Victory-class battleship

The Victory-class and the succeeding Vindication, and Valkyrie, classes were the primary interplanetary battleships of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC). In all, eighteen Victory heavy battleships were commissioned by the UNSC from 2169 to 2256. 
From 2169 to 2179, the UNSC commissioned five Victory-class battleships: Victory, Unity, Glory, Mars, and Jupiter. Another four had been ordered, but were completed to a revised design as members of the subsequent Vindication class. 
From 2177 to 2199, the UNSC commissioned nine Vindication-class battleships: Vindication, Ceres, Europa, United Nations, Callisto, Earth, Io, Luna, and Amazonia. 
From 2236 to 2245, the UNSC commissioned four Valkyrie-class battleships: Valkyrie, Archangel, Champion, and Paragon. UNSC Naval Command primarily used the Valkyrie ships as experimental weapons platforms. 
A single Vindication heavy battleship, the United Nations, was reconfigured as a command battleship in 2233 and remained in that role until 2416. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
===Service===
==Design==
===Vindication-class===
The Vindication-class redesign came from a decade's experience with heavy battleships in the Sol system, and implemented many upgrades and corrections while maintaining the original overall Victory framework. Notably, four partially completed Victory battleships were reworked to be completed to the Vindication design: Callisto, Ceres, Europa, and Io. The last Victory built, Jupiter, was considered for Vindication rework but at 80% completion it was ruled out as too costly. 
===Valkyrie-class===
The Valkyrie-class was the result of four incomplete Vindication frames left over from the initial production run. The resulting battleships were closer to test-beds for naval weapons research than for actual battle. 
==Ships in class==
Ship Name 	Commission	Struck	Details
Victory 	2169 	2290 	The UNSC Victory was commissioned in 2169 and was decommissioned in 2290.
Unity 	2170 	2290 	The UNSC Unity was commissioned in 2170 and was decommissioned in 2290.
Glory 	2173 	2294 	The UNSC Glory was commissioned in 2173 and was decommissioned in 2294.
Mars 	2176 	2292 	The UNSC Mars was commissioned in 2176 and was decommissioned in 2292.
Jupiter 	2179 	2294 	The UNSC Jupiter was commissioned in 2179 and was decommissioned in 2294.
VindicationVindication-class 	2177 	2306 	The UNSC Vindication was commissioned in 2177 and was decommissioned in 2296.
CeresVindication-class 	2182 	2291 	The UNSC Ceres was commissioned in 2182 and was decommissioned in 2291.
EuropaVindication-class 	2185 	2294 	The UNSC Europa was commissioned in 2185 and was decommissioned in 2294.
United NationsVindication-class	2189 	2416 	The UNSC United Nations was commissioned in 2189 and was placed in reserve in 2416.
CallistoVindication-class 	2193 	2297 	The UNSC Callisto was commissioned in 2193 and was decommissioned in 2297.
EarthVindication-class 	2196 	2293 	The UNSC Earth was commissioned in 2196 and was decommissioned in 2293.
IoVindication-class 	2197 	2299 	The UNSC Io was commissioned in 2197 and was decommissioned in 2299.
LunaVindication-class 	2198 	2300 	The UNSC Luna was commissioned in 2198 and was decommissioned in 2300.
AmazoniaVindication-class 	2199 	2300 	The UNSC Amazonia was commissioned in 2199 and was decommissioned in 2300.
ValkyrieValkyrie-class 	2236 	2367 	The UNSC Valkyrie was commissioned in 2236 and was decommissioned in 2367.
ArchangelValkyrie-class 	2239 	2301 	The UNSC Archangel was commissioned in 2239 and was decommissioned in 2301.
ChampionValkyrie-class 	2242 	2296 	The UNSC Champion was commissioned in 2242 and was decommissioned in 2296.
ParagonValkyrie-class 	2245 	2297 	The UNSC Paragon was commissioned in 2245 and was decommissioned in 2297.
===UNSC Victory===
The UNSC Victory was commissioned in 2169. The Victory took part in the Trojan Offensive in January 2170. The Victory was decommissioned in 2290 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Unity===
The UNSC Unity was commissioned in 2170 and was decommissioned in 2290 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Glory===
The UNSC Glory was commissioned in 2173 and was decommissioned in 2294 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Mars===
The UNSC Mars was commissioned in 2176 and was decommissioned in 2292 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Jupiter===
The UNSC Jupiter was commissioned in 2179 and was decommissioned in 2294 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Vindication===
The UNSC Vindication was commissioned in 2177 and was decommissioned in 2296 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Ceres===
The UNSC Ceres was commissioned in 2182. The Ceres was ordered as a Victory battleship but was completed as a Vindication battleship. The Ceres was decommissioned in 2291 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Europa===
The UNSC Europa was commissioned in 2185. The Europa was ordered as a Victory battleship but was completed as a Vindication battleship. The Europa was decommissioned in 2294 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC United Nations===
The UNSC United Nations was commissioned in 2189. In 2230, the United Nations was modified for service as a command battleship and was recommissioned as such in 2233. The United Nations was decommissioned in 2416 and placed in reserve. 
===UNSC Callisto===
The UNSC Callisto was commissioned in 2193. The Callisto was ordered as a Victory battleship but was completed as a Vindication battleship. The Callisto was decommissioned in 2297 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Earth===
The UNSC Earth was commissioned in 2196. The battleship quickly acquired the nickname of "Earth Two", referencing the old defense ship Earth One. The Earth was decommissioned in 2293 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290.
===UNSC Io===
The UNSC Io was commissioned in 2179. The Io was ordered as a Victory battleship but was completed as a Vindication battleship. The Io was decommissioned in 2299 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Luna===
The UNSC Luna was commissioned in 2198 and was decommissioned in 2300 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Amazonia===
The UNSC Amazonia was commissioned in 2199 and was decommissioned in 2300 as part of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
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