UNSC Cascadia

Cascadia
Ship history
Name:	Cascadia
Class:	Paris-class heavy frigate
Namesake:	Cascade mountain range
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
Status:	Active as of 2556
Captain(s):	French
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Length:	535 meters (1,755 ft)
Width:	199 meters (652 ft)
Mass:	1.3 million tonnes
Power plant:	Fusion reactor
Maneuver drive:	Fusion drive (2 primary, 6 secondary)
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Complement:	D77-TC Pelican dropships; GA-TL1 Longswords;
Hull:	60cm Titanium-A armor
Armaments:	1 light 65P8V1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon; 3 M2475 Shiva nuclear missile silos; 26 M58 Archer missile pods; 12 M870 Rampart point defense guns; 12 M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile silos;
Air facilities:	One primary hangar bay located in the lower mast of the ship

UNSC Cascadia is a Paris-class heavy frigate^[1] in service with the UNSC Navy following the Human-Covenant War.^[11] In 2556, Cascadia was commanded by Captain French.^[1]

Service historyEdit

Cascadia was among the first ships to respond to the glassing of Cleyell by a faction of the former Covenant in 2556 to support search and rescue operations. Her complement at the time included Marines from the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and a detachment of the Army's 412th Engineer Command.^[11]

Cascadia deployed a D79-TC Pelican—with Sergeant Holly Tanaka, two ODSTs, and two other Marines aboard—tasked with rescuing survivors on the planet's surface. After engaging hostile Kig-Yar scavengers on Cleyell's surface, a handful of survivors was discovered by Tanaka and the ODSTs. With the Kig-Yar defeated, the civilians were successfully extracted aboard the Pelican and transported to Cascadia for safety.^[1]

TriviaEdit

The ship's name references the Cascade Range, a 1,100 km-long mountain range in the Pacific Northwest of United Republic of North America.

GalleryEdit

The crew aboard the Cascadia.
The Cascadia crew prepare to investigate Cleyell.
A Pelican approaching the Cascadia.

List of appearancesEdit

Halo: Escalation (First appearance)
Halo: Battle Born
- Glassed (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: Escalation, issue 18
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 120
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 76
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 162
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 80
^ Halo Waypoint, UNSC Frigate (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b Halo: First Strike, chapter 22
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 12
^ Halo: Fleet Battles: Paris-class heavy frigate stats
^ ^a ^b Halo: Escalation, issue 17

[HE18-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: Escalation, issue 18

[Enc22-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 120

[EVG-3] Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 76

[EVGSavannah-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 162

[EVGGrafton-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 80

[universe-6] Halo Waypoint, UNSC Frigate (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]

[FS22-7] Halo: First Strike, chapter 22

[HRLNoS-8] Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

[Reach12-9] Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 12

[HFB-10] Halo: Fleet Battles: Paris-class heavy frigate stats

[HE17-11] Halo: Escalation, issue 17

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