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Infinity-class supercarrier
Production information
Manufacturer:	Special Assembly Plant Concord
Class:	Carrier
Role:	Fleet flagship; Galactic exploration; Large-scale force deployment;
Technical specifications
Length:	5,694.2 meters (18,682 ft)
Width:	833.3 meters (2,773.9 ft)
Height:	1,041.2 meters (3,415.9 ft)
Mass:	907 million metric tons
Engine(s):	XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR One primary, two secondary repulsor engines;
Slipspace drive:	Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS
Hull:	Titanium-A3 battle plate (4.9 meters)
Shielding:	MG-44N Heavy Dispersal Field Generators
Armament:	4× CR-03, Series-8 MAC (4 bow); 350× 24 M42 Archer; 250× 30 M75 Rapier; 500× 20 M96 Howler; 830× M965 Fortress 70mm guns; 10× Mark 2551 MAC network; 85× M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun network; 190× M97 Guided Missile Weapon System network; Several HAVOK tactical nuclear weapons;
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Post-Covenant War conflicts
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

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The Infinity-class supercarrier^[1] is a carrier sub-classification in service with the UNSC Navy.

Design details[edit]

A cross-section of UNSC Infinity.

Hull[edit]

The ship is 5,694.1 meters (18,681 ft), currently the largest warship class in the UNSC Navy. The ship's sublight power plant is a XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR. Translight power is provided by a Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS.^[3]

Armament[edit]

The Infinity-class warship's primary armaments are 4 CR-08, Series-8 MACs. It also boasts 350 M42 Archer pods, each of which carries 24 missiles. It also carries 250 M75 Rapier pods each carrying 30 missiles and 500 M96 Howler pods carrying 20 missiles each. It is also armed with 830 M965 Fortress 70mm point defense guns ^[3]

Complement[edit]

The Infinity-class has a maximum crew and complement of over 17,000. Upon its 2558 refit, the lead ship, Infinity, now hosts a complement of nearly 18,300.

Ships of the line[edit]

UNSC Infinity (INF-101) - The lead ship of the class - Status unknown following the Battle for Installation 07 on December 12–13, 2559.^[7]
UNSC Eternity - The sister ship of the UNSC Infinity - Incomplete as of 2559

Gallery[edit]

Profile[edit]

Infinity's nameplate in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.
Infinity and her escort group heading to John-117's location.
Size comparison between Infinity and UNSC Forward Unto Dawn for Halo 4.
Forward view of Infinity.
Ventral view of Infinity.
Overview of Infinity.
Detailed frontal view of the UNSC Infinity's MAC guns. Note that there appears to be at least five MAC barrels, rather than four.
Detailed rear view of the UNSC Infinity's engines when ignited.
Infinity being escorted by a squadron of Autumn-class heavy cruisers.
Infinity emerging through Requiem's clouds.
A Covenant aerial squadron converges on the Infinity's crash site as the Didact's Cryptum silently hovers above.
Infinity transitioning to slipspace.
Infinity firing her main guns.
Infinity in Earth's orbit.
Infinity alongside two Paris-class heavy frigates
Infinity moments before ramming an Maugen-pattern armored cruiser.
Infinity's engine.
Infinity fleeing the flare emitted immediately after Requiem's collision with its star.
Infinity in the Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience.
Infinity in Halo 5: Guardians.
Another view of Infinity in Halo 5: Guardians.
A view of Infinity's stern.
Size comparison between Infinity and other UNSC and Covenant capital ships through history.
Infinity escorted by several ships in Halo Mythos.
Infinity extracting a Composer from Installation 03's surface.
In depth profile of the UNSC Infinity from Halo: Warfleet.

Interior[edit]

The bridge of the UNSC Infinity.
Infinity's bridge.
The bridge after the crash inside Requiem.
Del Rio and a subordinate viewing a holographic schematic on the bridge.
Thomas Lasky, John-117, Cortana and Captain Del Rio on the bridge of Infinity.
John-117 conversing with Captain Del Rio on Infinity's bridge.
Infinity's SPARTAN-IV garrison bay.
Infinity's engine room.
A maintenance causeway running through the ship's hull.
A corridor filled with passing crew and science personnel within Infinity.
Warthogs and two Mammoths slide along the storage bay during evasive maneuvers.
Some of Infinity's SPARTAN-IVs and Marines salute the Master Chief upon his return to Earth.
The captain's ready room on Infinity.
One of Infinity's hangar bays.
Another of Infinity's hangar bays.
Infinity's Hangar bay 11.

