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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The ''Huygens'' is a [[ | The ''Huygens'' is a [[Human starship]] in the lower end of the mass range of interstellar spacecraft, measuring just {{Convert|278.9|ft|m|disp=flip}} in length. It maintains a crew of ten, alongside a complement of thirty passangers.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShippin}} | ||
===Operational history=== | ===Operational history=== | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
The ''Huygens''-class fulfills a broadly similar role to one of the non-canon ideas suggested by [[Isaac Hannaford]] for the {{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}} during the production of ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''. When designing the ''Gladius'' for the book, Hannaford envisioned the corvette as a highly versatile platform that could be used in scientific and exploration efforts. Appropriately, many of Hannaford's concept illustrations focused on a non-combat exploration ship, UNSC ''Carl Sagan''.{{Ref/Twitter|Isaac_Hannaford|1437845998861107201|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=This ship in particular was before the missiles and railguns were added....so I imagined it as a science vessel, perhaps decommissioned and repurposed. The Corvette platform is nimble and flexible.|D=27|M=04|Y=2022}} Notably, like the ''Huygens'', the ''Gladius'' is also manufactured in-universe by [[Aerofabrique SA]] | The ''Huygens''-class fulfills a broadly similar role to one of the non-canon ideas suggested by [[Isaac Hannaford]] for the {{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}} during the production of ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''. When designing the ''Gladius'' for the book, Hannaford envisioned the corvette as a highly versatile platform that could be used in scientific and exploration efforts. Appropriately, many of Hannaford's concept illustrations focused on a non-combat exploration ship, UNSC ''Carl Sagan''.{{Ref/Twitter|Isaac_Hannaford|1437845998861107201|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=This ship in particular was before the missiles and railguns were added....so I imagined it as a science vessel, perhaps decommissioned and repurposed. The Corvette platform is nimble and flexible.|D=27|M=04|Y=2022}} Notably, like the ''Huygens'', the ''Gladius'' is also manufactured in-universe by [[Aerofabrique SA]] - possibly a callback to this origin story. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
