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{{Title|UNSC ''Thermopylae''}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Thermopylae''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Infobox/Ships
{{Individual ship infobox
|name           = ''Thermopylae''
|image=
|image          = <!--The image for the box - should be capped at 300px for most cases-->
|name=''Thermopylae''
|caption        =  
|manufacturer=[[UNSC]]
|modules        =  
|line=
{{Infobox/Ships/Individual
|model=
|country              = [[Unified Earth Government]]
|class=[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]
|country flag        = {{Icon|UEG}}
|length=
|name                = ''Thermopylae''
|width=
|class                = <!--The ship's class-->
|height=
|namesake            = [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]]
|mass=
|identification      = <!--The ship's hull code-->
|max accel=
|operator            = [[UNSC Navy]]
|max speed space=
|manufacturer        =  
|max speed air=
|architect            =  
|engine=
|laid down            =  
|slipspace drive=Yes
|launched            =  
|slipspace speed=
|commissioned        =  
|poweroutput=
|decommissioned      =  
|power=
|fate                = <!--The ultimate fate of the ship, if it is no longer in present service-->
|shield gen=
|status              = Active as of [[2543]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
|hull= 2 meters of [[titanium-A armor]]
|captains            =  
|sensor=
|ai                  =  
|target=
|motto                =  
|navigation=
|badge                =  
|avionics=
|countermeasures=
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139'' (''"What those critics forgot was that a UNSC destroyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass."'')</ref>
*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]] (3)
* Oversized [[Archer missile]] pods (26)
* 2× [[Point defense gun|50mm point defense guns]] (8)
|complement=[[Pelican|Pelican dropships]]
|crew=
|skeleton=
|passengers=
|capacity=
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|role=
|commission=
|firstsight=[[2552]]
|destroyed=
|retired=
|lastsight=[[2552]]
|battles=[[Battle of 18 Scorpii]]
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
|fleet=
|taskforce=  
|owners=
|namedcrew=
|captains=
}}
}}
|hide-characteristics=<!--leave blank unless you want to hide the characteristics section header-->
|nocollapse      = <!--leave blank unless you want to disable the show/hide functionality-->
|type            = [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
|length          =
|width          =
|height          =
|mass            =
|power          = [[Fusion reactor]]
|maneuver drive  = [[Fusion drive]]s
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|crew            = <!--Describes crew counts only-->
|complement      =
|troops          = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
|hull            = [[Titanium-A armor]]
|shielding      = <!--Describes shielding-->
|sensors        = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot-->
|ew              = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities-->
|armaments      = <!--Describes weapons etc-->
|aircraft        = <!--Describes embarked aircraft and dropships-->
|air facilities  = <!--Describes hangars and whatnot-->
}}
'''UNSC ''Thermopylae''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] 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=Section Seven: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543 CE)}}


==Service history==
The '''UNSC ''Thermopylae''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 473''</ref>
The ship was part of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]]. During the battle, the ''Thermopylae'' took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by [[Insurrectionist]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
 
==Background==
The ship was part of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]]. During the battle, the ''Thermopylae'' took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by [[Insurrectionist]] forces.<ref name="evo"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:United Nations Space Command ships]]

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