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{{Title|UNSC ''Iroquois''}}
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|countermeasures= Six [[Emergency Thruster]]s
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The '''[[UNSC]] ''Iroquois''''' is a UNSC [[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyer]]. It was constructed sometime in April of [[2552]]<ref name="Reach139"/>. Three months after leaving drydock, on July 17 of 2552, it was the first ship to respond to the [[Covenant]] attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. It was subsequently involved in the ensuing battle, which lasted until July 18.  
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*Six [[emergency thruster]]s
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*[[Vanadium steel]]
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*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14B11R2 MAC Battery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s (3)<ref name="Reach139">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''</ref>
*Oversized [[Archer missile|Archer missile pods]] (26)
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'''UNSC ''Iroquois''''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''DD-906''') is a {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Commissioned in [[2552|April 2552]],{{Ref/Reuse|Reach139}} ''Iroquois'' was the first ship to respond to the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|Covenant fleet]] en route to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 17, 2552. Her first commanding officer was [[Jacob Keyes]], who executed the famed "[[Keyes Loop]]" maneuver during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]; his exemplary performance would lead him to be reassigned as commanding officer of the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.
 
==Design details==
''Iroquois'' is outfitted with spinal-mounted, twin-linked [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (specifically 1170mm/647mm high-velocity coilguns), 26 oversized [[Archer missile]] pods, and three {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}
 
''Iroquois'' is covered with two meters of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplating]] and [[Vanadium steel|Vanadium steel alloy]]. She is painted with non-regulation red war stripes painted on each side of the name "Iroquois," a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Iroquois|namesake Native American tribe]].{{Ref/Reuse|Reach139}} The ship also features a circular shaped bridge. Commander Keyes approved of the war stripes painted on the ship, but intended to have them removed anyway. Both stripes would be damaged during the Keyes Loop. The commanding officer of the repair ship {{UNSCShip|Cradle}} offered to repaint them for Keyes, but Keyes refused the offer, choosing to leave the damage intact to display the destroyer's battle history.


The ship was outfitted with 2 [[MAC cannons]], 26 oversized [[Archer Missile|Archer Missile pods]], and 3 [[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile|Shiva nuclear-tipped missiles]]. Covered with 2 meters of [[Titanium-A|Titanium-A battleplating]] and [[Vanadium Steel|Vanadium Steel alloy]], as well as restricted red war stripes painted on each side<ref name="Reach139"/>. The ship also features a circular shaped bridge.
==Service history==
{{References}}
===Early operations===
''Iroquois'' was constructed at the UNSC shipyards orbiting [[Reach]]. The keel for the ship was laid in [[2551]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} and the ship was launched in April 2552. Her first commanding officer was Commander [[Jacob Keyes]].


==History==
During the [[Covenant]]'s initial probe of Sigma Octanus IV, ''Iroquois'' was the first UNSC warship to respond to the attack. ''Iroquois'' engaged the Covenant fleet, which consisted of one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one {{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}}, and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]]. Though outnumbered, ''Iroquois'' managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a [[Keyes Loop|decisive maneuver]] and a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 146-154''</ref> The carrier avoided the engagement and headed planetside to deploy its ground forces, then left the system. ''Iroquois'', still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the ship's [[Spartan-II]] complement to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV near [[Cote d'Azur]].


