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 sub-branch of the Imperial Army and dedicated to the defence of Imperial space as opposed to the fleets of the Legiones Astartes that were designed around planetary assault.^[1] The Imperialis Armada provided the naval strength for the Expeditionary Fleets, each of which consisted of hundreds of thousands of spaceships.^[7]

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 Battleship
• Goliath Class Battleship
• Victory Class Battleship
• Retribution Class Battleship
• Infernus Class Battleship
• Emperor Class Battleship
• Tiamat Class Battleship
• Ironclad
• Warspite Class - Sub-type of Battle Barge
• Mortis Rex Class Battleship
• Annihilator Class Battleship^[5]
• Victorem Class Battleship

Grand Cruisers, Battlecruisers, and War Galleys^[3]

• Avenger Grand Cruiser
• Vengeance Grand Cruiser
• Dagon Class Grand Cruiser
• Inflexible Class Grand Cruiser
• Conquest Class Star Galleon
• Maelstrom Class Grand Cruiser
• Odysseus Class War Galley
• Visigoth Class Battlecruiser

Cruisers^[3]

• Hellfire Class Heavy Cruiser
• Cardinal Class Heavy Cruiser
• Bellerophon Class Heavy Assault Cruiser
• Lunar Cruiser Cruiser
• Gothic Class Cruiser
• Armiger Class Cruiser
• Eclipse Class
• Tetsujin Class Cruiser
• Crusade Class Cruiser
• Olympia Class Strike Cruiser
• Siluria Class Light Cruiser
• Dauntless Class Light Cruiser
• Hoplon Class Assault Cruiser^[6]
• Gulgor Class Assault Barque^[6]
• Excelsior Class Craft^[6]

Escorts^[3]

• Thunderbolt Class Heavy Frigate
• Sword Class Frigate
• Havoc Class Frigate
• Baron Class Escort
• Harpy Class Escort
• Vigil Class Siege Frigate
• Spectre Class Warp Runner
• Thor Class Ordinancer
• Cobra Class Destroyer
• Stalwart Class Minekeeper

Fighters & Attack Craft

• Wrath Starfighter
• Lotus Fighter
• Primaris Lightning Fighter
• Thunderbolt Fighter
• Panthera Class Fighter
• Stiletto Fighter
• Raven Interceptor
• Reaper Ground Attack Aircraft
• Corsair Bomber
• Apis Bomber
• Shark Assault Boat
• Viento
• Jackal Gunship

Other

• Arvus Lighter^[1a]
• Galaxy Troop Ship
• Helcion Class Freighter

Notable Members

• Grand Admiral Constansa Suati-Falkan
• Lord Admiral Brython Semper
• Lord Admiral/Rogue Trader Ephrata Hood
• Archduke Admiral Khesya
• 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
  • 1a: pg.271-^{[Needs Citation]}
• 2: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 6
• 3: The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination, pg. 15
• 4: The Horus Heresy: Legions
• 5: White Dwarf 141 (UK), pg. 58
• 6: The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution, pg. 141
• 7: Horus Heresy: Age Of Darkness 2nd Edition Rulebook, pg. 25