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In [[2525]], the ''Commonwealth'' ferried the [[SPARTAN-II]]'s along with [[Catherine | In [[2525]], the ''Commonwealth'' ferried the [[SPARTAN-II]]'s along with [[Catherine Halsey]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] on the planet [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="HFoR"/> There, during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], the ''Commonwealth'' successfully engaged the Covenant ship ''[[Unrelenting]]''.<ref name="HFoR"/> With the assistance of the Spartan-II's boarding party, and their new [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark IV Armor]], the ''Commonwealth'' was able to destroy the light cruiser.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 130''</ref> The ''Commonwealth'', however, was severely damaged in their first engagement against the [[Covenant Navy]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 110-111''</ref> | ||
Despite the damage incurred, the ''Commonwealth'' was able to return to [[Reach]] for repairs and then presumably returned to service against the Covenant's advances among the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 258''</ref> | Despite the damage incurred, the ''Commonwealth'' was able to return to [[Reach]] for repairs and then presumably returned to service against the Covenant's advances among the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 258''</ref> | ||
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*Reactor only able to output ten percent of rated output. | *Reactor only able to output ten percent of rated output. | ||
While it was not structural damage, the ''Commonwealth'' lost [[Longsword Squadron Delta]] in its entirety while pulling away from the ''Unrelenting'' to escape the blast of a nuclear warhead. | |||
===Decommissioning and scrapping=== | ===Decommissioning and scrapping=== | ||
Some time after the Chi Ceti incident, the ''Commonwealth'' was decommissioned by the UNSC and was landed at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]] to be scrapped. | Some time after the Chi Ceti incident, the ''Commonwealth'' was decommissioned by the UNSC and was landed at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]] to be scrapped. | ||
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The UNSC Commonwealth was a United Nations Space Command Frigate. In 2525, its commanding officer was Captain Wallace.[2]
History
Operational history
In 2525, the Commonwealth ferried the SPARTAN-II's along with Catherine Halsey to the Damascus Testing Facility on the planet Chi Ceti IV.[2] There, during the Battle of Chi Ceti, the Commonwealth successfully engaged the Covenant ship Unrelenting.[2] With the assistance of the Spartan-II's boarding party, and their new MJOLNIR Mark IV Armor, the Commonwealth was able to destroy the light cruiser.[3] The Commonwealth, however, was severely damaged in their first engagement against the Covenant Navy.[4]
Despite the damage incurred, the Commonwealth was able to return to Reach for repairs and then presumably returned to service against the Covenant's advances among the Outer Colonies.[5]
Damage sustained at Chi Ceti IV
The ship took heavy damage during the Battle of Chi Ceti. The damage was:
- Communications and navigation dishes destroyed.
- Armor in sections 3-7 down to four centimeters from 60 cm.
- Hull breach in section three.
- Ship AI memory core overloaded.
- Leak in the port fuel tank.
- Fire in sections one through twenty. (Atmosphere vented, fire extinguished.)
- Port armor destroyed.
- Decks two through seven in section one melted away. Decks two through five in sections three, four and five out of contact.
- Deck thirteen destroyed.
- Hull structure came close to "buckling" (integrity about to fail) and the MAC system was taken offline.
- Reactor only able to output ten percent of rated output.
While it was not structural damage, the Commonwealth lost Longsword Squadron Delta in its entirety while pulling away from the Unrelenting to escape the blast of a nuclear warhead.
Decommissioning and scrapping
Some time after the Chi Ceti incident, the Commonwealth was decommissioned by the UNSC and was landed at the Aszod ship breaking yards to be scrapped.
When the Epsilon Eridani system was attacked, the Commonwealth became a battlefield venue between the ground forces of the UNSC and the Covenant.[6]
At the time of the attack, the Commonwealth was well into being scrapped. Already, its entire port-side launch deck was removed, along with its port engines. Its bridge had been taken out, and holes were made on its underbelly to allow staircases to be fitted in for the technicians assigned to take it apart.
Trivia
- The Commonwealth's name seems to be derived from the term commonwealth, which was a country that a nation proclaims guardianship over like the Commonwealth of Nations or declare it a territory, such as the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Gallery
The Commonwealth at the Sinoviet ship breaking facility in Aszod, on Reach.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 248
- ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 103-105
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 130
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 110-111
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 258
- ^ Gametrailers: Gametrailers TV with Geoff Keighley, 06:39
