Lancers Hope

Lancers Hope
Length:	1301m
Beam:	976m
Draft:	325m
Manufacturer:	Systems Commonwealth
Auxiliary Craft:	12 Slipfighters 12 AF/A-29 Phoenix Atmospheric Attack Craft 36 RF-42 Centaur Tactical Fighters 76 RA-26 Shrike Fighters 8 ES-14 Janus Drones 16 ES-115 Oracle Drones
Armor Complement:	4,000 General Utility Android Units 2 Planetfall Defense Bot Multi-purpose Shipboard Robots Self-guided Recording Unit
Crew Manifest
Crew Complement:	4,132
Drive Systems
Main FTL Engines:	Slipstream
Offensive Systems
Kinetic Projectile Weapons:	40 Electromagnetic Launch System Missile Tubes DM-5 Standard Defensive kinetic kill missile
Particle Beam Weapons:	12 Point Defense Laser 50Mw Turrets 12 Antiproton Cannons
Primary Heavy Weapons systems:	OM-5 Standard Offensive Kinetic Kill Missiles PM-6 Star Arrow Smart Anti-Ship Missiles PM-6L Strategic Star Arrow Smart ASM PM-6LII Strategic Star Arrow (MIKV) SAPM-6III Strike Arrow Surface Attack Variant Nova bombs
Defensive Systems
Basic Defense Systems:	High Tension Armor Ablative Armor Reactive Armor
Special Defense Systems:	Battle Blade
Political & Chronological Information
Faction:	Systems Commonwealth High Guard
Ships Role/Purpose:	High Guard Heavy Cruiser

Overview

The Lancers Hope is a Glorious Heritage Class Commonwealth vessel. She is mentioned by the Andromeda Ascendant.

History

In Andromeda: Season 4, the Lancer's Hope was shown as being destroyed by a Nietzchean fleet around Almagest. It's courier pilot managed to contact Andromeda and Dylan Hunt chose to investigate. When the Andromeda Ascendant arrived at the planet, there was no sign of the Lancer's Hope or any of her wreckage in orbit, and none of the wreckage was found on the planet's surface from the ship. It is unknown what happened to the ship in reality, if anything.

Trivia

• A lancer refers to a cavalry unit that used lances in combat.

Gallery

An aft view of the Lancers Hope

The Lancers Hope Surrounded by Nietzschean Fleet

The Lancers Hope being destroyed