Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser

The Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser is a capital warship in the UNSC Navy. The ships are amongst the most powerful in the entirety of the UNSC Navy and their primary use is fleet command and coordination.

History
The ship entered service in 2493. However, immediate cost issues in modernising the fusion engines cast doubt at the class' actual longevity. By 2495, the UNSC Navy was taking Valiant ships out of rotation and scrapping others. Following Operation: VERITAS in 2497, the Navy found itself without command-and-control vessels. The Valiant-class would fill this role.

Design Details
The Valiant was originally designed to become a buffer ship between a battleship and a heavy cruiser. Several tests and redesigns brought it to the current design.

Bridge
A super-heavy cruiser possessed a large, cavernous bridge with two dozen bridge stations, used not only to control the ship and its systems, but also to coordinate the activities of the entire battle group. The bridge had massive view screens that stretched from the floor to the ceiling.

Ships of the Line

 * UNSC Valiant
 * UNSC Everest
 * UNSC Manchester