Steadfast-class carrier

The Steadfast-class were large and powerful light carriers built for expedition support and combat superiority. A potent result of Project: FORTRESS, the Steadfast-class began entering service in 2454. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
===Service===
==Design==
==Ships in class==
*UNSC Chateaurenault (2457)
*UNSC Steadfast (2454))
===UNSC Chateaurenault===
The UNSC Chateaurenault was commissioned in 2457 and was the second ship to bear the name. The light carrier had an unremarkable career until its fateful deployment to Far Isle in 2492. The flagship of UNSC Battle Group Uniform, the Chateaurenault and its escort of one destroyer and five corvettes were under the command of Rear Admiral Gordon Schofield. The light carrier was badly damaged by an explosion of undetermined cause, suffering over a hundred and forty fatalities, and escalating the crisis on the ground. Less than 24 hours after the explosion aboard the Chateaurenault, UNSC forces deployed a nuclear device against the Far Isle rebels and detonated it, killing an estimated 257,000 colonials and effectively ending the rebellion. Despite several investigations, including two by the Office of Naval Intelligence, the exact cause of the detonation aboard the light carrier was never determined, with possibilities ranging from deliberate sabotage by colonial or UNSC personnel, the deterioration of stored munitions, or an accidental weapons discharge by an unidentified member of the crew. Regardless, the light carrier remained out-of-service until 2496, when it was officially returned to duty. 
Category:Carrier classes