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UNSC Persian Gate
Production information
Manufacturer:	Reyes-McLees Shipyards
Class:	Halcyon-class light cruiser
Specifications
Length:	1,171 meters (3,841.86 ft)
Width:	352 meters (1,154.86 ft)
Engine:	Mark II Hanley-Messer DFR
Slipspace drive:	Equipped
Hull:	Titanium-A armor
Armament:	Magnetic Accelerator Cannon; Six Archer missile pods;
Service information
Noteworthy crewmembers:	LCDR Yao; Nora (Shipboard A.I.);
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

Revision as of 13:05, June 4, 2018

UNSC Persian Gate was a Halcyon-class light cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy.^[1]

Operational history

The Template:UNSCship rendezvoused with the Template:UNSCship near Chi Ceti IV in late November of 2525.^[1] A complement of Spartan-IIs were transferred to the Persian Gate, along with Dr. Catherine Halsey. It held orbit over the planet while a funeral service for the recently-deceased Sam-034 was held and then entered slipspace. Two days later, on December 3, Lieutenant Commander Yao briefed the four Spartans selected for Blue Team on the ongoing attack of Alpha Corvi II by the Covenant and their mission to provide its defenders with relief.^[1]

Trivia

The Battle of the Persian Gate was a military engagement between Persia and the invading forces of Alexander the Great in 330 BCE at the mountain pass known as the Persian Gates.

List of appearances

Halo: Collateral Damage (First appearance)

Gallery

An empty casket is left orbiting Chi Ceti IV to commemorate Sam-034's sacrifice.^[1]
The ready room for Blue Team aboard the ship.^[1]

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo: Collateral Damage, Issue #1
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 25, page 238(2001 paperback); page 271(2010 paperback)
^ ^a ^b Halo Waypoint: UNSC Pillar of Autumn

[HCD1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo: Collateral Damage, Issue #1

[for271-2] Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 25, page 238(2001 paperback); page 271(2010 paperback)

[poa-3] Halo Waypoint: UNSC Pillar of Autumn

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 ==Operational history==
-The {{UNSCship|Persian Gate}} rendezvoused with the {{UNSCship|Commonwealth}} near [[Chi Ceti IV]] in late November of [[2525]].<ref name="HCD1"/> A complement of [[Spartan-II]]s were transferred to the ''Persian Gate'', along with Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. It held orbit over the planet while a funeral service for the recently-deceased [[Sam-034]] was held and then entered [[slipspace]]. Two days later, on December 3, its commander, LCDR [[Yao]], briefed the four [[Spartans]] selected for [[Blue Team]] on the ongoing attack of [[Alpha Corvi II]] by the [[Covenant]] and their mission to provide its defenders with relief.<ref name="HCD1">''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'', ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>
+The {{UNSCship|Persian Gate}} rendezvoused with the {{UNSCship|Commonwealth}} near [[Chi Ceti IV]] in late November of [[2525]].<ref name="HCD1"/> A complement of [[Spartan-II]]s were transferred to the ''Persian Gate'', along with Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. It held orbit over the planet while a funeral service for the recently-deceased [[Sam-034]] was held and then entered [[slipspace]]. Two days later, on December 3, Lieutenant Commander [[Yao]] briefed the four [[Spartans]] selected for [[Blue Team]] on the ongoing attack of [[Alpha Corvi II]] by the [[Covenant]] and their mission to provide its defenders with relief.<ref name="HCD1">''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'', ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>
 ==Trivia==