The ship was commanded by [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. He happened to be near [[Sigma Octanus IV]] when the Covenant were detected there. The ''Iroquois'' fought with four Covenant vessels: one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one [[Covenant Destroyer|destroyer]], and two [[Covenant Frigate|frigates]]. Commander Keyes destroyed the Covenant destroyer and both [[Covenant]] frigates using a maneuver later called the [[Keyes Loop]] and a [[Shiva]]-class Nuclear Missile<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 146-154</ref>. During this encounter, the ship first hit emergency engines in order to dodge the two  plasma torpedoes. Keyes himself was thrown sideways. Then, the ship came into physical contact with the Covenant Destroyer in order to evade the guided [[plasma]] that instead hit the Covenant Destroyer. However, they managed to scrape off most of the 2-Meter [[Titanium-A]] armor on the underside of the ship. The Iroquois then proceeded to go into orbit in order to go around the planet in order to detonate the nuke. The carrier escaped, however, deploying thirty-four [[Dropship|Dropships]] onto the surface of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] towards Cote d'Azur.
After the engagement, ''Iroquois'' needed major repairs due to the damage she had received: The ship needed replacement ventral armor; a full engine overhaul; replacement of 15% of electronic systems; five new superconducting magnets; and a replenished supply of Archer missiles, MAC rounds, and Shiva nuclear warheads.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 156-157''</ref> The ship was repaired on the ''Cradle'', which arrived in the Sigma Octanus system along with a fleet led by [[Michael Stanforth|Admiral Michael Stanforth]]. However, full repairs were not possible as full-scale battle began in earnest with the arrival of a [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|larger Covenant fleet]].


After this first engagement, although the Covenant hadn't landed a serious shot, the ''Iroquois'' was severely damaged. Apart from replacing the armor on the underside, it needed a full engine overhaul, replacement of 15% of the electronic systems, 5 new superconducting magnets, as well as a replenished store of [[Archer missiles]], [[MAC]] rounds and a [[Shiva]] nuclear-tipped missile.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 156-157</ref> It was estimated that ''[[Cradle]]'', a refit station, could repair the ship in 30 hours but this process was interrupted when a new Covenant fleet appeared.
===Battle of Sigma Octanus IV===
{{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}}
[[File:Iroquois collision.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''Iroquois'' rams a Covenant stealth craft over Sigma Octanus IV.]]
''Iroquois'' participated in the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV despite not being fully repaired. During the engagement, ''Iroquois'' spotted a [[Covenant stealth ship]] in orbit above the planet and attempted to destroy it with a barrage of Archer missiles. The barrage missed its target when the alien ship jammed the missile guidance locks. In response, ''Iroquois'' rammed the tiny craft, stopping Covenant ground forces from transmitting data from the planet's surface. With the Covenant ground operation foiled by Spartan [[Blue Team]], the remaining Covenant vessels fled the system.


Prior to the battle, [[Keyes]] received a promotion to [[Captain]]. The encounter began when twenty Covenant ships dropped out of [[Slipspace]] and prepared to attack. The ''Iroquois '', which had been severely damaged during the [[Keyes Loop]], broke formation after the opening salvo and rammed a Covenant [[Covenant Stealth Corvette|stealth corvette]] that was in the process of receiving a secure transmission from their ground troops at [[Côte d' Azur]]. This transmission was partially intercepted by [[Keyes]] before the Spartan Blue Team disabled the [[Hunter]] pair sending the message and stopped the transmission.
Shortly after the battle, ''Iroquois'' was tagged by a Covenant [[spy probe]], subsequently leading the Covenant to the colony and military stronghold of [[Reach]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 215-216''</ref> Captain Keyes and his bridge crew were reassigned to the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} just prior to the [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]] in [[2552|August 2552]].
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Shortly after the battle, the ''Iroquois '' was tagged by a Covenant [[Spy Probe]], subsequently leading the Covenant to the planet of [[Reach]]<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 215-216</ref>. However, it is possible the Covenant managed to glean the information from the transmission as did Doctor Halsey in First Strike in Castle base.
==Crew==
[[File:HFoR-Iroquoisbridge.png|thumb|300px|Keyes and his fellow officers on the ''Iroquois'' bridge.]]
*[[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]] — Commanding Officer
*[[Aki Hikowa|Lieutenant Aki Hikowa]] — Weapons Officer
*[[Hall|Lieutenant Hall]] — Operations Officer
*[[Jaggers|Lieutenant Jaggers]] — Navigation Officer; relieved of post after Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
*[[Dominique|Lieutenant Dominique]] — Communications Officer
*[[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]] — Navigation Officer


