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Imperialis Armada
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The Imperialis Armada was the predecessor to the Imperial Navy. Existing since the dawn of the Imperium, it was a subbranch of the Imperial Army and dedicated to the defense of Imperial space as opposed to the fleets of the Legiones Astartes that were designed around planetary assault.[1]
After the Horus Heresy, the Imperium decided to break up the Imperial Army's fleet component in an attempt to weaken any future potential rebellions, turning the Imperial Armada into the fully independent Imperial Navy.[2]
Ship Classes of the Imperial Armada
- Battleships[3]
- Gloriana Class
- Goliath Class
- Victory Class
- Retribution Class
- Infernus Class
- Emperor Class
- Tiamat Class
- Ironclad Class
- Warspite Class - Sub-type of Battle Barge
- Mortis Rex Class
- Grand Cruisers and War Galley's[3]
- Avenger Class
- Vengeance Class
- Dagon Class
- Inflexible Class
- Conquest Class
- Maelstrom Class
- Odysseus Class
- Cruisers[3]
- Hellfire Class Heavy Cruiser
- Cardinal Class Heavy Cruiser
- Bellerophon Heavy Assault Cruiser
- Lunar Class
- Armiger Class
- Eclipse Class
- Tetsujin Class
- Crusade Class
- Olympia Class Strike Cruiser
- Siluria Class Light Cruiser
- Escorts[3]
- Thunderbolt Class Heavy Frigate
- Sword Class Frigate
- Havoc Class Frigate
- Baron Class
- Harpy Class
- Vigil Class Siege Frigate
- Spectre Class
- Thor Class
- Cobra Class Destroyer
- Stalwart Class Minelayer
- Attack Craft
- Wrath Starfighter
- Lotus Fighter
- Primaris Lightning Fighter
- Thunderbolt Fighter
- Corsair Bomber
- Apis Bomber
- Shark Assault Boat
Notable Members
- Grand Admiral Constansa Suati-Falkan
- Lord Admiral Brython Semper
- Admiral Ospheus LaBray
- Admiral Athene DuCade
- Flag-Captain Lotara Sarrin
- Shipmaster Baryk Carya
- Shipmaster Nasturi Ephrenia
- Officer Racel Vought
- Vox-Officer Tirin Maas
Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book Four - Conquest - The Conquests of the Coronid Deeps, pg.19
- 2: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition) pg.6
- {{Endn|3}: The Horus Heresy Book Three pg.15