Commissioning ceremony[edit]

A government official addresses the crew of Infinity.
The presiding official and senior naval officers before their subordinates.
Infinity being pulled through Requiem's entrance portal.

Concepts[edit]

Early concept art of Infinity.
Various conceptual explorations of the profile of Infinity.
Near-final profile concepts of the ship.
Near final concepts of Infinity's engines.
Infinity and a number of other vessels above Earth.
Infinity during her commissioning ceremony.
Finalized concept art of the bridge.
The bridge during the ship's descent into Requiem.
A hallway inside Infinity during the ship's descent into Requiem.
The MJOLNIR GEN2 assembling bay on S Deck.
One of the ship's aircraft launch bays.
A rapid-deployment hangar.
A ground vehicle bay in zero-gravity conditions.
One of the ship's maintenance causeways.
Concept art of the ship's engine room.
Infinity's crew quarters.
Infinity bridge's holotable.
The computer screens on Infinity.
One of Infinity's M97 missile batteries.
Infinity hovering above a human world.
Hangar bay 11.

Renders[edit]

A CGI render of the bridge, as shown in the Spartan Ops cinematics.
Another CGI render of Infinity's bridge.
A render of one of Infinity's launch bays.
A render of the bay from the reverse angle.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo: Glasslands (First mentioned)
The Commissioning (First appearance)
Halo: The Thursday War
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Halo 4
- Spartan Ops
- Infinity Briefing Packet
Halo: Spartan Assault
Halo: Initiation
Halo: Escalation
Halo: Mortal Dictata (Mentioned only)

Hunt the Truth
- All Hail
- The Cost
Halo: Fleet Battles
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo Mythos
Halo: Fractures
- Rossbach's World (Mentioned only)
Halo: Tales from Slipspace
- Fireteam Majestic Poker Night
Halo: Legacy of Onyx (Mentioned only)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: Warfleet, pages 42-43
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo 4 Limited Edition — UNSC Infinity briefing packet
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12
^ ^a ^b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, pages 188-189
^ Halo Mythos, pages 132-133
^ Spartan Ops Season One, Scattered and Invasion
^ Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "...Ambushed and boarded by the Banished at Zeta Halo, its current status is unknown." (Retrieved on Jan 1, 2023) [archive]

[wf_infinity-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: Warfleet, pages 42-43

[packet-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo 4 Limited Edition — UNSC Infinity briefing packet

[bulletin101012-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12

[h4evg_188-4] Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, pages 188-189

[Mythos132-5] Halo Mythos, pages 132-133

[HAVOK-6] Spartan Ops Season One, Scattered and Invasion

[StatusUnknown-7] Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "...Ambushed and boarded by the Banished at Zeta Halo, its current status is unknown." (Retrieved on Jan 1, 2023) [archive]

