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[[File:Mac.jpg|350px|thumb|A [[Battle Group Victory|battle group]] of UNSC frigates firing their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s above [[Voi]].]]
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'''Frigate''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''FFG''') is a [[warship]] classification in the [[UNSC Navy]]. Although they do not possess the same degree of armor, armament, and firepower as [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]], frigates are lighter and more maneuverable. They are also cheaper to produce, allowing greater numbers to be fielded against the [[Covenant]].
<center>''Looking for one of the variants of the frigate: the [[Charon-class light frigate|Charon]], [[Paris-class heavy frigate|Paris]], [[Stalwart-class light frigate|Stalwart]], or [[Midsummer Night-type light frigate|Midsummer Night]] class?''</center>
{{Ship Class Infobox
|name            = '''UNSC frigate'''
|image          = [[File:HaloReach - UNSCFrigate.png|350px]]<br>[[File:UNSC Aegis Fate.png|350px]]<br>A ''Paris''-class heavy frigate (top) and a ''Charon''-class light frigate.
|manufacturer    = [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
|class          = [[Frigate]]
|length          = Variable:
*{{Convert|535|m|ft}} (''Paris-class'') <ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 76''</ref>
*{{Convert|478|m|ft}} (''Stalwart-class'')<ref name="essential"/>
*{{Convert|490|m|ft}} (''Charon-class'')<ref name="essential"/>
|width          = Variable:
*{{Convert|199|m|ft}} (''Paris-class'') <ref name="essential"/>
*{{Convert|152|m|ft}} (''Stalwart-class'')<ref name="essential"/>
*{{Convert|156|m|ft}} (''Charon-class'') <ref name="essential"/>
|height          = {{Convert|112.3|m|ftin}}
|engine          = *2 [[Fusion drive|fusion drive cores]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]'' ('''Bridge officer''': ''"Both engine cores have spun to zero."'')</ref>
*2+ auxiliary reactors<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 275''</ref>
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|hull            = {{Convert|60|cm|ftin}} [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battle plate]]
|armament        = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (1)
*[[Shiva missile|Shiva Nuclear Warhead Missiles]] (1-3)<ref name="Reach111">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 111''</ref>
*[[Harpoon nuclear missile]]s (6+<ref name="art">[[:File:H3 - FrigateOverview.png|Frigate overview by Isaac Hannaford]]</ref>)
*[[Archer missile]] pods (40) 30 missiles/pod
*[[Point-defense gun|Twin point-defense guns]] (variable)|complement      =
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]
**[[ODST]]s
*[[Albatross]] dropships
*[[M312 Elephant HRV]]s
*[[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle]]s
*[[D77-TC Pelican|D77-TC]] or [[D77H-TCI Pelican|D77H-TCI Pelican]] dropships
*[[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptors/strike fighters
*[[M808B Main Battle Tank]]s
*[[M12 Force Application Vehicle]]s
*[[AV-14 Hornet]]s
*[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s
*[[Clarion spy drone]]s (3)
|misc            =
|role            =
*Protection of larger fleet ships
*Deployment of ground forces
|affiliation    = [[UNSC Navy]]
}}


==Overview==
'''Frigate''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''FFG''') is a [[light capital warship]] classification in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. Although they significantly lack the amount of armor, armament, and firepower compared to its larger cousin, the [[UNSC destroyer]], frigates are lighter and more maneuverable. They are also cheaper to produce, allowing greater numbers to be fielded against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].  
[[File:Halo Legends - Origins II - EarlyShips.png|thumb|left|250px|Early frigates over [[Earth]].]]
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], UNSC frigates were barely considered a match for even the smallest of Covenant warships. Their armor was susceptible to enemy point-defense [[Pulse laser turret|pulse lasers]] and [[plasma torpedo]]es, and it is outfitted with substandard weaponry. Only ''en masse'' did the UNSC frigate give any UNSC fleet element an advantage against even inferior numbers of Covenant [[capital ship]]s. By 2552, UNSC frigates designs became more technologically advanced as seen with both the [[Strident-class heavy frigate]] and the [[Anlace-class frigate]].


