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The '''Mass Cargo Conveyance''' is a class of [[Transport Ship|transport spaceship]] operated by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], notably during the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}
==Description==
The Mass Cargo Conveyance is sixteen kilometres long, resembling a streamlined cathedral beset by bas-relief gargoyles incorporating sentry guns. It also features three [[Warp|immaterium]] observatories offering a view of space, one of which is called the Glass Bay, a dome a hundred metres in radius made out of transparent, hyper dense silica. During [[Warp jump|Warp travel]] the view is filtered by a special dampening filed while giant sensorium scopes, aura-imagifiers and luminosity evaluators assemble and asses warp-related data. The data is transmitted to the main bridge found on top of the tallest command spire.{{Fn|2a}} The bridge itself features at its centre a command throne for the captain who is surrounded by [[Hololithic|hololithic plates]] hovering on [[Suspensor|suspensor fields]]. The captain is directly connected to the ship via [[MIU|mind-impulse links]].{{Fn|2b}}
The Mass Cargo Conveyance is designed to transport [[Titan]]s but can also be used to carry other elements of the Imperial armed forces like infantry if necessary.{{Fn|2b}} When offering transportation services to the [[Astra Militarum]], a Mass Cargo Conveyance can carry at least nine full [[Regiment]]s, four divisions and three mechanised battalions including their attendant vehicles.{{Fn|2a}}
==Known vessels==
*''[[Absalom (Ship)|Absalom]]'' — Active during the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]].{{Fn|22a}}
*''[[Brutitor]]'' — Destroyed during the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]] at [[Parthenope]] along with eighteen other Mass Cargo Conveyances.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book)]], pg. 60
*{{Endn|2}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]:**{{Endn|2a}}: Part Five, Chapter Section One**{{Endn|2b}}: Part Five, Section Thirteen
[[Category:Fleet (Adeptus Mechanicus)]]
