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[[Image:ThunderboltSpaceFleet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Space Fleet (Game)|Space Fleet]] Thunderbolt{{Fn|2}}]]
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a class of [[Escort]]. It used by the [[Imperial Army]]'s [[Imperialis Armada]] and [[Legiones Astartes]]{{Fn|1b}} during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1a}}

These vessels were built for speed and intended to deliver a large payload of [[Torpedo]]es to the enemy and outrun any guns which might answer. They also proved adept at hunting down fleeing foes.{{Fn|1b}}

==Known Ships==
*[[Three Sisters of Spite]] - The ''[[Lachrymae]]'', ''[[Ophelia]]'', and ''[[Persephone (Ship)|Persephone]]''{{Fn|1b}}

==Sources==
*1: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 15
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 62
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://solegends.com/citsfleet/imperial.htm Solegends.com: Space Fleet Miniatures] (last accessed 12/14/2019)

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[[Category:Escorts]]
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[[fr:Frégate Lourde de Classe Thunderbolt]]