Battlefleet Hyperion

**Battlefleet Hyperion** is a vast fleet of Imperial Navy vessels charged with the protection of the Hyperion Sector, an Imperial sector located in the Segmentum Ultima on the eastern edge of the known galaxy, in between the Maelstrom and Eastern Fringes. Battlefleet Hyperion is currently commanded by Lord Admiral Theodore Valance.

It is the man and women of this Battlefleet that have protected the Hyperion Sector from the myriad threats it has faced over the millennia, ranging from Eldar Corsairs to Ork Freebooterz, Tyranid Splinter-Fleets to Chaos Warfleets. To supply and maintain these warships, an array of Shipyards and Ports are located throughout the Sector, maintained by the Mechanicus and Imperial Navy.

## Notable Officers

Among the ranks of Battlefleet Hyperion, there have been many officers who have distinguished themselves over the millennia of this Battlefleets existence:

* **Lord Admiral Theodore Valance -** Supreme Commander of Battlefleet Hyperion. Led his Battlefleet against the Runious Powers, Orks and Rebels in the Hyperion War and is most notable for leading the raid on the Scori Shipyards where the main Ork force resided, smashing through their lines in a surprise attack and engaging the alien ships in close quarters, utterly devastating them before they had a chance to react. With this action the back of the Orkz had been broken and their forces scattered, eliminating them as any meaningful threat for the rest of the conflict.
* **Solar Admiral Darius Fenoff -** Solar Admiral Darius Fenoff, only recently appointed to his position due to his efforts during the Hyperion War, commands Battle-group *Blazing Dawn* independently of the rest of Battlefleet Hyperion. Currently pursuing the remains of the Hyperion Liberation Front rebel group to finally destroy the traitors that have been harassing the Sector for decades.
* **Admiral Farah Halsey -**
* **Admiral Vermian Leuze -**

## Composition

At the time of the Hyperion War, Battlefleet Hyperion consisted of the following vessels that took part in the valiant Imperial defence:

* **11 Battleships**
* **56 Line Vessels**
* **23 Escort Squadrons**

## Notable Ships

* ***Imperial Lux*** **(Retribution-class Battleship) *-*** Former flagship of Battlefleet Hyperion. Destroyed in an ambush in the opening weeks of the Hyperion War.
* ***Excelsior* (Emperor-class Battleship)** **-** Current flagship of Battlefleet Hyperion. Assumed role as flagship shortly after destruction of the ***Imperial Lux***.
* ***Tranquility* (Dictator-class Cruiser) -** The Dictator-class Cruiser ***Tranquility*** has a long and proud history within Battlefleet Hyperion, first coming into service in the 40th Millennium, the vessel has seen combat against nearly every enemy that has dared attack the Hyperion Sector and has served in almost all major fleet engagements. Some of it's most recent notable actions have been it's role in the rescue of Lord General Militant Colton Thorne in 992.M41 and it's defeat of the Ork Freebooterz fleet led by Kaptin Toof-Killa that had been harassing Imperial shipping lanes in the Novus Sub-Sector. The vessel is currently stranded in the Kato System due to a warp drive malfunction, a malfunction that coincidentally saved the vessel and it's crew as it narrowly avoided being caught by the shockwave of the ***Noctis Aeterna***.