UNSC Herodotus

Summary
UNSC destroyer. The Herodotus was stationed above Reach in 2552. When 314 Covenant ships attacked the planet, the Herodotus was involved in the ensuing battle. During the fight, a Covenant Assault Carrier fired a needle-thin lance of Plasma at the Herodotus, one hundred thousand kilometers away. The beam cut through the ship stem to stern, bisecting it.