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{{Era|HCW}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Magellan''}}
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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship
{{Center|''Were you looking for the [[M149 Recoilless Rifle|M149 Magellan RCL]] or the news service, [[the Magellan]]?''}}
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|class=[[UNSC carrier|Unidentified UNSC carrier class]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
|length=3000 meters (9,842 feet)<ref name="enc">'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''''', page ''249''</ref>
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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day ''(estimated)''
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|shield gen=None
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|hull=36 centimeters (14 inches) of [[Titanium-A]] battle plate
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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="enc"/>
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=249 (2011)}}
*300 [[Archer Missile]]s<ref name="enc"/>
*300 [[Archer Missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
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*2 [[Fusion Rocket]]s{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
|complement=*[[C709 Longsword-class Interceptor|C709 ''Longsword''-class interceptors]]<ref name="enc"/>
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*[[Shortsword-class Bomber|''Shortsword''-class bombers]] (presumed){{Citation needed}}
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**[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s
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|namedcrew =[[Jacob Keyes]]
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The '''UNSC ''Magellan''''' was a [[UNSC Carrier|carrier]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}


==Service history==
In [[2517]], [[Jacob Keyes]] was assigned to the ''Magellan'' as his first assignment prior to graduating [[Luna OCS Academy]]. Those orders were rescinded when he was sent to help Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] study the candidates for the [[SPARTAN-II Program]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=forchapt1|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=1}} He would have those orders reinstated after helping Dr. Halsey.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=3}}


The '''UNSC ''Magellan''''' was a [[UNSC Carrier|carrier]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].
At some point between [[2525]] and [[2531]], the ''Magellan''{{'}}s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] was damaged and needed to be repaired. The procedure was extremely dangerous because such drives were not meant to be taken apart once they went active. SPARTAN [[Frederic-104]] witnessed the repair.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Chapter=3}}
 
In [[2517]], [[Jacob Keyes]] was assigned to the ''Magellan'' as his first assignment prior to graduating [[Luna OCS Academy]]. Those orders were rescinded when he was sent to help [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] study the candidates for the [[SPARTAN-II Program]].<ref>'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', page 19</ref>
 
At some point between [[2525]] and [[2531]], the ''Magellan'''s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] was damaged and needed to be repaired. The procedure was extremely dangerous because such drives were not meant to be taken apart once they went active. SPARTAN [[Frederic-104]], witnessed the repair.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''''', page 53</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The name likely comes from [[wikipedia:Ferdinand Magellan|Ferdinand Magellan]], an explorer who led a journey around the world.
The name likely comes from [[Wikipedia:Ferdinand Magellan|Ferdinand Magellan]], an explorer who led a journey around the world.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
*[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}


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


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[[Category:UNSC]]
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[[Category:UNSC ships]]

Latest revision as of 12:51, January 18, 2023

Were you looking for the M149 Magellan RCL or the news service, the Magellan?
UNSC Magellan
Production information

Class:

Unidentified UNSC carrier class[1]

Role:

Deployment of fighter ships and ground troops

Specifications

Length:

3,000 metres (9,800 ft)[1]

Width:

120 metres (390 ft)[1]

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

36 centimetres (1 ft 2 in) of Titanium-A battle plate[1]

Armament:

Complement:

Crew:

2,100[1]

Service information

Noteworthy crewmembers:

Jacob Keyes

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

 

The UNSC Magellan was a carrier in the UNSC Navy.[1]

Service history[edit]

In 2517, Jacob Keyes was assigned to the Magellan as his first assignment prior to graduating Luna OCS Academy. Those orders were rescinded when he was sent to help Dr. Catherine Halsey study the candidates for the SPARTAN-II Program.[2] He would have those orders reinstated after helping Dr. Halsey.[3]

At some point between 2525 and 2531, the Magellan's Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine was damaged and needed to be repaired. The procedure was extremely dangerous because such drives were not meant to be taken apart once they went active. SPARTAN Frederic-104 witnessed the repair.[4]

Trivia[edit]

The name likely comes from Ferdinand Magellan, an explorer who led a journey around the world.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 249 (2011)
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 1
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 3
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 3