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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] (1)
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] (1)
*26 [[Archer missile]] pods of 30 missiles
*26 [[Archer missile]] pods of 30 missiles
*[[Shiva-class nuclear warhead]]s (3)
*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s (3)
*[[Fusion rocket]]s (2)<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 248''</ref>
|complement= At least one [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] and one [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] squadron  
|complement= At least one [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] and one [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] squadron  
|crew=
|crew=
|skeleton=
|skeleton=
|passengers= *[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]]
*[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]]
**[[John-117]]
**[[Kelly-087]]
**[[Samuel-034]]
**30 others
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===Operational history===
===Operational history===
[[File:FoR - Archer missiles.jpg|left|thumb|275px|The ''Commonwealth'' firing [[Archer missile]]s at the ''Unrelenting''.]]
[[File:FoR - Archer missiles.jpg|left|thumb|275px|The ''Commonwealth'' firing [[Archer missile]]s at the ''Unrelenting''.]]
In [[2525]], the ''Commonwealth'' ferried the [[SPARTAN-II]]'s along with [[Catherine Halsey]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] on the planet [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="HFoR"/> There, during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], the ''Commonwealth'' successfully engaged the Covenant ship ''[[Unrelenting]]''.<ref name="HFoR"/> With the assistance of the Spartan-II's boarding party, and their new [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark IV Armor]], the ''Commonwealth'' was able to destroy the light cruiser.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 130''</ref> The ''Commonwealth'', however, was severely damaged in their first engagement against the [[Covenant Navy]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 110-111''</ref>
In [[2525]], the ''Commonwealth'' ferried the [[SPARTAN-II]]s along with [[Catherine Halsey]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] on the planet [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="HFoR"/> There, during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], the ''Commonwealth'' successfully engaged the Covenant ship ''[[Unrelenting]]''.<ref name="HFoR"/> With the assistance of the Spartan-IIs' boarding party, and their new [[MJOLNIR Mark IV]] armor, the ''Commonwealth'' was able to destroy the light cruiser.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 130''</ref> The ''Commonwealth'', however, was severely damaged in their first engagement against the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 110-111''</ref>


Despite the damage incurred, the ''Commonwealth'' was able to return to [[Reach]] for repairs and then presumably returned to service against the Covenant's advances among the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 258''</ref>
Despite the damage incurred, the ''Commonwealth'' was able to return to [[Reach]] for repairs and then presumably returned to service against the Covenant's advances among the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 258''</ref>
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While it was not structural damage, the ''Commonwealth'' lost [[Longsword Squadron Delta]] in its entirety while pulling away from the ''Unrelenting'' to escape the blast of a nuclear warhead.
While it was not structural damage, the ''Commonwealth'' lost [[Longsword Squadron Delta]] in its entirety while pulling away from the ''Unrelenting'' to escape the blast of a nuclear warhead.
===Decommissioning and scrapping===
===Decommissioning and scrapping===
Some time between the Chi Ceti incident and 2552, the ''Commonwealth'' was decommissioned by the UNSC and was landed at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]] to be scrapped.
Some time between the Chi Ceti incident and 2552, the ''Commonwealth'' was decommissioned by the UNSC and was landed at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]] to be scrapped.

Revision as of 11:29, February 25, 2015

UNSC Commonwealth
File:Commonwealth front.jpg
Production information

Manufacturer:

UNSC

Class:

Paris-class heavy frigate[1][note 1]

Role:

Warship

Specifications

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

Titanium-A battle plate

Armament:

Complement:

At least one Longsword and one Pelican squadron

Service information

Last sighted:

2552 at a SinoViet ship breaking facility, planet Reach

Participated battles:

Battle of Chi Ceti

Noteworthy crewmembers:

Commonwealth Weapons Officer

Known commanders:

Captain Wallace

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The UNSC Commonwealth was a Paris-class heavy frigate of the UNSC Navy.[1][note 1] In 2525, its commanding officer was Captain Wallace.[2]

History

Operational history

The Commonwealth firing Archer missiles at the Unrelenting.

In 2525, the Commonwealth ferried the SPARTAN-IIs along with Catherine Halsey to the Damascus Testing Facility on the planet Chi Ceti IV.[2] There, during the Battle of Chi Ceti, the Commonwealth successfully engaged the Covenant ship Unrelenting.[2] With the assistance of the Spartan-IIs' boarding party, and their new MJOLNIR Mark IV armor, the Commonwealth was able to destroy the light cruiser.[3] The Commonwealth, however, was severely damaged in their first engagement against the Covenant.[4]

Despite the damage incurred, the Commonwealth was able to return to Reach for repairs and then presumably returned to service against the Covenant's advances among the Outer Colonies.[5]

Damage sustained at Chi Ceti IV

The ship took heavy damage during the Battle of Chi Ceti. The damage was:

  • Communications and navigation dishes destroyed.
  • Armor in sections 3-7 down to four centimeters from 60 cm.
  • Hull breach in section three.
  • Ship AI memory core overloaded.
  • Leak in the port fuel tank.
  • Fire in sections one through twenty. (Atmosphere vented, fire extinguished.)
  • Port armor destroyed.
  • Decks two through seven in section one melted away. Decks two through five in sections three, four and five out of contact.
  • Deck thirteen destroyed.
  • Hull structure came close to "buckling" (integrity about to fail) and the MAC system was taken offline.
  • Reactor only able to output ten percent of rated output.

While it was not structural damage, the Commonwealth lost Longsword Squadron Delta in its entirety while pulling away from the Unrelenting to escape the blast of a nuclear warhead.

Decommissioning and scrapping

Some time between the Chi Ceti incident and 2552, the Commonwealth was decommissioned by the UNSC and was landed at the Aszod ship breaking yards to be scrapped.

When the Epsilon Eridani system was attacked, the Commonwealth became a battlefield venue between the ground forces of the UNSC and the Covenant. On August 30th, SPARTAN-B312 and Emile-A239 pushed through the ship's stripped wreckage in order to deliver a vital package to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.[6]

At the time of the attack, the Commonwealth was well into being scrapped. Already, its entire port-side launch deck was removed, along with its port engines. Its bridge had been taken out, and holes were made on its underbelly to allow staircases to be fitted in for the technicians assigned to take it apart.

Etymology

A commonwealth is a country over which another nation claims guardianship, like the Commonwealth of Nations, or declares a territory, such as the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Gallery

  • The Commonwealth en route to the Damascus Materials Testing Facility on Chi Ceti IV.

    The Commonwealth en route to the Damascus Materials Testing Facility on Chi Ceti IV.

  • The Commonwealth being pursued by the Unrelenting.

    The Commonwealth being pursued by the Unrelenting.

  • The Commonwealth at the SinoViet ship breaking facility in Aszod, on Reach.

    The Commonwealth at the SinoViet ship breaking facility in Aszod, on Reach.

  • A shot of the Commonwealth as it appeared in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

    A shot of the Commonwealth as it appeared in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

Note

  1. ^ a b Though Commonwealth was canonically a Paris-class heavy frigate, Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant depicts the ship as a Charon-class light frigate in most panels.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint - ATLAS
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 103-105
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 130
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 110-111
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 258
  6. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn

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