Its subsequent fate is unknown, although it is probable it was destroyed in the [[Battle of Reach]], given the fact that the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' is the only known [[UNSC]] vessel to have survived, all other being presumed to have been destroyed.
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===Silver Timeline===
{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
{{Notice/Silver}}
The UNSC ''Iroquois'' ([[hull classification symbol]] DD-906) is a destroyer in service in the UNSC Navy and was assigned to [[Battle Group Leviathan]]. It was captained by [[Jacob Keyes/Silver|Jacob Keyes]] following the [[Battle of Raas Kkhotskha]]. It was to assist the [[Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] in finding ''[[High Charity/Silver|High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=silver|URL=https://halotheseries.tv/|Site=Halo: The Series|Page=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer|D=25|M=3|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer}}


== Crew ==
==Trivia==
=== Commanding Officer ===
''Iroquois''{{'}} motto, ''"Alea iacta est'', Latin for "The die is cast," is derived from the words attributed to Julius Caesar as his forces crossed the [[Wikipedia:Rubicon|Rubicon]] during [[Wikipedia:Caesar's Civil War|Caesar's Civil War]] in 49 BCE.
*[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]] (promoted to Captain after Sigma Octanus IV)


=== Bridge Crew ===
==Gallery==
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Aki Hikowa]] - Weapons
<gallery>
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Hall]] - Operations
File:Covenant-4.jpg|''Iroquois'' engaged in combat.
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Jaggers]] - Navigation (replaced with [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] after instance of insubordination)
</gallery>
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Dominique]] - Communications


== Trivia ==
==List of appearances==
*The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. It was originally made up of five tribes: The Mohawk, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, and the Seneca. A sixth tribe, the Tuscarora, joined after the original five nations were formed. They are also sometimes called the People of the Long House. They are often referred to as Iroquois, a term that some members of the group consider derogatory.
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*It was the first ship to perform the ''[[Keyes Loop]]''.
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
*Commander Keyes actually liked the war stripes painted on the ship, but intended to have them removed anyway. Both stripes were damaged during the execution of the Keyes Loop. The CO of the ''[[Cradle]]'' offered to repaint them for Keyes, but he refused and chose to leave them the way they were as a reminder of how close a call he had with death.
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
*The Iroquois is also the name of the Canadian navy's command\anti-aircraft destroyer, along with a small town and waterfall in Ontario
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''


== Sources ==  
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}


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Iroquois
HM SigmaOctanus.jpg
The Iroquois prepares to engage the Second Fleet of Solemn Accord
Ship history
Unified Earth Government

Class:

Halberd-class light destroyer

Identification:

DD-906[1]

Operator:

UNSC Navy

Laid down:

2551[1]

Commissioned:

April 2552[2]

Captain(s):

Commander Jacob Keyes

Motto:

Alea Iacta Est (The Dice is Cast)[1]

General characteristics

Type:

Destroyer

Length:

485 meters[1]

Power plant:

Deuterium fusion cores

Maneuver drive:

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Complement:

D77-TC Pelicans

Hull:

Armaments:

 

UNSC Iroquois (hull classification symbol DD-906) is a Halberd-class light destroyer[3] of the UNSC Navy. Commissioned in April 2552,[2] Iroquois was the first ship to respond to the Covenant fleet en route to Sigma Octanus IV on July 17, 2552. Her first commanding officer was Jacob Keyes, who executed the famed "Keyes Loop" maneuver during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV; his exemplary performance would lead him to be reassigned as commanding officer of the cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn.

