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{{Title|UNSC ''Everest''}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{ratings}}
{{Individual ship infobox
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC ''Everest''
|name=Everest
|image=[[File:HWG UNSCEverest Bridge.png|300px]]
|image=[[Image:Bridge on the Everest.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|class=Super-Heavy Cruiser
|class={{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}
|manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]]
|role=[[Flagship|Fleet command and control]]
|modifier=
|sysmods=
|length=
|length=
|width=
|width=
|height=
|height=
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s
|max accel=
|max speed space=
|max speed air=
|engine=Deuterium Core Reactor
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]
|slipspace speed=
|countermeasures=[[Sekmet]] (2525)
|poweroutput=
|countermeasures-title=Shipboard AI
|power=
|armament=*Unconfirmed number of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
|shield gen=
*Oversized [[Archer missile]] pods (2,400 missiles)<ref name="armory">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 475''</ref>
|hull=Titanium-A battle plate
*Several [[M810 Helix point defense gun]]s (45,000 blocks){{Ref/Reuse|armory}}
|sensor=
*112 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s (105 VE-3 variants){{Ref/Reuse|armory}}
|target=
|navigation= [[Artificial Intelligence]], with backup<ref name="armory">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 475</ref>
|avionics=
|countermeasures=
|armament=*An unconfirmed number of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (24000 missiles)<ref name="armory"/>
*[[50 mm Point Defense Gun]]s (45000 blocks)<ref name="armory"/>
*[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s (105)<ref name="armory"/>
|complement=*[[C709 Longsword-class interceptor]]s
*[[Pelican]] dropships
|crew=
|skeleton=
|passengers=[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]]s, [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]]s, and pilots
|capacity=
|consumables=
|other systems=
|role=Fleet Command and Control
|commission=
|commission=
|lastsight=[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]
|first sight=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]
|destroyed=Presumed [[2543|April 18, 2543]]
|destroyed=Presumed April 18, 2543
|battles=*[[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="Harvest">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 462-467''</ref><ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', ''pages 1-10''</ref>
|retired=
|last sight=[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]
|battles=*[[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="Harvest">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 462-467</ref><ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', pages 1-10</ref>
*[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]<ref name="battles">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 470</ref>
*[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]<ref name="battles">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 470</ref>
*[[Battle of XI Boötis A]]{{Ref/Reuse|battles}}
*[[Battle of XI Boötis A]]<ref name="battles"/>
*[[Battle of the Great Bear]]{{Ref/Reuse|battles}}
*[[Battle of the Great Bear]]<ref name="battles"/>
*[[Battle of Leonis Minoris]]{{Ref/Reuse|battles}}
*[[Battle of Leonis Minoris]]<ref name="battles"/>
*[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]<ref name="Psi Serpentis">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 476-482''</ref>
*[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]<ref name="Psi Serpentis">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 476-482</ref>
|fleet=*[[Battle Group X-Ray]] (2525-2526){{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}
|affiliation= [[UNSC]]
*[[Battle Group India]] (2543){{Ref/Reuse|Psi Serpentis}}
|fleet=*[[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] (2525-2526)<ref name="Harvest"/>
|namedcrew=
*[[UNSC Battle Group India]] (2543)<ref name="Psi Serpentis"/>
|taskforce=
|owners=
|namedcrew= *[[Sekmet]] (shipboard [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] in 2526)<ref name="Harvest"/>
|captains=[[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]
|captains=[[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]
|affiliation=UNSC Navy
}}
}}
'''UNSC ''Everest''''' was a {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} that served as the [[flagship]] of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s fleets during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}} In [[2525]], it was the fleet command cruiser of [[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]], and in [[2543]], it was the flagship of [[UNSC Battle Group India]]. She was likely named after either Earth's [[wikipedia:Mt. Everest|Mount Everest]] or the mountain's namesake, [[wikipedia:Sir George Everest|Sir George Everest]].
'''UNSC ''Everest''''' was the flagship of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s fleets. In 2525 it was the fleet command cruiser of [[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] and in 2543 [[UNSC Battle Group India]].<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="Psi Serpentis"/>


== Specifications ==
==Background==
The ''Everest'' was divided into 51 distinct decks: 20 levels, 30 subdecks, and the hangar deck that divided the two. They were numbered according to their proximity to the hangar deck, which was labeled level zero. Although most decks could be reached via a simple touchpad on an elevator, Levels 13 through to 20 required a biometric fingerprint scan in order to gain access to them. Level 19 was the Flag Deck, where Admiral Cole coordinated the actions of the entire fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|HSSC4}}
[[Image:Cole on Everest Bridge.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole on ''Everest'''s bridge.]]
A Super-Heavy cruiser, potentially a modified [[Marathon-class Cruiser]], it commanded the fleet in battle against the Covenant in the [[Battle of Harvest|Epsilon Indi]], [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|Alpha Aurigae]], [[Battle of XI Boötis A|XI Boötis A]], [[Battle of Groombridge-1830|Groombridge-1830]], [[Battle of Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris]], and [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]] star systems.<ref name="HWG"/><ref name="battles"/>


