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{{Title|UNSC ''Saratoga''}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Saratoga''}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Individual ship infobox
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|name=UNSC ''Saratoga''
|name           = ''Saratoga''
|image=[[File:HReach-UNSCFrigateSaratoga.png|350px]]
|image           = [[File:HReach-UNSCFrigateSaratoga.png|350px]]
|class=[[Paris-class heavy frigate|''Paris''-class heavy frigate]]
|caption        =  
|manufacturer=[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]
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|length= {{Convert|535.4|m|ftin}}
{{Infobox/Ships/Individual
|width= {{Convert|198.68|m|ftin}}
|country              = [[Unified Earth Government]]
|height= {{Convert|162.08|m|ftin}}
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|class                = {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
|max speed air=
|namesake            = [[Wikipedia:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]]
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s (2)
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|slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|operator            = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
|poweroutput=
|manufacturer        = [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power= [[Deuterium fusion core]]s (2)
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|shield gen=
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|hull= {{Convert|60|cm|ftin}} [[Titanium-A armor]]
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|sensor=
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|target=
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|countermeasures=
|captains            =  
|armament= *1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name= "Reach12">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 12''</ref>
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*3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s<ref name= "Reach12"/>
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*26 [[Archer missile]] pods<ref name= "Reach12"/>
|badge                =  
*12 unidentified turrets<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
*[[Point-defense gun|Point Defense System]]<ref name= "GuideGrafton">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''Grafton''</ref>
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|firstsight= [[2552#August|August 12, 2552]]
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*[[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]]
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|fleet= [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]
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The '''UNSC ''Saratoga''''' was a [[Paris-class heavy frigate|''Paris''-class heavy frigate]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. It was assigned to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].<ref name="tip">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref><ref name= "GuideGrafton"/>
|hide-characteristics=
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|width          = {{Convert|652|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
|height          =
|mass            = 1.3 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power          = [[Fusion reactor]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS22|HFS|Chapter=22}}
|maneuver drive  = [[Fusion drive]] (2 primary, 6 secondary)
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Level|Id=HRLNoS|HR|Long Night of solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}}
|crew            =
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*[[D77-TC Pelican]] dropships{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}
*[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}
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*1 light{{Ref/Tabletop|Id=HFB|HFB|Detail=Paris-class heavy frigate stats}} [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|65P8V1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
*3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile|M2475 Shiva nuclear missile silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Reach12|HTFoR|Chapter=12}}
*26 [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}{{Ref/Reuse|Reach12}}
*12 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}
*12 [[M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile]] silos{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|air facilities  = One primary [[hangar bay]] located in the lower mast of the ship{{Ref/Reuse|EVGSavannah}}
}}
The '''UNSC ''Saratoga''''' was a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. It was assigned to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}{{Ref/Level|Id=tip|HR|Tip of the Spear}}


==History==
==Service history==
On [[2552#August|August 12, 2552]], during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]], the ''Saratoga'', as well as the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}, provided air support for UNSC forces engaging the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] on the ground. Though ''Grafton'' was destroyed when a [[Covenant supercarrier]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', emerged from [[Active camouflage|cloak]], ''Saratoga'' narrowly escaped.{{Ref/Reuse|tip}}<ref name= "GuideGrafton"/> Later it is presumed that it served during the battle of earth
On [[2552#August|August 12, 2552]], during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]], the ''Saratoga'', as well as the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}, provided air support for UNSC forces engaging the [[Covenant]] on the ground. Though ''Grafton'' was destroyed when a {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', emerged from [[Active camouflage|cloak]], ''Saratoga'' narrowly escaped.{{Ref/Reuse|tip}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGGrafton}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:UNSC Saratoga.jpg|The ''Saratoga'' holding position above [[Szurdok Ridge]].
File:UNSC Saratoga.jpg|The ''Saratoga'' holding position above [[Szurdok Ridge]].
File:Reach_5016770_Full.jpg|The ''Saratoga'' and [[UNSC Grafton]], holding position above Viery.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 06:28, October 22, 2023

Saratoga
HReach-UNSCFrigateSaratoga.png
Ship history
Unified Earth Government

Name:

Saratoga

Class:

Paris-class heavy frigate[1]

Namesake:

Battle of Saratoga

Operator:

UNSC Navy[1]

Manufacturer:

SinoViet Heavy Machinery[2]

Status:

Active as of August 2552[1]

General characteristics

Type:

Frigate[2][3]

Length:

535 meters (1,755 ft)[2][3][4][1][5]

Width:

199 meters (652 ft)[3][4][1]

Mass:

1.3 million tonnes[2]

Power plant:

Fusion reactor[6]

Maneuver drive:

Fusion drive (2 primary, 6 secondary)

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[7]

Complement:

Hull:

60cm[6] Titanium-A armor[4][1]

Armaments:

Air facilities:

One primary hangar bay located in the lower mast of the ship[4]

 

The UNSC Saratoga was a Paris-class heavy frigate in the UNSC Navy. It was assigned to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.[1][10]

Service history[edit]

On August 12, 2552, during the Battle at Szurdok Ridge, the Saratoga, as well as the UNSC Grafton, provided air support for UNSC forces engaging the Covenant on the ground. Though Grafton was destroyed when a Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier, Long Night of Solace, emerged from cloak, Saratoga narrowly escaped.[10][1]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 80
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 120
  3. ^ a b c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 76
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 162
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, UNSC Frigate (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ a b Halo: First Strike, chapter 22
  7. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  8. ^ a b c d Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 12
  9. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles: Paris-class heavy frigate stats
  10. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
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