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Ardent Prayer
Production information
Manufacturer:	Covenant Empire
Class:	SDV-class heavy corvette
Specifications
Engine:	Repulsor engines
Slipspace drive:	Yes
Hull:	Unknown Covenant material
Armament:	Eight Plasma torpedo turrets; Plasma auto-turrets;
Complement:	Sangheili; Kig-yar; Unggoy; Huragok; Orbital insertion pods; Seraphs; Banshees;
Crew:	Four Special Operations Sangheili; Several Unggoy Ultra;
Service information
Destroyed:	August 14, 2552
Participated battles:	Fall of Reach
Fleet:	Fleet of Valiant Prudence
Known commanders:	Ardo 'Moretumee
Affiliation:	Covenant Navy

Revision as of 18:01, April 17, 2012

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Ardent Prayer was a Covenant SDV-class heavy corvette attached to the Fleet of Valiant Prudence. Its Shipmaster was Ardo 'Moretumee.^[1] The vessel took part in the initial stages of the Covenant's invasion of the planet Reach in summer 2552.^[2]^[3]

Overview

During Operation: UPPER CUT on August 14, 2552, Ardent Prayer was boarded by SPARTAN-B312, Jorge-052, and several YSS-1000 Sabre pilots in an effort to plant a Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine on board, which would be used to destroy a nearby CSO-class supercarrier, Long Night of Solace - the fleet's flagship. During the mission, the ship was engaged by the UNSC frigate Savannah. Savannah jammed Ardent Prayer's communications, while the Sabres damaged the corvette's engines and destroyed its Seraph escort so its crew could not call for help.^[3]

Ardent Prayer destroyed Savannah, but not before a boarding party had landed on the corvette. The UNSC team eliminated the bridge crew, including its Shipmaster, Ardo 'Moretumee, and set the ship on a refueling track with Long Night of Solace. The operation succeeded, and Ardent Prayer, along with the supercarrier, was destroyed by the rigged slipspace drive.^[3]^[1]

Trivia

Ardent Prayer is the setting of the Halo: Reach multiplayer map Zealot and the Firefight map Corvette.

Gallery

Profile view of the Ardent Prayer.
Another profile view of the Ardent Prayer, deploying two Spirit dropships.
An aft view of Ardent Prayer.
A size comparison between the corvette and the Savannah.
Ardent Prayer being escorted by Seraphs.
Ardent Prayer deploying a squadron of Banshees
Ardent Prayer's bridge.
Ardent Prayer's communications center.
Ardent Prayer engaging the UNSC Savannah.
The rigged slipspace drive on the Ardent Prayer detonates, destroying it and the Long Night of Solace.

List of appearances

Halo: Reach (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 13
^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named B.net
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

[vis-1] Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 13

[B.net-2] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named B.net

[LNoS-3] Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

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 ==Gallery==
-<gallery widths="150">
+<gallery>
-File:HaloReach - CorvetteOverview.png|An overview of ''Ardent Prayer''.
+File:HReach-ArdentPrayerCorvette.png|Profile view of the ''Ardent Prayer''.
-File:HaloReach - SabreCorvette.png|A size comparison between the corvette and a Sabre.
+File:Ardent Prayer 02.jpg|Another profile view of the ''Ardent Prayer'', deploying two Spirit dropships.
-File:HReach-CovenantHeavyCorvetteSide.png|A side view of the ''Ardent Prayer''.
-File:HReach-ArdentPrayerCorvette.png|An angled view of the ''Ardent Prayer''.
-File:CorvetteHangarConcept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Ardent Prayer'''s hangar bay.
 File:Reach_468670_Full.jpg| An aft view of ''Ardent Prayer''.
 File:reach_596390_Medium.jpg|A size comparison between the corvette and the ''Savannah''.
-File:reach_468883_Full.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'''s [[gravity lift]] and ventral [[Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Type-27 Banshee]] launch bay.
-File:reach_468790_Full.jpg|Close up of the corvette's Type-27 XMF launch bay.
-File:reach_597419_Medium.jpg|Close-up of the Banshee storage area in the corvette's hangar bay.
-File:reach_468932_Full.jpg|Another view of ''Ardent Prayer''.
-File:reach_596815_Medium.jpg|Close-up of the corvette's [[orbital insertion pod]] launchers.
-File:reach_468930_Full.jpg|Three plasma cannons affixed to the corvette.
-File:reach_597386_Medium.jpg|An interior view of the control room for the corvette's plasma cannons.
-File:reach_468980_Full.jpg|View of the corvette's dorsal landing pad.
-File:reach_468847_Full.jpg|An external view of the corvette's hangar bay with the shutter closed.
-File:Corvette1.jpg|View inside the corvette's hangar bay, with Seraphs hanging from the ceiling.
 File:reach_596555_Medium.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'' being escorted by Seraphs.
+File:Corvette - Banshee deployment.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'' deploying a squadron of Banshees
 File:Covenant Corvette Bridge.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'''s bridge.
 File:Gallery pic 3447 0 30025.jpg|''Ardent Prayer'''s communications center.