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| |name=Missionary ship
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| |manufacturer=[[Kig-Yar]]
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| |role=Raider, privateer vessel
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| |hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
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| |armament=3+ [[pulse laser turret]]s
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| |affiliation=*[[Covenant]]
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| '''Missionary ships''' were partially independent [[Kig-Yar]] vessels employed by the [[Covenant]] [[Ministry of Tranquility]] to explore the fringes of Covenant-controlled space. Crewed primarily by Kig-Yar, they were sent out to search and find [[Forerunner]] relics as well as new species to incorporate into the Covenant hegemony. The missionary work itself was typically conducted by [[Unggoy]] [[Deacon]]s serving aboard the vessels.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 50''</ref>
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| The first Covenant vessel to make contact with [[human]]ity was a missionary ship, named ''[[Minor Transgression]]''. It was destroyed during [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|a battle]] with [[Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne|Byrne]] by its [[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]], [[Chur'R-Yar]], in an attempt to kill Sgt. Johnson.
| | '''Missionary ships''' are vessels employed by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Ministry of Tranquility]], to explore the fringes of Covenant-controlled space.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 50''</ref> |
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| ==Design details== | | ==Background== |
| As is common with Kig-Yar vessels, missionary ships are less elegant and somewhat irregular in design in comparison to the more uniform and organic designs of most Covenant vessels.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''Chapter 4''</ref> The missionary ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' was described as resembling a "fishhook fashioned from impractically thick wire". It had a series of segmented compartments behind its hooked prow and barbed antennae that flexed backward to a single engine in its stern. The vessel was deep blue-black in color.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 26''</ref> The ship had a single central passage leading to the [[bridge]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 55''</ref> and a [[methane suite]] for [[Unggoy]] crewmembers.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 53''</ref> The ship was also equipped with an umbilical that the crew used to board other vessels.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 98''</ref> The ceilings of the ships' rooms, such as the bridge, had hexagonal grid patterns made of [[Wikipedia:Beryllium|beryllium]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', Chapter 3, ''page 56''</ref>
| | Crewed primarily by [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-yar]], they are often sent out to search and find [[Forerunner]] relics. Kig-yar privateers with their own ships are often employed for the task. |
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| ==Known vessels== | | The only known Missionary Ship mentioned thus far is the ''Minor Transgression'', which was captained by Shipmistress [[Chur'R-Yar]] and made first contact with [[humanity]]. It was destroyed during a battle with [[Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne|Byrne]] by the Ship Mistress, Chur'R-Yar, in an attempt to kill Sgt. Johnson. |
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| | The ''Minor Transgression'' was described as being shaped like a fishhook, with many segmented compartments and barbed antennae spanning from the prow to the stern engine. The ship had an umbilical that the crew used to board enemy vessels. |
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| | ==Ships of the Line== |
| *''[[Minor Transgression]]'' | | *''[[Minor Transgression]]'' |
| *''[[Paragon]]''
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| | <references/> |
| | | [[Category:Covenant Starships]] |
| {{Covenant Ships}}
| | [[Category:Star Ships]] |
| [[Category:Ship classifications]] | |
| [[Category:Kig-Yar technology]] | |
