Enzmann Starship

Enzmann Starships were a class of Pre-Slipspace colony ships utilized by humanity in the 22nd and early 23rd centuries. The so-called "Starships" were based heavily on the 20th century concept by Dr. Robert Enzmann of the Raytheon Corporation. The concept, widely utilized in Human media throughout the 20th-22nd centuries, eventually inspired several ship building corporations to utilize the concept as inspiration for actual ship designs. Due to the broad nature of the concepts, there were several dozen types of Enzmann Starships, in production by the creation of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine in 2291.

Due to the nature of the ships, most of them were used with the Sol system, but there was still a large contingent of Colony ships that were used for interstellar travel. After the creation of the Slipspace Engine, the fledgling UNSC would famously approach many Enzmann Starships in interstellar space to offer integration back into society, or be retrofitted with the new technology. Experts in the 26th century estimate that as many as a few dozen Enzmanns might still be undiscovered, and pose threats to navigation as well as a source for potential human trafficking.