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{{Title|''Banta''-class transport}}
{{Title|''Banta''-class transport}}
{{Era|UNSC|HCW}}  
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
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|name=''Banta''-class transport
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|manufacturer=[[Au-Anderson Shipyards]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=130}}
|class=Transport ship{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}}
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*[[Colony ship]]
*Transport ship{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}}
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|width=
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|height=
|height={{Convert|71.6|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}} {{C|landing gear up}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass=
|mass=502.7 tons (456 tonnes) {{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power=
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|complement=At least 300 passengers{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}}
|complement=400 passengers{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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[[Human-Covenant war]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}}
[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}}
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The '''''Banta''-class transport''',{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} also referred to as a '''''Banta''-class colony ship''',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} is a type of [[human]] starship. At least [[Emmeline|one]] of these vessels was in the possession of the [[United Rebel Front]] in early [[2526]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}}


The '''''Banta''-class transport''' is a type of [[human]] starship. At least [[Emmeline|one]] of these vessels was in the possession of the [[United Rebel Front]] in early [[2526]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}}
==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Banta''-class transport is a fairly sizable craft with an enclosed flight deck separated from the main cabin and troop bay by various internal hatches, and they require only a small crew to operate. From the flight deck, the crew can depressurize compartments individually. Its troop bay alone is large enough to hold at least 300 [[human]] passengers, and it can be accessed externally via loading ramp. ''Banta''-class transports feature at least one airlock to allow other ships to dock and exchange passengers or cargo. Its various interior compartments are connected by passageways and junctions that wind through the ship. Toward the front of the craft is a forward briefing compartment.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS18|HSS|Chapter=18}} The ''Banta''-class also features multiple emergency escape pods.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Ships of this class are propelled by four engine exhausts that allow it to fly in space, as well as in a [[planet]]'s atmosphere.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}{{Ref/Reuse|legends}}


==Specifications==
==Operational history==
''Banta''-class transports have an enclosed flight deck separated from the main cabin and troop bay by various internal hatches, and they require only a small crew to operate. From the flight deck, the crew can depressurize compartments individually. Its troop bay is large enough to hold at least 300 [[human]] passengers, and it can be accessed externally via loading ramp. The ''Banta''-class also features multiple emergency escape pods.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Ships of the class are propelled by a trio of engine exhausts that allow it to fly in space, as well as in a [[planet]]'s atmosphere.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}}
===Origins and UNSC service===
''Banta''-class ships are loosely based on military cargo transports of the 24th century. They traditionally served as ferries capable of carrying up to 400 passengers, or use their extensive cargo holds to move smaller vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The ships were in service with the [[UNSC]] by [[2517]]. One such ship, the {{UNSCShip|Dartmouth}} was attacked and destroyed by [[Eridanus rebels]] in the [[Eridanus system]] that year.<ref name="bootcamp">''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', [[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]</ref>
 
===Human-Covenant War===
During the [[Battle of Seoba|Battle of]] [[Seoba]] on [[2526#March|March 18, 2526]], a [[United Rebel Front]]-owned ''Banta''-class transport called the ''[[Emmeline]]'' was seized by the [[UNSC]]'s [[Task Force Yama]]. The day after the battle, roughly three hundred [[insurrectionist]] prisoners—including [[General]] [[Harper Garvin]]—were loaded on to the captured vessel to be taken to [[Biko]] for prosecution.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} However, the flight crew installed by the UNSC were actually insurrectionist agents recruited by the turncoat [[Hector Nyeto]]. After a [[Covenant]] [[Bloodstar Flotilla|flotilla]] arrived at Seoba, the ''Emmeline'' caught up with the ''[[Sacred Whisper]]'', an [[intrusion corvette]] and [[Sangheili First Blade officer|First Blade]] [[Tel 'Szatulai]]'s flagship. As the Covenant had come to Seoba to meet with the insurgents, General Garvin intended to organize a deal with 'Szatulai aboard the ''Emmeline''. After the [[Silent Shadow]] [[Sangheili]] dealt with [[Erland Booth|one]] jumpy insurgent who armed a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] in an attempt to get 'Szatulai to recall the Covenant [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|fleet]] that was [[Battle of Biko|attacking]] [[Biko]], they did make a deal, though Tel 'Szatulai did not intend to honor his half of it. When he left the ''Emmeline'', he took [[Petora Zoyas|an insurrectionist]] with him in order to better communicate with Garvin in the future.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS18}}
 
