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The '''UNSC corvette'''<ref name="GOO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 214</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', page 437</ref> is a [[ | The '''UNSC corvette'''<ref name="GOO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 214''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 437''</ref> is a [[light capital warship]] classification in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 16''</ref><ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 207''</ref> Known sub-classes of the corvette include the [[Mako-class Corvette]],<ref name="for">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 85''</ref> Fast-attack corvette<ref name="ch60">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 60''</ref> and the [[UNSC Prowler]] stealth corvette. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The corvettes are the smallest class of warship in the UNSC Navy, and do not carry any [[Starfighter|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 | The corvettes are the smallest class of warship in the UNSC Navy, and do not carry any [[Starfighter|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.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 63-64''</ref> Corvettes are also known as being one of the fastest ships in the UNSC Navy.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 213''</ref> Like most other Slipspace-capable UNSC ships, corvettes possess [[Cryo-chamber|cryo-bays]].<ref name="ch60"/> | ||
Corvettes in use by the 2490's, such as the {{UNSCShip|Callisto}}, were powered by a primary fusion reactor and a secondary fission reactor. They had at least 14 decks and 3 cargo bays, as well as a hard docking collar for linking with stations or other vessels.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', pages 444-445</ref> | |||
==Operational service== | ==Operational service== |