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+{{Status|Canon}}
+{{Under construction}}
+{{Ship class infobox
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+|image=[[File:H4-UNSCInfinity-Starship-Side.png|450px]]
+|manufacturer=[[Special Assembly Plant Concord]]<ref name="wf infinity">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''pages 42-43''</ref>
+|class=Carrier
+|role=*Fleet flagship
+*Galactic exploration
+*Large-scale force deployment
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+|width=833.3 meters (2,773.9 ft){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}
+|height=1,041.2 meters (3,415.9 ft){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}
+|mass=907 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
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+*One primary, two secondary [[repulsor engine]]s<ref name="Mythos132">'''Halo Mythos''', ''pages 132-133''</ref>
+|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]]
+|navigation=
+|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A3 battle plate]] (4.9 meters){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}
+|shielding=[[Energy shielding|MG-44N Heavy Dispersal Field Generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
+|armament=*4× [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-03, Series-8 MAC]] (4 bow){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg 188}}
+*350× 24 [[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
+*250× 30 [[Rapier missile|M75 Rapier]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
+*500× 20 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
+*830× [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress 70mm guns]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
+*10× [[Mark 2551 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark 2551 MAC]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
+*85× [[M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
+*190× [[M97 Guided Missile Weapon System]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
+*Several [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s<ref name="HAVOK">'''Spartan Ops Season One''', ''[[S1/Scattered|Scattered]]'' and ''[[S1/Invasion|Invasion]]''</ref>
+|complement=
+|crew=
+|passengers=
+|othersystems=
+|era=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
+|introduced=
+|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]
+}}
+The '''''Infinity''-class supercarrier'''{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}} is a [[carrier]] sub-classification in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].
+==Design details==
+[[File:HW Infinity.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A cross-section of UNSC ''Infinity''.]]
+===Hull===
+The ship is 5,694.1 meters (18,681&nbsp;ft), currently the largest warship class in the [[UNSC Navy]]. The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR]]. Translight power is provided by a [[STFE|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]].{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
+===Armament===
+The ''Infinity''-class warship's primary armaments are 4 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-08, Series-8 MACs]]. It also boasts 350 [[M42 Archer missile|M42 Archer]] pods, each of which carries 24 missiles. It also carries 250 [[Rapier missile|M75 Rapier]] pods each carrying 30 missiles and 500 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler]] pods carrying 20 missiles each. It is also armed with 830 [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress 70mm point defense guns]] {{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
+===Complement===
+The ''Infinity''-class has a maximum crew and complement of over 17,000. Upon its 2558 refit, the lead ship, ''Infinity'', now hosts a complement of nearly 18,300.
+==Ships of the line==
+*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} (INF-101) - The lead ship of the class - Status unknown following the [[Battle for Installation 07]] on [[2559#December|December 12–13, 2559]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=StatusUnknown|Halo|1606394218079035415|Halo|Quote=...Ambushed and boarded by the Banished at Zeta Halo, its current status is unknown.|D=01|M=01|Y=2023}}
+*{{UNSCShip|Eternity}} - The sister ship of the ''UNSC Infinity'' - Incomplete as of [[2559]]
+==Gallery==
+===Profile===
+<gallery>
+File:Infinity-Nameplate.jpg|''Infinity'''s nameplate in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
+File:FUD-Infinity-Fleet.jpg|''Infinity'' and her escort group heading to [[Requiem|John-117's location]].
+File:Infinity fud scale.jpg|Size comparison between ''Infinity'' and {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
+File:H4-Infinity-Fore.jpg|Forward view of ''Infinity''.
+File:H4-Infinity-Aft.jpg|Ventral view of ''Infinity''.
+File:H4-UNSC-Infinity-Views.jpg|Overview of ''Infinity''.
+File:H4-Render-Infinity-5.jpg|Detailed frontal view of the UNSC ''Infinity'''s MAC guns. Note that there appears to be at least five MAC barrels, rather than four.
+File:H4-Render-Infinity-6.jpg|Detailed rear view of the UNSC ''Infinity'''s engines when ignited.
+File:H4_Infinity_escort.jpg|''Infinity'' being escorted by a squadron of {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s.
+File:H4-E3-Campaign-3.jpg|''Infinity'' emerging through [[Requiem]]'s clouds.
+File:H4-E3-Campaign-6.jpg|A [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] aerial squadron converges on the ''Infinity'''s crash site as the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] silently hovers above.
+File:INFslipspace.jpg|''Infinity'' transitioning to [[slipspace]].
+File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|''Infinity'' firing her main guns.
+File:H4 UNSC Infinity ending.jpg|''Infinity'' in Earth's orbit.
+File:Infinity and Frigate-Paris.jpg|''Infinity'' alongside two {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s
+File:InfinityRam.jpg|''Infinity'' moments before ramming an {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}.
+File:H4 SO-EP2 Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'''s engine.
+File:Requiem destruction.png|''Infinity'' fleeing the flare emitted immediately after [[Requiem]]'s collision with its star.
+File:H5G Marketing E32015HE Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'' in the [[Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience|''Halo 5: Guardians'' E3 Hololens Experience]].
+File:H5G-Infinity 2.png|''Infinity'' in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
