UNSC Destiny's Will

"Never surrender hope."
- Ship's Motto
The UNSC Destiny's Will was a Phoenix-Class Support Vessel built for the United Nations Space Command's Navy in 2537 during the Human-Covenant War as a precaution in case of a complete societal collapse of humanity due to the Covenant or another external force. Never needing to serve its original purpose, the ship was instead used as a support vehicle and mobile base for large-scale UNSC planetary operations.
== History ==
=== Construction and Refit ===
Built in 2537 by the United Nations Space Command as part of a precaution against a possible societal collapse due to the Human-Covenant War, the Destiny's Will was designed and equipped to be able to escape to an uninhabited system and establish a colony out of reach of the Covenant. Having never needed to serve such a purpose, the ship was refit as a support ship repurposed in 2549 to serve as a support ship and mobile base for large-scale UNSC planetary operations. 
== Design Details ==
The Destiny, much like its sister ship, the UNSC Spirit of Fire, is a colony ship refit for use as a military support vessel, tasked primarily with deploying ground troops and providing support for UNSC ground operations. The ship is dominated by a cavernous cargo-hold that stretches from one side of the ship to the other, which is connected to eight primary transfer bays located on its flanks that hold its complement of vehicles. Lining both sides of the Destiny are two angled wings, which have external clamps for five Herons per wing at their widest point. The ship's distinct 'hump' is its recreation block, a comfortable crew space which contains the support vessel's aeroponics farm, hobby workshops, and education terminals, along with a specialized room for War Games simulations. The front of this section is also where one of its power cores reside. Below the ship's midsection is its war factory compartment, a series of robotic assembly lines which can produce virtually every vehicle and prefabricated structure in the UNSC's inventory. At the very bottom of the ship, retained from its refit as a warship, is a clear observation deck previously intended for colonial surveys.
The ship possesses dedicated factory modules located on the underside of the aft section, where robotic assembly lines can manufacture many of the UNSC vehicles and aircraft. It was also capable of naval support, and when assisted by a Smart AI, can coordinate the simultaneous repair and refit of up to a dozen ships of the line.
The ship is armed with at least 40 Rampart point defense guns, 24 Archer missile pods, 10 11A2R1 naval coilgun batteries, and three Magnetic Accelerator Cannons.
For faster travel between sections of the ship, at least one tram is installed. Additionally, at least 42 cryo bays are installed to enable the crew to enter cryosleep during long interstellar journeys.
=== Complement ===
Prior to its refit by the UNSC in 2549, the Destiny's Will was equipped with a variety of modules necessary for terraforming and colonizing new worlds. These were removed following the refit, and their space cleared for military hardware.
As a support vessel, the Destiny has a large repair/refit bay is capable of tending to many damaged UNSC vehicles. After the ship's refit, it still sported its ten externally docked D20 Herons, but it used them in different ways from their original purpose, having them deliver prefabricated firebases to active combat zones. Stored on the ship are also 200 M8823 Drop Pods for the ship's ODSTs, along with various ground and air vehicles, including D77-TC Pelicans, AV-14 Hornets, M12 Warthogs, and M808B Scorpion tanks, utilized by the large marine complement of the ship.
== Crew ==
The Destiny's Will is home to 8,300 total crew, including 3,600 Navy personnel and 4,500 Marines, and 200 ODSTs.
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