UNSC Hopeful (Earth-5875)

The UNSC Hopeful is a mobile research facility of the UNSC Navy, captained by Vice Admiral Ysionris Jeromi. Because of Jeromi's heroic contributions during the Secession and the First Contact War, the Hopeful was considered legendary.

Description
Differently from all other ships within the UNSC Navy, the UNSC Hopeful was constructed from the scrapped parts of two refit stations, each a square kilometer of plating and cargo trams, which connected in the form of an off-center "sandwich". Its unique design draws the comment of many naval officers to be the 'the ugliest thing to ever float in zero-g', while, distinctly, many who have been aboard the station describe it as "the most beautiful thing ever to be seen". The space station was powered by six fusion reactors.

Despite being essentially a space station, the Hopeful is not stationary, and is constantly on the move, treating and tending wounded personnel, helping in planetary civilian evacuations and bringing mobilized medical care towards the poorer Outer Colonies. Because it has no armament of its own, the Hopeful is always accompanied by escort ships, which was increased to five destroyers and six frigates during the First Contact War.