Protector-class battleship

The Protector-class of light battleships began entering United Nations Space Command (UNSC) service in 2393 and were the first interstellar battleships of the fleet. Ordered in response to the ongoing Inner Colony Wars, the Protector-class was fast and well-armed and quickly earned a reputation for reliability and power, a reputation the class kept for the duration of its service. As the Protector battleships aged and the fleet accepted first the Audacious-class in 2467 and then the Bonaparte-class in 2479, the Admiralty began to consider how to replace its largest class of light battleships. Following the outbreak of the Insurrection, the decision was made and in 2498, the new Resolution-class entered service and the Protector-class was officially slated for retirement and reserve, with the last Protector battleship being decommissioned in 2507. 
The Protector-class was returned to service in 2533 as the fleet had suffered devastating losses in the first years of the Human-Covenant War. Most of the old battleships were lost in action against the Covenant despite modernization efforts and upgrades; the last of the class was lost in 2549. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
===Service===
*The Inner Colony Wars
*The Insurrection and retirement
*Return to the fray: the Human-Covenant War
==Design==
==Ships in class==
*UNSC Heaven's Sentinel
*UNSC Protector (2393)
*UNSC Sword of the Frontier
Category:Battleship classes