Covenant frigate
Frigates are a type of small-medium tonnage warship utilised by the now-defunct navy of the Covenant empire, and its many remnants.
ClassesEdit
| Class | Image | Size | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| A'uzr-pattern sword frigate |  |
860.0 meters (2,821.5 ft)[1] (length) | Alternatively referred to as "command frigates",[2] the A'uzr-pattern (UNSC three-letter classification: SCC-class sword frigate) is a class of warship used by the Covenant to command flotillas of smaller warships. They have much in common with the Ceudar-pattern heavy corvettes of the empire, and have been prominently used by the Swords of Sanghelios. They have a stacked hull,[3][4] and are one of several design pattern variants under the SCC-class heading.[1] |
| Ester-pattern armored frigate |  |
1,000 meters (3,280 ft)[5] (length) | The Ester-pattern (UNSC three-letter classification: CAR-class armored frigate) is a class of warship used by the Covenant to patrol territory and mop-up operations of devastated worlds after the main force has moved on. |
| Unidentified class (Radiant Arrow) | 550 meters (1,800 ft) (length)[6] 110 meters (361 ft) (width)[6] 110 meters (361 ft) (height)[6] |
This unidentified vessel is much smaller than the aforementioned frigate examples. It has a teardrop-shaped profile, with a long, tapering tail that curls up into an open hook. It has at least one hangar bay, which is mounted on the frigate's belly, which was built in an oblong shape that was twenty metres wide and thirty metres deep. It can accommodate at least five Elsedda-pattern Banshees. One such example, Radiant Arrow, served as part of the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience in 2526.[6] | |
| Unidentified light frigate class[Note 1] (Steadfast Strike) | Width less than 400 meters (1,300 ft) (the width of UNSC Phyllis Wheatley's salvage bay)[7] | This unidentified vessel is shaped like a "long-necked disk", with a dovetail stern. It carried multiple weapon systems including secondary pulse laser turrets and a primary unknown weapon system. The frigate also carried a self-destruct system. One such vessel, Steadfast Strike, was part of the Flotilla of Unsung Piety.[8] | |
| Unidentified heavy frigate (Great Light) | An unspecified heavy frigate classification, with the only known example Great Light used by the Keepers of the One Freedom as their flagship during the operation on Reach in 2559.[9] Given the lack of described characteristics, this heavy frigate may correspond with one of the unspecified frigate examples listed above. |
Known frigatesEdit
- A'uzr-pattern sword frigate
- Ester-pattern armored frigate
- Heavy frigate
- The following frigates have no confirmation on what classes they are:
List of appearancesEdit
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Glasslands
- Halo: The Thursday War
- Halo: Mortal Dictata (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Silent Storm
- Halo: Envoy
- Halo: Oblivion
- Halo: Shadows of Reach (Mentioned only)
- Halo Infinite (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Outcasts
NotesEdit
- ^ As noted in Chapter 4 of Halo: Oblivion, the designation of "light frigate" is based on how the UNSC would classify Covenant vessels; it is unclear whether the Covenant would recognise Steadfast Strike as such a ship.
SourcesEdit
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Concert of Worlds (Retrieved on Sep 25, 2023) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Outcasts, chapter 23
- ^ Halo: Outcasts, chapter 4
- ^ Halo: Outcasts, chapter 21
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 267
- ^ a b c d Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 2
- ^ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 15
- ^ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 4
- ^ a b Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 3
- ^ a b c See the production notes of the Ester-pattern frigate article.
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