Diligence-class light destroyer

The Diligence-class destroyer was a class of destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy and the Colonial Military Administration.

Operational history

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 combat against the Covenant.

During or after 2540, a Diligence-class destroyer, the UNSC Kronstadt, deployed a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and a SPARTAN-II commando, Cal-141, via SOEIV to the Covenant-occupied planet Heian. The commando team infiltrated a former alien settlement, where they engaged several Unggoy and a Jiralhanae chieftain before assassinating a Covenant Prophet. After the mission, which resulted in the deaths of the Spartan and one ODST, the vessel retrieved the survivors.

Ships of the line

• UNSC Diligence – The lead ship of the class
• UNSC Kronstadt – Participated in the Raid on Heian

Gallery

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  The toward section of the UNSC Kronstadt

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  A portside view of the Kronstadt

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  The mess hall of the Kronstadt

List of appearances

• Halo Legends
  • The Babysitter (First appearance)