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{{Title|UNSC ''Hannibal''}}
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{{Status|Canon}}
{{title|UNSC ''Hannibal''}}
{{Individual ship infobox
The '''UNSC ''Hannibal''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}.
|name=UNSC ''Hannibal''
|image=
|manufacturer=
|class={{Class|Marathon|cruiser}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 251'' (2010 edition); ''page 261'' (2011 edition)</ref>
|role=
|length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref>
|width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|height=
|mass=
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s<ref name="h2a">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]<ref name="tug">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]", ''page 413'' (2010 paperback)</ref>
|hull=191 cm of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
|shielding=
|countermeasures=
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
*1,800 [[Archer missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
*Five [[fusion rocket]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
|complement=
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|commission=
|lastsight=
|destroyed=[[2552]]<ref name=FS>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 168'' (2003 paperback); ''page 206'' (2010 paperack)</ref>
|battles=[[Battle of Reach]]<ref name=FS/>
|fleet=
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In [[2552]], ''Hannibal'' saw action at the [[First Battle of Reach]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 168</ref>. The ship's [[MAC]] gun was disabled during the battle and thus being defenceless, was destroyed, probaby rammig a Covenant ship or using its remaining Archer-missiles as a last  ditch effort. The ship is thought to have been destroyed along with all the lives of its crew.
'''UNSC ''Hannibal''''' was a {{Class|Marathon|cruiser}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
==Background==
The ship may have been named after the ancient Carthaginian military leader, [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]].


== Sources ==  
==Service history==
<references/>  
In [[2552]], ''Hannibal'', along with many of the UNSC's finest ships, saw action and was destroyed during the [[Battle of Reach]]. The ship, along with all the lives of its crew were lost. In the aftermath of the Battle of Reach the Covenant began moving the wreckage of the ''Hannibal'', and the rest of the UNSC fleet into a concentrated region of space in a high stationary orbit over Reach's northern pole.<ref name=FS/>


==Trivia==
The ship was likely named after the ancient Carthaginian military leader, [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]].


==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}


[[Category:Human Starships|Hannibal]]
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hannibal}}
[[Category:Marathon-class heavy cruisers]]
[[Category:UNSC ships]]

Latest revision as of 01:44, February 11, 2023

UNSC Hannibal
Production information

Class:

Marathon-class cruiser[1]

Specifications

Length:

1,192 meters (3,910 ft)[2]

Width:

293 meters (960 ft)[2]

Engine:

Fusion drives[3]

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[4]

Hull:

191 cm of Titanium-A battle plate[1]

Armament:

Service information

Destroyed:

2552[5]

Participated battles:

Battle of Reach[5]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy[5]

 

UNSC Hannibal was a Marathon-class cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy.[1]

Service history[edit]

In 2552, Hannibal, along with many of the UNSC's finest ships, saw action and was destroyed during the Battle of Reach. The ship, along with all the lives of its crew were lost. In the aftermath of the Battle of Reach the Covenant began moving the wreckage of the Hannibal, and the rest of the UNSC fleet into a concentrated region of space in a high stationary orbit over Reach's northern pole.[5]

Trivia[edit]

The ship was likely named after the ancient Carthaginian military leader, Hannibal.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 251 (2010 edition); page 261 (2011 edition)
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 42
  3. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level Cairo Station
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, "Tug o' War", page 413 (2010 paperback)
  5. ^ a b c d Halo: First Strike, page 168 (2003 paperback); page 206 (2010 paperack)
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