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{{Title|UNSC ''Tharsis''}} | {{Title|UNSC ''Tharsis''}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | |||
{{ | {{Center|''Were you looking for the [[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|''UNSC'' Tharsis]], the ship of the same name destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]?''}} | ||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name = UNSC ''Tharsis'' | |name = UNSC ''Tharsis'' | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|class = [[UNSC | |class = [[UNSC destroyer]]<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''Famous UNSC Ships'', page 272 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer = | ||
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|armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2) | |armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2) | ||
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile | *[[Archer missile]] pods (26) | ||
|complement = [[D77-TC Pelican]]s | |complement = [[D77-TC Pelican]]s | ||
|crew = | |crew = | ||
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|retired = | |retired = | ||
|lastsight = | |lastsight = | ||
|battles = [[Fall of Reach]] | |battles = [[Fall of Reach]]<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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'''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] | '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | ||
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun. | ==Service history== | ||
''Tharsis'' was present during the [[Fall of Reach]], where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 207''</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole. | |||
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 252''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Destroyers]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC ships]] | |||