Dominator-class Cruiser

The Dominator-class Cruiser is a Cruiser vessel of the Imerial Navy. The Dominator-class cruiser is an unusual vessel of a class originally built to act as a fleet support unit for major engagements and planetary assaults. It was designed to hang back and use its massive Nova Cannon to bombard the enemy at extreme range. Dominator-class cruiser are far more common to Battlefleet Ultima than Battlefleet Obscurus, the vast majority being built at the fleet base at Kar Duniash. Though the Dominator-class flanking weapons batteries are as powerful as a Retribution-class Battleship, however, the Dominator does not possess the longer range of the larger vessel's macrobatteries.

Notable Dominator-class Vessels

 * Depth of Fury - During the Kathur Reclamation, the Dominator-class vessel Depth of Fury, commanded by Captain Straden, defended the Shrine World of Kathur to death from the Forces of Chaos. During its valiant defence, it came close to destroying the infamous Death Guard Traitor Legion vessel Terminus Est. The Depth of Fury managed to vaporise multiple decks and destroyed a number of its escort vessels before finally succumbing, with all hands lost.
 * Hammer of Justice - The only Dominator-class vessel serving in the Gothic Sector at the outset of the Gothic War was the Hammer of Justice under the command of Captain Grenfeld. Although it had always performed poorly on exercises and had an undistinguished prior history, the vessel rose to the challenge of full war and fought with vigour and resolution at every opportunity. The potency of the somewhat cumbersome Nova Cannon was ably illustrated by Captain Grenfeld at the Port Maw blockade and the raid on Alios. Indeed, over the course of the war a number of other vessels undertook major refits to replace their prow armaments with Nova Cannon.