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{{Era|HCW}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Roman Blue''}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Roman Blue''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Individual ship infobox  
{{Individual ship infobox  
|hideb=yes
|name        = UNSC ''Roman Blue''
|name        = UNSC ''Roman Blue''
|image      = [[File:Roman Blue.png|250px]]  
|image      = [[File:Roman Blue.png|250px]]  
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|captains    = *[[Terrence Hood]] (2530-2531)
|captains    = *[[Terrence Hood]] (2530-2531)
*[[William Webb]] (2531 - UNK)
*[[William Webb]] (2531 - UNK)
|battles    = [[Battle of Arcadia]]
|battles    = [[Battle for Arcadia]]
|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]]
|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]]
}}
}}
The '''UNSC ''Roman Blue''''' was a {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].  
The '''UNSC ''Roman Blue''''' was a {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].  


==History==
==Service history==
In [[2530|November 2530]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] decided to give his executive officer, [[Terrence Hood]], command of ''Roman Blue''. [[2531#February|Three months later]], during the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the ship was assigned to recover a log buoy dropped by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. The ''Roman Blue'' was not to get involved in the battle, because [[Arcadia]] was already deemed lost.  
In [[2530|November 2530]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] decided to give his executive officer, [[Terrence Hood]], command of ''Roman Blue''. [[2531#February|Three months later]], during the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the ship was assigned to recover a [[log buoy]] dropped by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. The ''Roman Blue'' was not to get involved in the battle, because [[Arcadia]] was already deemed lost. However, Hood, in his pride and anger over the losses the [[Covenant]] were dealing humanity, ordered the crew to attack the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} ''[[Radiant Perception]]''. The ''Roman Blue'' was ultimately outmatched and Hood ordered a retreat of the system, without recovering ''Spirit of Fire'''s log buoy. Consequently, Hood came to blame himself for the loss of the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #5''</ref> After the battle on Arcadia, Hood was reassigned to the frigate {{UNSCShip|Burlington}} in a fleet-support role, and command of the ship passed to Captain [[William Webb]]. In March 2531, the ''Roman Blue'' was put under repairs for a month. At some point between [[2536]] and [[2552]], the ''Roman Blue'' fought against the Covenant in the [[Ectanus 45 system]], but the cruiser was severely damaged by plasma weaponry and crashed onto the surface of the moon of a planet in the system, [[Eiro]], approximately fifty-six kilometers away from the lone settlement on the dark side of the moon.<ref name="itf248">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Into the Fire]]", ''page 248''</ref>


===Battle of Arcadia===
In [[2557#January|January 2557]], [[Rion Forge]] and the crew of ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' traveled to Eiro to salvage the remains of ''Roman Blue'', though they were forced to retreat when they were attacked by an unknown opponent while searching the decrepit [[warship]].<ref name="itf251">'''Halo: Fractures''', "Into the Fire", ''pages 251-258''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|itf251}} Inside the ship, Rion found a lead to the ''Spirit of Fire'' and her father, [[John Forge]]. What little remained of the ship was [[glassed]] by the assailants, who the crew of the ''Ace of Spades'' guessed may have been affiliated with the UNSC, possibly [[ONI]] trying to keep the heavy munitions onboard out of the wrong hands as crew member [[Kip Silas]] was an ONI agent who had alerted them to the discovery.
However, Hood, in his pride and anger over the losses the [[Covenant]] were dealing humanity, ordered the crew to attack the {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}} ''[[Radiant Perception]]''. The ''Roman Blue'' was ultimately outmatched and Hood ordered a retreat of the system, without recovering ''Spirit of Fire'''s log buoy. Consequently, Hood came to blame himself for the loss of the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #5''</ref>


After the battle on Arcadia, Hood was reassigned to the frigate {{UNSCShip|Burlington}} in a fleet-support role, and the command of the ship passed to Captain [[William Webb]]. In March 2531, the ''Roman Blue'' was put under repairs for a month.
==Known Crew==
 
