Editing Kestrel (freighter)

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<center>''Were you looking for the [[Kestrel (Deleted Aircraft)|Kestrel]], a deleted UNSC aircraft?''</center>

'''''Kestrel''''' was an independent [[freighter]] used by the [[Rubble]] council member [[Peter Bonifacio]].

==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]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>

Eventually, the UNSC [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] discovered the Covenant weapons smuggling, which was a major breach of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|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 [[UNSC Light Frigate|UNSC light frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} was dispatched shortly after. 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.

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''. Shortly after its arrival, the ''Kestrel'' docked in the Rubble. Later, its navigational data and all its electronics were disabled by an [[electromagnetic pulse]] created by a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|nuclear device]] used by Spartan [[Gray Team]], although the hull and superstructure remained undamaged. It was presumably destroyed with the rest of the Rubble (save for [[Habitat Exodus]]) during the [[Battle of the Rubble]].

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

==Sources==
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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>
+'''''Kestrel''''' was an independent [[freighter]] used by the [[Rubble]] council member [[Peter Bonifacio]].
 ==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]].
+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]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
-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>
+Eventually, the UNSC [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] discovered the Covenant weapons smuggling, which was a major breach of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|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 [[UNSC Light Frigate|UNSC light frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} was dispatched shortly after. 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.
-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]].
+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''. Shortly after its arrival, the ''Kestrel'' docked in the Rubble. Later, its navigational data and all its electronics were disabled by an [[electromagnetic pulse]] created by a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|nuclear device]] used by Spartan [[Gray Team]], although the hull and superstructure remained undamaged. It was presumably destroyed with the rest of the Rubble (save for [[Habitat Exodus]]) during the [[Battle of the Rubble]].
-==Trivia==
-The freighter was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Kestrel|bird of prey]] with the same name.
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