Charon-class light frigate

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Charon-class light frigate

Production information
Role:	Escort of capital ships Expeditionary land warfare support
Technical specifications
Length:	490 meters (1,600 ft)^[1]
Width:	156 meters (510 ft)^[1]
Engine(s):	Fusion drive (2)
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	Titanium-A battle plate
Armament:	Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (1) Archer missile pods Point-defense guns
Complement:	UNSC Marines Shock Troopers D96-TCE Albatross dropships ^[2] D77H-TCI Pelican dropships Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicles M12 Force Application Vehicles M808B Main Battle Tanks AV-14 Hornets
Chronological and affiliation
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

The Charon-class light frigate ^[1] was an escort ship type in-service with the UNSC Navy used throughout the Human-Covenant War. Ships of this class were used primarily in fleet escort duties, planetary defense, and well suited with their enlarged hangar bay for Marine Corps expeditionary warfare.

1 Ships of the line
2 Trivia
3 List of appearances
4 Sources

[edit] Ships of the line

[edit] Trivia

This class is likely named after Charon, a minor god who ferried the souls of the dead to the underworld in Greek mythology. Alternatively, it may be named after a natural satellite of Pluto.

[edit] List of appearances

[edit] Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 76
^ Halo 3 level Sandtrap

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Civilian starships	Behemoth-class tug • Cargo ship • Laden-class freighter • Parabola-class freighter • Transport • Yacht

Space fighters	GA-TL1 Longsword • OF92/EVA Booster Frame • YSS-1000 Sabre

Shuttlecraft	Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat • Command shuttle • D82-EST Darter • D96-TCE Albatross • D77-TC Pelican ^(D77H) • Pod • SKT-13 shuttlecraft • SKT-21 shuttlecraft

Support ships	Black Cat-class subprowler • Calypso-class exfiltration craft • Chiroptera-class stealth vessel • Prowler • Shield ship • Sloop • Stealth cruiser • Unidentified stealth ship

Light capital warships	Corvette (Mako-class) • Destroyer (Gorgon-class) • Frigate (Charon-class • Paris-class • Stalwart-class • Midsummer Night-type)

Cruisers	Halcyon-class • Marathon-class • Valiant-class

Carriers	Phoenix-class colony ship • Carrier • Supercarrier • Unidentified colony ship

Space stations	Orbital defense platform • Refit station • Remote scanning outpost