As the [[Human-Covenant War]], these ships were used in a similar capacity to [[Egret Spaceliner]]s - used to evacuate civilian populations from besieged cities.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} During the [[Battle for Arcadia]] in [[2531]], three of these ships were requisitioned as evacuation transports by the [[Arcadian Patrol]], used to airlift the inhabitants of [[Pirth City]] to safety during the battle. ''[[Cargo 3]]'' was destroyed by enemy fire, but at least one of the other two ships, aided by [[Red Team|Spartan Red Team]] and forces from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, managed to take off and escape, saving hundreds from slaughter by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Level|Id=HW|[[Halo Wars]]|[[Arcadia City (Level)|Arcadia City]]}}
 
These ships were also used to evacuate civilians from [[Algolis]] during [[Algolis Invasion|its invasion]]. One of them was shot down by the Covenant, but the other, as well as a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]], escaped to a [[Unidentified UNSC frigate (Algolis)|frigate]] in orbit, which was to rendezvous with the {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} near the edge of the system.<ref name="legends">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Prototype]]</ref>


==Operational history==
===Post-war usage===
During the [[Battle of Seoba|Battle of]] [[Seoba]] on [[2526#March|March 18, 2526]], a [[United Rebel Front]]-owned ''Banta''-class transport called the ''[[Emmeline]]'' was seized by the [[UNSC]]'s [[Task Force Yama]]. The day after the battle, roughly three hundred [[insurrectionist]] prisoners—including [[General]] [[Harper Garvin]]—were loaded on to the captured vessel to be taken to [[Biko]] for prosecution.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}}
In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, ''Banta'' transports remain ubiquitous in the [[Outer Colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
==Ships of the line==
*[[Cargo 1]] - Evacuation ship
*[[Cargo 2]] - Evacuation ship
*[[Cargo 3]] - Evacuation ship
*''[[Emmeline]]'' - [[United Rebel Front]] transport
*{{UNSCShip|Dartmouth}} - UNSC cargo ship


{{Expand-section}}
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
<gallery>
File:Prototype EvacuationCraft Concept.png|Concept art of the ''Banta''-class colony ship for ''Prototype''.
File:Old HW Algolis Escape.jpg|Two of the ships being used to evacuate civilians during the Battle of Algolis.
File:HL-Prototype-CivilianCargoShip1.jpg|One of the ships preparing to take off.
File:HL-Prototype-CivilianCargoShip2.jpg|Detail on the ship as it takes off.
File:HL-Prototype-CivilianCargoShip3.jpg|The ''Banta'' lifting off in the midst of battle before it was struck down by Covenant weapons fire.
File:Dartmouth.png|The UNSC ''Dartmouth'' in the Eridanus system.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Prototype]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{C|First identified by name}}
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''


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


{{Human Ships}}
{{Human civilian ships}}
[[Category:Human ships]]
[[Category:Human ships]]

Revision as of 03:58, April 22, 2024

Banta-class transport
Cargo ship.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

Au-Anderson Shipyards[1]

Class:

Technical specifications

Length:

76.1 meters (249.6 ft)[1]

Width:

45 meters (148 ft)[1]

Height:

21.8 meters (71.6 ft) (landing gear up)[1]

Mass:

502.7 tons (456 tonnes) [1]

Complement:

400 passengers[1]

Crew:

8[1]

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Insurrection[2]
Human-Covenant War[2]

Affiliation:

 

The Banta-class transport,[2] also referred to as a Banta-class colony ship,[1] is a type of human starship. At least one of these vessels was in the possession of the United Rebel Front in early 2526.[2]

