UNSC Swiftsure (CG-389)

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UNSC Swiftsure (CG-389)

"Virtutis Fortuna Comes" (Latin: "Fortune is the companion of valour)"

―ship's motto

UNSC Swiftsure (CG-389) Production information Class Marathon-class cruiser Manufacturer Chevron Aerospace/Reyes-McLees Shipyards Technical specifications Length 1192m Slipspace Drive Mark 25 translight engine Shielding system not equipped Hull RADAR absorbant, plasma-refractive coating 1910mm titanium/ceramic armour plating plasma-resistant anti-spall carbon nanofibre backing Armament Mark XIV Medium Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (2) RSGM-16 Archer (60 pods, 7200 missiles) BSGM-14 Harpoon (24 tubes, 48 missiles) RSM-19 Shiva (1 tube, 6 missiles) dual 4.1 inch Mark 22 naval gun turrets (40) quad 50mm mark VI naval gun turrets (250) Crew 1200 Usage Era(s) Human-Covenant War Retired destroyed August 30, 2552 Affiliation United Nations Space Command Navy

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UNSC Swiftsure (CG-389) was a Marathon-class cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War. Swiftsure was commissioned in 2545, and received its name from the Ark Royal-class space cruiser HMS Swiftsure, the last vessel to be commissioned into the Royal Navy. Swiftsure served throughout the last years of the war before being destroyed in the opening moments of the Battle of Tribute in late August 2552.