Editing UNSC Iroquois

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{{Title|UNSC ''Iroquois''}}
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC ''Iroquois''
|image=File: Covenant Stealth Corvette Collides with UNSC Iroquois.jpg|220px
|class=[[UNSC Destroyer]]
|manufacturer=
|modifier=
|sysmods=
|length=485 meters
|width=
|height=
|max accel=
|max speed space=
|max speed air=
|engine=
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|poweroutput=
|power=Deuterium Fusion cores
|shield gen=None
|hull=
*2m of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] battleplate
*[[Vanadium Steel]]
|sensor=
|target=
|navigation=
|avionics=
|countermeasures= Six [[Emergency Thruster]]s
|armament=
*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] (2)<ref name="Reach139">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''</ref>
*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s (3)
*[[Archer Missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)
|complement=[[Pelican|Pelican dropships]]
|crew=
|skeleton=
|passengers=
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|role=
|commission=April, 2552
|firstsight=July 17, 2552
|destroyed=
|retired=
|lastsight=2552
|battles=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC]]
*[[UNSC Navy]]
|fleet=[[UNSC Battle group Leviathan|Battle group Leviathan]]
|taskforce=
|owners=
|namedcrew=
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Aki Hikowa]]
*Lieutenant [[Jaggers]] <small>(replaced by [[Ensign]] [[Lovell]])</small>
*Lieutenant [[Hall]]
|captains= [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]
}}
The '''UNSC ''Iroquois''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] commanded by [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. It was constructed sometime in April of 2552.<ref name="Reach139"/> Three months after leaving drydock, on July 17 of 2552, it was the first ship to respond to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. It was one of many surviving ships after the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].

==Specifications==
The ''Iroquois'' was outfitted with two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]], 26 oversized [[Archer Missile|Archer Missile pods]], and three [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s.

The ''Iroquois'' was covered with two meters of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplating]] and [[Vanadium steel|Vanadium steel alloy]]. It was painted with non-regulation, red war stripes painted on each side due to the name "Iroquois," a reference to an early Native American tribe.<ref name="Reach139"/> The ship also features a circular shaped bridge.

==Service history==
===Early operations===
The ''Iroquois'' was commanded by Commander [[Jacob Keyes]] during its first months after commission.

During the Covenant invasion of Sigma Octanus IV, the ''Iroquois'' was the first initial force to respond to the attack. The ''Iroquois'' engaged on the Covenant fleet which consisted of one {{Class|DDS|carrier}}, one [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]]. Though outnumbered, the ''Iroquois'' managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a [[Keyes Loop|decisive maneuver]] and a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 146-154''</ref> The carrier avoided the engagement, headed groundside to deploy its Covenant ground forces and left the system. The ''Iroquois'', still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the SPARTAN-IIs to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV towards Cote d'Azur.

After the engagement, the ''Iroquois'' needed major repairs due to the damage it received; the ship needed to replacement for its underside armor, a full engine overhaul, 15% replacements of electronic systems, five new superconducting magnets, as well as a replenished supply of Archer missiles, MAC rounds and Shiva nuclear warheads.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 156-157''</ref> The ship was repaired on the ''[[UNSC Cradle]]'', a refit station that arrived at Sigma Octanus system along with a UNSC fleet commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]]. However, full repairs to the ''Iroquois'' were not possible as the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] began with the arrival of a larger Covenant fleet.

===Battle of Sigma Octanus IV===
{{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}}
The ''Iroquois'' participated in the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, despite not being fully repaired. During the engagement, the ''Iroquois'' spotted a [[Covenant stealth corvette]] in orbit above the planet and attempted to destroy it with a barrage of Archer missiles. The barrage missed its target when the corvette jammed the missile guidance locks. In response, the ''Iroquois'' rammed the corvette, stopping Covenant ground forces from transmitting data from the planet's surface. With the Covenant ground operation foiled by [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]], the remaining Covenant vessels fled the system.

Shortly after the battle, the ''Iroquois'' was tagged by a Covenant [[spy probe]], subsequently leading the Covenant to the planet of [[Reach]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 215-216''</ref><ref group="note">It should be noted that the Covenant could have potentially obtained the coordinates of Reach during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV. The [[Forerunner]] [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|artifact]] in the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]] provided coordinates to the [[Soell|Soell System]], which is also the location of [[Installation 04]] and also the coordinates to Reach.</ref>

===Fate===
The ship's fate is unknown, although it is probable that it was destroyed in the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion of Reach]].

==Crew==
;Commanding Officer
*[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]

;Bridge Crew
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Aki Hikowa]] - Weapons Officer
*Lieutenant [[Hall]] - Operations Officer
*Lieutenant [[Jaggers]] - Navigation Officer (replaced with [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] after instance of insubordination)
*Lieutenant [[Dominique]] - Communications Officer

==Trivia==
*The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. It was originally made up of five tribes: The Mohawk, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, and the Seneca. A sixth tribe, the Tuscarora, joined after the original five nations were formed. They are also sometimes called the People of the Long House. They are often referred to as Iroquois, a term that some members of the group consider derogatory.
*It was the first ship to perform the ''[[Keyes Loop]]''.
*Commander Keyes actually liked the war stripes painted on the ship, but intended to have them removed anyway. Both stripes were damaged during the execution of the Keyes Loop. The CO of the ''[[Cradle]]'' offered to repaint them for Keyes, but he refused and chose to leave them the way they were as a reminder of how close a call he had with death.
*Prior to the battle, Commander Keyes was promoted to Captain by Admiral Stanforth due to his admirable and decisive actions upon engaging the previous Covenant fleet.
*The UNSC Iroquois shares its name with a modern-day destroyer, HMCS Iroquois, of the Canadian Forces Maritime Command.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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[[Category:Human Ships|Iroquois, UNSC]]