+File:H5G-Infinity.png|Another view of ''Infinity'' in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
+File:H5G-Infinity Rear.png|A view of ''Infinity'''s stern.
+File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|Size comparison between ''Infinity'' and other UNSC and Covenant capital ships through history.
+File:HM Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'' escorted by several ships in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
+File:HM-Composer extraction final.jpg|''Infinity'' extracting a [[Composer]] from Installation 03's surface.
+File:HWF - Infinity.jpg|In depth profile of the UNSC ''Infinity'' from ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''.
+</gallery>
+===Interior===
+<gallery>
+File:H4-Infinity-Bridge.jpg|The bridge of the UNSC ''Infinity''.
+File:H4-SOps-Infinity-Bridge.jpg|''Infinity'''s bridge.
+File:H4-Infinity-Bridge-Crashed.jpg|The bridge after the crash inside Requiem.
+File:Commissioning-3.jpg|Del Rio and a subordinate viewing a holographic schematic on the bridge.
+File:H4 Cortana post-outburst.jpg|Thomas Lasky, John-117, Cortana and Captain Del Rio on the bridge of ''Infinity''.
+File:H4-DelRio-Infinity-Bridge-04.jpg|[[John-117]] conversing with Captain Del Rio on ''Infinity'''s bridge.
+File:H4 SOS1 Infinity Spartan Garrison.jpg|''Infinity'''s SPARTAN-IV garrison bay.
+File:H4-Infinity-EngineRoom.jpg|''Infinity'''s engine room.
+File:H4-Infinity-Corridor.jpg|A maintenance causeway running through the ship's hull.
+File:Infinity Hallway.png|A corridor filled with passing crew and science personnel within ''Infinity''.
+File:Commissioning-4.jpg|Warthogs and two Mammoths slide along the storage bay during evasive maneuvers.
+File:Infinity salutes the Chief.jpg|Some of ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s SPARTAN-IVs and Marines salute the Master Chief upon his return to Earth.
+File:Captains Quarters - UNSC Infinity.png|The captain's ready room on ''Infinity''.
+File:Shutdown.png|One of ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hangar bays.
+File:H4-SO-Location-Infinity-01.jpg|Another of ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hangar bays.
+File:H5G-Hangar Bay 11.png|''Infinity'''s Hangar bay 11.
+</gallery>
+===Commissioning ceremony===
+<gallery>
+File:Commissioning-1.jpg|A government official addresses the crew of ''Infinity''.
+File:Commissioning-2.jpg|The presiding official and senior naval officers before their subordinates.
+File:Commissioning-6.jpg|''Infinity'' being pulled through Requiem's entrance portal.
+</gallery>
+===Concepts===
+<gallery>
+File:H4 Infinity early concept.jpg|Early concept art of ''Infinity''.
+File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 1.jpg|Various conceptual explorations of the profile of ''Infinity''.
+File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 2.jpg|Near-final profile concepts of the ship.
+File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 3.jpg|Near final concepts of ''Infinity''{{'}}s engines.
+File:H4_UNSCInfinity_Concept_1.jpg|''Infinity'' and a number of other vessels above Earth.
+File:Commissioning-Concept-1.jpg|''Infinity'' during her commissioning ceremony.
+File:H4-Concept-Chief-Bridge.jpg|Finalized concept art of the bridge.
+File:H4-Concept-InfinityBridge-Descent.jpg|The bridge during the ship's descent into Requiem.
+File:Commissioning-Concept-3.jpg|A hallway inside ''Infinity'' during the ship's descent into Requiem.
+File:H4-Concept-ArmorBay.jpg|The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] assembling bay on ''S'' Deck.
+File:H4 Concept InfinityHangars.jpg|One of the ship's aircraft launch bays.
+File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Hangar.jpg|A rapid-deployment hangar.
+File:H4-Concept-Infinity-VehicleBay.jpg|A ground vehicle bay in zero-gravity conditions.
+File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Causeway.jpg|One of the ship's maintenance causeways.
+File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Engine.jpg|Concept art of the ship's engine room.
+File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Quarters.jpg|''Infinity''{{'}}s crew quarters.
+File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Holotable.jpg|''Infinity'' bridge's [[holography|holotable]].
+File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Monitors.jpg|The computer screens on ''Infinity''.
+File:H4-Concept-MissileBattery.jpg|One of  ''Infinity''{{'}}s [[M97 Lance|M97 missile batteries]].
+File:H5G_InfinityCity_Concept.jpg|''Infinity'' hovering above a human world.
+File:H5G-Hangar bay 11 concept.jpg|Hangar bay 11.
+</gallery>
+===Renders===
+<gallery>
+File:H4-Cinematic-Infinity-Bridge.jpg|A CGI render of the bridge, as shown in the [[Spartan Ops]] cinematics.
+File:H4-Cinematic-Infinity-Bridge-2.jpg|Another CGI render of ''Infinity'''s bridge.
+File:H4-Render-LaunchBay.jpg|A render of one of ''Infinity'''s launch bays.
+File:H4-Render-LaunchBay-2.jpg|A render of the bay from the reverse angle.
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-3}}
+*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Fm}}
+*''[[The Commissioning]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
+*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
+*''[[Halo 4]]''
+**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
+**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''
+*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
+*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
+*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
+*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
+{{col-3}}
+*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
+**''[[All Hail]]''
+**''[[The Cost]]''
+*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
+*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
+*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
+*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
+**''[[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
+**''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''
+*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
+{{col-3}}
+*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
+*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
+*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
+*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
+*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
+*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
+{{col-end}}
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources|3}}
+{{Human Ships}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Infinity}}
+[[Category:Carriers]]
+[[Category:UNSC ship classes]]