Overview

Design details

The Banta-class transport is a fairly sizable craft with an enclosed flight deck separated from the main cabin and troop bay by various internal hatches, and they require only a small crew to operate. From the flight deck, the crew can depressurize compartments individually. Its troop bay alone is large enough to hold at least 300 human passengers, and it can be accessed externally via loading ramp. Banta-class transports feature at least one airlock to allow other ships to dock and exchange passengers or cargo. Its various interior compartments are connected by passageways and junctions that wind through the ship. Toward the front of the craft is a forward briefing compartment.[3] The Banta-class also features multiple emergency escape pods.[2] Ships of this class are propelled by four engine exhausts that allow it to fly in space, as well as in a planet's atmosphere.[4][5]

Operational history

Origins and UNSC service

Banta-class ships are loosely based on military cargo transports of the 24th century. They traditionally served as ferries capable of carrying up to 400 passengers, or use their extensive cargo holds to move smaller vessels.[1] The ships were in service with the UNSC by 2517. One such ship, the UNSC Dartmouth was attacked and destroyed by Eridanus rebels in the Eridanus system that year.[6]

Human-Covenant War

During the Battle of Seoba on March 18, 2526, a United Rebel Front-owned Banta-class transport called the Emmeline was seized by the UNSC's Task Force Yama. The day after the battle, roughly three hundred insurrectionist prisoners—including General Harper Garvin—were loaded on to the captured vessel to be taken to Biko for prosecution.[2] However, the flight crew installed by the UNSC were actually insurrectionist agents recruited by the turncoat Hector Nyeto. After a Covenant flotilla arrived at Seoba, the Emmeline caught up with the Sacred Whisper, an intrusion corvette and First Blade Tel 'Szatulai's flagship. As the Covenant had come to Seoba to meet with the insurgents, General Garvin intended to organize a deal with 'Szatulai aboard the Emmeline. After the Silent Shadow Sangheili dealt with one jumpy insurgent who armed a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon in an attempt to get 'Szatulai to recall the Covenant fleet that was attacking Biko, they did make a deal, though Tel 'Szatulai did not intend to honor his half of it. When he left the Emmeline, he took an insurrectionist with him in order to better communicate with Garvin in the future.[3]

As the Human-Covenant War, these ships were used in a similar capacity to Egret Spaceliners - used to evacuate civilian populations from besieged cities.[1] During the Battle for Arcadia in 2531, three of these ships were requisitioned as evacuation transports by the Arcadian Patrol, used to airlift the inhabitants of Pirth City to safety during the battle. Cargo 3 was destroyed by enemy fire, but at least one of the other two ships, aided by Spartan Red Team and forces from the UNSC Spirit of Fire, managed to take off and escape, saving hundreds from slaughter by the Covenant.[4]

These ships were also used to evacuate civilians from Algolis during its invasion. One of them was shot down by the Covenant, but the other, as well as a Pelican, escaped to a frigate in orbit, which was to rendezvous with the UNSC The Heart of Midlothian near the edge of the system.[5]

Post-war usage

In the post-war era, Banta transports remain ubiquitous in the Outer Colonies.[1]

Ships of the line

Gallery

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  • Concept art of the Banta-class colony ship for Prototype.

    Concept art of the Banta-class colony ship for Prototype.

  • Two of the ships being used to evacuate civilians during the Battle of Algolis.

    Two of the ships being used to evacuate civilians during the Battle of Algolis.

  • One of the ships preparing to take off.

    One of the ships preparing to take off.

  • Detail on the ship as it takes off.

    Detail on the ship as it takes off.

  • The Banta lifting off in the midst of battle before it was struck down by Covenant weapons fire.

    The Banta lifting off in the midst of battle before it was struck down by Covenant weapons fire.

  • The UNSC Dartmouth in the Eridanus system.

    The UNSC Dartmouth in the Eridanus system.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 130
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 13
  3. ^ a b Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 18
  4. ^ a b Halo Wars, campaign level Arcadia City
  5. ^ a b Halo Legends, Prototype
  6. ^ Halo: Fall of Reach, Boot Camp

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