Rwaru-pattern carrack

Carrack merchant cruiser
Production information
Class:	Cruiser
Role:	Troop and material transport
Technical specifications
Length:	2,819 metres (9,250 ft)
Slipspace drive:	Equipped
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	War of Beginnings Post-Covenant War conflicts
Affiliation:	Swords of Sanghelios Jul 'Mdama's Covenant

"Versatile cruiser that ferries Sangheili warriors to far-flung battlefields."

— Curator

The Carrack is a class of merchant cruiser once used by the Sangheili during the War of Beginnings that has since been adopted in the fleets of Covenant remnants. Unlike the multi-role warships used by the Covenant, older, single-purpose vessels such as the Carrack have become important assets in Covenant remnant factions, as many of the warships of the Covenant have since been destroyed. Regardless, contemporary Sangheili fleetmasters have found Carracks to be capable and resilient troop and materiel transports. By the time the Blooding Years began, Carracks had been upgraded to modern specifications.

Trivia

Carracks were armed, three-masted ships developed by the medieval Genoese, and heavily used by the Spanish and Portuguese empires, to carry cargoes to and from their imperial territories in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. It was a predecessor to the more well-known Galleon.

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Gallery

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  Two Man O' Wars escorting a Carrack during the Battle of Sunaion in Halo 5: Guardians.

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  Profile of the Carrack in Halo Mythos.

List of appearances

• Halo: Fleet Battles
• Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
• Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo