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The '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Tharsis'' saw action at the [[ | 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. | ||