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Latest revision as of 06:27, October 22, 2023

Sagan Blue
Gladius.jpg
Ship history
Unified Earth Government

Name:

Sagan Blue

Class:

Gladius-class heavy corvette[1]

Namesake:

Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot

Identification:

FS-803[1]

Operator:

UNSC Navy[1]

Manufacturer:

TanSec AB[2][3]

Status:

Active as of 2554[2][1]

General characteristics

Type:

Corvette[2][3]

Length:

243 meters (800 ft)[2][3]

Mass:

36,000 tonnes[2][3]

Maneuver drive:

Fusion drives[2]

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[2]

Crew:

15[2]

Troops:

None[2]

Hull:

Titanium-A armor[2]

Armaments:

 

UNSC Sagan Blue (hull classification symbol: FS-803) was a Gladius-class corvette in service with the UNSC Navy.[1]

Service history[edit]

In 2554, the Sagan Blue had a deadly encounter with two Kig-Yar Mutan Et-pattern storm cutters, Mark of Prophecy and Divine Breath near New Carthage.[1]

Production notes[edit]

The Gladius-class was first designed by concept artist Isaac Hannaford for the 2017 book Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo.[4] One of the early drafts posted by Hannaford features a disarmed vessel named the Carl Sagan; when designing the ship, Hannaford envisioned the corvette platform as a highly-versatile ship that could be repurposed for science and exploration efforts. As such, the "UNSC Carl Sagan" featured in such artwork was envisioned by Hannaford as a disarmed explorative ship, rather than a warship.[5] The ship's final name may be a reference to Pale Blue Dot, a photograph taken at Sagan's request by the Voyager 1 space probe in which Earth appears as a tiny dot against the vastness of space. Sagan additionally supplied reflective commentary on the photograph and its implications for Earth, humanity and the cosmos.

Gallery[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Stay Frosty (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo: Warfleet, page 19
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 128
  4. ^ ArtStation, Halo: WarFleet (Retrieved on Apr 27, 2022) [archive]
  5. ^ Twitter, Isaac Hannaford (@Isaac_Hannaford): "This ship in particular was before the missiles and railguns were added....so I imagined it as a science vessel, perhaps decommissioned and repurposed. The Corvette platform is nimble and flexible." (Retrieved on Apr 27, 2022) [archive]