Sword-class Frigate - Notable Sword-class Frigates and Squadrons: Achilles - The Achilles fought during the Gothic War. It participated in the Battle of Helia IV and the evacuation of the planet Belatis. During the battle, the Achilles and its sister ship the Pegasus were ambushed by the Murder-class Cruiser Charybdis and its escorting Infidel-class Raiders. Unable to retreat to the cover of the Gothic-class Cruiser Drachenfels, the Achilles opted to go down fighting, boldly trying to outflank the Chaos formation. The Achilles managed to cripple one of the Infidels, and powered through their protective screen in order to strike at the Charybdis, but the much larger cruiser contemptuously exposed its flank and obliterated the Achilles with a massed broadside volley before it could get into firing range.Aries Squadron - The Aries Squadron comprised three Sword-class frigates assigned to Patrol Group Farsight. Responding to an attack on an Imperial colony on Merida in the Yuctan System in 666.M40, Aries Squadron was ordered to attack a Necron raider, but all three frigates were destroyed by what is believed to have been a Scythe-class Harvest Ship.His Hammer - The Sword-class Frigate His Hammer is a part of the escort squadrons of Battlefleet Corribra that protects Imperial worlds in this sector from alien attack and invasion. They are a part of the fifty warships that have the duty to patrol and guard the Corribra Sector, no small task for so few ships.Mariatus - Commanded by Captain Payne, the Mariatus was the lead ship of a squadron of three Sword-class Frigates that took part in the defence of Tarsis Ultra from the encroaching Tyranids Hive Fleet Leviathan.Heroic Endeavour - The Heroic Endeavour was a part of a squadron of three Sword-class Frigates that took part in the defence of Tarsis Ultra from the encroaching Tyranids Hive Fleet Leviathan.Von Becken - The Von Becken was a part of a squadron of three Sword-class Frigates that took part in the defence of Tarsis Ultra from the encroaching Tyranids Hive Fleet Leviathan.Pegasus - The Pegasus fought during the Gothic War. It participated in the Battle of Helia IV and the evacuation of the planet Belatis. During the latter battle, the Pegasus and its sister ship the Achilles were ambushed by the Murder-class Cruiser Charybdis and its escorting Infidel-class Raiders. Unable to retreat to the cover of the Gothic-class Cruiser Drachenfels, the Pegasus opted to go down fighting and moved to intercept, but was destroyed by a massed volley of torpedoes before getting in range of the Chaos armada.Triumph of Juno  - The Triumph of Juno patrols the rimward fringes of the Stygies Cluster Sub-Sector, and has seen its fair share of combat with Eldar pirates and Ork raiders. Its armsmen are renowned throughout Battlefleet Askellon for their skills at repelling boarders, and the ship even carries a small complement of attack boats for offensive assaults.Absolution Squadron - Almost freshly commissionned at the docks of Hydraphur, Absolution Squadron was initially headed for the Cadian Gate as part of the naval reinforcements during the 13th Black Crusade but was later diverted to the Trail of Saint Evisser. There, it participated in the protection of the Trail’s capital world of Volcanis Ultor, the Squadron’s leading vessel, the Absolution Beta, bravely sacrified itself to ensure the destruction of what it believed was a Chaos Strike Cruiser. However the ships true identity was the Rubicon, a vessel bound in service to the Grey Knights Chapter and on a vital mission to save the Trail from its impending doom.Red Squadron - The 202nd Red Squadron was a Sword Frigate squadron that consisted of four Sword-class Frigates that fought in Battlefleet Gothic during the Gothic War. Operating in the Lukitar System, one of whose moons was home to Lukitar Station, an Adeptus Mechanicus Research Facility, this squadron, commanded by Commodore Vandez, detected Chaos vessels heading in-system with, accompanying Blackstone IV. The Imperial frigates took part in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the captured Blackstone Fortress. When the Blackstone Fortress instead destroyed Lukitar Station, Commodore Vandez warned Imperial Navy forces in the Brinaga System of the doom approaching them.Blue Squadron - Blue Squadron was a Sword Frigate squadron that fought in Battlefleet Gothic during the Gothic War.Omega Squadron - Omega Squadron was a Sword Frigate squadron that fought in Battlefleet Gothic during the Gothic War.Errant Squadron - Errant Squadron was a Sword Frigate squadron that fought in the Taros Campaign against the T'au Empire. It was eventually wiped out while trying to defend an Imperial troop convoy from the T'au Lar'shi'vre-class Cruiser Io'Tar.Invictus Squadron - Invictus Squadron was a Sword Frigate squadron that fought in the Taros Campaign against the T'au Empire. It was reassigned to perform convoy protection duty after the annihilation of the previous convoy and the entirety of Errant Squadron by the T'au Lar'shi'vre Cruiser Io'Tar.Triumph Squadron - Triumph Squadron is a Sword Frigate squadron that served in the Imperial Navy taskforce called Battlefleet Koronus, undertaking countless patrol and interdiction duties in the Koronus Expanse -- hunting priates, enforcing blockades, and protecting Imperial convoys. There are a dozen Sword-class Frigates in Triumph Squadron, and they are often spread across Battlefleet Koronus' areas of operations.