UNSC cruiser

The UNSC cruiser is a type of starship in service with the UNSC Navy.

Insurrection
2493 saw the creation of the. Though it's longevity was thrown into question early on. However, the class did survive to fight in Operation: TREBUCHET. In 2510, the was first created.

Human-Covenant war
During the Human-Covenant war, many Halcyons were refit and rescheduled for service. By the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, only 20 Marathons were left in service within the UNSC Navy.

Post-war
Very few cruisers actually survived the war. The Halcyons and Marathons were either all destroyed or decommissioned, being replaced by the Autumn-class, as well as several other designs.

Dimensions
The longest of the classes is the Valiant-class coming in at 1518 m, followed by the Autumn-class at 1425 m, then the Marathon-class at 1192 m, and finally, the Halcyon-class, the smallest, at 1170 m.

Mass wise, the Halcyon was said to be one-third the tonnage of the Marathon.