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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Unlike any other ship in the UNSC fleet, the station was built from two scrapped [[refit station]]s, each a square kilometer of plate, scaffolding, and cargo trams. The two plates had been connected to make an off-center "sandwich". Due to this atypical design, it is known to many naval officers as 'the ugliest thing to ever float in zero-g', although many personnel who had been on the ''Hopeful'' describe her as 'the most beautiful thing ever to be seen'. The ship was powered by six [[fusion drive|fusion reactors]].<ref name="goo97">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 97''</ref> It had a structural stress compensator system to reduce stress on its structure | Unlike any other ship in the UNSC fleet, the station was built from two scrapped [[refit station]]s, each a square kilometer of plate, scaffolding, and cargo trams. The two plates had been connected to make an off-center "sandwich". Due to this atypical design, it is known to many naval officers as 'the ugliest thing to ever float in zero-g', although many personnel who had been on the ''Hopeful'' describe her as 'the most beautiful thing ever to be seen'. The ship was powered by six [[fusion drive|fusion reactors]].<ref name="goo97">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 97''</ref> It had a [[structural stress compensator|compensator system]] to reduce stress on its structure.{{Ref/Reuse|goo104}} | ||
The ''Hopeful'' is virtually always on the move, tending to wounded, assisting in civilian evacuations, and mobilizing medical care when diseases ravage the poorer colonies.<ref name="journal">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> Due to its vulnerability the ''Hopeful'' is always accompanied by an escort. As the [[Human-Covenant War]] escalated, its normal escort was increased to five [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] and six [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]], with the latter modified to carry rescue vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | The ''Hopeful'' is virtually always on the move, tending to wounded, assisting in civilian evacuations, and mobilizing medical care when diseases ravage the poorer colonies.<ref name="journal">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> Due to its vulnerability the ''Hopeful'' is always accompanied by an escort. As the [[Human-Covenant War]] escalated, its normal escort was increased to five [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] and six [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]], with the latter modified to carry rescue vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
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By the middle of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''Hopeful'' had become one of the oldest and most revered ships in the UNSC fleet. By [[2551]], the ship had been involved in eighteen naval engagements against both [[insurrectionist]]s and the [[Covenant]], having been damaged multiple times. Since at least [[2525]], it had been commanded by the legendary [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ysionris Jeromi]]. The ship had taken on a near-mythical status to soldiers fighting on the front lines.{{Ref/Reuse|goo97}} | By the middle of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''Hopeful'' had become one of the oldest and most revered ships in the UNSC fleet. By [[2551]], the ship had been involved in eighteen naval engagements against both [[insurrectionist]]s and the [[Covenant]], having been damaged multiple times. Since at least [[2525]], it had been commanded by the legendary [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ysionris Jeromi]]. The ship had taken on a near-mythical status to soldiers fighting on the front lines.{{Ref/Reuse|goo97}} | ||
In [[2536]], [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] underwent their physical augmentation procedures, [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM]], on board the ''Hopeful''.<ref>'''''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'''''</ref> After the ''Hopeful'' departed its temporary post over Reach in [[2551#February|February 2551]], [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]] underwent their augmentation procedures on the ship. As Gamma Company's augmentations had to be performed in the utmost secrecy, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] ordered that the station be berthed in [[Sector K-009]], much to Jeromi's displeasure. Its normal escort was reduced from eleven ships to just one destroyer and a single [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Prowler|prowler]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Presumably, [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company]] also underwent Project CHRYSANTHEMUM on the ''Hopeful''. On February 27, ''Hopeful'' returned to Reach, and Jeromi invited Dr. Halsey aboard for a tour of its flash-clone organ facility.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | In [[2536]], [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] underwent their physical augmentation procedures, [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM]], on board the ''Hopeful''.<ref>'''''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'''''</ref> After the ''Hopeful'' departed its temporary post over Reach in [[2551#February|February 2551]], [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]] underwent their augmentation procedures on the ship. As Gamma Company's augmentations had to be performed in the utmost secrecy, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]] ordered that the station be berthed in [[Sector K-009]], much to Jeromi's displeasure. Its normal escort was reduced from eleven ships to just one destroyer and a single [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Prowler|prowler]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} Presumably, [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company]] also underwent Project CHRYSANTHEMUM on the ''Hopeful''. On February 27, ''Hopeful'' returned to Reach, and Jeromi invited Dr. Halsey aboard for a tour of its flash-clone organ facility.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
In [[2552]], during and after the [[Fall of Reach]], the Hopeful managed to save thousands of patients by retreating to the relative safety of [[Tribute]] even as Tribute came under attack.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P35}} | In [[2552]], during and after the [[Fall of Reach]], the Hopeful managed to save thousands of patients by retreating to the relative safety of [[Tribute]] even as Tribute came under attack.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P35}} |