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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
{{Ship class infobox
{{Ship Class Infobox
|image          = [[File:Heart of Midlothian.png|300px]]<br>A ''Halberd''-class destroyer
|image          = [[File:Heart_of_Midlothian.png|300px]]
|name            = '''Destroyer'''
|name            = '''Destroyer'''
|manufacturer    =  
|manufacturer    =  
|class          = [[Destroyer]]
|class          = [[Destroyer]]
|length          = Varies by class
|length          = Varies by class<br/>*Standard model {{Convert|485|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 248''</ref><ref name="class">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 139''</ref><ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]:''' [http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/unsc-the-heart-of-midlothian/a0711b9f-4241-4c5b-9e2d-2110775cafa2?page=2 ''UNSC The Heart of Midlothian'']</ref>
*Standard model {{Convert|485|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 248''</ref><ref name="class">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 139''</ref><ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]:''' [http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/unsc-the-heart-of-midlothian/a0711b9f-4241-4c5b-9e2d-2110775cafa2?page=2 ''UNSC The Heart of Midlothian'']</ref>
|weight          = 7,900 metric tons (standard)<ref name="waypoint"/>
|weight          = 7,900 metric tons (standard){{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
|engine          = [[Fusion drive]]
|engine          = [[Fusion drive]]
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|hull            = 1.5 - 2 meters [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battle plate]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
|hull            = 1.5 - 2 meters [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battle plate]]<ref name="enc"/>
|armament        = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2){{Ref/Reuse|class}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
|armament        = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref name="class"/><ref name="waypoint"/>
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s (3)
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s (3)
*[[Archer missile]] pods (26){{Ref/Reuse|class}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
*[[Archer missile]] pods (26)<ref name="class"/><ref name="waypoint"/>
*Twin-linked [[Point defense gun|50mm point-defense autocannons]] (8×){{Ref/Reuse|class}}
*Twin-linked [[Point defense gun|50mm point-defense autocannons]] (8x)<ref name="class"/>
|complement      = *[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s
|complement      = *[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]s<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 13''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 24''</ref>  
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]s<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 13''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 24''</ref>  
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|era            = *[[Insurrection]]
|era            = *[[Insurrection]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*Post-War Era
|affiliation    = [[UNSC Navy]]
|affiliation    = [[Colonial Military Authority]] (defunct)
*[[Colonial Military Administration]] (defunct)
<br>[[UNSC Navy]]
}}
}}


'''Destroyer''' is a warship classification in the [[UNSC Navy]], as well as the now-defunct [[Colonial Military Authority]]. Its [[hull classification symbol]] is '''''DD'''''. Fast, maneuverable, and designed for long-term endurance, destroyers are intended to escort larger vessels such as cruisers and carriers.
'''Destroyer''' is a warship classification in the [[UNSC Navy]], as well as the now-defunct [[Colonial Military Administration]]. Its [[hull classification symbol]] is '''''DD'''''. Fast, maneuverable, and designed for long-term endurance, destroyers are intended to escort larger vessels such as cruisers and carriers.


==Classes==
==Classes==
The Navy has made use of several destroyer classes which vary widely in design.
The Navy has made use of at least three destroyer classes which vary widely in design.


{| class="wikitable"
===''Gorgon'' class===
! width="200" style="text-align:left" |Class
{{Main|Gorgon-class heavy destroyer}}
! width="100" style="text-align:left" |Image
In [[2497]] the ''Gorgon'' class was introduced into service. Similar in design to a cruiser,<ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref name="BC">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''</ref><ref name="Gorgon" group="note">No official source has stated that ''Heracles'' was a ''Gorgon''-class destroyer. However, because the CMA were often issued obsolete, second-hand equipment, it can be inferred that Battlegroup 4 was led by an out-of-date ''Gorgon''.</ref> the class' [[UNSC Gorgon|lead ship]] was the first UNSC vessel to be armed with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], for which the ship carried only three slugs.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole''</ref> The CMA destroyer [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']] was the command ship of [[Battlegroup 4]] following the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]].<ref name="Genesis"/><ref name="Gorgon" group="note"/>
! width="500" style="text-align:left"|Details
 
===Standard class===
The most common destroyer type used during the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the later years of the Insurrection features a distinctive "arrowhead" profile.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 26''</ref> At 485 meters, it is only [[List of "seven" references in the Halo series|seven]] meters longer than a {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}, yet it has almost double the mass;<ref group="note">According to ''Halo Waypoint'', the standard destroyer has a mass of 7,900 metric tons. However, such mass would be physically impossible given the ship's size.</ref> this is because they have between one-and-a-half to two meters of [[titanium-A armor]].<ref name="enc"/><ref name="class"/><ref name="waypoint"/> This class' armament consists of two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s, twenty-six oversized [[Archer missile]] pods, and three {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s. For defense against single ships the destroyer carries eight twin-linked [[Point defense gun|50mm point-defense autocannons]].<ref name="class"/> Unlike most UNSC warships they do not carry [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptors.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 139''</ref>
 
Such vessels were in service as early as [[2517]]<ref>''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''</ref> and continued to serve throughout the Human-Covenant War. Despite their powerful armament and maneuverability, many Fleet officers looked down upon destroyers, considering them too ineffective against Covenant ships. It was generally agreed that seven destroyers were a match for four [[Covenant frigate]]s.<ref name="class"/> One of the most notable destroyers was the {{UNSCship|Iroquois}}, captained by [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]], which performed the daring [[Keyes Loop]] during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].
 
