Editing UNSC destroyer

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{{Ship Class Infobox
|image           = [[File:Heart_of_Midlothian.png|300px]]<br>A ''Halberd''-class destroyer
|name            = '''Destroyer'''
|manufacturer    = 
|class           = [[Destroyer]]
|length          = Varies by class
*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>
|weight          = 7,900 metric tons (standard)<ref name="waypoint"/>
|engine          = [[Fusion drive]]
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|hull            = 1.5 - 2 meters [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battle plate]]<ref name="enc"/>
|armament        = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref name="class"/><ref name="waypoint"/>
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s (3)
*[[Archer missile]] pods (26)<ref name="class"/><ref name="waypoint"/>
*Twin-linked [[Point defense gun|50mm point-defense autocannons]] (8x)<ref name="class"/>
|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> 
|misc            =
|role            = Fleet escort, assault
|era             = *[[Insurrection]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*Post-War Era 
|affiliation     = [[Colonial Military Administration]] (defunct)
<br>[[UNSC Navy]]

}}

'''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==
The Navy has made use of several destroyer classes which vary widely in design.

===''Halberd'' class===
{{Main|Halberd-class destroyer}}
The most common destroyer type used during the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the later years of the Insurrection, the ''Halberd''-class features a distinctive "arrowhead" profile.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 26''</ref> At 485 meters, it is only [[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 ''Halberd''-class 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>

The ''Halberd'' class 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 ''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>

===Heavy destroyer===
{{Main|UNSC heavy destroyer}}
The heavy destroyer class has been in service with the Navy since at least the late 2490's. 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===
{{Main|Hillsborough-class destroyer}}
Similar in design to a cruiser,<ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref name="BC">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''</ref> the CMA destroyer [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']] belonged to the ''Hillsborough'' class of destroyer. The ''Heracles'' was the command ship of [[Battlegroup 4]] following the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]].<ref name="Genesis"/>

===''Diligence'' class===
{{Main|Diligence-class destroyer}}
The ''Diligence''-class is an older class of destroyer formerly operated for peacekeeping purposes by the [[Colonial Military Administration]].<ref name="clarity">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/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 name="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="navbox collapsible collapsed" width="100%" 
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! colspan="11" align="center" style="border:1px solid #88A; padding:0px; font-size:0.9em; background:#F0F8FF;" |'''List of known destroyers'''
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{| class="wikitable" align="center"
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! width="20%" | Name
! width="14%" | Earliest sighting
! width="20%" | Engagements
! width="23%" | Status
! width="23%" | Notable information
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| [[UNSC Agincourt (destroyer)|UNSC ''Agincourt'']]
| [[2543]]
| [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]
| Destroyed
| Sacrificed to protect [[Battlegroup India]]
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Armageddon's Edge}}
| [[2535]]
|
|
| Refitted in 2535 after a previous engagement with the Covenant
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Brasidas}}
| October 20, 2552
| [[Battle of Earth]]<br/>[[Battle of Onyx]]
| Destroyed along with the rest of [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Patterson's]] [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]]
|-
| {{UNSCship|Buenos Aires}}
| March 2, 2494
| [[Callisto Incident]]
| Destroyed by booby-trapped nuclear bomb
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Calcutta}}
| [[2530]]
|
| Engines salvaged for {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}}
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Clearidas}}
| 2535
| [[Battle of Hat Yai]]<br/>[[Battle of Skopje]]
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Do You Feel Lucky?}}
| 2535
| [[Battle of Charybdis IX]]
| Destroyed
| Boarded by Covenant forces
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}}
| November 3, 2552
| Battle of Earth
| Destroyed
| Sacrificed to protect Patterson's battle group
|-
| {{UNSCship|Gorgon}}
| [[2502]]
| Skirmish at Capella
|
|-
| {{UNSCship|The Heart of Midlothian}}
| Bet. 2535-2552
| [[Battle of Algolis]]
| Self-destructed
| Boarded by Covenant forces
|-
| [[CMA Heracles|CMA ''Heracles'']]
| 2525
| [[Second Battle of Harvest]]
| Investigated colony world Harvest with [[Battlegroup 4]]
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Herodotus}}
| July 2552
| [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]<br/>[[Fall of Reach]]
| Destroyed
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}
| July 2552
| Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
| 
| Utilized the [[Keyes Loop]] maneuver to destroy three Covenant ships 
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}}
| November 3, 2552
| Battle of Earth<br/>Battle of Onyx
| Self-destructed to inflict damage upon Covenant fleet
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Jericho}} 
| [[2494]]
| Callisto Incident
| Damaged by nuclear blast
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}
| After 2540
| [[Raid on Heian|Assassination mission]] on [[Heian]]
|
|-
| {{UNSCship|Lancelot}}
| July 2552
| [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
| Presumed destroyed
| Enacted suicidal charge on Covenant fleet
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Las Vegas}}
| 2494
| Callisto incident
| Damaged by nuclear blast
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Majestic}}
| August 30, 2552
| Fall of Reach
| Presumably killed [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[Beta-Red]] via friendly fire
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Minotaur}}
| 2552
| Fall of Reach
| Destroyed
| Cut in half by Covenant weapons
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Monte Cassino}}
| January 2553
| 
| Active
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Persephone}}
| 2521
|
| Self-destructed
| Boarded by insurrectionists
|-
| {{UNSCship|Pioneer}}
| 2525
| Assault on Eridanus Secundus
|
| Participated in an operation to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]
|-
| {{UNSCship|Resolute}}
| 2535
| [[Battle of Jericho VII]]
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|-
| {{UNSCship|Seattle}}
| 2543
| [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]]
|
|-
| [[UNSC Tharsis (Reach)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']]
| 2552
| Fall of Reach
| Destroyed
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Thermopylae}}
| 2543
| Battle of 18 Scorpii 
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|}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Heracles.png|The ''Hillsborough''-class destroyer CMA ''Heracles'' transitioning 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 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: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:Iroquois collision.jpg|The ''Halberd''-class destroyer ''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:Concept - UNSC_Destroyer.png|Concept art of the UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian''.
File:Legends ship 1.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>
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of UNSC destroyers}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Prototype]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[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: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' {{Mo}}

==Note==
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==Sources==
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