The frigate's speed and maneuvering are its advantage, however, allowing UNSC frigates to provide fire support to other UNSC fighter craft such as [[FSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]]s or [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]]s and engage both multiple enemy single ship fighters, such as [[Elsedda-pattern Banshee|Banshee interceptors]] or [[Seraph]]s, and light enemy warships simultaneously; its speed allows it to put down fire on an enemy ship while being able to avoid a large amount of fire from largely superior [[Plasma turret|Covenant weaponry]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> In addition to this, its small size and role as a troop carrier vessel make it ideal for supporting ground operations in planetside theaters of action, capable of laying down suppressive fire against Covenant ground forces while deploying its complement of aircraft and marines to bolster UNSC forces on the surface.
==Background==
With current human technology, UNSC frigates are barely considered a match for even the smallest of Covenant warships. Its armor is susceptible to enemy point-defense [[Pulse laser turret|pulse lasers]] and [[Plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]], and it is outfitted with substandard weaponry. Only ''en masse'' does the UNSC frigate give any UNSC fleet element an advantage against even inferior numbers of Covenant [[capital ship]]s.
 
The frigate's speed and maneuvering are its advantage, however, allowing UNSC frigates to provide fire support to other UNSC fighter craft such as [[YSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]]s or [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]]s and engage both multiple enemy single ship fighters, such as [[Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Banshee interceptors]] or [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraphs]], and light enemy warships simultaneously; its speed allows it to put down fire on an enemy ship while being able to avoid a large amount of fire from largely superior [[Plasma turret|Covenant weaponry]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
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===Bridge===
===Bridge===
The [[bridge]] of the frigate is located in the uppermost part of the ship, in the section at the stern-most tip of the MAC gun shaft. The [[commanding officer]]'s chair is located behind the two primary consoles within the bridge. There also are numerous other consoles located at the sides of the room. There are four bridge stations: Navigation, Operations, Weapons, and Communications. There are [[airlock]]s on both sides on the bridge.<ref name="art">[[:File:H3 - FrigateOverview.png|This piece of ''Halo 3'' concept art]] specifies several parts of the frigate's design. Some elements, like the Harpoon nuke, are not canon.</ref> Modern frigate classes are also equipped with universal [[hardpoint]]s on their dorsal and ventral hulls, allowing them to dock with other UNSC vessels.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 208-209''</ref> On top of the bridge is a [[maser]] dish for short-range communication.
The [[bridge]] of the frigate is located in the uppermost part of the ship, in the section at the stern-most tip of the MAC gun shaft. The [[commanding officer]]'s chair is located behind the two primary consoles within the bridge. There also are numerous other consoles located at the sides of the room. There are four bridge stations: Navigation, Operations, Weapons, and Communications. There are [[Hardpoint|universal docking rings]] on both sides on the bridge.<ref name="art"/> On top of the bridge is a [[maser]] dish for short-range communication.


===Midsection===
===Midsection===
The forward midsection of the ship has numerous single ship [[hangar bay]]s for [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]] or fighter craft like [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]] on both sides. A UNSC frigate also possess twelve [[drop pod]] bays, located in the rear of the ship, which facilitate the deployment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]. Also, spread throughout the frigate's structure are a number of its many escape pod bays.
The forward midsection of the ship has numerous single ship [[hangar bay]]s for [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]] or fighter craft like [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]] on both sides. A UNSC frigate also possess 12 [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] bays, located in the rear of the ship, which facilitate the deployment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. Also, spread throughout the frigate's structure are a number of its many escape pod bays.<ref name="art"/>


===Main hangar===
===Main hangar===
Some frigate classes, namely the ''Charon''-class, also have a large loading [[elevator]] in their rear section which is capable of extending out of the ship's ventral side to deploy vehicles or cargo directly to the ground.<ref>'''Halo 2'''</ref><ref name="h3">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Ark]]''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} featured a large rear section which had the capacity of holding several [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelicans]] in addition to numerous ground vehicles. These hangar floor elevators have been seen operating in two different modes; the single-sided hinges on the elevator are able to swing down 90° in order to allow aircraft like Pelicans to drop vertically out of the hangar for quick deployment.{{Ref/Reuse|h3}} So far the frigate is the only UNSC warship that has been seen landing and deploying vehicles directly to the surface of a planet (or Installation 00 in the ''Dawn''{{'}}s case).
Some frigate classes, namely the ''Charon''-class, also have a large loading [[elevator]] in their rear section which is capable of extending out of the ship's ventral side to deploy vehicles or cargo directly to the ground.<ref>'''Halo 2'''</ref><ref name="h3">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Ark]]''</ref> The {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} featured a large rear section which had the capacity of holding several [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelicans]] in addition to numerous ground vehicles. These hangar floor elevators have been seen operating in two different modes; the single-sided hinges on the elevator are able to swing down 90° in order to allow aircraft like Pelicans to drop vertically out of the hangar for quick deployment.<ref name="h3"/> So far the frigate is the only UNSC warship that has been seen landing and deploying vehicles directly to the surface of a planet (or Halo installation in the ''Dawn'''s case).
 
