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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 , among these 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}}
As of [[M41]], the design appears to have fallen out of use. However, a few still serve as flagships, such as the ''[[Invincible Reason]]'' (in service with the Dark Angels) and ''[[Macragge's Honour]]'' (belonging to the [[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}}
==Named Gloriana Class Battleships==
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==Trivia=={{Trivia}}===Conflicting sources===
[[The End and the Death: Volume III (Novel)]] states that only 20 Gloriana class ships were ever made.{{Fn|13}} There are however at least 25 named Gloriana class ships known (see list above, as of 30 September 2024).
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