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|class=[[UNSC Frigate|Frigate <small>(unknown class)</small>]]
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|manufacturer= UNSC
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|power=
|shield gen=
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|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] battleplate
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]
|sensor=
|sensor=
|target=
|target=
|navigation= Shipboard-[[Artificial Intelligence|A.I.]] or [[NAVCOM]]
|navigation= Shipboard-[[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] or [[navigation computer]]
|avionics=
|avionics=
|countermeasures=
|countermeasures=
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] (1)
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] (1)
*26 [[Archer Missile]] pods of 30 missiles
*26 [[Archer missile]] pods of 30 missiles
*[[Shiva-class Nuclear Warhead]]s (3)
*[[Shiva-class nuclear warhead]]s (3)
*[[Fusion Rocket]]s (2)<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 248''</ref>
*[[Fusion rocket]]s (2)<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 248''</ref>
|complement= At least one [[Longsword|fighter]] and one [[D77-TC Pelican Dropship|dropship]] squadron  
|complement= At least one [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] and one [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] squadron  
|crew=
|crew=
|skeleton=
|skeleton=
|passengers= *[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]]
|passengers= *[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]]
*[[SPARTAN-II#Class_I|SPARTAN-II]]
*[[SPARTAN-II Program#Class_I|SPARTAN-II]]
**[[John-117]]
**[[John-117]]
**[[Kelly-087]]
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The '''UNSC ''Commonwealth''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]]. In [[2525]], its commanding officer was [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]].<ref name="HFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 103-105''</ref>
The '''UNSC ''Commonwealth''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]. In [[2525]], its commanding officer was [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]].<ref name="HFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 103-105''</ref>


==History==
==History==
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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.
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 between the Chi Ceti incident and 2552, 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.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/89&ch=1&sd=0?ep=89&ch=1&sd=0 '''Gametrailers''': ''Gametrailers TV with Geoff Keighley'', 06:39]</ref>
When the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] was attacked, the ''Commonwealth'' became a battlefield venue between the ground forces of the UNSC and the Covenant. On August 30th, [[SPARTAN-B312]] and [[Emile-A239]] pushed through the ship's stripped wreckage in order to deliver a [[Cortana|vital package]] to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>


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.
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.

Revision as of 11:57, May 26, 2011

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UNSC Commonwealth
Promotional image for the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta featuring the multiplayer map Boneyard. From the Halo: Reach press kit.
Production information

Manufacturer:

UNSC

Class:

Frigate

Role:

Warship

Specifications

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

Titanium-A battle plate

Armament:

Complement:

At least one Longsword and one Pelican squadron

Service information

Last sighted:

2552 at a Sinoviet ship breaking facility, planet Reach

Participated battles:

Battle of Chi Ceti

Noteworthy crewmembers:

Commonwealth Weapons Officer

Known commanders:

Captain Wallace

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

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 between the Chi Ceti incident and 2552, 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. On August 30th, SPARTAN-B312 and Emile-A239 pushed through the ship's stripped wreckage in order to deliver a vital package to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.[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

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 248
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 103-105
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 130
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 110-111
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 258
  6. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn

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