Editing UNSC The Heart of Midlothian

{{Title|UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Individual ship infobox
|name            = ''The Heart of Midlothian''
|image           = [[File:Heart of Midlothian.png|250px]]
|class           = [[Halberd-class light destroyer]] 
|length          = Approx. {{Convert|485|m|ft}}<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/unsc-the-heart-of-midlothian/a0711b9f-4241-4c5b-9e2d-2110775cafa2 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UNSC The Heart of Midlothian''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110926090934/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/unsc-the-heart-of-midlothian/a0711b9f-4241-4c5b-9e2d-2110775cafa2 Archive.org])</ref>
|max accel       =
|max speed space =
|max speed air   =
|engine          = Deuterium fusion core reactor
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|poweroutput     =
|power           =
|shield gen      =
|hull            = [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]
|sensor          =
|target          =
|navigation      = [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]/[[Navigation computer]]
|avionics        =
|countermeasures =
|armament        = [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (2), [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s, [[Archer Missile|Archer missile firing array]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} 
|skeleton        =
|passengers      =
|capacity        =
|consumables     =
|other systems   =
|role            = Reconnaissance
|commission      =
|first sight     =
|destroyed       = Before [[2549#March|March 28, 2549]]{{Ref/Note|Id=date|See [[Algolis Invasion#Notes|Algolis Invasion's Notes section]]}}
|last sight      =
|battles         = [[Algolis Invasion]]
|affiliation     = [[UNSC Navy]] 
|fleet           =
|taskforce       =
|owners          =
|namedcrew      =
*[[Unidentified medical technician]]
*[[ODST]] [[Michael Baird]]
|captains        =
}}

'''UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''DD-366'''){{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} was a [[UNSC]] [[Halberd-class light destroyer]]<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>  that served in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Its shipboard [[AI]] was [[Mo Ye]].

==Service history==
===Human-Covenant War===
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
While on a mission to the planet [[Algolis]], ''The Heart of Midlothian'' was attacked and overrun with [[Covenant]] forces. It was later learned that the reason the ship was hijacked was in order for the Covenant to retrieve human navigation data, which would lead them to all the [[human colonies]]. 

There was only one survivor of the initial [[Naval boarding|boarding]] action, [[ODST]] [[Michael Baird]]. The ODST Sergeant had been sedated during the attack and the Covenant had missed him thinking that he was dead. After fighting his way to the bridge, Baird [[self-destruct]]ed the ship by letting the enemy kill him and therefore letting the ship's onboard AI, [[Mo Ye]], have the authorization to destroy the ship. This was a side action during the [[Algolis Invasion]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian"</ref>

==Trivia==
*The ship was named after ''[[Wikipedia:The Heart of Midlothian|The Heart of Midlothian]]'' by Sir Walter Scott, which is considered by many to be his finest book.
*It also shares its name with [[Wikipedia:Heart of Midlothian F.C.|a football club of the same name]] based in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was [[Frank O'Connor]]'s favorite football club when he lived in Edinburgh.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Concept - UNSC_Destroyer.png|Concept art of UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:TML Halberd Concept 1.jpg|Various concept explorations for the destroyer's design.
File:TML Halberd Concept 2.jpg|Various concept explorations for the destroyer's design.
File:UNSC Heart of Midlothian Rear.png|Rear view of ''The Heart of Midlothian''{{'}}s engines.
File:The Heart of Midlothian 2.png|''The Heart of Midlothian'' transitioning into Slipspace.
File:Battle of Algolis.jpg|The ship under attack.
File:Heart of the Midlothian Schematic.jpg|A schematic of ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Prototype]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{1st}}

==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

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