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| {{Wikipedia|Cargo ship}} | | {{ratings}} |
| [[File:FoR Laden.png|thumb|300px|The ''Laden'', a ''Parabola''-class freighter.]]
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| '''Freighter''' is a classification for interstellar vessels. These ships are neither armed nor well-protected, consisting almost entirely of cargo bay space for their transported goods. Many freighters are operated entirely by [[navigation computer]]s and managed by planetary [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]], however some are still crewed by humans.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 24</ref> | | '''Freighter''' is a classification for interstellar vessels, with the [[Hull Classification Symbol]] of '''DDA'''. These ships are neither armed nor well protected consisting almost entirely of cargo bay space for their transported goods. Many Freighters are operated entirely by computers and managed by planetary [[AI]]s, however some are still crewed by humans.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 24</ref> |
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| ==Humanity==
| | In the [[UNSC]], many freighters are maintained, mostly to move supplies, food, and equipment to and from fringe worlds in the [[Outer Colonies]]. Most of these are maintained not by the [[UNSC Navy]], but by the [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]. Some private companies and individuals maintain their own freighters. These ships can also sometimes be armed and used as warships, particularly by militant [[Rebel]] factions, such as the [[Eridanus Rebels]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 77</ref> |
| Many freighters are maintained by the [[Unified Earth Government]], mostly to move supplies, food, and equipment to and from fringe worlds in the [[Outer Colonies]]. Most of these are maintained by the [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]], whose [[UNSC commercial fleet|commercial fleet]] consists of hundreds of [[DCS light freighter|light freighters]].<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 23</ref> Some private companies and individuals also maintain their own freighters. Some freighters were also used by militant [[Insurrectionist]] factions, such as the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]] to supply their [[Eridanus Secundus|hidden base]].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 77</ref> Freighters operated by the [[UNSC]] have the [[hull classification symbol]] of '''DDA'''. Larger freighters are sometimes also converted into [[prison ship]]s, used to transport convicts and goods to and from [[penal colony|penal colonies]].<ref>''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe'', "The Mona Lisa", p. 234</ref>
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| ===Freighter classes===
| | There are several types of freighters of varying designs. A common type of freighter is simply a large cargo container attached magnetically to a [[Propulsion pod]] which contains the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] and sublight maneuvering systems. These containers can travel up and down [[space elevator]] strands, allowing for fast loading and management of cargo. Once on top of the elevator, the propulsion pod is attached to the container, effectively turning it into a slipspace-capable freighter.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', page 67</ref> A colonial high-capacity space tether system can have dozens of propulsion pods and cargo containers operational at a time, all managed by a shipping operations AI. These freighters are mostly automated, and human crews are a rarity. Mail between colonies is often delivered on the freighters' on-board memory.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', page 35</ref> |
| *{{Class|Bactrian|freighter}}
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| *{{Class|Laden|freighter}}
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| **''[[True Light]]''
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| *{{Class|Parabola|freighter}}
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| **''[[Laden]]''
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| *[[DCS light freighter|DCS propulsion pod-container configurations]]
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| **''[[Bulk Discount]]''
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| **''[[Contents Under Pressure]]''
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| **''[[Horn of Plenty]]''
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| **''[[This End Up]]''
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| **''[[Wholesale Price]]''
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| *Unidentified
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| **''[[Distancia]]''
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| **''[[Finnegan's Wake]]''
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| **''[[Floral Express]]''
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| **''[[Mighty Sparrow]]''
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| **''[[Mona Lisa]]'' (converted into a [[Prison ship|prison transport]])
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| **''[[Petya]]''
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| **''[[Pilgrims' Pride]]''
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| **{{UNSCShip|Nereid}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Onan}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Antaeus}} (a modified [[Dropship|dropfreighter]] fitted with experimental [[energy shielding]] technology]]).
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| ==Covenant== | | == Known Freighters == |
| [[File:HW2 Ashes.png|thumb|250px|The crash site of a Covenant freighter on the Ark.]]
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| The [[Covenant]] also operated freighters. During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], one such vessel was shot down by the defensive installations of [[Installation 00|the Ark]], crashing into the installation and exposing the [[Forerunner]] superstructure underneath the surface. In [[2559]], this site became a point of confrontation between the [[Banished]] and the forces of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].{{Ref/Map|HW2|Ashes}}{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Ashes}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | === ''Laden''-class Freighters === |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
| | {{Main|Laden-class Freighter}} |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | | *''none known by name.'' |
| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
| | === ''Parabola''-class Freighters === |
| **''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
| | {{main|Parabola-class Freighter}} |
| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
| | *''[[Laden]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
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| **''[[Undefeated]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' | |
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| ==Sources== | | === Container/Propulsion pod configuration === |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
| | *''[[Bulk Discount]]'' |
| | *''[[Contents Under Pressure]]'' |
| | *''[[Horn of Plenty]]'' |
| | *''[[This End Up]]'' |
| | *''[[Wholesale Price]]'' |
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| {{Ship types}}
| | === Unknown Class === |
| | *''[[Distancia]]'' |
| | *''[[Finnegan's Wake]]'' |
| | *''[[Mighty Sparrow]]'' |
| | *''[[Petya]]'' |
| | *''[[UNSC Onan]]'' |
| | *''[[UNSC Mona Lisa]]'' (Converted into a prison transport) |
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| [[Category:Freighters| ]] | | ==List of appearances== |
| [[Category:Freighter classes| ]] | | *[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] |
| [[Category:Ship classifications]] | | *[[Halo: First Strike]] |
| | *[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] |
| | *[[Halo: Helljumper]] |
| | ==Sources== |
| | <references/> |
| | [[Category:Human Starships]] |