==Classes==
The Navy uses multiple frigate classes. Though they vary in size, armament, and purpose, they all follow some of the same design principles.
 
*The [[Paris-class heavy frigate|''Paris''-class heavy frigate]] boasts additional titanium-A armor plating and a larger number of point-defense guns than standard frigates, giving it greater capabilities as a fleet support vessel.
 
*The [[Stalwart-class light frigate|''Stalwart''-class light frigate]] is best suited for planetary defense, fleet escort duties, and troop deployment. It has a smaller complement of vehicles than the ''Charon'' class, and less armament than the ''Paris'' class, effectively balancing it between troop transportation and fleet support.
 
*The [[Charon-class light frigate|''Charon''-class light frigate]] can carry a large complement of troops and vehicles. It is not as heavily armed or armored as other escort vessels of similar design. This belies a role as fleet support and troop carrier, although it is still capable of ship-to-ship combat.
 
*The [[Midsummer Night-type light frigate|''Midsummer Night''-type light frigate]] fills a role similar to a [[UNSC prowler|prowler's]]. It is used primarily on information-gathering missions and for covert operations. It is presumably not as combat capable as the other frigate variants.
 
*A relatively small, [[UNSC frigate (Human-Promethean war)|unidentified class]] was introduced after the Human-Covenant War. It possess a Forerunner-inspired aesthetic akin to the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}.


==Design details==
==Specifications==
===Propulsion===
===Propulsion===
Like other [[human]] ships, the UNSC frigate is powered by thermonuclear fusion reactors which use deuterium (a stable hydrogen isotope) as fuel. The engines almost certainly use the energy obtained from this process to heat some form of reaction propellant which is expelled out of rear-facing exhausts to generate thrust. There are four exhausts visible on frigates; two large and two small. In addition, the frigate has two sets of forward maneuvering thrusters near the front.{{Ref/Reuse|art}}
Like other [[human]] ships, the UNSC frigate is powered by thermonuclear fusion reactors which use deuterium (a stable hydrogen isotope) as fuel. The engines almost certainly use the energy obtained from this process to heat some form of reaction propellant which is expelled out of rear-facing exhausts to generate thrust. There are four exhausts visible on frigates; two large and two small. In addition, the frigate has two sets of forward maneuvering thrusters near the front.<ref name="art"/>


UNSC frigates are capable of hovering in an atmosphere and even landing. This is likely accomplished through the use of [[Anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity generators]], although the technology involved has never been elaborated upon. Frigates are able to perform a [[Class-L flash-dock]], a landing procedure used when time is of the essence which requires precise maneuvering control.<ref>[[Data Drop|Data Drop #6]]</ref>
UNSC frigates are capable of hovering in an atmosphere and even landing. This is likely accomplished through the use of [[Anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity generators]], although the technology involved has never been elaborated upon.


For interstellar voyages, the frigate carries a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].
For interstellar voyages, the frigate carries a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].


