CPV-class heavy destroyer

"Fleetmaster, have you ever wondered about the presence of Destroyers in our fleet? That reason is due to the aggressive nature of some of our best Shipmasters, and their undisciplined rage. They would be assigned to the fringes or shamed, but I see potential. And due to my ability to seek out Zealots for my Ministry, I have come to see them as useful assets, which is why I have left them in my care, lest they are disgraced in another fleet for their ambitions."

- Minister of Fervent Succession explaining his choosing of aggressive Shipmasters for CPV-class Heavy Destroyers with Fleetmaster Oru 'Vanuxee.

The CPV-class Heavy Destroyer is the largest and most powerful known model of used by the. Easy to recognize with it's two wing-like protrusions on the sides, it struck fear into the hearts of marines during many battles. It was designed to pummel it's enemies and destroy, but given it's violent nature was only used by disgraced Shipmasters that were too savage for normal duties. Given this, most spent their time exiled on the fringe, and as such were not seen as commonly during the Human-Covenant War as other known ships. With their reputations tarnished, many Shipmasters could never hope to redeem themselves, and remained stuck with their burden. Although, The Minister of Fervent Succession, charged with employing Zealots, saw the true potential of these ships as assets of power, not signs of digrace, and deployed two vicious Shipmasters to command CPVs in his fleet. These ships often serve as heavy support for fleets, with their powerful weaponry, including many plasma bombardment mortars and an excavation beam. CPVs were many times escorted by smaller CRS-class Light Cruisers, albeit with their tarnished standings, they could only count on the Cruisers to perform their basic duties. To humanity, these ships were seen as nothing but another of the Covenant's powerful ships, exterminating lives for a false path.