Endurance-class carrier

The Endurance-class were the United Nations Space Command's first purpose-built heavy carriers. Entering service in 2165, the Endurance carriers replaced the worn-down Solar Princess and Empress of Mars converted heavy carriers. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
*Envisioned as a "front line combat carrier" and "armed and armored troopship."
*Superdreadnought Heavy Industries
===Service===
*No losses during the Interplanetary War
==Design==
*Purpose-built rather than conversions like the Solar Princess and Empress of Mars carriers
==Ships in class==
Carrier 	Commission	Struck 	Details
Endurance 	2165 	2277 	The UNSC Endurance was commissioned in 2165. The Endurance survived the war and was decommissioned in 2277.
Courageous 	2165 	2279 	The UNSC Courageous was commissioned in 2165. The Courageous survived the war and was decommissioned in 2279.
History's Ember 	2165 	2279 	The UNSC History's Ember was commissioned in 2165. The History's Ember survived the war and was decommissioned in 2279.
Illustrious 	2166 	2284 	The UNSC Illustrious was commissioned in 2166. The Illustrious survived the war and was decommissioned in 2284.
Forward Unto Dawn 	2166 	2281 	The UNSC Forward Unto Dawn was commissioned in 2166. The Forward Unto Dawn survived the war and was decommissioned in 2281.
Centaur 	2166 	2284 	The UNSC Centaur was commissioned in 2166. The Centaur survived the war and was decommissioned in 2284.
Furnace Born 	2166 	2280 	The UNSC Furnace Born was commissioned in 2166. The Furnace Born survived the war and was decommissioned in 2280.
Gallant 	2167 	2283 	The UNSC Gallant was commissioned in 2167. The Gallant survived the war and was decommissioned in 2283.
Thunder Child 	2167 	2285 	The UNSC Thunder Child was commissioned in 2167. The Thunder Child survived the war and was decommissioned in 2285.
Cicero 	2167 	2284 	The UNSC Cicero was commissioned in 2167. Named in the honor of the combat support ship crippled in the Battle of the Martian Moons in March 2164, the Cicero survived the war and was decommissioned in 2284.
Winter Wind 	2167 	2282 	The UNSC Winter Wind was commissioned in 2167. The Winter Wind survived the war and was decommissioned in 2282.
Distant Shore 	2167 	2291 	The UNSC Distant Shore was commissioned in 2167. The Distant Shore survived the war and was decommissioned in 2291.
Ardent 	2168 	2289 	The UNSC Ardent was commissioned in 2168. The Ardent survived the war and was decommissioned in 2289.
Commonwealth 	2168 	2285 	The UNSC Commonwealth was commissioned in 2168. Named in the honor of the heavy cruiser lost at the Battle of the Martian Moons in 2164, the Commonwealth survived the war and was decommissioned in 2285.
Mars Victorious 	2168 	2293 	The UNSC Mars Victorious was commissioned in 2168. Christened in celebration of the UNSC's declaration of victory on Mars in 2166, the Mars Victorious survived the war and was decommissioned in 2293.
Against All Odds 	2168 	2294 	The UNSC Against All Odds was commissioned in 2168. The Against All Odds survived the war and was decommissioned in 2294.
Majestic 	2168 	2299 	The UNSC Majestic was commissioned in 2168. The Majestic survived the war and was decommissioned in 2299.
Promise of Dawn 	2169 	2284 	The UNSC Promise of Dawn was commissioned in 2169. The Promise of Dawn survived the war and was decommissioned in 2284.
Enterprise 	2169 	2298 	The UNSC Enterprise was commissioned in 2169. Named in the honor of the iconic heavy cruiser irreparably damaged in 2167, the second Enterprise of the UNSC survived the war and was decommissioned in 2298.
Knight of Malta 	2170 	2305 	The UNSC Knight of Malta was commissioned in January 2170. The Knight of Malta was the last Endurance carrier to enter service prior to the end of the war; the carrier was decommissioned in 2305.
Epiphany's Flame 	2170 	2286 	The UNSC Epiphany's Flame was commissioned in 2170. The Epiphany's Flame was decommissioned in 2286.
Dark Blossoms 	2170 	2292 	The UNSC Dark Blossoms was commissioned in 2170. The Dark Blossoms was decommissioned in 2292.
Chancellor 	2170 	2290 	The UNSC Chancellor was commissioned in 2170. The Chancellor was decommissioned in 2290.
Ark Royal 	2172 	2301 	The UNSC Ark Royal was commissioned in 2172. The Ark Royal was decommissioned in 2301.
Hannibal 	2172 	2298 	The UNSC Hannibal was commissioned in 2172. The Hannibal was decommissioned in 2298.
Terrible 	2172 	2299 	The UNSC Terrible was commissioned in 2172. The Terrible was decommissioned in 2299.
Forever Autumn 	2173 	2296 	The UNSC Forever Autumn was commissioned in 2173. The Forever Autumn was decommissioned in 2296.
Amber Skies † 	21762552 	23062552	The UNSC Amber Skies was commissioned in 2176. The Amber Skies was placed in reserve in 2306. In September 2552, the Amber Skies was reactivated for the anticipated Sol Campaign and was destroyed by Covenant forces in November of that year.
Adversary 	21782552 	23012552	The UNSC Adversary was commissioned in 2178. The Adversary was placed in reserve in 2301. In September 2552, the Adversary was reactivated for the anticipated Sol Campaign.
Destiny's Embrace †	21822552 	23162552	The UNSC Destiny's Embrace was commissioned in 2182. The Destiny's Embrace was placed in reserve in 2316. In September 2552, the Destiny's Embrace was reactivated for the anticipated Sol Campaign and was destroyed by Covenant forces in November of that year.
===UNSC Endurance===
The UNSC Endurance was commissioned in 2165 and was decommissioned in 2277. 
===UNSC Cicero===
The UNSC Cicero was ordered in late 2164, following the crippling of its namesake vessel, the support ship Cicero, at the Battle of the Martian Moons. 
===UNSC Destiny's Embrace===
The UNSC Destiny's Embrace was commissioned in 2182 and served until 2316, when it was disarmed and placed into reserve. In September 2552, the Destiny's Embrace was selected for reactivation and modernization in anticipation of the Covenant assault on the Sol system. In late November 2552, the UNSC Destiny's Embrace successfully rammed a Covenant carrier; when the UNSC carrier detonated its remaining ammunition, both carriers were destroyed. 
Category:Carrier classes