===Armament===
===Armament===
[[File:Halo3 - MAC muzzle.jpg|thumb|200px|The MAC barrel on a UNSC frigate.]]
[[File:Halo3 - MAC muzzle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The MAC barrel on a UNSC frigate.]]
A typical UNSC frigate carries the following armament:
A typical UNSC frigate carries the following armament:
*1 '''[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]''' which is able to fire one round per charge. A frigate MAC has an average length of 183 meters, or 600 feet.{{Ref/Book|HEVG|Page=114}} MACs are typically spinally mounted to a frigate, though at least a pair of post-war frigate classes eschew MACs for lasers instead.<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''</ref><ref>[http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/16805-halo-waypoint-update-with-spartan-new-ships/&do=findComment&comment=303472 '''Spartan Games''': ''Halo Waypoint Update with Spartan - NEW SHIPS!'']</ref>
*1 '''[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]''' which is able to fire one round per charge. The MAC runs between one- and two-thirds of a Frigate's total length.
*1-3 '''[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s''' serve as heavy ordnance.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=259}}
*3 '''[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s''' serve as heavy ordnance.
*16 '''[[Archer Missile|Archer missile pods]]''' which carry around thirty missiles per pod, adding up to a total of 480 missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
*40 '''[[Archer Missile|Archer missile pods]]''' which carry around thirty missiles per pod, adding up to a total of 1200 missiles.
*4-12 '''[[Point-defense gun]]s''' function as the last line of defense against [[Seraph|single ships]] and incoming missiles. They are used for aerial bombardment on occasion. The model and amount of guns possessed by each ship varies by class, but the [[Rampart point defense gun|50mm Rampart]] is the most common, coming in either twin-linked or quad-linked variants.
*4-12 '''[[50mm point defense guns]]''' function as the last line of defense against [[Seraph-class Starfighter|single ships]] and incoming missiles, with the ability to later retract into the vessel. They are used for aerial bombardment on occasion. The amount of guns possesed on each ship varies by variant of frigate.


===Crew===
===Crew===
A frigate generally has a 250 sailor crew, with an equal number of troops also housed onboard.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=36-37}}{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Page=19}} The crew number includes deck crews as well as the command crew and technical personnel. Combat personnel, like Marines and ODSTs, are counted separately. The maximum number of personnel a single frigate is capable of housing numbers at least within the thousands.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 220''</ref> Since many frigates have been seen in ground support roles, it is likely that the complement of Marine and ODST personnel on board is higher in percentage than other ships that are more dedicated to space combat.
No precise figures are available regarding the crew of a frigate, although numbers have been speculated. Like larger ships, a detachment of Marines and possibly ODSTs would be present onboard. The crew number includes deck crews as well as the command crew, Marines, ODSTs, dropship pilots, and technical personnel. The number of personnel a single frigate is capable of housing numbers at least within the thousands.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 220''</ref> Since many frigates have been seen in ground support roles, it is likely that the complement of Marine and ODST personnel on board is higher in percentage than other ships that are more dedicated to space combat.


In [[2552]] [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] was supposedly able to singlehandedly control the frigate {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} to aid [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] on the [[Installation 08|newly rebuilt Halo]], though an auto-pilot function was available with the use of the ship's onboard [[Navigation computer|navigational computer]]. An [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] can monitor and regulate all critical functions without human intervention.
In [[2552]] [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] was supposedly able to single-handedly control the frigate {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} to aid [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] on the [[Installation 04B|newly rebuilt Halo]], though an auto-pilot function was available with the use of the ship's onboard [[Navigation computer|navigational computer]]. An [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] can monitor and regulate all critical functions without human intervention.


