Odyssey (Earth-5875)

The Odyssey was a Phoenix-class colony ship that served as the leading ship in the first line of human interstellar colonization. Captained by Rear Admiral Jon Grissom, it carried thousands of colonists, hundreds of UNSC troops and one Atmosphere Processing Plant to found the first extrasolar human colony, Reach.

History
Rear Admiral Jon Grissom, then a hero of the Interplanetary War, was selected to be the first human to leave the Sol system and test slipspace travel. In 2198, piloting his frigate, the UNSC Nylund, he was able to reach Epsilon Eridani in two weeks, as intended, becoming the first human to leave Sol. Six months later, Grissom was given command of the Odyssey, and hundreds of UNSC personnel and civilian colonists were selected from all the continents of Earth to be a part of his ship's crew.

In January 1st, 2212, Jon and the Odyssey reached Reach, which proceeded to be colonized and terraformed by the UEG. Once they landed, Grissom was hailed as a hero, and adopted by the masses as one of the greatest pioneers in human space exploration.