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{{Individual Ship Infobox
{{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-heavy cruiser
|class=Super-Heavy Cruiser
|manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]]
|manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]]
|modifier=
|modifier=
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|max speed space=
|max speed air=
|max speed air=
|engine=Deuterium core reactor
|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=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]
|hull=Titanium-A battle plate
|sensor=
|sensor=
|target=
|target=
*[[Sekmet]] (2525)
|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=*Unconfirmed number of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
|armament=*An unconfirmed number of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC guns]]
*Oversized [[Archer Missile]] pods (2,400 missiles)<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>
*80 [[Archer Missile|Archer missiles]] pods (2400 missiles)<ref name="armory"/>
*Severl 50mm [[point-defense gun]]s (45,000 blocks)<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]]s
|complement=*[[GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor|GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptors]]
*[[D77-TC Pelican]] dropships
*[[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican dropships]]
|crew=
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|skeleton=
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|consumables=
|consumables=
|other systems=
|other systems=
|role=Fleet command and control
|role=Fleet Command and Control
|first sight=Second Battle of Harvest
|commission=
|destroyed=Presumed [[2543|April 18, 2543]]
|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''', "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>
|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''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 476-482''</ref>
*[[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 Navy
|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]] fleets during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2525]], it was the fleet command cruiser of [[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]], and in [[2543]], it was the flagship of [[UNSC Battle Group India]].
'''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 super-heavy cruiser, possibly a modified [[Marathon-class Cruiser]], the Everest served as Cole's flagship in battle against the Covenant in the [[Second Battle of Harvest|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">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref> Following the Battle of Groombridge-1830 in [[2530]], [[Subject 386]], a [[Sangheili]] captive, was interrogated in the ''Everest'''s biohazard ward; from this interrogation, Cole learned the reason for the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant's]] war against [[human]]ity. Shortly therafter, Cole wrote the first draft of [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|his eponymous protocol]].
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"/>


The ''Everest'' was presumed destroyed following the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] while taking out over 300 Covenant vessels by causing the planet [[Viperidae]], a super-gas giant, to undergo artificial fusion and ignite temporarily as a [[Wikipedia:brown dwarf|brown dwarf]] star. In commemoration of Cole's efforts while in command of the ''Everest'', a painting titled ''[[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]'' was hung in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 100''</ref>
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-war==
==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 multiple AIs, was that the ship lost at Psi Serpentis to the Viperidae micronova was actually the {{UNSCShip|Io}}, an irreparably damaged cruiser. Codename: SURGEON postulated that Cole used ''Io'' as a decoy while the ''Everest'' escaped. In any case, the ''Everest'' was 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>
[[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|Mount Everest]], Earth's highest mountain, currently standing at 8840 m tall, or [[wikipedia:Sir George Everest|Sir George Everest]], whom Mount Everest was named after.
*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 Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[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}}


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