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==Overview==
==Overview==
Active in the late 2490's, the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} was the first heavy destroyer to be equipped with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships. The ''Gorgon'' was commanded by then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. It was used to engage the [[insurrectionist]] vessel ''[[Bellicose]]'' on three occasions.<ref name="P447"/> The warship was capable of firing only three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.<ref name="P451">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 451''</ref>
Active in the late 2490s, the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} was the first heavy destroyer to be equipped with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships. The ''Gorgon'' was commanded by then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. It was used to engage the [[insurrectionist]] vessel ''[[Bellicose]]'' on three occasions.<ref name="P447"/> The warship was capable of firing only three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.<ref name="P451">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 451''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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The heavy destroyer is a warship classification in the UNSC Navy.

Overview

Active in the late 2490s, the UNSC Gorgon was the first heavy destroyer to be equipped with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships. The Gorgon was commanded by then-Captain Preston Cole. It was used to engage the insurrectionist vessel Bellicose on three occasions.[1] The warship was capable of firing only three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.[2]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named P447
  2. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 451