

The attack was repelled, largely due to the efforts of Spartans Sarah Palmer and Edward Davis. Shortly afterward, Insurrectionists led by the former Spartan-IV Ilsa Zane attempted a hostile takeover of the vessel, entering the ship disguised as a construction crew. Insurrectionist attack Main article: Raid on UNSC InfinityĪ small number of Spartan-IVs from the new program's first official class were assigned to Infinity in January 2553. Unlike older warships which had only areas such as a gym or hangar space for Marines and Spartans to train in, Infinity is the first known vessel to include a state-of-the-art virtual reality combat deck capable of replicating environments from across the galaxy, real or hypothetical, using a combination of holography, props, and simulated sensory input fed through a neural interface.

Huragok assistance in refining the ship's slipspace navigation capabilities, in particular, was expected to push the final construction milestones far ahead of schedule. Īs of March 2553, technology discovered on Trevelyan, a shield world located in the Zeta Doradus system, was planned to be incorporated into the ship. Captain Andrew Del Rio took command of the ship and her pre-commission crew years prior to the end of major hostilities in the war, though CINCONI Margaret Parangosky correctly predicted that Commander Thomas Lasky would eventually supplant Del Rio. Eventually the Fleet took control of the vessel rather than the Office of Naval Intelligence. Many senior members of the Admiralty, such as Rear Admiral Saeed Shafiq of UNSC Procurement, were fully aware of the ship's existence at the time of her construction. The ship's massive building expenditures, however, prevented ONI from keeping the Infinity a complete secret. Secrecy was ensured by having workers permanently stationed there over several years with a total communications blackout in effect. The ship was designed by a team composed of Vice Admiral Elizabeth Sark, Commander Oscar Greyson, and Doctors Dana Wolff and Sada no Okuni. The ship was constructed in the Special Assembly Plant Concord located in the Oort cloud surrounding the Sol system, with construction beginning in 2544. Infinity during her commissioning ceremony. In 2559, the Infinity was presumed destroyed over Installation 07 during a large battle over control of the ring. The ship's motto is Audere Est Facere ( To Dare is to Do). As of October 2558, the primary shipboard AI is Roland. Infinity may additionally embark an escort force of ten internally-docked Strident- and later Anlace-class frigates.
By February 2558, Infinity had a crew of 17,151 sailors, Marines, ONI operatives, and civilian personnel, as well as numerous adjunct members of the other UNSC branches and a number of Huragok specialists. On February 21, 2557, the vessel was officially commissioned after being refitted with technology that would add scientific and diplomatic endeavors to her capabilities. The first ship of her class, Infinity was secretly deployed in combat in March 2553. She is the current designated flagship of Expeditionary Strike Group 1 and serves as the ceremonial flagship for the United Nations Space Command. Infinity serves under the direction of Fleet Command and was originally captained by Andrew Del Rio, and later Thomas Lasky. Built in secret utilizing technology recovered from Forerunner and Covenant sources during the war, Infinity is the UNSC's largest and most advanced multi-role vessel to date. UNSC Infinity ( INF-101) was an experimental Infinity-class supercarrier of the UNSC Navy commissioned following the end of the Human-Covenant War. And today we send forth a vessel designed for battle, but now re-purposed. " It's been four years since the end of the war.
