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The '''UNSC'' Bunker Hill''''' was a [[UNSC | |||
The '''UNSC''' '''''Bunker Hill''''' was a [[UNSC]] ship of unspecified type. In [[2531]], it was the staging area for the [[Spartan-II]] team under command of [[John-117]] to [[Raid on Camp New Hope|raid]] the [[United Rebel Front]] base of [[Camp New Hope]] on planet [[Victoria]] in the [[111 Tauri System]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 41</ref> | |||
==Namesake== | ==Namesake== | ||
*The first possibility is that this vessel is named after the [ | *The first possibility is that this vessel is named after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill Battle of Bunker Hill] early in the American Revolutionary war in 1775. | ||
*Another likelihood is it was christened the Bunker Hill to pay homage to | *Another likelihood is it was christened the Bunker Hill to pay homage to it's naval predecessors bearing the same name: the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_%281917%29 USS Bunker Hill (1917)] originally a coastal steamer passenger ship, later acquired by the U.S. Navy and renamed the "Aroostook" (CM-3); or the World War II-era aircraft carrier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_%28CV-17%29 USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)]—perhaps the most well known of the ships bearing the Bunker Hill name, CV-17 partook in multiple battles in the Pacific campaign waged during the latter years of WWII including the battles of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima Iwo Jima] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa Okinawa] the ship was eventually struck by two Japanese kamikazee pilots within 30 seconds of eachother crippling the ship; third to bear the Bunker Hill name is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_%28CG-52%29 USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)] a missile cruiser in the U.S. Navy that was commissioned in the late 1980's and served through the early part of the 21st century. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Human Starships|Bunker Hill]] | |||
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