Shadow Traveler-class cruiser

The seven Shadow Traveler-class prowlers were a highly specialized group of prowlers built for the United Nations Space Command (UNSC). The Shadow Traveler class was intended to provide the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) with a force of mobile command ships with advanced communications systems, enabling ONI to direct prowler operations considerably further than their previous operational limitations. The Shadow Traveler prowlers began entering service in 2396 and the last Shadow Traveler prowler was decommissioned in 2511. 
The Shadow Traveler-class were built with two specific configurations: prowler leader and command prowler. Prowler leaders were intended to function as flagships for squadrons of prowlers and were outfitted specifically for that role. Four prowler leaders were commissioned: Beneath a Cold Moon, In Desert and Wilderness, Merciless, and Shadow Traveler. Command prowlers served as regional ONI headquarters ships, coordinating deployments and operations of multiple units and individual prowlers. Three command prowlers were commissioned: A Road of Good Intentions, Lands of the Undying, and Vault of Midnight. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
===Service===
==Design==
==Ships in class==
Ship Name 	Commission	Struck	Details
Shadow TravelerProwler leader 	2396 	2477 	The UNSC Shadow Traveler was commissioned in 2396 and was decommissioned in 2477.
Beneath a Cold MoonProwler leader 	2399 	2475 	The UNSC Beneath a Cold Moon was commissioned in 2399 and was decommissioned in 2475.
Vault of MidnightCommand prowler 	2402 	2486 	The UNSC Vault of Midnight was commissioned in 2402 and was decommissioned in 2486.
In Desert and WildernessProwler leader 	2404 	2496 	The UNSC In Desert and Wilderness was commissioned in 2404 and was decommissioned in 2496.
MercilessProwler leader 	2407 	2493 	The UNSC Merciless was commissioned in 2407 and was decommissioned in 2493.
A Road of Good IntentionsCommand prowler	2409 	2511 	The UNSC A Road of Good Intentions was commissioned in 2409 and was decommissioned in 2511.
Lands of the UndyingCommand prowler 	2413 	2507 	The UNSC Lands of the Undying was commissioned in 2413 and was decommissioned in 2507.
===UNSC Shadow Traveler===
The UNSC Shadow Traveler was commissioned in 2396. The prowler leader saw extensive service during and after the Inner Colony Wars and was decommissioned in 2477. 
===UNSC Beneath a Cold Moon===
The UNSC Beneath a Cold Moon was commissioned in 2399. The prowler leader saw extensive service during and after the Inner Colony Wars and was decommissioned in 2475. 
===UNSC Vault of Midnight===
The command prowler UNSC Vault of Midnight was commissioned in 2402. Named for the vaunted first commissioned prowler, the Vault of Midnight served as ONI's mobile headquarters in the last decade of the Inner Colony Wars. Vault of Midnight was decommissioned in 2486. 
===UNSC In Desert and Wilderness===
The UNSC In Desert and Wilderness was commissioned in 2404. The prowler leader saw extensive service during and after the Inner Colony Wars and was decommissioned in 2496. 
===UNSC Merciless===
The UNSC Merciless was commissioned in 2407. The last prowler leader of the Shadow Traveler class, Merciless saw considerable action and attained a reputation as the most aggressive ship of the UNSC Prowler Corps. Merciless was decommissioned in 2493. 
===UNSC A Road of Good Intentions===
The command prowler UNSC A Road of Good Intentions was commissioned in 2409. With the Vault of Midnight already fulfilling ONI's requirements as mobile headquarters, A Road of Good Intentions remained in a secondary role in the final years of the Inner Colony Wars. The command prowler did take up a more prominent role as a regional headquarters ship after the war. In the 2440s, both A Road of Good Intentions and Lands of the Undying underwent modifications to improve their capabilities, and both command prowlers returned to service with enhanced sensor suites and research facilities. A Road of Good Intentions was the last Shadow Traveler prowler in service when it was decommissioned in 2511. 
===UNSC Lands of the Undying===
The command prowler UNSC Lands of the Undying was commissioned in 2413. With the Inner Colony Wars having largely concluded in 2411, the Lands of the Undying was relegated to tertiary responsibilities until the enlargement of the Prowler Corps warranted its use as a proper regional command prowler. In the 2440s, both A Road of Good Intentions and Lands of the Undying underwent modifications to improver their capabilities, and both command prowlers returned to service with enhanced sensor suites and research facilities. Lands of the Undying was decommissioned in 2507. 
Category:Prowler classes