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Officially classified as a type of command [[Battle Barge]], the vessels were around 20 kilometres in length, though their size and appearance varied greatly.{{Fn|1}} These massive ships were frequently used as flagships for Imperial fleets and even [[Primarch]]s. The Gloriana Class vessels are the largest known Imperial warships after the ''[[Phalanx]]'' and [[Furious Abyss]]-class vessels.{{Fn|1}} Some of the largest known Gloriana-class vessels were the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'', ''[[Conqueror (Ship)|Conqueror]]'', ''[[Hrafnkel]]'', and ''[[Iron Blood]]''.{{Fn|4}}
The [[Dark Angels]] had perhaps the greatest fleet of the Space Marine Legions during the time of the [[Horus Heresy]], including many advanced relic ships. These including multiple Gloriana Class vessels.{{Fn|10c}} Besides the ''[[Invincible Reason]]'', the Dark Angels fielded two more Gloriana class vessels at the [[Battle of Advex-Mors]], one of which was destroyed.{{Fn|10d}} Later two unnamed Dark Angels Gloriana Battleships were seen during the [[Thramas Crusade]].{{Fn|10a}} In truth, many more examples still were known to exist within the Dark Angels fleet, with their often being an instance of the Gloriana Class at the head of each of the First Legion’s Heavy-support flotilas.{{Fn|10e}}
As of [[M41]], the design appears to have fallen out of use. However, a few still serve as flagships, such as the ''[[Invincible Reason]]'' (Dark Angels) and ''[[Macragge's Honour]]'' (Ultramarines). The latter of these currently serves as the [[Lord Regent]] [[Roboute Guilliman]]'s personal flagship.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|9}}{{Fn|11}}
**{{Endn|10c}}: pgs. 111-112
**{{Endn|10d}}: pgs. 120-122
**{{Endn|10e}}: Pg. 116-117
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter Four
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Campaigns of the Age of Darkness: The Siege of Cthonia]], pgs. 34-43 — ''The Beginning of the End''
