UNSC Saratoga

UNSC Saratoga
Production information
Class:	Heavy frigate
Specifications
Length:	478 metres (1568 ft 3 in)
Width:	151.9 metres (498 ft 4 in)
Height:	112.2 metres (368 ft 1 in)
Powerplant:	Deuterium Fusion Cores (2)
Engine:	Main drives (2); Auxiliary drives (2); Tertiary drives (4);
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	60 centimetres (2 ft 0 in) Titanium-A Battleplate
Armament:	Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (1); Shiva-class Nuclear Missiles (3); 2x 50mm point defense gun (12); Archer Missile pods (30) 30 missiles/pod;
Service information
Destroyed:	Unknown
Participated battles:	Fall of Reach
Fleet:	Epsilon Eridani Fleet
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

The UNSC Saratoga was a heavy frigate in the UNSC Navy.^[1]

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. It was possibly destroyed when a Covenant supercarrier revealed itself after destroying the Grafton.^[1]

It's possible that the UNSC Saratoga was named after the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution, therefore carrying on a lineage of U.S. Navy ships honoring the battle.
Like other Heavy Frigates seen during the Fall of Reach, the Saratoga does not have its hull classification symbol painted on its bow.