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| {{Title|UNSC ''Pony Express''}} | | {{Title|UNSC ''Pony Express''}} |
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| | The '''UNSC ''Pony Express''''' was a [[UNSC]] corvette. As of [[2552]], it was the fastest ship avaliable to the [[UNSC]]. |
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| |class={{Class|Mako|corvette}}{{Ref/Reuse|famousship}}
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| The '''UNSC ''Pony Express''''' is a {{Class|Mako|corvette}}<ref name="famousship">''Halo Encyclopedia'', Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)</ref> that is described as both a [[UNSC corvette]]<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', UNSC Ships, p. 259</ref> and a [[Prowler]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', UNSC Ships, p. 263</ref> | |
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| ==Service history==
| | During [[The Second Battle of Earth]], the ''Pony Express'' was at [[Earth]] fighing the [[Covenant]]. After receiving a message from [[Dr. Halsey]], [[Lord Hood]] planned on sending the [[Spartan-II]]s to [[Onyx]] aboard the ''Pony Express'',<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 213</ref> but they opted to instead capture a Covenant destroyer, the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', which was faster than even the ''Pony Express''. |
| ===Battle of Earth===
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| On [[2552#November|November 3rd, 2552]] during the [[Battle for Earth]], the ''Pony Express'' was at or near Earth. After receiving a message from [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] planned on sending the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] to [[Onyx]] aboard the ''Pony Express'', but they opted to instead capture a Covenant destroyer, the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', which they considered faster than the ''Pony Express''.<ref name="HGOOC24">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 24</ref>
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| ==Trivia==
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| The [[wikipedia:Pony Express|Pony Express]] is a reference to the old mail system where riders would take fast horses from checkpoint to checkpoint, picking up mail and getting a new horse at each one. It lasted from April 1860 to October 1861, only slightly more than a year, but it made a major impact.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
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| [[Category:Mako-class corvettes|Pony Express]] | | [[Category:Human Starships|Pony Express]] |
| [[Category:Prowlers|Pony Express]]
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| [[Category:UNSC ships|Pony Express]]
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