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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 shipswhich had been granted to them by the Emperor, among these multiple were a fleet of Gloriana Class vessels.{{Fn|10c}} Besides These vessels, or other first-rate warships, formed the core of many of the Dark Angels Support flotillas.{{Fn|10c}} During the [[Rangdan Xenocides|First Rangdan Xenocide]] at the [[Battle of Advex-Mors]] the leading squadron of the Dark Angels fleet fielded no less than three Gloriana class vessels, the ''[[Invincible Reason]]'', the Dark Angels fielded two more Gloriana class vessels at Legion’s flagship, ''[[Truth's Razor]]'' and the ''[[Battle Paradigm of Advex-MorsHate]]'', one of which was destroyedwould later sacrifice itself to destroy a [[xenos]] war-moon.{{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}}
