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{{Individual | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=Everest | |name=Everest | ||
|image=[[Image:Bridge on the Everest.png|300px]] | |image=[[Image:Bridge on the Everest.png|300px]] | ||
|class=Super- | |class=Super-Heavy Cruiser | ||
|manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]] | |manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
|modifier= | |modifier= | ||
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|max speed space= | |max speed space= | ||
|max speed air= | |max speed air= | ||
|engine=Deuterium | |engine=Deuterium Core Reactor | ||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|slipspace speed= | |||
|poweroutput= | |poweroutput= | ||
|power= | |power= | ||
|shield gen= | |shield gen= | ||
|hull= | |hull=Titanium-A battle plate | ||
|sensor= | |sensor= | ||
|target= | |target= | ||
|navigation= [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], with backup<ref name="armory">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 475</ref> | |||
|avionics= | |avionics= | ||
|countermeasures= | |countermeasures= | ||
|armament=* | |armament=*An unconfirmed number of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC guns]] | ||
* | *80 [[Archer Missile|Archer missiles]] pods (2400 missiles)<ref name="armory"/> | ||
* | *50 mm [[Point-defense gun|Point-defense guns]] (45000 blocks)<ref name="armory"/> | ||
*[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s (105)<ref name="armory"/> | *[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s (105)<ref name="armory"/> | ||
|complement=*[[GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor]] | |complement=*[[GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor|GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptors]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican dropships]] | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
|skeleton= | |skeleton= | ||
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|consumables= | |consumables= | ||
|other systems= | |other systems= | ||
|role=Fleet | |role=Fleet Command and Control | ||
|first sight=Second Battle of Harvest | |commission= | ||
|destroyed=Presumed | |first sight=[[Second Battle of Harvest]] | ||
|destroyed=Presumed April 18, 2543 | |||
|retired= | |||
|last sight=[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] | |last sight=[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] | ||
|battles=*Second Battle of Harvest<ref name="Harvest">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', | |battles=*[[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="Harvest">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 462-467</ref><ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', pages 1-10</ref> | ||
*[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]<ref name="battles">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 470</ref> | *[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]<ref name="battles">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 470</ref> | ||
*Battle of XI Boötis A<ref name="battles"/> | *[[Battle of XI Boötis A]]<ref name="battles"/> | ||
*Battle of the Great Bear<ref name="battles"/> | *[[Battle of the Great Bear]]<ref name="battles"/> | ||
*Battle of Leonis Minoris<ref name="battles"/> | *[[Battle of Leonis Minoris]]<ref name="battles"/> | ||
*Battle of Psi Serpentis<ref name="Psi Serpentis">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', | *[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]<ref name="Psi Serpentis">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 476-482</ref> | ||
|affiliation= UNSC | |affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
|fleet=*[[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] (2525-2526)<ref name="Harvest"/> | |fleet=*[[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] (2525-2526)<ref name="Harvest"/> | ||
*[[UNSC Battle Group India]] (2543)<ref name="Psi Serpentis"/> | *[[UNSC Battle Group India]] (2543)<ref name="Psi Serpentis"/> | ||
|taskforce= | |||
|owners= | |||
|namedcrew= *[[Sekmet]] (shipboard [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] in 2526)<ref name="Harvest"/> | |||
|captains=[[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''UNSC ''Everest''''' was the flagship of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole's | '''UNSC ''Everest''''' was the flagship of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]'s fleets. In 2525 it was the fleet command cruiser of [[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] and in 2543 [[UNSC Battle Group India]].<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="Psi Serpentis"/> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[Image:Cole on Everest Bridge.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole on ''Everest'''s bridge.]] | [[Image:Cole on Everest Bridge.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole on ''Everest'''s bridge.]] | ||
A | A Super-Heavy cruiser, potentially a modified [[Marathon-class Cruiser]], it commanded the fleet in battle against the Covenant in the [[Harvest Skirmish|Epsilon Indi]], [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|Alpha Aurigae]], [[Battle of XI Boötis A|XI Boötis A]], [[Battle of the Great Bear|Groombridge-1830]], [[Battle of Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris]], and [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]] star systems.<ref name="HWG"/><ref name="battles"/> | ||
It eventually was presumed destroyed with all hands, including Vice Admiral Cole, at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] while taking out over 300 Covenant vessels by causing planet [[Viperidae]], a super-gas giant, to undergo artificial fusion and ignite temporarily as a [[Wikipedia:brown dwarf|brown dwarf]] star. In commemoration of her and her commander's efforts, a painting was hung in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] on [[Sydney]], [[Earth]] called "[[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]."<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 100</ref> | |||
==Post- | ==Post-War== | ||
[[Codename: SURGEON]] speculated in his report, ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', that Cole actually survived the Battle of Psi Serpentis. SURGEON's theory, supported by | [[Codename: SURGEON]] speculated in his report, ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', that Cole actually survived the Battle of Psi Serpentis. SURGEON's theory, supported by UNSC AI's, was that the ship lost at Psi Serpentis to the Viperidae micronova was actually the {{UNSCShip|Io}}, an irreparably damaged cruiser. Postulating that Cole used ''Io'' as a decoy while the ''Everest'' escaped. In any case, ''Everest'' -and Cole- were never seen again.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 482-487</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The UNSC ''Everest'' is probably named after either [[wikipedia:Mt. Everest| | *A [[Sangheili|Elite]] survivor from the [[Battle of the Great Bear]] was held in the Bio-Hazard Unit of the UNSC ''Everest''.<ref name="HWG"/> | ||
*It was on the ''Everest'' that Admiral Cole wrote the first drafts of the protocol that is well known by his own name, the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]].<ref name="HWG"/> | |||
*The UNSC ''Everest'' is probably named after either [[wikipedia:Mt. Everest|Mt. Everest]], Earth's highest mountain, currently standing at 8840 m tall, or [[wikipedia:Sir George Everest|George Everest]], who Mt. Everest was named after. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Human | [[Category:Human Starships|Everest]] |
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