===Superstructure===
===Superstructure===
The armor of a frigate is relatively poor compared with that of its larger cousins and counterparts such as the [[UNSC destroyer]], with only 60&nbsp;cm of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battle plate]]. However, due to its relatively light weight, the frigate's strength lies instead in maneuverability and speed. The frigate's relatively wide design is supported by structural support ribs, allowing it to perform orbital incursions. As of 2558, certain frigates (namely, the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s ten [[Strident-class heavy frigate|Strident-class]] sub-vessels) possess [[energy shielding]] technology.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', ''[[S1/Departure|S1E1 - Departure]]''</ref>
The armor of a frigate is relatively poor compared to that of its larger cousins and counterparts such as the [[UNSC destroyer]], with only 60cm of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battle plate]]. However, due to its relatively light weight, the frigate's strength lies instead in maneuverability and speed. The frigate's relatively wide design is supported by structural support ribs, allowing it to perform orbital incursions. As of 2558, frigates also possess shielding technology. <ref name="art"/>
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==Classes==
==Known frigates==
The Navy uses multiple frigate classes. Though they vary in size, armament, and purpose, they all follow some of the same design principles.
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; background:#F2F3F4;"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" align="center" style="border:1px solid #88A; background:#F0FFF0;" | List of known frigates
! width="200" style="text-align:left" |Class
|-
! width="100" style="text-align:left" |Image
! Name
! width="500" style="text-align:left"|Details
! Hull classification symbol
! Earliest sighting
! Engagements
! Status
! Notable information
|-
| {{UNSCship|Aegis Fate}}
| FFG-307
| August 2552
| [[Fall of Reach]]<br/>
[[Battle of Earth]]
*[[Battle of Voi]]<br/>
[[Operation: BLIND FAITH]]
| Active (presumed)
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Allegiance}}
| FFG-???
| July 2552
| [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
| Unknown
|
|-
| [[CMA Arabia|CMA ''Arabia'']]
| CMA-???
| 2525
| Investigation of Harvest
| Destroyed - 2525
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}
| FFG-???
| November 2525
| Battle of Chi Ceti IV
| Decommissioned some time between 2525 - 2552
|Dismantled at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]] on [[Reach]]
|-
|{{UNSCShip|Euphrates}}
| FFG-???
| August 2552
| [[Operation: HYPODERMIC]]<br/>
[[Fall of Reach]]
| Destroyed (presumed)
| Attached with an [[ONI Prowler]]
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Fair Weather}}
| FFG-???
| July 2552
| Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
| Destroyed
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}
| FFG-201
| November 17, 2552
| Battle of Earth
*Battle of Tsavo<br/>
Operation: BLIND FAITH
| Crippled<br/>Lost in space, crashed on [[Requiem]]
| Aft section adrift in unknown region of space with [[Spartan-117]] and [[Cortana]] aboard.
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}
| FFG-???
| July 2552
| Battle of Sigma Octanus IV<br/>
Fall of Reach<br/>
[[Massacre at Eridanus Secundus]]<br/>
[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]
| Active (presumed)
| Once coupled with the Covenant carrier ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}
| FFG-318
| August 12, 2552
| Fall of Reach
*[[Battle of Viery]]
| Destroyed - August 12, 2552
| Heavy frigate
|-
| {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}
| FFG-142
| April 2550
| Battle of Earth<br/>
[[Battle of Installation 05]]
*[[Battle of the Quarantine Zone]]<br/>
[[Battle of High Charity]]
| Damaged - November 3, 2552<br/>Destroyed in late 2552
| Commandeered by the Flood
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Journeyman}}
| FFG-???
| September 2517
|
| Unknown
| Was patrolling the [[Eridanus system]] in 2517
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Meriwether Lewis}}
| FFG-???
| Before 2552
|
|
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}
| FFG-209
| 2535
| [[Battle of the Rubble]]
| Unknown
| Light frigate<br/>Temporarily captured by [[Insurrectionist]]s
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Paris}}
| FFG-???
| October 2552
| Battle of Earth
| Unknown
|
|-
| {{UNSCship|Purpose}}
| FFG-???
| February 13, 2526
| [[Battle of Bliss]]
| Destroyed - 2526
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Providence}}
| FFG-334
|
|
|
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Ready or Not}}
| FFG-???
| 2535
|
|
|
|-
| {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}}
| FFG-???
| October 20, 2552
| Battle of Earth
| Unknown
|
|-
|-
| {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} || [[File:H4-StridentHeavyFrigate-ScanRender.png|300px]] || The {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}} is best suited as an escort ship and swift-attack vessel used in large-scale naval space battles.
| {{UNSCship|Saratoga}}
| FFG-???
| August 12, 2552
| Fall of Reach
*Battle of Viery
| Unknown
| Heavy frigate
|-
|-
| {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} || [[File:HaloReach - UNSCFrigate.png|300px]] || The {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} boasts additional titanium-A armor plating and a larger number of point-defense guns than standard frigates, giving it greater capabilities as a fleet support vessel.
| {{UNSCship|Savannah}}  
| FFG-371
| August 13, 2552
| Fall of Reach
*Operation: UPPER CUT
| Destroyed - 2552
