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During the [[Great Crusade]] and ensuing [[Horus Heresy]], the Word Bearers Legion, 100,000 strong,{{Fn|7a}} was divided into many different Chapters, each bearing a name and icon representing one of the constellations of [[Colchis]]. Typically a Chapter consisted of several companies with an overall strength of 500-3,000 warriors. While each Chapter maintained a formal military structure consisting of a [[Chapter Master]], [[Space Marine Captain|Captains]] and so on there was also a parallel hierarchy based around [[Chaplain]]s and spiritual authority.{{Fn|49}}
During the Great Crusade the legion fleet was known to be composed of an armada of a mere 116 warships.{{Fn|7k}} However by the time of the Horus heresy and in the aftermath of the titanic void battles that had taken place at Isstvan, by some accounts the Word Bearers fleet numbered over a hundred capitol capital class ships, including nine [[Gloriana class battleshipsbattleship]]s, several of which had once borne the colours of other Legions, and the three Abyss class kingships.{{Fn|61}}
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