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The '''''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser''' is a class of [[capital ship]] commissioned into service with the [[UNSC Navy]] following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] . It was designed to be the successor for the [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|''Marathon'' class]] and the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|"Halcyon" class]] as most vessels of those classes were destroyed in the war.<ref name="VIS"/> The ''Autumn'' class' name is a colloquialism for that of its [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn II|lead ship]], which in turn is named for the [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon''-class]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|this article's talk page]]</ref> Many of these ships serve as escort vessels for the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 5''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''Infinity'' mode introductory cutscene</ref>