UNSC corvette

UNSC corvette
Production information
Class:	Corvette
Technical specifications
Length:	Varies
Power plant:	2494 type: Primary fusion reactor Secondary fission reactor
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Insurrection Human-Covenant War Post-Covenant War conflicts
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

The UNSC corvette is a warship classification in the UNSC Navy.

Background

The corvettes are the smallest class of warship in the UNSC Navy, and do not carry any fighters. Fast-attack corvettes are known to have a modest hangar bay with room for only one SKT-13 Shuttlecraft, basically a larger version of the Bumblebee escape pod used to ferry material and personnel to and from various locations or ships. Corvettes are also known as being one of the fastest ships in the UNSC Navy. Like most other Slipspace-capable UNSC ships, corvettes possess cryo-bays. Corvettes are generally capable of maneuvering in a planetary atmosphere, and even executing a Class-L flash-dock.

Corvettes in use by the 2490s, such as the UNSC Callisto, were powered by a primary fusion reactor and a secondary fission reactor. They had at least fourteen decks and three cargo bays, as well as a hard docking collar for linking with stations or other vessels.

Operational service

UNSC corvettes have been in use during both the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War. Several Mako-class corvettes were used by the Eridanus cell of the Insurrectionists as part of their improvised fleet. The UNSC used corvettes in multiple engagements during the Human-Covenant War, including the Fall of Reach and the Battle of Earth.

Classes

• The Mako-class corvette was a class that was favored for its small size, but maintenance issues caused to be decommissioned.
• The Gladius-class heavy corvette was equipped with an extensive sensor suite and Magnetic Accelerator Cannon. It rarely participated in fleet engagements and continued service as far as 2554.
• The Lancer-class fast-attack corvette was considered one of the fastest ships when it launched. It featured rapid-fire coilguns that were able to harass Covenant vessels at range, but the Lancer had limited endurance in its fights.
• The Scholte-class missile corvette was originally considered a UNSC frigate, but with newer larger vessels coming into service, it was redesignated a corvette. It could fight above its tonnage and would later be used for naval recruit training.
• The Osa-class corvette was an older class replaced by the Scholte.
• The Akita-class corvette was an older class replaced by the Scholte.

Prowlers are also considered stealth corvettes.

Ships of the line

Class	Fleet or last known tactical grouping	Ship Name	Hull classification symbol	Last known captain	Notes
Gladius-class corvette		UNSC Gladius			Lead ship
		UNSC Sagan Blue	FS-803
Lancer-class fast-attack corvette		UNSC Lancer			Lead ship
Mako-class corvette		UNSC Pony Express
		UNSC Mako			Lead ship
Scholte-class missile corvette		UNSC Scholte			Lead ship
Unknown fast-attack corvette		UNSC Two for Flinching
Unknown		UNSC Alpina			Destroyed over Netherop while attempting to rescue Amalea Petrov's marooned soldiers
		UNSC Bum Rush
		UNSC Callisto			The titular vessel in the Callisto Incident.
		UNSC Chalons
		UNSC Coral Sea
		UNSC Glamorgan

Production note

During the development of Halo 3, a corvette known as UNSC Andraste was designed. The ship was removed during the game's development and her hull altered in several aspects, resulting in the Charon-class light frigate. The Paris class from Halo: Reach adopts Andraste's design more or less exactly.

List of appearances

• Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
• Halo: First Strike
• Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
• Halo: Contact Harvest
• Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
  • The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
• Halo: Glasslands
• Halo: Mortal Dictata