===''DD-993'' type===
This type of destroyer appears heavily armored and has two thrust nozzles. It has a wide beam and is almost equally tall. Numerous large antennae are mounted across the hull. The only known vessel of this class, hull code ''[[Unidentified UNSC destroyer (Heian)|DD-993]]'', deployed an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]]-[[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] team during a [[Raid on Heian|raid]] on [[Heian]] at some point between [[2540]] and [[2551]].<ref>'''Halo Legends''' - ''The Babysitter''</ref>
 
==Known destroyers==
{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" width="100%"  
|-
|-
|[[Halberd-class light destroyer|''Halberd'' class]] || [[File:Heart of Midlothian.png|250px]] || The ''Halberd'' class in service as early as [[2508]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P124|Enc22|Page=124}} and continued to serve throughout the Human-Covenant War. One of the most notable ''Halberd''-class destroyers was the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}, captained by [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]], which performed the daring [[Keyes Loop]] during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. This destroyer type continues to be in service with the Navy by [[2557]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue 10]]''</ref>
! colspan="11" align="center" style="border:1px solid #88A; padding:0px; font-size:0.9em; background:#F0F8FF;" |'''List of known destroyers'''
|-
|-
|[[Unidentified UNSC light destroyer class|Unidentified light destroyer class]] ||  || The light destroyer was in service prior to the [[Insurrection]], and predated the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. Three such vessels famously took part in the [[Callisto Incident]].
|
|-
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|{{Class|Able|heavy destroyer}} || [[File:SoTP_AbleDestroyer_Screenshot_9.png|250px]] || The ''Able'' class has been in service with the Navy since [[2490]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}} In [[2497]], the heavy destroyer {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} was the first ship of its class to be armed with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], for which the ship carried only three slugs.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole''</ref> Then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Cole]] served on this ship during the [[Insurrection]]. The ''Gorgon'' was later assigned to Admiral Cole's fleet during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition''', ''page 303-304''</ref>
|-
|[[Hillsborough-class heavy destroyer|''Hillsborough'' class]] || [[File:CMA Heracles.jpg|250px]] || Similar in design to a cruiser,<ref name="BC">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref> the CMA destroyer [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']] belonged to the ''Hillsborough'' class of destroyer. The ''Heracles'' was the command ship of [[Battle Group 4]] following the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}
|-
|[[Diligence-class light destroyer|''Diligence'' class]] || [[File:HLeg TheBabysitter KronstadtForemast.png|250px]] || The ''Diligence''-class is an older class of destroyer formerly operated for peacekeeping purposes by the [[Colonial Military Authority]].<ref name="clarity">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-clarity-grace '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder'']</ref> The class has a wide beam and is almost equally tall. Numerous large antennae are mounted across the hull. By the start of the Covenant War, the ''Diligence''-class had been retired for decades, though some ships were brought back into service and retrofitted for used in the war.{{Ref/Reuse|clarity}} The only known vessel of this class, the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, deployed an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]]-[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] team during a [[Raid on Heian|raid]] on [[Heian]] at some point between [[2540]] and [[2551]].<ref>'''Halo Legends''' - ''The Babysitter''</ref>
|}
 
