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The <b>''UNSC Tharsis''</b> was a [[UNSC]] vessel of the [[destroyer]] class. In August [[2552]], the ''Tharsis'' was stationed near [[Reach]]. When 314 [[Covenant]] vessels attacked the system, the ''Tharsis'' was involved in the ensuing [[The Battle of Reach|battle]], where it was heavily damaged.
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Three weeks later, the Covenant had towed the ''Tharsis'' to a "graveyard" over the northern pole of Reach, with the rest of the hulks of ruined starships from the battle. The ''Tharsis'' was damaged but not destroyed, and it still had an intact fusion reactor. When [[Cortana]] and the [[Master Chief]] returned to Reach aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', Cortana looked in the graveyard for a ship to fuse the ''Ascendant Justice'' with, as its own reactor was damaged. She narrowed the search down to the ''Tharsis'' and the ''[[Gettysburg|UNSC Gettysburg]]'', but selected the ''Gettysburg'' over the ''Tharsis'' because the former ship had less damage and an intact [[MAC]] gun.
'''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].  


==Service history==
''Tharsis'' was present during the [[Fall of Reach]], where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 207''</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole.


== Historical Reference ==
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 252''</ref>
The Tharsis region on Mars is an enormous volcanic upland located on Mars' equator, at the western end of Valles Marineris. Its name comes from the bible, where it was the name for the land at western extremity of the known world


[[Category:Human Starships|Tharsis]]
==Trivia==
[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]].
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Latest revision as of 12:53, January 18, 2023

Were you looking for the UNSC Tharsis, the ship of the same name destroyed at the Second Battle of Harvest?
UNSC Tharsis
Production information

Class:

UNSC destroyer[1]

Specifications

Length:

485 metres (1,590 ft)

Powerplant:

Deuterium Fusion cores

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

2 metres (6.6 ft) of Titanium-A battleplate

Armament:

Complement:

D77-TC Pelicans

Service information

Destroyed:

2552

Participated battles:

Fall of Reach[1]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

UNSC Tharsis was a destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War.

Service history[edit]

Tharsis was present during the Fall of Reach, where it was heavily damaged,[2] although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The Covenant moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over Reach's northern pole.

When the UNSC-controlled Ascendant Justice returned to Reach following the Battle of Installation 04, Cortana considered merging the Tharsis with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate UNSC Gettysburg was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact MAC gun.[3]

Trivia[edit]

Tharsis is a volcanic plateau on Mars which derived its name from a biblical reference.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), Famous UNSC Ships, page 272 (2011 edition)
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 207
  3. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 252
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