UNSC Odysseus (DirgeOfCerberus111)

The UNSC Odysseus was a modified in service with the UNSC Navy. Built in 2470, Odysseus was converted into a battleship in 2530 in answer of the Navy's desperate need for warships.

In 2530 she was placed under the command of then-Rear Admiral Helena Valery and served as her flagship for years as part of Battlegroup Whiskey-3.

History
The Odysseus was originally a civilian colony ship commissioned in 2483. She transported colonists to newly settled worlds and provided necessary equipment and infrastructure to other colonies.

More than forty-seven years after her construction its age was showing but rather than be retired the vessel was requisitioned by the UNSC and scheduled for recommissioning into military service. The Human-Covenant War had been raging for fifteen years and the Navy was in desperate need of more ships.

In 2530 the colony ship was converted into a battleship, transport space meant for carrying troops was sacrificed in favor of weapons and she was refitted with two cruiser-class MAC cannons, more Titanium-A battleplate armor, and new reactors.