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==Classes==
==Classes==
;Fast-attack corvettes
*'''{{Class|Akita|corvette}}''' – An older class replaced by the ''Scholte''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFoundations}}
*'''{{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}}''' – A corvette type that excelled in interdiction, patrol, and security.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', Defences, p. 19</ref>
*'''{{Class|Lancer|fast-attack corvette}}''' – A MAC-equipped corvette employed by the UNSC.
*'''{{Class|Lancer|fast-attack corvette}}''' – A MAC-equipped corvette employed by the UNSC.
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File:HINF Lancer Concept.png|{{Class|Lancer|fast-attack corvette}}.
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;Heavy corvettes
*'''{{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}}''' – A corvette type that excelled in interdiction, patrol, and security.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', Defences, p. 19</ref>
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File:Enc22 SoTP Gladius.png|{{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}}.
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;Other
*'''{{Class|Akita|corvette}}''' – An older class replaced by the ''Scholte''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFoundations}}
*'''{{Class|Mako|corvette}}''' – A small, decommissioned corvette classification.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 259 (2011 edition)</ref>
*'''{{Class|Mako|corvette}}''' – A small, decommissioned corvette classification.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 259 (2011 edition)</ref>
*'''{{Class|Osa|corvette}}''' – An older class replaced by the ''Scholte''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFoundations}}
*'''{{Class|Osa|corvette}}''' – An older class replaced by the ''Scholte''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFoundations}}
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*'''{{Class|Sharpfin|escort corvette}}''' – A corvette frequently used by commercial services as well as pirates.
*'''{{Class|Sharpfin|escort corvette}}''' – A corvette frequently used by commercial services as well as pirates.
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File:HINF Lancer Concept.png|{{Class|Lancer|fast-attack corvette}}.
File:Enc22 SoTP Gladius.png|{{Class|Gladius|heavy corvette}}.
File:HINF Scholte Concept.png|{{Class|Scholte|missile corvette}}.
File:HINF Scholte Concept.png|{{Class|Scholte|missile corvette}}.
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[[UNSC Prowler|Prowlers]] are also considered stealth corvettes.<ref name="Halo Encyclopedia page 259">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 259''</ref><ref name="Halo Encyclopedia page 263">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 263''</ref>
[[Prowler]]s are also considered stealth corvettes.<ref name="Halo Encyclopedia page 259">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 259''</ref><ref name="Halo Encyclopedia page 263">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 263''</ref>


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==

Revision as of 09:03, October 31, 2022

An UNSC heavy corvette being attacked by two Mutan Et-pattern storm cutter.

Corvette[1][2] is a warship classification in the UNSC Navy.[3][4]

Overview

The corvettes are the smallest class of warship in the UNSC Navy, and do not carry any fighters. Fast-attack corvettes are known to have a modest hangar bay with room for only one SKT-13 shuttlecraft, basically a larger version of the Bumblebee used to ferry material and personnel to and from various locations or ships.[5] Corvettes are also known as being one of the fastest ships in the UNSC Navy.[6] Like most other Slipspace-capable UNSC ships, corvettes possess cryo bays.[7] Corvettes are generally capable of maneuvering in a planetary atmosphere, and even executing a Class-L flash-dock.[8]

Corvettes in use by the 2490s, such as the UNSC Callisto, were powered by a primary fusion reactor and a secondary fission reactor. They had at least fourteen decks and three cargo bays, as well as a hard docking collar for linking with stations or other vessels.[9]

Classes

Prowlers are also considered stealth corvettes.[13][14]

Ships of the line

Class Fleet or last known tactical grouping Ship Name Hull classification symbol Last known captain Notes
Gladius-class corvette UNSC Gladius Lead ship
UNSC Sagan Blue FS-803
Lancer-class fast-attack corvette UNSC Lancer Lead ship
Mako-class corvette UNSC Pony Express
UNSC Mako Lead ship
Scholte-class missile corvette UNSC Scholte Lead ship
Unknown fast-attack corvette UNSC Two for Flinching
Unknown UNSC Alpina Destroyed over Netherop while attempting to rescue Amalea Petrov's marooned soldiers
UNSC Bum Rush
UNSC Callisto The titular vessel in the Callisto Incident.
UNSC Chalons
UNSC Coral Sea
UNSC Glamorgan

Service history

UNSC corvettes have been in use during both the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War. The UNSC used corvettes in multiple engagements during the Human-Covenant War, including the Fall of Reach[4] and the Battle of Earth.[1]

Production notes

During the development of Halo 3, a corvette known as UNSC Andraste was designed. The ship was removed during the game's development and her hull altered in several aspects, resulting in the Charon-class light frigate. The Paris class from Halo: Reach adopts Andraste's design more or less exactly.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 214
  2. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, page 437
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 16
  4. ^ a b Halo: First Strike, page 207
  5. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 63-64
  6. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 213
  7. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Chapter 4, page 60
  8. ^ Data Drop #6
  9. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 444-445
  10. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CFFoundations
  11. ^ Halo: Warfleet, Defences, p. 19
  12. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 259 (2011 edition)
  13. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 259
  14. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 263