Editing Kestrel (freighter)

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{{Title|''Kestrel''}}
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'''''Kestrel''''' was an independent [[freighter]] used by the [[Rubble]] council member [[Peter Bonifacio]]. ''Kestrel'' was noted for being designed for smuggling, with its engine being larger than its cargo bay to allow for an increase in speed.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 164''</ref>

==History==
The ''Kestrel'' smuggled [[Sweet William cigar]]s from the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony world [[Charybdis IX]], and afterward smuggled modified [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] weapons to [[insurrectionist]]s on [[Charybdis IX]].

Eventually, the UNSC [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] discovered the Covenant weapons smuggling, which was a major breach of the [[Cole Protocol]]. In response, an operation tasked with discovering the source of the Covenant weapons and halting the [[Scyllion Warehouse District riot|riots]] on Charybdis IX was authorized. A number of undercover ONI agents were sent in to spy on the rioters, [[Corinthia Hansen]] being one of them, and the {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} was dispatched shortly after.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 135''</ref> The ONI spies had discovered that the leader of the rioters, [[Jason Kincaide]], had received the Covenant weapons from the ''Kestrel''. After the riots were broken up, the Covenant arrived, following the smuggled weapons, and [[Battle of Charybdis IX|attacked]] Charybdis IX.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 139''</ref>

During the battle, the ''Kestrel'' fled through [[slipstream space|slipspace]]. After escaping, the ''Kestrel'' made several more slipspace jumps, but the ''Midsummer Night'' had secretly followed it from Charybdis IX. When the ''Kestrel'' arrived at the Rubble, it inadvertently revealed the presence of the Rubble to the ''Midsummer Night''.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 166''</ref> Shortly after its arrival, the ''Kestrel'' docked in the Rubble.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 173''</ref> Later, its navigational data and all its electronics were disabled by an [[electromagnetic pulse]] used by Spartan [[Gray Team]], although the hull and superstructure remained undamaged.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 211''</ref> It was possibly likely with the rest of the Rubble when it was rained down on [[The Redoubt]] to stop [[Reth]].

==Trivia==
The freighter was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Kestrel|bird of prey]] with the same name. 

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Freighters]]