The '''''Red Tear''''' was a [[Gloriana Class Battleship]] {{Fn|8}} used as the personal flagship of the [[Blood Angels]] [[Primarch]] [[Sanguinius]] during the [[Great Crusade]] {{Fn|1}} and [[Horus Heresy]]. {{Fn|3}} ==Overview==Originally known as the ''Grey Daughter''{{Fn|8}}, the vessel was built at [[Jupiter]] and first saw action as a vessel of the [[Emperor]]'s personal fleet.{{Fn|5}} In its early days, it was a brutal, empty, and dreary vessel but became more splendid following the coming of [[Sanguinius]].{{Fn|8}} Seeing action during the Compliance of [[Murder]]{{Fn|21}} and the [[Battle of Signus Prime]], it was said that the golden-clad ship was a beautiful site sight to behold.{{Fn|12a}} Much of the ship's interior was dominated by the art, monuments, and heraldry of the Blood Angels though following the [[Battle of Signus Prime]] these were largely destroyed.{{Fn|3}} The ''Red Tear'' crashed on [[Signus Prime]] after its commanding officer [[Athene DuCade]], driven mad by the [[Chaos]] presence, killed her bridge crew and destroyed the controls. Most of the line crew died from Chaos-induced madness, during the descent, or on impact. Sanguinius then declared ''[[Covenant of Baal]]'' the new flagship and had the ''Red Tear'' salvaged and converted to a groundside fortress.{{Fn|2b}} After the Battle of Signus Prime, Sanguinius decreed that all evidence of the Blood Angels' presence be removed, including the ''Red Tear''. It was raised and towed back to [[Baal]].{{Fn|2c}} However as with the rest of the Blood Angels fleet, it became lost within the [[Ruinstorm]] and emerged at [[Ultramar]]. The vessel was repaired at [[Macragge]] and again became Sanguinius' flagship.{{Fn|3}} During the attempt by Sanguinius, [[Roboute Guilliman]], and [[Lion El'Jonson]] to breach the Ruinstorm and reach Terra, the ''Red Tear'' was the center of the Blood Angels fleet. It took part in both the [[Battle of Pyrrhan]] and [[Second Battle of Davin]], and was damaged by the [[Daemonship]] ''[[Veritas Ferrum]]'' in the latter. However following the battle the Blood Angels were able to make for a clear path to Terra, and Sanguinius led the journey from the ''Red Tear''.{{Fn|3}} The ''Red Tear'' made it to Terra and was used as the loyalist command vessel during the [[Battle of Beta-Garmon]].{{Fn|4}} During the [[Solar War]], the ''Red Tear'' battled traitor forces over [[Luna]].{{Fn|6}} Following the fall of the Sol System to the traitor forces, the ''Red Tear'' was amongst the vessels under [[Admiral]] [[Niora Su-Kassen]] hiding with the ''[[Phalanx]]'' at the edge of the System.{{Fn|7}} ==See also==*[[Known Vessels of the Blood Angels]]

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