Montes Harbinger-class combat support ship

The Montes Harbinger-class comprised eighteen United Nations Space Command (UNSC) interplanetary combat support ships. The UNSC Montes Harbinger was commissioned during the Interplanetary War and several members were still in service during and after the Sol Campaign and the end of the Human-Covenant War. 
==History==
*Built to replace the individual combat support ships 
===Service===
*Modified in the 2300s to carry MAC slugs 
*Series of upgrades/modernization efforts
*Slow move to reserve status as the Sol Fleet is reduced and reserves grow
*HCW actions
*Postwar activities
==Design==
*Durable and efficient overall design
*Built with longevity in mind
*Slow but reliable
==Ships in class==
Name 	Commission	Struck	Details
Montes Harbinger 	2169 	2433 	The UNSC Montes Harbinger was commissioned in 2169 and was placed in reserve in 2433.
Montes Archimedes 	2170 	2438 	The UNSC Montes Archimedes was commissioned in 2170 and was placed in reserve in 2438.
Montes Taurus 	2171 	2446 	The UNSC Montes Taurus was commissioned in 2171 and was placed in reserve in 2446.
Montes Recti 	2175 	2455 	The UNSC Montes Recti was commissioned in 2175 and was placed in reserve in 2455.
Montes Apenninus 	2177 	2460 	The UNSC Montes Apenninus was commissioned in 2177 and was placed in reserve in 2460.
Montes Teneriffe 	2179 	2466 	The UNSC Montes Teneriffe was commissioned in 2179 and was placed in reserve in 2466.
Montes Cordillera 	2180 	2474 	The UNSC Montes Cordillera was commissioned in 2180 and was placed in reserve in 2474.
Montes Agricola 	2182 	2476 	The UNSC Montes Agricola was commissioned in 2182 and was placed in reserve in 2476.
Montes Haemus 	2184 	2477 	The UNSC Montes Haemus was commissioned in 2184 and was placed in reserve in 2477.
Montes Alpes 	2188 	2496 	The UNSC Montes Alpes was commissioned in 2188 and was placed in reserve in 2496.
Montes Rook 	2193 	2510 	The UNSC Montes Rook was commissioned in 2193 and was placed in reserve in 2510.
Montes Secchi 	2197 	2570 	The UNSC Montes Secchi was commissioned in 2197 and was decommissioned in 2570.
Montes Caucasus † 	2201 	2552 	The UNSC Montes Caucasus was commissioned in 2201 and was destroyed in 2552 during the Sol Campaign.
Montes Spitzbergen †	2202 	2552 	The UNSC Montes Spitzbergen was commissioned in 2202 and was destroyed in 2552 during the Sol Campaign.
Montes Pyrenaeus † 	2205 	2552 	The UNSC Montes Pyrenaeus was commissioned in 2205 and was badly damaged and subsequently expended in 2552 during the Sol Campaign.
Montes Carpatus 	2209 	2575 	The UNSC Montes Carpatus was commissioned in 2209 and was decommissioned in 2575.
Montes Jura † 	2212 	2552 	The UNSC Montes Jura was commissioned in 2212 and was destroyed in 2552 during the Sol Campaign.
Montes Riphaeus 	2215 	2590 	The UNSC Montes Riphaeus was commissioned in 2215 and was decommissioned in 2590.
===UNSC Montes Pyrenaeus===
The UNSC Montes Pyrenaeus was commissioned in 2205. The only UNSC ship to bear the name, the Montes Pyrenaeus served the Home Fleet from 2205 to 2552. During the Sol Campaign, the combat support ship was moderately damaged by Covenant forces. The UNSC repurposed the Montes Pyrenaeus as a massive fireship and deployed it against Covenant ships near Ceres, successfully decoying the Covenant into disabling and boarding the enormous ship; the Montes Pyrenaeus was then remoted detonated, killing several thousand Covenant personnel and destroying and damaging a dozen ships as well. 
==See also==
*List of auxiliaries of the United Nations Space Command
Category:Auxiliary ship classes