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The <b>''UNSC Tharsis''</b> was a [[UNSC]] vessel of the [[destroyer]] class. In August [[2552]], the ''Tharsis'' was stationed near [[Reach]]. When 314 [[Covenant]] vessels attacked the system, the ''Tharsis'' was involved in the ensuing [[The Battle of Reach|battle]], where it was heavily damaged.  
The '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Tharsis'' saw action at the [[Battle of Reach]] where it was heavily damaged , although one of its fusion reactors was still intact. The [[Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole.


Three weeks later, the Covenant had towed the ''Tharsis'' to a "graveyard" over the northern pole of Reach, with the rest of the hulks of ruined starships from the battle. The ''Tharsis'' was damaged but not destroyed and it still had an intact fusion reactor. When [[Cortana]] and the [[Master Chief]] returned to Reach aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', Cortana looked in the graveyard for a ship to fuse the ''Ascendant Justice'' with, as its own reactor was damaged. She narrowed the search down to the ''Tharsis'' and the ''[[Gettysburg|UNSC Gettysburg]]'' but selected the ''Gettysburg'' over the ''Tharsis'' because the former ship had less damage and an intact [[MAC]] gun.
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun.


==Background==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharsis Tharsis] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarshish biblical reference].


== Historical Reference ==
The Tharsis region on Mars is an enormous volcanic upland located on Mars' equator, at the western end of Valles Marineris. Its name comes from the Bible, where it was the name for the land at western extremity of the known world.
==References==
==References==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''

Revision as of 19:14, April 16, 2008

UNSC Tharsis
Production information

Class:

UNSC Destroyer

Specifications

Length:

485 meters

Powerplant:

Deuterium Fusion cores

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate

Armament:

Complement:

Pelican Dropships

Service information

Destroyed:

2552

Participated battles:

The Battle of Reach

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The UNSC Tharsis was a UNSC destroyer. Tharsis saw action at the Battle of Reach where it was heavily damaged , although one of its fusion reactors was still intact. The Covenant moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over Reach's northern pole.

When the UNSC-controlled Ascendant Justice returned to Reach following the Battle of Installation 04, Cortana considered merging the Tharsis with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the UNSC Gettysburg was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact MAC gun.

Background

Tharsis is a volcanic plateau on Mars which derived its name from a biblical reference.

References

Template:UNSC Destroyers

  1. ^ What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destoyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.
    --Halo: The Fall of Reach page 139
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