*[[Terrence Hood]] - Captain, reassigned after he failed to retrieve the ''Spirit of Fire'''s log buoy.
===Chi Rho and end of service===
*[[William Webb]] - Captain, took over after Hood was reassigned.
At some point between [[2536]] and [[2552]], the ''Roman Blue'' fought against the Covenant on or near [[Chi Rho]] on [[Ectanus 45 system]], but the cruiser was severely damaged by plasma weaponry and crashed onto the surface of Chi Rho's moon, [[Eiro]], approximately fifty-six kilometers away from the lone settlement on the dark side of the moon.<ref name="itf248">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Into the Fire]]", ''page 248''</ref>
*[[Erland Booth]] - Munitions maintenance chief, defected to the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="HSS18">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 18'', ''page 248''</ref>
 
===Post-War===
In [[2557#January|January 2557]], [[Rion Forge]] and the crew of ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' traveled to Eiro to salvage the remains of ''Roman Blue'', though they were forced to retreat when they were attacked by an unknown opponent while searching the decrepit [[warship]].<ref name="itf251">'''Halo: Fractures''', "Into the Fire", ''pages 251-258''</ref><ref name="itf251"/> Inside the ship, Rion found a lead to the ''Spirit of Fire'' and his father, [[John Forge]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Hood_Roman_Blue.png|Hood at the bridge of the ''Roman Blue''.  
File:Hood_Roman_Blue.png|Hood at the bridge of the ''Roman Blue''.  
File:Roman Blue attacking a CPV destroyer.jpg|UNSC ''Roman Blue'' attacking a [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer]].
File:Roman Blue attacking a CPV destroyer.jpg|UNSC ''Roman Blue'' attacking a [[Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{UNSC Cruisers}}


[[Category:Human Ships|Roman Blue]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Blue}}
[[Category:Halcyon-class light cruisers]]
[[Category:UNSC ships]]

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UNSC Roman Blue
Roman Blue.png
Production information

Class:

Halcyon-class light cruiser

Service information

Last sighted:

January 2557

Destroyed:

2536 - 2552

Participated battles:

Battle for Arcadia

Known commanders:

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The UNSC Roman Blue was a Halcyon-class light cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War.

Service history[edit]

In November 2530, Captain James Cutter decided to give his executive officer, Terrence Hood, command of Roman Blue. Three months later, during the Battle of Arcadia, the ship was assigned to recover a log buoy dropped by the UNSC Spirit of Fire. The Roman Blue was not to get involved in the battle, because Arcadia was already deemed lost. However, Hood, in his pride and anger over the losses the Covenant were dealing humanity, ordered the crew to attack the Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer Radiant Perception. The Roman Blue was ultimately outmatched and Hood ordered a retreat of the system, without recovering Spirit of Fire's log buoy. Consequently, Hood came to blame himself for the loss of the Spirit of Fire.[1] After the battle on Arcadia, Hood was reassigned to the frigate UNSC Burlington in a fleet-support role, and command of the ship passed to Captain William Webb. In March 2531, the Roman Blue was put under repairs for a month. At some point between 2536 and 2552, the Roman Blue fought against the Covenant in the Ectanus 45 system, but the cruiser was severely damaged by plasma weaponry and crashed onto the surface of the moon of a planet in the system, Eiro, approximately fifty-six kilometers away from the lone settlement on the dark side of the moon.[2]

In January 2557, Rion Forge and the crew of Ace of Spades traveled to Eiro to salvage the remains of Roman Blue, though they were forced to retreat when they were attacked by an unknown opponent while searching the decrepit warship.[3][3] Inside the ship, Rion found a lead to the Spirit of Fire and her father, John Forge. What little remained of the ship was glassed by the assailants, who the crew of the Ace of Spades guessed may have been affiliated with the UNSC, possibly ONI trying to keep the heavy munitions onboard out of the wrong hands as crew member Kip Silas was an ONI agent who had alerted them to the discovery.

Known Crew[edit]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Escalation, Issue #5
  2. ^ Halo: Fractures, "Into the Fire", page 248
  3. ^ a b Halo: Fractures, "Into the Fire", pages 251-258
  4. ^ Halo: Silent Storm, Chapter 18, page 248
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