Parabola-class freighter

Parabola-class Freighter
Production information
Manufacturer	UNSC
Product line	Freighter
Class	Parabola
Technical information
Length	Unknown
Slipspace drive	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Shielding	none
Navigation system	NAV computer
Armament	none
Complement	none
Other systems	Storage bays Rotating sections (artificial gravity generation) Hydroponics bays
Usage
Year introduced	Possibly before 2525
Role(s)	Interstellar shipping Field engineering
Era(s)	Human-Covenant War
Affiliation	United Nations Space Command United Rebel Front

The Parabola-class Freighter is a human cargo starship classification used for interplanetary, as well as interstellar, shipping.

Overview

In 2525, many of these freighters were independent and used for commercial and civilian use. They are relatively simple craft, with large storage bays and rotating sections. The rotating sections contained water tanks that would automatically irrigate crops grown in the hydroponics bay in the middle carousel section of the vessel. They could carry enough food and water to supply a small city.

Trivia

• A parabola is an algebraic graph that has one point of extrema and extends infinitely at the ends, forming a U shape.

Vessels of the Class

• Laden

List of appearances

• Halo: The Fall of Reach
• Halo: Ghosts of Onyx