|Destroyed by [[UNSC Infinity]] during the assault on [[Vadam keep]] in 2553.
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|''[[Far Sight Lost]]''
|Destroyed during the Onyx Conflict
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|''[[Rapturous Arc]]''
|Captured by the Flood and subsequently destroyed by combined Sangheili and Jiralhanae forces at the beginning of the [[Great Schism]]
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|''[[Retribution's Thunder]]''
|Scuttled by its Sangheili crew during [[Battle of the Rubble]] after being betrayed by their Kig-Yar escort.
|}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Frigates</div>
{{Main|Covenant frigate}}
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!scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="2"|{{Pattern|Ester|armored frigate}}
|''[[Contrition]]''
|Unknown status
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|''[[Penance (ship)|Penance]]''
|Unknown status
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|rowspan="11"|Unknown
|''[[Radiant Arrow]]''
|Scuttled by its commander after being boarded by a team of Spartans over [[Netherop]] in 2526.
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|''[[Reprisal's Fire]]''
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|''[[Retribution's Promise]]''
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|''[[Revenant (ship)|Revenant]]''
|Destroyed by the ''Incorruptible'' during the Onyx conflict.
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|''[[Steadfast Strike]]''
|Status unknown; last seen during the [[Battle of Netherop]] in [[2526]].
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|''[[Tenebrous]]''
|Destroyed by the ''[[Incorruptible]]'' during the [[Battle of Installation 05]].
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|''[[Transforming Splendor]]''
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|''[[Twilight Compunction]]''
|Destroyed during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].
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|''[[Pure Resolve]]''
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|''[[Unflinching Resolve]]''
|Decommissioned, later reinstated by [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] and destroyed in March 2553.
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|''[[Vengeful Deed]]''
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|}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Corvettes</div>
{{Main|Covenant Corvette}}
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!scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="4"|{{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}
|''[[Ardent Prayer]]''
|Captured by the UNSC, used as transportation for a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] makeshift bomb and destroyed in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Jorge-052]].
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|''[[Elegy's Lament]]''
|Stolen by the [[Banished]].
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|''[[Mayhem|Quester of Glory]]''
|Fell into Sangheili control during the Great Schism; renamed ''Mayhem''. Crippled and salvaged by {{UNSCShip|Witness}} in [[Operation: FAR STORM]].
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|''[[Supplication of Purity]]''
|Destroyed in the [[Battle for Tribute]] in 2552, later salvaged and displayed at [[Outpost Discovery]].
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|{{Pattern|Makar|light corvette}}
|''[[The Lookout|Infinite Fire]]''
|Fell into Sangheili control during the Great Schism; renamed ''The Lookout''
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|rowspan="6"|[[Intrusion corvette]]
|''[[Divine Whisper]]''
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|''[[Quiet Faith]]''
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|''[[Sacred Whisper]]''
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|''[[Silent Truth]]''
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|''[[Still Devotion]]''
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|''[[Worthy Silence]]''
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|rowspan="3"|Unknown
|''[[Adherent]]''
|Crew massacred by the [[Silent Shadow]].
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|''[[Sacred Whisper]]''
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|''[[Vengeful Vitality]]''
|A stealth corvette used by [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben]].
|}
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<div class="tabbox"><div class="tab">Other</div>
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|rowspan="3"|{{Pattern|Mutan Et|storm cutter}}
|''[[Mark of Prophecy]]''
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|''[[Divine Breath]]''
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|''[[Heresy's Sorrow]]''
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|[[Hekar Taa-pattern blockade runner|''Hekar Taa''-pattern blockade runner]]
|''[[Joori's Light]]''
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|[[Barque]]
|''[[Song of Wrath]]''
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|rowspan="18"|Unknown
|''[[Almighty Persuasion]]''
|Tasked with carrying a [[Luminal Beacon]] and destroyed during [[Operation: SILENT STORM]]
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|''[[A Psalm Every Day]]''
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|''[[Burgeoning Fealty]]''
|Discovered the [[Dazreme]] species and their homeworld, [[Reme]].
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|''[[Commitment and Patience]]''
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|''[[Rampant Perdition|Dedication]]''
|Renamed to ''Rampant Perdition''.
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|''[[Devotion]]''
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|''[[Doctrine's Command]]''
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|''[[Havoc]]''
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|''[[Infinite Spoils]]''
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|''[[Paragon|Joyous Discovery]]''
|Renamed to ''Paragon''.
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|''[[Perpetual Devotion]]''
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|''[[Pitiless]]''
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|''[[Purifying Flame]]''
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|''[[Onslaught (ship)|Onslaught]]''
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|''[[Revolution (ship)|Revolution]]''
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|''[[Serene Certainty]]''
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|''[[Valorous Salvation]]''
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|}
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===Other===
Covenant ships were not exclusively designed for war and often operated in a number of non-warfare based situations. This can include the [[Missionary ship]], operated by the [[Ministry of Tranquility]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=50}} The Covenant also operated a number of tithe fleets, which were often filled with [[Sangheili]] {{Pattern|Lursu|brigantine}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|cfholidayships}}

====Ships of the type====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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!scope="col"|Class
!scope="col"|Ship Name
!scope="col"|Notes
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|[[Forgeship]]
|''[[Boundless Artifice]]''
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|{{Class|Hudal|auxiliary vessel}}
|''[[Piety]]'' 
|Active, all crew killed in capture of a [[Requires Adjustment|Huragok]].
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|Missionary ship
|''[[Minor Transgression]]''
|[[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|Destroyed]] prior to the beginning of the Human-Covenant war.
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|Supply ship
|''[[Journey's Sustenance]]''
|
|}
==Production notes==
During the [[Development of Halo 2|development of ''Halo 2'']], a [[Cut Halo 2 levels|level]] was planned to take place on board a [[Covenant ship]].

==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HW3 Space Concept 9.jpg|Concept art for a cancelled ''[[Halo Wars 3 (rejected pitch)|Halo Wars 3]]'' idea.
File:HW3 Space Concept 7.jpg|Concept art for a cancelled ''[[Halo Wars 3 (rejected pitch)|Halo Wars 3]]'' idea.
</gallery>

===Overview===
<gallery>
File:HFB-ClassicCovenant.jpg|The Covenant ship line up for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|Covenant ships waiting at [[Installation 04]].
File:SO-HM.png|The [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord]] staring down a [[UNSC frigate]].
File:Reach AssaultCarriers.jpg|A Fleet of Covenant starships over [[Reach]].
</gallery>

==Sources==
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{{Ship types}}
{{Covenant Ships}}
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