Valiant-class battleship

The Valiant-class battleship is a heavy capital warship in service with the UNSC Navy.

Specifications
One of the heaviest ships in the UNSC fleet, the Valiant-class is considered one of the most powerful frontline warships in the known galaxy, the Valiant has an overall length of 1,518 meters and is armed with a complement of conventional weapons sufficient to decimate entire battle groups of vessels smaller than itself, the ship's primary weapons are a pair of Mark IV Magnetic Accelerator Cannons, supplemented by 50 oversized missile pods, 40 twin-linked naval coilgun turrets, 105 high yield nuclear missiles, and 170 twin-linked 50mm autocannons.

Class history
The Valiant-class battleship was originally drafted by the UNSC Navy during the 2470s. However, the class went through years of feasibility studies and redesigns before UNSC Valiant was commissioned and released from her Martian shipyard in 2493. Though the Valiant showed promise during initial testing and evaluation, the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation fusion reactors and Epstein drives seemingly doomed further manufacturing of the class. Less than two years later, all commissioned ships of the Valiant class were stricken from the UNSC Navy rolls with at least one being scrapped. However, the escalating Insurrection ultimately prevented the Valiant class from being a mere footnote in Navy history when it was discovered that the Colonial Military Administration had been infiltrated by Insurrectionist sympathizers in 2497. Converted into fleet command ships, the Valiant class was deployed in expeditionary engagements in the Insurrection, using its tonnage and firepower to augment Navy battle groups.

Vice Admiral Preston Cole commanded the Valiant-class battleship Everest as his flagship, beginning with the Battle of Harvest in 2526. Over the course of the Great War, most notably prior to his last stand at the Battle of Psi Serpentis in 2543, Cole made several modifications to the ship's armament and armor. UNSC Valiant was later attached to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet by the beginning of the Fall of Reach in summer 2552.

Ships of the line Edit
UNSC Valiant - Lead ship of the class, destroyed during the Fall of Reach

UNSC Everest - Flagship of UNSC Battle Group X-ray in 2526, lost with all hands during the Battle of Psi Serpentis.

UNSC Kilimanjaro

UNSC Orizaba - Flagship of the UNSC Fifth Fleet in 2557, commanded by Commodore Hannah Shepard.

UNSC Kosciuszko

UNSC Bismarck

UNSC Tirpitz

UNSC Antietam