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The '''''Imperator Somnium''''' was a Command Carrier{{Fn|2}} that served as one of the three flagship flagships of the [[Emperor]] during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|3a}}
The ''Imperator Somnium'' was constructed not on [[Mars]], but on [[Terra]].{{Fn|3a}} It was a unique, golden vessel of immense size, dwarfing even [[Imperial Navy|Imperial]] [[battleships]] in both size and firepower.{{Fn|1}} Its size was on par with that of the [[Orbital Plate]]s of [[Terra]]. The ''Imperator Somnium'' was extremely advanced, constructed with the secrets of Terra's [[Dark Age of Technology]]. As such, it wielded formidable weaponry such as [[Volkite Storm Accelerator]]s and much of its functions were automated, allowing for effective operation with minimal crew.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}}
The vessel was being used by the Emperor as his flagship by the later stages of the Crusade during the [[Ullanor Crusade]].{{Fn|2}} During [[Horus Heresy]] in the final stages of the [[Solar War]] it was ordered by [[Rogal Dorn]] to flee to the edges of the [[Sol System]] alongside the ''[[Phalanx]]'', ''[[Red Tear]]'', and other precious Loyalist vessels. There, it fell under the command of [[Admiral]] [[Niora Su-Kassen]]'s fleet hiding near [[Saturn]]. However Su-Kassen allowed the vessel to be used to break the traitor blockade of Terra in order to allow [[Corswain]]'s [[Dark Angels]] to land on the Throneworld's surface. In a dramatic final stand, the ''Imperator Somnium'' destroyed four [[World Eaters]] [[Heavy Cruiser]]s and an [[Emperor's Children]] [[Battle Barge]] before being torn apart by enemy fire.{{Fn|3b}}
