UNSC Roadtown

"The alien bastards can't stand against the kiss of death."

- Anonymous Ensign referring to ship-board MAC

The UNSC Roadtown (hull no. DDG-573), colloquially known by its crew as "Lady Cupid," was a destroyer of the Tortuga-class in use briefly with the, and later the UNSC Navy, during the Human-Covenant War

Background
The Roadtown was a ship of the line that truly earned a name for itself through a solid reputation as a ship that more than once evaded a fate bound for "death's cold chest." While this was more or less gained by a series of coincidental bursts of good fortune, the vessel was nevertheless a cutting edge cocktail of refitted and renovated technical components. One of the more notable improvements and/or changes was the addition of larger cargo bays at the partial sacrifice of naval magazine capacity, a trade-off that was both loathed and heartily welcomed by involved parties.

Infancy
It's construction was ordered in 2493 and work on the frame began almost immediately at Byrne Capital Yards, a prominent combat shipyard indefinitely orbiting the capital world Taradia. Operations were temporarily aborted after an unescorted convoy of freighters bearing supplies for the colony was attacked by a pirate fleet after passing through a UNSC checkpoint. Despite this and other setbacks, the destroyer was christened as the CMA Roadtown February 14th, 2495 as one of the more capable ships of the CMA Navy.

Upon completion of a two month training and acclamation regimen, the 4th Destroyer Squadron, the Roadtown's semi-indefinite assignment, was ordered to near-frontline duty as a constituent of the UNSC Seventh Fleet. The squadron collected itself at a lonely gas giant orbited by a modest fuel depot before translating thirty lightyears to the desolate colony world Eustatius, the acting forward command center for much of the battle fleet.

Behind the Scenes

 * The nickname Lady Cupid is derived from the day of the vessel's christening: February 14th, or Valentine's Day.
 * While this article is technically not a component of the Infinityverse as of present, it will link to Infinity-exclusive pages that are also written by the author. Apologies for any confusion this might cause.