Ardent Prayer

This article is about the Covenant ship. For the music segment, see Long Night of Solace (music).

Ardent Prayer
Production information
Naval architects:	Master Shipwright Ckmu 'Raboree Apprentice Hiveseeker Tek'ch
Manufacturer:	Forgemasters of Tanus, Gorgon Assembly Vault
Class:	SDV-class heavy corvette
Specifications
Length:	956 metres (3,136 ft)
Width:	399 metres (1,309 ft)
Height:	175 metres (574.1 ft)
Mass:	8 million metric tonnes
Engine:	4 Callipoas-pattern repulsor engines
Slipspace drive:	Tyros-pattern borer
Hull:	Nanolaminate hull plating
Countermeasures:	Ushab-pattern stealth generator
Armament:	6 Melusean-pattern heavy plasma cannons 16 Carnax Nu-pattern plasma bombardment mortars 11 Phot-pattern pulse lasers
Complement:	50 Obedientaries 50 Warriors 130 Thralls 104 orbital insertion pods 8 Type-31 Seraphs 8 Type-26 Banshees 10 Type-27 Banshees 2 Type-25 Spirits
Crew:	16 Superiors 2 Engineers 20 Menials
Service information
Launch:	Twentieth Age of Discovery (c. 2070)
Destroyed:	August 14, 2552
Participated battles:	Fall of Reach
Fleet:	Fleet of Valiant Prudence
Known commanders:	Ardo 'Moretumee
Affiliation:	Covenant Navy

The Ardent Prayer was a Covenant SDV-class heavy corvette attached to the Fleet of Valiant Prudence. Its Shipmaster was Ardo 'Moretumee. The vessel took part in the initial stages of the Covenant's invasion of the planet Reach in summer 2552.

Operational History

A cutaway view of Ardent Prayer.

The Ardent Prayer was launched from its shipyard during the Twentieth Age of Discovery (circa 2070), having being designed and by the Forgemasters of Tanus and the Gorgon Assembly Vault under the watchful eyes of Master Shipwright Ckmu 'Raboree and Apprentice Hiveseeker Tek'ch. It was assigned as an exploration vessel, traveling to distant stars and charting dangerous slipspace routes, and fought hostile civilizations that would not accept the Covenant's religion. Unfortunately, the Ardent Prayer would gain no battle honors for its service and its duties were considered beneath the notice of true warriors. As a result, it was rarely mentioned in High Charity's records.

During Operation: UPPER CUT on August 14, 2552, Ardent Prayer was boarded by SPARTAN-B312, Jorge-052, and several UNSC Army YSS-1000 Sabre pilots in an effort to plant a Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine on board, which would be used to destroy a nearby CSO-class supercarrier, Long Night of Solace - the fleet's flagship. During the mission, the ship was engaged by the UNSC Paris-class heavy frigate Savannah. Savannah jammed Ardent Prayer's communications, while the Sabres damaged the corvette's engines and destroyed its Seraph escort so its crew could not call for help.

Ardent Prayer destroyed Savannah, but not before a boarding party had landed on the corvette. The UNSC team eliminated the bridge crew, including its Shipmaster, Ardo 'Moretumee, and set the ship on a refueling track with Long Night of Solace. The operation succeeded, and Ardent Prayer, along with the supercarrier, was destroyed by the rigged slipspace drive.

Trivia

• Ardent Prayer is the setting of the Halo: Reach multiplayer map Zealot and the Firefight map Corvette.

Gallery

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  Hologram view of the Ardent Prayer.

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  Angled view of the Ardent Prayer.

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  Profile view of the Ardent Prayer.

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  Another profile view of the Ardent Prayer, deploying two Spirit dropships.

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  An aft view of Ardent Prayer.

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  A size comparison between the corvette and the Savannah.

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  Ardent Prayer being escorted by Seraphs.

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  Ardent Prayer deploying a squadron of Banshees

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  Ardent Prayer's bridge.

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  Ardent Prayer's communications center.

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  Ardent Prayer engaging the UNSC Savannah.

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  The rigged slipspace drive on the Ardent Prayer detonates, destroying it and the Long Night of Solace.

List of appearances

• Halo: Reach (First appearance)
• Halo: Fleet Battles (Mentioned only)
• Halo Mythos (Mentioned only)