The Goliath-class Battleship was a class of battleship used by the Imperial Army's Imperialis Armada and the expeditionary fleets of the Legiones Astartes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.
The class was held to have been built in the early days of the Imperium to fulfil the same tactical role as the Gloriana and Victory-class Battleships, but was an earlier design and required more complex logistical support than its counterparts. As a result, by the time of the Heresy it had been relegated to primarily rear echelon duties in the Imperialis Armada's reserve and garrison fleets.
Notable Goliath-class Battleships[]
- Mia Donna Mori - The Mia Donna Mori ("My Lady of Death" in High Gothic) was a Death Guard Legion battleship which was known to carry out Exterminatus actions on targetted worlds through the use of massive amounts of biological and chemical weapons.
Sources[]
- The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 137
- The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 15
- The Horus Heresy Book Four - Conquest (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 47