Hermes-class freighter (Earth-5875)

The Hermes-class freighter is a class of civilian cargo freighter. They have VTOL capability with a strong jet thruster system on their ventral surface.

History
Three ships of the class were used by the CMB during the Battle of Arcadia in 2531 to evacuate civilians from Pirth during the Covenant's attack on the planet. One of them, Cargo 3, was destroyed by Covenant fire, but Cargo 1 and Cargo 2 were able to escape from the planet, saving hundreds of civilians from being slaughtered by the Covenant.

Two ships of the class were used to evacuate civilians from Algolis during the Battle of Algolis. While one of them was shot down and destroyed, killing all onboard civilians, the second was able to escape from the planet alongide a D77-TC Pelican to reunite with the Charon-class light frigate UNSC Ishimura, which would rendezvous with the UNSC The Heart of Midlothian in the edge of the Algol system before they were destroyed.

Notable ships of the line

 * Cargo 3
 * Cargo 1
 * Cargo 2
 * UNSC Dartmouth

Trivia

 * The class is named after Hermes, the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia, who was the messanger of the Olympian gods.