|Heavy frigate
|-
|-
| {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}} || [[File:HINF UNSCPanamaFront Render Crop.png|300px]] || The {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}} closely resembles its aforementioned predecessors but lacks the lower bays characteristic of most frigates, and features a more centralized engine system.
| {{UNSCShip|Tannenberg}}  
| FFG-???
| January 2531
|
|
|
|-
|-
| {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} || [[File:H3-UNSCFrigateAegisFate.png|300px]] || The {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} can carry a large complement of troops and vehicles. It is not as heavily armed or armored as other escort vessels of similar design. This belies a role as fleet support and troop carrier, although it is still capable of ship-to-ship combat.
| {{UNSCShip|Tripping Light}}
| FFG-???
| 2547
|  
| Decommissioned and dismantled - September 4, 2547
|
|-
|-
| {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} || [[File:H2A - In Amber Clad render 2.jpg|300px]] || The {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} is best suited for planetary defense, fleet escort duties, and troop deployment. It has a smaller complement of vehicles than the ''Charon'' class, and less armament than the ''Paris'' class, effectively balancing it between troop transportation and fleet support.
| [[CMA Vostok|CMA ''Vostok'']]
| CMA-???
| February 2525
| Investigation of Harvest
| Destroyed
|
|-
|-
| {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}} || [[File:H5G Anlace-class Frigate.jpg|300px]] || The {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}} lacks a MAC spinal mount but has a light MAC on top and primarily employs directed-energy weapons.
|[[FFG-127|Unidentified frigate (Home Fleet)]]
| FFG-127
|October 20, 2552
|[[Battle of Earth]]
|Destroyed
|}
|}
==Known frigates==
{{Ships/UNSC/Frigates}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:InAmberClad-scale.gif|A scale comparison between the UNSC frigate and miscellaneous objects.
File:Frigate size comparison.png|A scale comparison between two UNSC frigates and the Liberty Island in New York.
File:Frigate size comparison.png|A scale comparison between two UNSC frigates and the Liberty Island in New York.
File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A scale comparison between the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and the ''Long Night of Solace''.
File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A scale comparison between the {{UNSCship|Grafton}} and the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}}, and the {{UNSCship|Grafton}} and the ''Long Night of Solace''.
File:HaloReach - FrigateWreck.png|A destroyed UNSC frigate over Reach.
File:UNSC FRIGATE- HALO LEGENDS(PROTOTYPE).jpg|A UNSC frigate picking up survivors from [[Algolis]].
</gallery>
File:ArabiaVostok.png|[[CMA Arabia|CMA ''Arabia'']] and [[CMA Vostok|CMA ''Vostok'']] being destroyed in the [[First Battle of Harvest]].
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of UNSC frigates}}
File:UNSC Longsword and Frigate siz comaprisson.jpg|A comparison between a [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] and a frigate.
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File:10203554-Full.jpg|The underside of a typical UNSC frigate.
File:UNSC Frigate HEV drop hatches.jpg|A UNSC frigate's SOEIV hatches (along the center).
File:DawnBase.jpg|A frigate lowering its cargo bay for the insertion of ground forces and vehicles onto the battlefield. Note the hinged arms on the right side.
File:Mac.jpg|A frigate firing a round from its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]].
File:In Amber Clad gives chase.jpg|Frigate {{UNSCship|In Amber Clad}} compared to the Prophet of Regret's assault carrier.
File:Reach mpbeta boneyard 02.jpg|A UNSC frigate, the ''[[UNSC Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'', being taken apart, partially showing the ship's internal structure.
File:HaloReach - FrigateWreck.png|A destroyed UNSC frigate over Reach from the [[Halo: Reach Announcement Trailer|announcement trailer]].
File:Forward Unto Dawn.jpg|The ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', a [[Charon-class light frigate]], hovering over Installation 00.
File:Frigate 3.jpg|The frigate ''In Amber Clad'', a [[Stalwart-class light frigate]], inside ''[[High Charity]]''.
File:HReach-UNSCFrigateGrafton.png| The [[UNSC Grafton]], a [[Paris-class heavy frigate]].
File:H4fudback.jpg|The aft section of the frigate ''Forward Unto Dawn'' as depicted in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:flightpanel.jpg|Concept art of a frigate's bridge.
File:Halo2_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of a bridge's tactical station.
File:Infinity n Frigates.png| 2 frigates escorting the [[UNSC Infinity]] in [[Halo 4]] [[Spartan Ops]] episode 2.
File:Spartan ops frigates.png| 3 [[Charon-class light frigate]]s with the [[UNSC Infinity]] assaulting a group of Covenant ships over [[Requiem]]. </gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
**''[[Prototype]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]
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**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]
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*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Contact]]''
*''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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==External==
*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_iactour/ Stephen Loftus's extensive analysis of the UNSC frigate]


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[[Category:UNSC frigates| ]]

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