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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a class of [[Battleship]] used by the [[Imperial Army]]'s [[Imperialis Armada]] and [[Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|2}}
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They were referenced as being built for the same role as [[Gloriana Class Battleship|Gloriana]] and [[Victory Class Battleship|Victory]] class Battleships, but were earlier and more logistically complex examples that were eventually relegated to mostly back-line duties in reserve and garrison fleets.{{Fn|3}}
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==Notable Vessels==
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*''[[Mia Donna Mori]]'' — [[Death Guard]] vessel which was known to carry out [[Exterminatus]] via massive amounts of biological and chemical weapons.{{Fn|1}}
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*''[[Sethaln's Thunder]]'' - [[Ultramarines]]{{Fn|3}}
  
 
==Sources==
 
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]]
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 137
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]], pg. 15
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Four - Conquest]], pg. 47
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 29 August 2025

Targetdrone.gif This article is about the Imperial Battleship class. For other uses of Goliath, see Goliath (disambiguation).

The Goliath Class Battleship was a class of Battleship used by the Imperial Army's Imperialis Armada and Legiones Astartes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[2]

They were referenced as being built for the same role as Gloriana and Victory class Battleships, but were earlier and more logistically complex examples that were eventually relegated to mostly back-line duties in reserve and garrison fleets.[3]

Notable Vessels

Sources


Legiones Astartes Fleet
Battleships GlorianaEmperorLunarInfernusDictatusOberonGolgothaGoliathBattle BargeAbyss
Grand Cruisers AvengerVengeanceDagonDominusCharibdysGeryon
Battlecruisers RetributionEclipse
Heavy Cruisers InfernusIndrajitBellerophon
Cruisers Strike CruiserArmigerHoplonPrometheanBulk CruiserBombardment GalleonMangonel
Light Cruisers GladiusEclipseDauntlessTriton
Barques GulgorAttack Barque
Heavy Frigates Thunderbolt
Frigates GladiusSwordGladiator
Destroyers HunterVenomTiamat
Corvettes CredoPilum
Other SymphaliaWrath HammerExcelsiorPythosRocket-raftIsos
Fighters XiphonWrathLotusDeathbirdSwordstrikeLightning CrowRaven
Bombers CorsairApisCastellan
Gunships StormbirdThunderhawkStorm EagleFire RaptorStormhawkSkylanceStormcrowStormstrikeOrgus
Assault Boats CaestusPurgioHarbinger
Landing Craft & Transports Assault ShipLanding CraftAnhurArgoDrop PodDreadclawKharybdisHawkwing