Valiant-class battleship

The Valiant-class battleship is a heavy capital warship in service with the UNSC Navy.
==Specifications==
=== Superstructure and hull ===
At 1,600 meters (5249.3 ft) long, the Valiant-class is one of the heaviest ships in the UNSC fleet, and is one of the most powerful frontline warships fielded by the UNSC Navy prior to the Great War.
=== Armament ===
The Valiant's primary weapons are a pair of Mk IV heavy-coil 50GE1A Magnetic Accelerator Cannons, supplemented by 80 missile pods, 10 16-inch/50 caliber railgun batteries, 15 Class III nuclear missiles, and 170 twin-linked 30mm PDCs.
== Class history ==
The Valiant-class was originally drafted by the UNSC Navy during the 2470s, envisioned as a next-generation battleship that would serve as the "unbreakable spine" of a modernized fleet. However, the class went through numerous feasibility studies and redesigns before UNSC Valiant was commissioned and released from her Martian shipyard in 2493. Due to cost projections, only twenty ships of the class were completed before the advent of the Great War in 2525, with priority being given to the cheaper and more tactically flexible Marathon-class heavy cruisers. 
Vice Admiral Preston Cole commanded the battleship Everest as his flagship, beginning with the Battle of Harvest in 2526, and ending with his last stand at the Battle of Psi Serpentis in 2543. UNSC Valiant was later attached to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet in June 2552.
==Ships of the line==
UNSC Valiant - Lead ship of the class. Flagship of Admiral Roland Freemont. Destroyed during the Fall of Reach.
UNSC Vindication - Active as of 2557.
UNSC Everest - Flagship of UNSC Battle Group X-Ray in 2526, lost with all hands during the Battle of Psi Serpentis.
UNSC Kilimanjaro
UNSC Aconcagua
UNSC Orizaba - Flagship of the UNSC Seventh Fleet in 2557, commanded by Fleet Admiral Hannah Shepard.
UNSC Ampato
UNSC Kosciuszko
UNSC Bismarck- Command ship of BSG 21, heavily damaged by enemy forces during the First Battle of Mantle, lead the liberation force during the Second Battle of Mantle.
UNSC Tirpitz
UNSC Scharnhorst
UNSC Antietam
UNSC Nautilus
UNSC Iron Duke
UNSC Yamato
UNSC Asahi
UNSC Shinano
UNSC Missouri
UNSC Iowa
UNSC Arizona
UNSC Dakota
UNSC Von Braun
UNSC Damocles
UNSC Terminus
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