UNSC Hopeful

UNSC Hopeful The UNSC Hopeful is a UNSC Research facility and mobile hospital commanded by the legendary Vice Admiral Ysionris Jeromi. It is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most revered ships in the UNSC fleet.

Description
Unlike any other ship in the fleet, the station was built of two scrapped repair stations, each a square kilometer of plate, scaffolding, and cargo trams. The two plates had been connected to make an off-center "sandwich", which had become known to certain naval officers as 'the ugliest thing to ever float in zero-gee' although many soldiers whom Kurt-051 spoke to and had been in the Hopeful describe her as 'As the most beautiful thing ever to be seen'. Within, a state of the art hospital was constructed. In 2495, the UNSC took control of the station and added six fusion reactors and a Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive, turning Hopeful into the largest mobile battlefield hospital in history. It had the facilities, doctors, and supplies to treat thousands of critically ill patients at a time. With the horrors of the Human-Covenant War taking their toll on the UNSC forces, the Hopeful was always busy. In many cases, the Hopeful was known to literally bring the dead back to life. The ship was divided into several sectors, some of which served specific purposes (Ex: Sector 1: Plasma Burns).On each side of the ship were two openings for cruisers and frigates to connect to. It also included several hangar bays for smaller ships such as pelicans.

History
The ship served in 18 naval battles during the Insurrection and saved the lives of hundreds of soldiers and naval personell. The ship would once again play a vital role in the Human-Covenant Warand the creation of the Spart-II project.