UNSC Heinlein

The UNSC Heinlein, Hull Classification Symbol FFG-657, is a Hannibal-class Frigate in service within the UNSC Navy.
== History ==
Constructed in 2531, the UNSC Heinlein was of the first Hannibal-class Frigates to enter service in the UNSC. It was originally assigned to Battlegroup Phi, which served briefly at the end of the Harvest Campaign. The Heinlein barely escaped the devestating Battle of Jericho IV shortly afterwar, after being reassigned to a deep space mission by the ONI Signal Corps.
The Heinlein spent the next four years distracting Covenant ships and attempting to lure them away from UNSC colonies to limited success. It would return to action during the Battle of Miridem in 2544, in which it would destroy a Covenant frigate in order to allow for civilian freighters to escape. It was heavly damaged by a plasma missile shortly afterwards and was reassigned to a scrapyard on Reach. Shortly after it's repairs, it would fight in the Battle of Reach, escaping alonside the UNSC Aegis Fate. It is currently assigned to the UNSC Third Fleet.
== Trivia ==
*The ship is named in homage to Robert A. Heinlein, a famous American Science Fiction writer.
Category:Frigates
Category:Individual UNSC Ships