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The '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Tharsis'' saw action at the [[Battle of Reach]] where it was heavily damaged<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> | The '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Tharsis'' saw action at the [[Battle of Reach]] where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|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 {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun. It is unknown why Cortana chose Gettysburg rather than Tharsis since the book fails to list any traits of the Tharsis past the fact that it was a destroyer. | 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. It is unknown why Cortana chose Gettysburg rather than Tharsis since the book fails to list any traits of the Tharsis past the fact that it was a destroyer. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]]. | *[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]]. | ||
*This UNSC ''Tharsis'' should not be confused with another UNSC ship of the same name which was destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]. | *This UNSC ''Tharsis'' should not be confused with another UNSC ship of the same name which was destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 464</ref> | ||
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