Punic-class carrier

The Punic-class supercarriers were major capital ships of the Colonial Military Administration and later the United Nations Space Command. Utilized as enormous, well-armed troopships, the Punic-class were critically important in the early suppression efforts of the Unified Earth Government against insurrectionist uprisings. Due to tremendous cost of construction, only ten were ordered; all saw service against insurrectionist forces. While the supercarriers did eventually transfer to the UNSC from the CMA, the Punic-class remained an insurmountable weapon in the government's arsenal until the beginning of the Human-Covenant War in 2525. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
*Immediate predecessors: Star Guardian and Rome
*Punic and Tunguska
===Service===
==Design==
==Ships in class==
Name 	Commission	Struck	Details
Punic 	2490 	 	The CMA Punic was commissioned in 2490 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Napoleonic 	2490 	 	The CMA Napoleonic was commissioned in 2490 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Cannae 	2491 	 	The CMA Cannae was commissioned in 2491 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Trafalgar † 	2492 	2552 	The CMA Trafalgar was commissioned in 2492 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510. The UNSC Trafalgar was destroyed in 2552 during the Fall of Reach.
Zama 	2493 	 	The CMA Zama was commissioned in 2493 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Salamis 	2494 	 	The CMA Salamis was commissioned in 2494 and transferred to the UNSC in 2511.
Cape Ecnomus † 	2496 	2527 	The CMA Cape Ecnomus was commissioned in 2496 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510. The UNSC Cape Ecnomus was destroyed in 2527 at the Battle of Radiant Dawn.
Trebia 	2496 	 	The CMA Trebia was commissioned in 2496 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Red Cliffs 	2498 	 	The CMA Red Cliffs was commissioned in 2498 and transferred to the UNSC in 2512.
Tsushima 	2498 	 	The CMA Tsushima was commissioned in 2498 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Jutland 	2499 	 	The CMA Jutland was commissioned in 2499 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Leyte 	2500 	 	The CMA Leyte was commissioned in 2500 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Normandy 	2501 	 	The CMA Normandy was commissioned in 2501 and transferred to the UNSC in 2511.
Falklands 	2502 	 	The CMA Falklands was commissioned in 2502 and transferred to the UNSC in 2512.
Desert Storm 	2505 	 	The CMA Desert Storm was commissioned in 2505 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Argyre 	2507 	 	The CMA Argyre was commissioned in 2507 and transferred to the UNSC in 2511.
Martian Moons 	2508 	 	The CMA Martian Moons was commissioned in 2508 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Jovian Thunderbolt	2508 	 	The CMA Jovian Thunderbolt was commissioned in 2508 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Trojan Prince 	2509 	 	The CMA Trojan Prince was commissioned in 2509 and transferred to the UNSC in 2510.
Lusitania 	2511 	 	The UNSC Lusitania was commissioned in 2511.
===UNSC Punic===
The CMA Punic was commissioned in 2490. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Napoleonic===
The CMA Napoleonic was commissioned in 2490. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Cannae===
The CMA Cannae was commissioned in 2491. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Trafalgar===
The CMA Trafalgar was commissioned in 2492. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. Trafalgar was destroyed by Covenant forces during the Reach Campaign in 2552. 
===UNSC Zama===
The CMA Zama was commissioned in 2493. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Salamis===
The CMA Salamis was commissioned in 2494. The Salamis was on deployment when the handover of Punic supercarriers was demanded in 2510, and was given allowance to complete operations before being transferred to the UNSC in 2511. 
===UNSC Cape Ecnomus===
The CMA Cape Ecnomus was commissioned in 2496. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. The UNSC Cape Ecnomus was destroyed by Covenant forces in 2527 during the Battle of Radiant Dawn. 
===UNSC Trebia===
The CMA Trebia was commissioned in 2496. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Red Cliffs===
The CMA Red Cliffs was commissioned in 2498. The Red Cliffs was on deployment when the handover of Punic supercarriers was demanded in 2510. The supercarrier and its battle group defied orders to end operations until UNSC forces arrived to effect the immediate takeover of the CMA ships in August 2512. 
===UNSC Tsushima===
The CMA Tsushima was commissioned in 2498. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Jutland===
The CMA Jutland was commissioned in 2499. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Leyte===
The CMA Leyte was commissioned in 2500. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Normandy===
The CMA Normandy was commissioned in 2501. The Normandy was on deployment when the handover of Punic supercarriers was demanded in 2510, and was given allowance to conclude operations before being transferred to the UNSC in 2511. 
===UNSC Falklands===
The CMA Falklands was commissioned in 2502. The Falklands was on deployment when the handover of Punic supercarriers was demanded in 2510. The supercarrier and its battle group defied orders to end operations until informed of the seizure of the Red Cliffs in August 2512; Falklands then made haste to Reach. The supercarrier surrendered to UNSC forces on December 7 and was the last CMA carrier in service at that time. 
===UNSC Desert Storm===
The CMA Desert Storm was commissioned in 2505. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Argyre===
The CMA Argyre was commissioned in 2507. The Argyre was on deployment when the handover of Punic supercarriers was demanded in 2510, and was given allowance to conclude operations before being transferred to the UNSC in 2511. 
===UNSC Martian Moons===
The CMA Martian Moons was commissioned in 2508. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Jovian Thunderbolt===
The CMA Jovian Thunderbolt was commissioned in 2508. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Trojan Prince===
The CMA Trojan Prince was commissioned in 2509. The supercarrier was transferred to the UNSC in 2510. 
===UNSC Lusitania===
The UNSC Lusitania was commissioned in 2511. Following the defiance of the CMA Falklands and CMA Red Cliffs, UNSC forces seized the incomplete Punic supercarrier in 2510; Lusitania was never commissioned into the CMA Fleet. The supercarrier was completed in early 2511 and subsequently commissioned. 
Category:Carrier classes