==Known destroyers==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! width="20%" | Name
! width="20%" | Name
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| [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]
| [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]
| Destroyed
| Destroyed
| Sacrificed to protect [[Battle Group India]]
| Sacrificed to protect [[Battlegroup India]]
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Armageddon's Edge}}
| {{UNSCShip|Armageddon's Edge}}
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|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Brasidas}}
| {{UNSCShip|Brasidas}}
| October 20, 2552
| November 3, 2552
| [[Battle of Earth]]<br/>[[Onyx Conflict]]
| [[Battle of Earth]]<br/>[[Battle of Onyx]]
| Destroyed along with the rest of [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Patterson's]] [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]]
| Destroyed along with the rest of [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Patterson's]] [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]]
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Buenos Aires}}
| {{UNSCship|Buenos Aires}}
| March 2, 2494
| March 2, 2494
| [[Callisto Incident]]
| [[Callisto Incident]]
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| [[2530]]
| [[2530]]
|
|
| Engines salvaged for {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}
| Engines salvaged for {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}}
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Clearidas}}
| {{UNSCShip|Clearidas}}
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| {{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}}
| {{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}}
| November 3, 2552
| November 3, 2552
| Battle of Earth<br/>Onyx Conflict
| Battle of Earth
| Destroyed
| Destroyed
| Sacrificed to protect Patterson's battle group
| Sacrificed to protect Patterson's battle group
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}}
| {{UNSCship|Gorgon}}
| [[2502]]
| [[2502]]
| Skirmish at Capella
| Skirmish at Capella
|
|
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}}
| {{UNSCship|The Heart of Midlothian}}
| Bet. 2535-2552
| Bet. 2535-2552
| [[Algolis]] [[Algolis Invasion|Invasion]]
| [[Battle of Algolis]]
| Self-destructed
| Self-destructed
| Boarded by Covenant forces
| Boarded by Covenant forces
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| [[CMA Heracles|CMA ''Heracles'']]
| [[CMA Heracles|CMA ''Heracles'']]
| 2525
| 2525
| [[First Battle of Harvest]]
| [[Second Battle of Harvest]]
| Investigated colony world Harvest with [[Battle Group 4]]
| Investigated colony world Harvest with [[Battlegroup 4]]
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Herodotus}}
| {{UNSCShip|Herodotus}}
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| {{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}}
| {{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}}
| November 3, 2552
| November 3, 2552
| Battle of Earth<br/>Onyx Conflict
| Battle of Earth<br/>Battle of Onyx
| Self-destructed to inflict damage upon Covenant fleet
| Self-destructed to inflict damage upon Covenant fleet
|-
|-
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| Damaged by nuclear blast
| Damaged by nuclear blast
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}
| {{UNSCship|Lancelot}}
| After 2540
| [[Raid on Heian|Assassination mission]] on [[Heian]]
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Lancelot}}
| July 2552
| July 2552
| [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
| [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
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| Boarded by insurrectionists
| Boarded by insurrectionists
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}}
| {{UNSCship|Pioneer}}
| 2525
| 2525
| Assault on Eridanus Secundus
| Assault on Eridanus Secundus
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| Participated in an operation to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]
| Participated in an operation to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Resolute}}
| {{UNSCship|Resolute}}
| 2535
| 2535
| [[Battle of Jericho VII]]
| [[Battle of Jericho VII]]
|
|
|-
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Seattle}}
| {{UNSCship|Seattle}}
| 2543
| 2543
| [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]]
| [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]]
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| Battle of 18 Scorpii  
| Battle of 18 Scorpii  
|
|
|-
| [[Unidentified UNSC destroyer (Heian)|Unidentified destroyer (Heian)]]
| After 2540
| [[Raid on Heian|Assassination mission]] on [[Heian]]
|
|}
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery widths="150">
File:HWG CMAHeracles.png|The ''Hillsborough''-class destroyer CMA ''Heracles'' transitioning from slipspace.
File:UNSC Heracles.png|The destroyer CMA ''Heracles'' transitioning from slipspace.
File:FoR Battlegroup 4.png|''Heracles'', accompanied by two frigates, emerges from slipspace.
File:FoR Battlegroup 4.png|''Heracles'', accompanied by two frigates, emerges from slipspace.
File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' over Harvest with Battle Group 4.<!-- Though the Heracles seems to dwarf its frigate escorts, this is not so. The frigates are far below the Heracles, giving the impression that they are considerably smaller than the destroyer.-->
File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' over Harvest with Battlegroup 4.<!-- Though the Heracles seems to dwarf its frigate escorts, this is not so. The frigates are far below the Heracles, giving the impression that they are considerably smaller than the destroyer.-->
File:The Heart of Midlothian 2.png|The ''Halberd''-class destroyer ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:The Heart of Midlothian 2.png|The destroyer ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:Heart of the Midlothian Schematic.jpg|A schematic of ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:Heart of the Midlothian Schematic.jpg|A schematic of the ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:FoR UNSC Pioneer.png|The ''Halberd''-class destroyer UNSC ''Pioneer''.
File:FoR UNSC Pioneer.png|The destroyer UNSC ''Pioneer''.
File:Iroquois collision.jpg|The ''Halberd''-class destroyer ''Iroquois'' collides with a [[Covenant stealth ship]].
File:Covenant stealth ship collides with UNSC Iroquois.jpg|The ''Iroquois'' collides with a [[Covenant stealth ship]].
File:Covenant-4.jpg|The ''UNSC Iroquois'' from its bow, unleashing a full volley of Archer missiles.
File:Covenant-4.jpg|The ''UNSC Iroquois'' from its bow, unleashing a full volley of Archer missiles.
File:Concept - UNSC_Destroyer.png|Concept art of the UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:Concept - UNSC_Destroyer.png|Concept art of the UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:TML Halberd Concept 1.jpg|Various concept explorations for the ''Halberd''-class destroyer's design.
File:Legends ship 1.png|''DD-993'' near Heian.
File:TML Halberd Concept 2.jpg|Various concept explorations for the ''Halberd''-class destroyer's design.
File:HLeg_TheBabysitter_KronstadtForemast.png|The ''Diligence''-class destroyer ''Kronstadt'' near Heian.
File:HEDestroyers.png|UNSC destroyers, with {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s and {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, over Earth following the [[New Phoenix Incident]].
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of UNSC destroyers}}
 
==Note==
<references group="note"/>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
**''[[Dirt]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Prototype]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Prototype]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Dirt]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]''
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' {{Mo}}
*''''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
 
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


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