CNFS Vulture Street

The CNFS Vulture Street was a Marathon-class heavy cruiser in service with the Commonwealth Defence Force. Built originally for the United Nations Space Command, the Vulture Street would see service throughout the latter stages of the Human-Covenant War, fighting at key battles such as Psi Serpentis, the Tirana Campaign, and the Inner Colony Sieges at Meridian, Fumirole and Concord. Fleeing from the Fall of Reach, the Vulture Street would arrive in the Outer Colony of New South Wales, where it would remain until the end of the war. Deployed with other UNSC assets to operate with the newly-founded Commonwealth of New South Wales, the heavy cruiser would be transferred to Commonwealth service in 2556, where it would distinguish itself during the Created Crisis as a part of the multinational task force comprised of Theban, UNSC, Commonwealth and ex-Covenant vessels. it would finally meet its end in the climactic battle of their campaign, sacrificing itself to destroy Created defence assets protecting the Overwatch Node.
== Operational History==
=== Construction and Early Service, 2536-2542 ===
The CNFS Vulture Street would begin her life as the UNSC Vulture Street, ordered as a part of the Block III flight of Marathon-class heavy cruisers. Meant to replace the heavy losses of capital ships taken during the early stages of the Human-Covenant War, the Vulture Street (hull number CA-195) would be ordered in 2536, with her hull laid down in November of the same year above Reach. Her construction was uneventful, as she would be launched in 2538 and commissioned on July 14th of 2539. After working up for three weeks around Reach, she would be assigned to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet, as her relatively inexperienced crew and captain weren't considered battle-ready. Instead, she would allow the veteran ship UNSC Sydney to take a place in frontline operations.
The Vulture Street would be assigned to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet for three years, and during that time would become an experienced crew, although not battle-tested. In a refit conducted in April 2541, the Vulture Street would be given the same AN/SLQ-49 MAGICIAN countermeasure dispensers as those fitted onto the Artemis-class battlecruiser and Hermes-class surveillance cruiser, to improve survivability and the passive defence systems of the ship.
=== Tirana's First Stage, 2543-2546 ===
=== CARLISLE and the Second Stage, 2547-2551 ===
=== Inner Colony Sieges, 2551-2552 ===
=== Postwar Service, 2553-2556 ===
=== Early Commonwealth Service, 2556-2558 ===
=== Task Force Epsilon, 2558-2561 ===
==Awards & Battle Honours==
===Awards===
===Battle Honours===
*Psi Serpentis (2543)
*First Tirana (2544)
*Second Tirana (2545)
*Third Tirana (2546)
*Epirus (2546)
*CARLISLE (2547)
*Fourth Tirana (2548)
*Fifth Tirana (2549)
*Brindisi (2550)
*Sixth Tirana (2551)
*Second Meridian (2550)
*Concord (2551)
*Fumirole (2552)
*Reach (2552)
===Campaign Ribbons=== 
*Defence of the Outer Colonies (2531-2546)
*Tirana Campaign (2544-2551)
*Defence of the Inner Colonies (2541-2552)
*Human-Covenant War (2525-2553)
*Created Conflict (2558-2560)
*Task Force Epsilon (2558-2561)
*New Zanzibar Front (2561-2564)
*Nexus War (2564-2568)
==Notes==