Halcyon-class light cruiser

"A dozen Covenant superior battleships against a single Halcyon-class cruiser. Given those odds, I'm content with three...make that four kills."

- Cortana, during the Battle of Installation 04.

The Halcyon-class light cruiser (: C) was a distinguished class of light cruisers which saw service in the and later the. Originally shot down by the on the grounds for it's lack of tactical viability, the Halcyon would be mocked for being the slowest, most underarmed and underpowered cruiser developed in the twenty-sixth century. Notable only for it's unusually-strong honeycomb superstructure, the Halcyon 's would be quickly replaced by it's successor, the.

The Halcyon would embark on a limited production run, with only fifty ever being built. Although some would be hastily retrofitted with more weapons and hangars in an attempt to increase their combat viability, by the entire class was reassigned into reserve fleets.