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The '''''Red Tear''''' was a [[Gloriana Class Battleship]] used as the personal flagship of the [[Blood Angels]] [[Primarch]] [[Sanguinius]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].
==Overview==
Seeing action during the Compliance of [[Murder]]{{Fn|1}} and the [[Battle of Signus Prime]], it was said that the golden-clad ship was a beautiful sight to behold.{{Fn|2a}} Much of the ships 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 DucadeDuCade]], 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}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]], Part 2: Chapter 7*{{Endn|2}}: [[Fear to Tread (Novel)]] by [[James Swallow]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 2
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 13
**{{Endn|2c}}: Chapter 20
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Ruinstorm (Novel)]]{{Citethis}}*{{Endn|4}}: [[Titandeath (Novel)]] - , Chapter 19
[[Category:Battleships]]
