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UNSC Cibola

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Cibola
Ship history
Unified Earth Government

Name:

Cibola

Class:

Halberd-class light destroyer[1]

Namesake:

Seven Cities of Cibola

Operator:

UNSC Navy[1]

Status:

Active as of mid-2526[1]

General characteristics

Type:

Destroyer[2][3]

Length:

485 meters (1,590 ft)[4][5][6][3]

Mass:

1.8 million metric tons[2][3]

Power plant:

Fusion reactor

Maneuver drive:

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[2]

Crew:

250 sailors[2]

Complement:

Hull:

2 metres (6.6 ft) Titanium-A armor[4][5][9]

Armaments:

Air facilities:

1 hangar bay fitted with a gravitic/electromagnetic catapult launch/recovery system[2]

 

UNSC Cibola is a Halberd-class light destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy.[1]

Service history

In 2526, the Cibola was one of several vessels of Battle Group X-Ray assigned to Task Force Pantea, a task force of destroyers operating as a "wolf-pack" unit in the Outer Colonies. These task forces were deployed in the Outer Colonies to independently harass and destroy the supply lines of the invading Covenant fleets. At 21:00 hours on June 3, 2526, the Cibola was an element in the task force over Netherop when the destroyers encountered a lone Covenant frigate - the Steadfast Strike. The destroyers engaged the frigate, quickly eliminating the Strike's primary weapon systems and disabling the ship.[1]

Task Force Pantea was later ordered by Admiral Preston Cole to stay on-station to support Blue Team during their operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice.[1] It is unknown if the Cibola survived the battle.

Crew and complement

As a wolf-pack destroyer, the Cibola carried no on-board Marine complement.[1]

Trivia

The vessel's name is likely a reference to the mythical Seven Cities of Gold, which are also sometimes known as the Seven Cities of Cibola.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo: Oblivion, chapter 4
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo: Warfleet - Destroyers, page 32-33
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 124
  4. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 248
  5. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 259
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, UNSC The Heart of Midlothian (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2011) [archive]
  7. ^ a b c Halo Mythos, chapter 82-83
  8. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, chapter 1
  9. ^ a b c d Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 16
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