Fifth Fleet

The Fifth Fleet was a Fleet in the UNSC Navy. In October 2552, it consisted of eight operational Marathon-class heavy cruisers and a further sixty-seven Stalwart-class light frigates. In that year it was commanded by Fleet Admiral Harper from the flagship,.

Operational history
The earliest mention of the Fifth Fleet is October 2552 when Earth-orbiting stations detected a Covenant fleet exiting slipspace nearby. The planet was well defended, having received reinforcements all morning.

List of appearances

 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Cairo Station

Trivia
The Fifth Fleet is not mentioned in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. It may have been destroyed by November 3rd, and the Second; Seventh and Sixteenth Fleets replace it.