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[[File:Vindication - Spartan Ops.png|thumb|300px|A trio of ''Vindication''-class light battleships]]
[[File:Vindication - Spartan Ops.png|thumb|300px|A trio of ''Vindication''-class light battleships]]
A '''battleship''' is a large armored [[capital ship]] with a main battery consisting of heavy-caliber guns. Battleships generally comprise some of the most powerful warships a navy can field.
A '''battleship''' is a type of ship utilized by several factions.


==Role==
==Types==
Although their mass tends to be in the same tonnage range as [[carrier]]s, battleships are designed primarily for traditional naval combat and rely on their heavy armaments instead of squadrons of fighters. During the height of power for seaborne battleships they were central to nations' force projection, and formed the cores of battle groups protected and screened by [[destroyer]] and [[cruiser]] escorts. They fell out of use as they became increasingly vulnerable to mines and torpedoes; they were ultimately replaced in combat doctrine by carriers.
 
==In the 26th century==
The [[Covenant]] used two-kilometer-long battleships during the [[Human-Covenant War]], particularly during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 32''</ref> A significant number was later amassed at the space station [[Unyielding Hierophant]], though they were destroyed in [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 276 (2011 edition)''</ref> After the war the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] introduced the 1.6 kilometer {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}. Several of these vessels engaged [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]]'s [[Mantle's Approach|flagship]] [[New Phoenix Incident|over Earth]] in support of the UNSC's own flagship, ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]''. Three ''Vindication''s later participated in the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Key]]''</ref>
 
==Classes==
===UNSC===
===UNSC===
*{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}
{{Main|UNSC starship}}
{| class="wikitable"
! width="200" style="text-align:left" |Class
! width="100" style="text-align:left" |Image
! width="500" style="text-align:left"|Details
|-
|'''{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}'''|| [[File:H4-Vindication.png|250px]] || At some point prior to the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]], the 1.6 kilometre-long {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} entered service.<ref name="HCD1">''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'', [[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]]</ref> Several ''Vindication''-class light battleships vessels engaged [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]]'s [[Mantle's Approach|flagship]] [[New Phoenix Incident|over Earth]] in support of the UNSC's own flagship, ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]''. Three ''Vindication''s later participated in the [[Requiem Campaign]].<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14 ''Halo Waypoint'': The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14]</ref><ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Key]]</ref>
|}


===Covenant===
===Covenant===
*[[Covenant battleship]]
{| class="wikitable"
! width="200" style="text-align:left" |Class
! width="100" style="text-align:left" |Image
! width="500" style="text-align:left"|Details
|-
|'''{{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}'''|| [[File:HWG SuperDestroyer.png|250px]] || The [[Covenant]] used two-kilometer-long battleships during the [[Human-Covenant War]], particularly during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 32</ref> A significant number was later amassed at the space station ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', though they were destroyed in [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 276 (2011)</ref>
|-
| '''{{Pattern|Kewu|battleship|battleship}}'''|| [[File:Invasion - Covenant sniper warship.png|250px]] || The Kewu-pattern was comissioned, unusually, by the [[Ministry of Concert]] during the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]]. This was viewed as highly unusual, and the design broke many conventions of naval architecture and pattern approval processes, though was ultimately blessed by the [[Hierarchs]] in an extremely unorthodox process.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 267 (2022)</ref> One of these vessels was present at the [[Fall of Reach]], during the battle it destroyed many UNSC ships, including the [[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]], [[UNSC Minotaur|the Minotaur]] and the [[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]], but the vessel was ultimately destroyed by the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 36''</ref>
|}
 
==Related vehicles==
*'''{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}''' - initially drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a battleship and [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]].<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter]</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Invasion]]''
*''[[The Commissioning]]''
*''[[The Commissioning]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Ship types}}
{{Ship types}}
[[Category:Ship Classifications]]
{{Human Ships}}
 
[[Category:Ship classifications]]
[[Category:Battleship classes| ]]

Latest revision as of 07:13, July 31, 2023

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A trio of Vindication-class light battleships

A battleship is a type of ship utilized by several factions.

Types[edit]

UNSC[edit]

Main article: UNSC starship
Class Image Details
Vindication-class light battleship H4-Vindication.png At some point prior to the Battle of Alpha Corvi II, the 1.6 kilometre-long Vindication-class light battleship entered service.[1] Several Vindication-class light battleships vessels engaged the Didact's flagship over Earth in support of the UNSC's own flagship, Infinity. Three Vindications later participated in the Requiem Campaign.[2][3]

Covenant[edit]

Class Image Details
Rasus-pattern interdictor Heaven's Brilliant Bier, as depicted in HWG. The Covenant used two-kilometer-long battleships during the Human-Covenant War, particularly during the Fall of Reach.[4] A significant number was later amassed at the space station Unyielding Hierophant, though they were destroyed in Operation: FIRST STRIKE.[5]
Kewu-pattern battleship A Kewu-pattern battleship along with 3 CAS-class assault carriers during the Fall of Reach on morning of August 30, 2552. The Kewu-pattern was comissioned, unusually, by the Ministry of Concert during the Ninth Age of Reclamation. This was viewed as highly unusual, and the design broke many conventions of naval architecture and pattern approval processes, though was ultimately blessed by the Hierarchs in an extremely unorthodox process.[6] One of these vessels was present at the Fall of Reach, during the battle it destroyed many UNSC ships, including the Musashi, the Minotaur and the Herodotus, but the vessel was ultimately destroyed by the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.[7]

Related vehicles[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Collateral Damage, Issue #1
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14
  3. ^ Spartan Ops, Key
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, p. 32
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 276 (2011)
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 267 (2022)
  7. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 36
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter

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Types of ships
Military craft
Civilian vessels
Ships by species and faction

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Human ship classifications
Stealth craft
Heavy frigates Paris-class • Strident-class
Light frigates Anlace-class • Charon-class • Mulsanne-class • Stalwart-class
Heavy destroyers Able-class • Hillsborough-class
Light destroyers Diligence-class • Halberd-class • Unidentified
Heavy cruisers Autumn-class • Marathon-class • Valiant-class
Light cruisers Halcyon-class
Unclassified
By human faction: UEG (UNSC • CAA) • Insurrectionist
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