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{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=UNSC ''Vostok'' | |name=UNSC ''Vostok'' | ||
|image= | |image=[[Image:ArabiaVostok.png|250px]] | ||
|class=[[UNSC Frigate]] | |class=[[UNSC Frigate]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Vostok''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]]. | The '''UNSC ''Vostok''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]]. | ||
The ''Vostok'' was part of | The ''Vostok'' was part of [[Battlegroup 4]] led by [[Captain Veredi]] of the ''[[UNSC Heracles]]'' that was sent to [[Harvest]] to find out what happened to the scout ship [[Argo]] and Harvest. The battle group consisted of his own ship, the Destroyer ''[[UNSC Heracles]]'', and two Frigates, the ''[[UNSC Arabia]]'' and ''UNSC Vostok''. They were sent to discover the fate of the colony on the planet Harvest, where contact had recently been lost with the local populace. The Battle Group encountered a [[Covenant]] vessel holding station in Harvest orbit and the ''Vostok'' was destroyed almost instantly by the Covenant's superior firepower. All hands were lost aboard the vessel. | ||
Its partner ship, the ''Arabia'', was destroyed at the same time, and the badly-damaged ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. | Its partner ship, the ''Arabia'', was destroyed at the same time, and the badly-damaged ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Vostok(Восток) means East in Russian language. | *Vostok(Восток) means East in Russian language. | ||
*It might also be referring to the [[Wikipedia:Vostok Programme|Vostok Programme]], the first spaceflight project to succeed in putting a human in orbit. | *It might also be referring to the [[Wikipedia:Vostok Programme|Vostok Programme]], the first spaceflight project to succeed in putting a human in [[Earth]]'s orbit. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |