UNSC Saratoga

UNSC Saratoga
Production information
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
Class:	Paris-class heavy frigate
Specifications
Length:	535.4 metres (1756 ft 7 in)
Width:	198.68 metres (651 ft 10 in)
Height:	162.08 metres (531 ft 9 in)
Powerplant:	Deuterium fusion cores (2)
Engine:	Fusion drives (2)
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	60 centimetres (2 ft 0 in) Titanium-A armor
Armament:	1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon; 3 Shiva-class nuclear missiles; 26 Archer missile pods; 12 unidentified turrets; Point Defense System;
Service information
Participated battles:	Fall of Reach Battle at Szurdok Ridge;
Fleet:	Epsilon Eridani Fleet
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

The UNSC Saratoga was a Paris-class heavy frigate in the UNSC Navy. It was assigned to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.^[4]^[3]

History

On August 12, 2552, during the Battle at Szurdok Ridge, the Saratoga, as well as the UNSC Grafton, provided air support for UNSC forces engaging the Covenant on the ground. Though Grafton was destroyed when a Covenant supercarrier, Long Night of Solace, emerged from cloak, Saratoga narrowly escaped.^[4]^[3]

It is possible that the UNSC Saratoga was named in honor of the Battle of Saratoga, which occurred during the American Revolution, therefore carrying on a lineage of United States Navy ships named in honor of the battle.
Like the Grafton and the Savannah, the Saratoga did not have its hull classification symbol painted on its bow.