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{{UNSC Ship Title|Dawn Under Heaven}}{{Era|FOR}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{UNSC Ship Title|Dawn Under Heaven}}
{{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] {{UNSCShip|All Under Heaven}}.''}}
{{Individual ship infobox
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC ''Dawn Under Heaven''
|name=UNSC ''Dawn Under Heaven''
|image=
|image=
|class={{Class|Halcyon|Cruiser}}
|class={{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}{{Ref/Book|Enc|Page=251}}
|manufacturer=
|manufacturer=[[Reyes-McLees Shipyards]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFOR25|TFOR|Chapter=25}}
|modifier=
|modifier=
|sysmods=
|sysmods=
|length=1170 meters
|length={{Convert|1170|m|ftin|0}}
|width=352 meters
|width={{Convert|351|m|ftin|0}}
|height=414 meters
|height={{Convert|413|m|ftin|0}}
|max accel=
|max accel=
|max speed space=
|max speed space=
|max speed air=
|max speed air=
|engine=
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s
|slipspace drive=Yes
*[[Mark II Hanley-Messer DFR]] (3){{Ref/Generic|[[Data Drop]]s|Data Drop 5}}
|slipspace speed=2.1L/y day
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|poweroutput=
|poweroutput=
|power=
|power=
|shield gen=None
|shield gen=None
|hull=Resistant to 1+ [[Plasma Torpedo]]es
|hull=
|sensor=
|sensor=
|target=
|target=
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|countermeasures=
|countermeasures=
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (1)
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (1)
*[[Archer missile]] pods (6)
*[[M58 Archer missile]] pods (6)
*[[50mm point defense gun]]s
*[[50mm point defense gun]]s
|complement=*[[Pelican]]s (6+)
|complement=  
*[[Longsword]]s (7+)
|crew=
*[[HEV]]s
*[[Warthog]]s
*[[Scorpion Tank]]s
*[[Shortsword]]s (Possibly)
|crew=approx. 300
|skeleton=
|skeleton=
|passengers=probably 1+ [[Marine]] or [[ODST]] battalion
|passengers=
|capacity=
|capacity=
|consumables=
|consumables=
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|role=
|role=
|commission=
|commission=
|firstsight=[[2552]]
|firstsight=
|destroyed=[[2552]]
|destroyed=
|retired=
|retired=
|lastsight=
|lastsight=
|battles=[[First Battle of Reach]]
|battles=
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]
|fleet=
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|taskforce=
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}}
}}
[[Image:PoA.jpg|thumb|300px|As the sister ship of ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'', ''Dawn Under Heaven'' would have looked like this]]
The '''UNSC ''Dawn Under Heaven''''' was a [[UNSC]] {{Class|Halcyon|Cruiser}} in service in [[2552]].


The ''Dawn Under Heaven'' was the sister ship of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. At [[Reach]], the ''Dawn Under Heaven'' fell to the [[Covenant]]. Before the modifications to the vessel, the ship was due to be scrapped, as the ''Halcyon''-class was widely regarded as a joke by UNSC officers and crewmen, not helped by the fact that the ships acronym also spelt "DUH". The refitted ''Dawn Under Heaven'', however, was one of the most powerful ships available to the UNSC.
The '''UNSC ''Dawn Under Heaven''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}. It was a sister ship of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.{{Ref/Site|Id=JasonJones|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=6|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Jason Jones Interviewed By You|D=07|M=7|Y=2020|LocalArchive=Archive:Bungie.net/News/Jason Jones Interviewed By You}} Like most ships of its class, the ''Dawn Under Heaven'' was likely decommissioned some time before [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFOR25}}


== Sources ==
==Production notes==
<references/>
{{Quote|...there is a story behind [the name of the ''Pillar of Autumn''], though not half as interesting as that of her twice-renamed sister ship, "Dawn Under Heaven".|Jason Jones{{Ref/Reuse|JasonJones}}}}
Halo: The Fall of Reach
The ''Dawn Under Heaven'' has only been mentioned by [[Jason Jones]] in a [[2001]] interview, in which he alluded to the ship's name having an extremely interesting backstory.{{Ref/Reuse|JasonJones}} To date, this reasoning has yet to be revealed.


==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:Human Starships|Dawn Under Heaven]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawn Under Heaven}}
[[Category:Halcyon-class light cruisers]]
[[Category:UNSC ships]]

Latest revision as of 18:34, February 19, 2024

Not to be confused with the carrier UNSC All Under Heaven.
UNSC Dawn Under Heaven
Production information

Manufacturer:

Reyes-McLees Shipyards[1]

Class:

Halcyon-class light cruiser[2]

Specifications

Length:

1,170 metres (3838 ft 7 in)

Width:

351 metres (1151 ft 7 in)

Height:

413 metres (1355 ft 0 in)

Engine:

Fusion drives

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Armament:

Service information

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The UNSC Dawn Under Heaven was a UNSC Halcyon-class light cruiser. It was a sister ship of the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.[4] Like most ships of its class, the Dawn Under Heaven was likely decommissioned some time before 2552.[1]

Production notes[edit]

"...there is a story behind [the name of the Pillar of Autumn], though not half as interesting as that of her twice-renamed sister ship, "Dawn Under Heaven"."
— Jason Jones[4]

The Dawn Under Heaven has only been mentioned by Jason Jones in a 2001 interview, in which he alluded to the ship's name having an extremely interesting backstory.[4] To date, this reasoning has yet to be revealed.

Sources[edit]