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The UNSC Infinity, experimental flagship of the UNSC Navy.

A flagship is a title designated to the command vessel in a given fleet.[1]

Overview

Flagships in the UNSC tends to be cruisers or carriers,[2] although, in smaller fleets, a frigate or destroyer may be the flagship. In the post-war period the UNSC's overall flagship is considered to be the UNSC Infinity, an Infinity-class supercarrier and humanity's largest and most powerful ship.

In the Covenant fleet, flagships tend to be Ket-pattern battlecruisers or CAS-class assault carriers in the typical fleet. However, in battle groups, the flagship may be a cruiser or, rarely, a destroyer.[3]

In a couple of smaller flotillas the flagships were intrusion corvettes. In one case, the flotilla, made up entirely of corvettes, belonged to the Silent Shadow and was used for their operations. In the second instance, the flotilla, again made up of corvettes aside from a single Covenant frigate, was a rogue faction.[4][5]

In the Covenant remnants, the flagships, at least in the smaller groups, tend to be cruisers or in the case of the Kig-Yar pirate queen and Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group, Ceudar-pattern heavy corvettes. Only the larger groups such as the Banished, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and Sali 'Nyon's Covenant have assault carriers as their flagships.

Known flagships

Human

Class Ship Name Tactical grouping
Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser UNSC Everest[6] Battle Group X-Ray
Punic-class supercarrier UNSC Trafalgar[7] Epsilon Eridani Fleet
Marathon-class heavy cruiser UNSC Leviathan[8] Battle Group Leviathan
UNSC Canberra Fifth Fleet
Razor-class prowler UNSC Starry Night[9] Task Force Yama
UNSC Black Widow
UNSC Ghost Song
Halberd-class light destroyer UNSC Kayenta

Covenant

Seeker of Truth leading its fleet at Installation 04.
Class Ship Name Tactical grouping
Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Incorruptible[1] Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity
Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier Long Night of Solace[10] Fleet of Valiant Prudence
CAS-class assault carrier Solemn Penance[11] Fleet of Sacred Consecration
Pious Rampage[12] Fleet of Inexorable Obedience
Supercarrier Sublime Transcendence[1] Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose
Intrusion corvette Sacred Whisper[13] Bloodstar Flotilla
Quiet Faith
Unknown Doctrine's Command[14]

Forerunner

Class Ship Name Tactical grouping
Unknown Mantle's Approach

Covenant remnants

Class Ship Name Faction
CAS-class assault carrier Song of Retribution[15] Jul 'Mdama's Covenant
Shadow of Intent[1][16] Fleet of Retribution
Breath of Annihilation[17] Sali 'Nyon's Covenant
Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Foebane[18] Voice of Maardoth

See also

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Covenant Ship, page 276
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 261
  3. ^ Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, page 276
  4. ^ Halo: Silent Storm
  5. ^ Halo: Oblivion
  6. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint: Reach
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint: Michael Stanforth
  9. ^ Halo: Silent Storm
  10. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 10
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - In Amber Clad
  12. ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 9
  13. ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 12
  14. ^ Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition
  15. ^ Halo Waypoint: Song of Retribution
  16. ^ Halo Waypoint, Vehicles Page 2
  17. ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - UNSC Infinity
  18. ^ Halo: Envoy
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