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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Some ''Diligence ''-class destroyers were operated by the [[Colonial Military Administration]]. | Some ''Diligence''-class destroyers were operated by the [[Colonial Military Administration]] as peacekeeping ships. By [[2525]], the class had been retired for decades. However, with the dawn of the [[Human-Covenant War]], some were brought back into service with the [[UNSC Navy]] and were retrofitted for [[Space warfare|combat]] against the [[Covenant]].<ref name="canonfodder"/> | ||
During or after [[2540]], a ''Diligence''-class destroyer, the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, deployed a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and a [[SPARTAN-II | During or after [[2540]], a ''Diligence''-class destroyer, the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, deployed a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II commando]], [[Cal-141]], via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] to the Covenant-occupied planet [[Heian]]. The commando team infiltrated a former alien settlement, where they engaged several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|chieftain]] before assassinating a Covenant [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Prophet]]. After the mission, which resulted in the deaths of the Spartan and [[Checkman|one ODST]], the vessel retrieved the survivors.<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''The Babysitter''</ref> | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||