Design details[edit]

Iroquois is outfitted with spinal-mounted, twin-linked Magnetic Accelerator Cannons (specifically 1170mm/647mm high-velocity coilguns), 26 oversized Archer missile pods, and three Shiva-class nuclear missiles.[1]

Iroquois is covered with two meters of Titanium-A battleplating and Vanadium steel alloy. She is painted with non-regulation red war stripes painted on each side of the name "Iroquois," a reference to the namesake Native American tribe.[2] The ship also features a circular shaped bridge. Commander Keyes approved of the war stripes painted on the ship, but intended to have them removed anyway. Both stripes would be damaged during the Keyes Loop. The commanding officer of the repair ship UNSC Cradle offered to repaint them for Keyes, but Keyes refused the offer, choosing to leave the damage intact to display the destroyer's battle history.

Service history[edit]

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Early operations[edit]

Iroquois was constructed at the UNSC shipyards orbiting Reach. The keel for the ship was laid in 2551[1] and the ship was launched in April 2552. Her first commanding officer was Commander Jacob Keyes.

During the Covenant's initial probe of Sigma Octanus IV, Iroquois was the first UNSC warship to respond to the attack. Iroquois engaged the Covenant fleet, which consisted of one carrier, one Wik-pattern light destroyer, and two frigates. Though outnumbered, Iroquois managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a decisive maneuver and a Shiva-class nuclear missile.[4] The carrier avoided the engagement and headed planetside to deploy its ground forces, then left the system. Iroquois, still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the ship's Spartan-II complement to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV near Cote d'Azur.

After the engagement, Iroquois needed major repairs due to the damage she had received: The ship needed replacement ventral armor; a full engine overhaul; replacement of 15% of electronic systems; five new superconducting magnets; and a replenished supply of Archer missiles, MAC rounds, and Shiva nuclear warheads.[5] The ship was repaired on the Cradle, which arrived in the Sigma Octanus system along with a fleet led by Admiral Michael Stanforth. However, full repairs were not possible as full-scale battle began in earnest with the arrival of a larger Covenant fleet.

Battle of Sigma Octanus IV[edit]

Main article: Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
The UNSC Iroquois rams a Covenant ship.
Iroquois rams a Covenant stealth craft over Sigma Octanus IV.

Iroquois participated in the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV despite not being fully repaired. During the engagement, Iroquois spotted a Covenant stealth ship in orbit above the planet and attempted to destroy it with a barrage of Archer missiles. The barrage missed its target when the alien ship jammed the missile guidance locks. In response, Iroquois rammed the tiny craft, stopping Covenant ground forces from transmitting data from the planet's surface. With the Covenant ground operation foiled by Spartan Blue Team, the remaining Covenant vessels fled the system.

Shortly after the battle, Iroquois was tagged by a Covenant spy probe, subsequently leading the Covenant to the colony and military stronghold of Reach.[6] Captain Keyes and his bridge crew were reassigned to the Halcyon-class light cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn just prior to the invasion of Reach in August 2552.

Crew[edit]

Keyes and his fellow officers on the Iroquois bridge.

Non-canon and dubious canon appearances[edit]

Silver Timeline[edit]

Main article: Silver Timeline
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 This article contains information about the Silver Timeline, and is not a part of the established Halo canon.

The UNSC Iroquois (hull classification symbol DD-906) is a destroyer in service in the UNSC Navy and was assigned to Battle Group Leviathan. It was captained by Jacob Keyes following the Battle of Raas Kkhotskha. It was to assist the Admiral Michael Stanforth in finding High Charity.[7]

Trivia[edit]

Iroquois' motto, "Alea iacta est, Latin for "The die is cast," is derived from the words attributed to Julius Caesar as his forces crossed the Rubicon during Caesar's Civil War in 49 BCE.

Gallery[edit]

  • Iroquois engaged in combat.

    Iroquois engaged in combat.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Mythos, page 82-83
  2. ^ a b c d Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder: Have S'moa
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 146-154
  5. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 156-157
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 215-216
  7. ^ Halo: The Series, Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2022) [local archive] [external archive]
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