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The '''Abyss Class Battleship''' were a trio of super heavy [[Battleship]]s used by the [[Word Bearers]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}} These Battleships were massive vessels, each one a rival to even the famed ''[[Phalanx]]''.{{Fn|2}}
==Overview==
The vessels were a unique configuration within the Imperium at the time and were quite large with even [[Emperor Class Battleship|Emperor]] and [[Gloriana Class Battleship|Gloriana]] Battleships being dwarfed by these massive vessels.{{Fn|2}} The ships were roughly shaped like a sword with three points sticking out from the vessel like a trident. These ships were more akin to floating cities then battleships and a noted appearance was a large open golden book present on its hull. The nature of these ships meant that many did not think it was capable of carrying fighters but these individuals were often surprisingly mistaken when the ship launched its compliment of fighters from its hanger bay.{{Fn|1a}}
The Abyss class ships contained the first prototype plasma [[lance]], which was capable of destroying other ships in close combat. They were also capable of being equipped with [[Psionic mine|psionic charges]] which were able to be deployed in the [[Warp]] and disrupt the senses of a [[Navigator]].{{Fn|1b}}
The starships were created secretly by a [[Dark Mechanicum|branch]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] who held loyalties to [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] during the early start of the [[Horus Heresy]]. It was made at the shipyard moon of [[Wikipedia:279 Thule|Thule]] and given as a gift to the [[Word Bearers]] [[Adeptus Astartes]], who were serving their [[Primarch]] in their plan to assault the loyalist [[Space Marine Legion|Legions]] that would serve the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]. After the commemoration ceremony, the shipyard was destroyed, killing all the workers and allowing the ships existence to remain a secret as its design was unknown to everyone outside its construction.{{Fn|c}}
==Ships==
*''[[Furious Abyss]]'' - Original vessel, destroyed as it attempted to reach [[Macragge]]{{Fn|1d}}
*''[[Trisagion]]'' - Flagship of [[Lorgar]] and later [[Zardu Layak]] by the time of the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|3}} Fate unknown.
*''[[Blessed Lady]]''{{Fn|2}} - Fate unknown
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battle for the Abyss (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter 3
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 6
**{{Endn|1c}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|1d}}: Chapter 20
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]] Chapters 2-3
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Slaves to Darkness (Novel)]] Part 1 Chapter 1
[[Category:Fleet (Chaos)]]
[[Category:Battleships]]
[[Category:The Horus Heresy]]
[[Category:Word Bearers]]
==Overview==
The vessels were a unique configuration within the Imperium at the time and were quite large with even [[Emperor Class Battleship|Emperor]] and [[Gloriana Class Battleship|Gloriana]] Battleships being dwarfed by these massive vessels.{{Fn|2}} The ships were roughly shaped like a sword with three points sticking out from the vessel like a trident. These ships were more akin to floating cities then battleships and a noted appearance was a large open golden book present on its hull. The nature of these ships meant that many did not think it was capable of carrying fighters but these individuals were often surprisingly mistaken when the ship launched its compliment of fighters from its hanger bay.{{Fn|1a}}
The Abyss class ships contained the first prototype plasma [[lance]], which was capable of destroying other ships in close combat. They were also capable of being equipped with [[Psionic mine|psionic charges]] which were able to be deployed in the [[Warp]] and disrupt the senses of a [[Navigator]].{{Fn|1b}}
The starships were created secretly by a [[Dark Mechanicum|branch]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] who held loyalties to [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] during the early start of the [[Horus Heresy]]. It was made at the shipyard moon of [[Wikipedia:279 Thule|Thule]] and given as a gift to the [[Word Bearers]] [[Adeptus Astartes]], who were serving their [[Primarch]] in their plan to assault the loyalist [[Space Marine Legion|Legions]] that would serve the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]. After the commemoration ceremony, the shipyard was destroyed, killing all the workers and allowing the ships existence to remain a secret as its design was unknown to everyone outside its construction.{{Fn|c}}
==Ships==
*''[[Furious Abyss]]'' - Original vessel, destroyed as it attempted to reach [[Macragge]]{{Fn|1d}}
*''[[Trisagion]]'' - Flagship of [[Lorgar]] and later [[Zardu Layak]] by the time of the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|3}} Fate unknown.
*''[[Blessed Lady]]''{{Fn|2}} - Fate unknown
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battle for the Abyss (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter 3
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 6
**{{Endn|1c}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|1d}}: Chapter 20
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]] Chapters 2-3
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Slaves to Darkness (Novel)]] Part 1 Chapter 1
[[Category:Fleet (Chaos)]]
[[Category:Battleships]]
[[Category:The Horus Heresy]]
[[Category:Word Bearers]]