Before the Chester W. Nimitz Secure Conference, the coordinate had holograms of a dozen historical naval commanders. Among these included Marcus Agrippa, Oliver Hazard Perry, and Isoroku Yamamoto.{{Ref/Reuse|HSSC4}}
It eventually was presumed destroyed with all hands, including Vice Admiral Cole, at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] while taking out over 300 Covenant vessels by causing planet [[Viperidae]], a super-gas giant, to undergo artificial fusion and ignite temporarily as a [[Wikipedia:brown dwarf|brown dwarf]] star. In commemoration of her and her commander's efforts, a painting was hung in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] on [[Sydney]], [[Earth]] called "[[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]."<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 100</ref>


==Service history==
==Post-War==
===Human-Covenant War===
[[Codename: SURGEON]] speculated in his report, ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', that Cole actually survived the Battle of Psi Serpentis. SURGEON's theory, supported by UNSC AI's, was that the ship lost at Psi Serpentis to the Viperidae micronova was actually the {{UNSCShip|Io}}, an irreparably damaged cruiser. Postulating that Cole used ''Io'' as a decoy while the ''Everest'' escaped. In any case, ''Everest'' -and Cole- were never seen again.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 482-487</ref>
[[File:HWG ColeOnTheBridge.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole on ''Everest''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> bridge.]]
The ''Everest'' served as Cole's flagship in battle against the [[Covenant]] in the [[Second Battle of Harvest|Epsilon Indi]], [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|Alpha Aurigae]], [[Battle of XI Boötis A|XI Boötis A]], [[Battle of the Great Bear|Groombridge-1830]], [[Battle of Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris]], and [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]] star systems.{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}


On [[2526#March|March 7, 2526]], during a conference that determined the viability and details of [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] was evaluated and recruited for the operation.<ref name="HSSC4">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 4''</ref> After the [[Battle of Netherop]] in [[2526#June|June 2526]], a Court of Inquiry was convened on the ''Everest'' to go over the events and to decide what to do with the [[Castoffs]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''', ''Chapter ??''</ref>
==Trivia==
 
*A [[Sangheili]] survivor from the [[Battle of the Great Bear]] was held in the Bio-Hazard Unit of the UNSC ''Everest''.<ref name="HWG"/>
Following the Battle of Groombridge-1830 in [[2530]], [[Subject 386]], a [[Sangheili]] captive, was interrogated in the ''Everest's'' biohazard ward; from this interrogation, Cole learned the reason for the [[Covenant]]'s war against [[human]]ity. Shortly thereafter, Cole wrote the first draft of [[Cole Protocol|his eponymous protocol]].
*It was on the ''Everest'' that Admiral Cole wrote the first drafts of the protocol that is well known by his own name, the [[Cole Protocol]].<ref name="HWG"/>
 
*The UNSC ''Everest'' is probably named after either [[wikipedia:Mt. Everest|Mt. Everest]], Earth's highest mountain, currently standing at 8840 m tall, or [[wikipedia:Sir George Everest|George Everest]], who Mt. Everest was named after.
The ''Everest'' was presumed destroyed following the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] while taking out over 300 Covenant vessels by causing the planet [[Viperidae]], a super-gas giant, to undergo artificial fusion and ignite temporarily as a [[Wikipedia:brown dwarf|brown dwarf]] star. In commemoration of Cole's efforts while in command of the ''Everest'', a painting titled ''[[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]'' was hung in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 100''</ref>
 
===Post-war===
[[Codename: SURGEON]] speculated in his report, ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', that Cole actually survived the Battle of Psi Serpentis. SURGEON's theory, supported by multiple AIs, was that the ship lost at Psi Serpentis to the Viperidae micronova was actually the {{UNSCShip|Io}}, an irreparably damaged cruiser. Codename: SURGEON postulated that Cole used ''Io'' as a decoy while the ''Everest'' escaped. In any case, the ''Everest'' was never seen again.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 482-487''</ref>
 
==Crew and complement==
*Vice Admiral [[Preston Cole]]
*Lieutenant [[Ruta]]
*Ensign [[A. Tischler]]
*Petty Officer Second Class [[Anagnos]]


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
*[[Halo Wars: Genesis]] {{1st}}
**''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]''
*[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
**[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:Human Starships|Everest]]
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[[Category:Valiant-class super-heavy cruisers]]
[[Category:UNSC ships]]

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