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{{Title|UNSC ''Pony Express''}} | {{Title|UNSC ''Pony Express''}} | ||
The '''UNSC ''Pony Express''''' | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Pony Express''''' is a {{Class|Mako|corvette}}<ref name="famousship">''Halo Encyclopedia'', Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)</ref> that is described as both a [[UNSC corvette]]<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', UNSC Ships, p. 259</ref> and a [[Prowler]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', UNSC Ships, p. 263</ref> | |||
==Service history== | |||
===Battle of Earth=== | |||
On [[2552#November|November 3rd, 2552]] during the [[Battle for Earth]], the ''Pony Express'' was at or near Earth. After receiving a message from [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] planned on sending the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] to [[Onyx]] aboard the ''Pony Express'', but they opted to instead capture a Covenant destroyer, the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', which they considered faster than the ''Pony Express''.<ref name="HGOOC24">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 24</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
The [[wikipedia:Pony Express|Pony Express]] is a reference to the old mail system where riders would take fast horses from checkpoint to checkpoint, picking up mail and getting a new horse at each one. It lasted from April 1860 to October 1861, only slightly more than a year, but it made a major impact. | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Mako-class corvettes|Pony Express]] | ||
[[Category:Prowlers|Pony Express]] | |||
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The UNSC Pony Express is a Mako-class corvette[1] that is described as both a UNSC corvette[3] and a Prowler.[4]
Service history[edit]
Battle of Earth[edit]
On November 3rd, 2552 during the Battle for Earth, the Pony Express was at or near Earth. After receiving a message from Dr. Halsey, Lord Hood planned on sending the SPARTAN-IIs to Onyx aboard the Pony Express, but they opted to instead capture a Covenant destroyer, the Bloodied Spirit, which they considered faster than the Pony Express.[2]
Trivia[edit]
The Pony Express is a reference to the old mail system where riders would take fast horses from checkpoint to checkpoint, picking up mail and getting a new horse at each one. It lasted from April 1860 to October 1861, only slightly more than a year, but it made a major impact.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)