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| | The UNSC Io was a Cruiser in the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War. It was heavily damaged during an engagement in the 18 Scorpii System, where it and two other ships were saved by the timely arrival of the frigate Bellerophon and other Insurrectionist ships. |
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| |country = [[Unified Earth Government]]
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| |name = ''Io''
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| |namesake = [[Io]], [[Jupiter]]
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| |status = Active as of [[2543]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| |type = [[UNSC cruiser|Cruiser]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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| '''UNSC ''Io''''' was a [[UNSC cruiser|cruiser]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=evo|Evo|The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=Seven: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543 CE)}}
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| ==Service history==
| | Afterwards, Admiral Cole deemed that the cruiser was damaged beyond repair and intended to follow the recommendation of a Captain Wren (possibly the Io's commanding officer) to use it as a fire ship. |
| In [[2543#March|March 2543]], ''Io'' served as the command element of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]], escorted by the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] {{UNSCShip|Seattle}} and {{UNSCShip|Thermopylae}}. On March 6, the battle group [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|engaged]] a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} in the [[18 Scorpii system]], with both destroyers sustaining moderate damage while ''Io'' herself took heavy damage - including its [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] being rendered inoperable. With ''Io''{{'}}s [[slipspace drive]] destroyed, the [[commanding officer]] of the battle group faced a tough decision - pull back the destroyers and leave ''Io'' to be destroyed, or commit all three ships to the fight with the tacit understanding that all three would almost certainly be destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| The need to decide was interrupted by the sudden arrival of a "ghost fleet" of [[insurrectionist]] spacecraft in the system led by the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] [[Bellicose|''Bellerophon'']], which engaged the Covenant vessel and destroyed it before promptly leaving the battlefield without ever making communications contact with the UNSC forces present. ''Io''{{'}}s captain transmitted a thanks and a wish of luck to the fleet before they left.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} | | The ship was at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] and destroyed. Later speculation indicated that Admiral Cole used the ship as a decoy to convince both the Covenant and the UNSC that he was killed during the action when he in fact escaped. |
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| After the battle, ''Io'' was taken to a [[Refit station|space dock]] for repair, though on March 9 was deemed by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to be too badly-damaged to save. Cole instead requested that ''Io'' be towed from dock to his fleet, following the suggestions of [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Wren]] - who had devised a plan to use the cruiser as a [[Wikipedia:Fire ship|fire ship]].{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| In the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] on April 18, UNSC ''Io'' was one of the many vessels present in Cole's armada, though was never used as intended. Later speculation by [[Codename: SURGEON]] in the report ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'' indicated that Admiral Cole may have used the ship as a decoy to convince both the Covenant and the UNSC that he was killed during the action when he may have in fact escaped in his flagship {{UNSCShip|Everest}}.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Sources==
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Io}}
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| [[Category:Cruisers]]
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| [[Category:UNSC ships]]
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