Retribution-class Battleship - Famous Retribution-class Ships: Cardinal Boras - A Retribution-class Battleship which fought in the Gothic War, the Cardinal Boras is known to have led the ill-starred exploration fleet of Rogue Trader Ventunius into the northern rim and was one of only five ships to return. Subsequently it fought at the Battle of Callavell, Arnot's Landing and Korsk, where its bombardment forced the capitulation of the rebellious Regime of Iron. The Cardinal Boras is well-travelled vessel and has been assigned to eighteen different sector fleets over the past four millennia. It was finally assigned to the Gothic Sector over four hundred years ago.Bloodhawk - A Retribution-class Battleship which took part in the Gothic War, this venerable vessel dates from the earliest days of the Imperium. The first records of the Bloodhawk state that it fought at the Battle of Merin where it was severely damaged by torpedoes. During the Age of Apostasy the Bloodhawk became cut off by the forces of the renegade Admiral Sehella while visiting the fleet bases at Hydraphur. Through heroic efforts and several running battles the Bloodhawk evaded Sehella's squadrons and eventually arrived at Cypra Mundi over eight years later, where it was adopted as part of Battlefleet Obscurus.Dawn of Fire - The Dawn of Fire is a Retribution-class Battleship  that served as the flagship for the Indomitus Crusade's Fleet Primus. It was the sister ship of the Embrace of Fire, which was destroyed in a plasma drive mishap caused by saboteurs. As the Dawn of Fire served as the Primarch Roboute Guilliman's flagship, the lord commander of the Imperium speculated that the saboteurs had intended to send him a symbolic message.Embrace of Fire - The Embrace of Fire was a Retribution-class Battleship that served in the Indomitus Crusade's Fleet Quintus. It was among the warships gathered for the initial launching of the Indomitus Crusade, but the battleship was destroyed in a Plasma Drive mishap before the crusade's fleets departed on their various missions. The Embrace of Fire's death destroyed 6 other Fleet Quintus warships as well and Inquisitor Galen later discovered Imperial saboteurs were behind the battleship's destruction. As the Embrace of Fire was the sister ship of Roboute Guilliman's flagship for Fleet Primus, the Dawn of Fire, the lord commander speculated that the saboteurs were sending him a symbolic message by destroying the twin of his own vessel.Glorious Age - The Glorious Age was the only Retribution-class Battleship to play a major role in the Third War for Armageddon, though it arrived some time after the conflict was already well underway.Nolandia - Retribution-class Battleship that served the Loyalists during the Horus Heresy.Ozymandias - Retribution-class Battleship stationed as part of the respond fleet at the High Anchorange of Lascal during the Horus Heresy. Destroyed by Death Guard Fleet circa 007.M31.Pride of Fenris - Retribution-class Battleship that serves as the flagship of the Great Wolf of the Space Wolves.Saint Augusta - Retribution-class Battleship that fought in the Battle of Callavell during the Age of Apostasy in the 36th Millennium.Sceptre of Iron - Retribution-class Battleship stationed as part of the respond fleet at the High Anchorange of Lascal during the Horus Heresy. Destroyed by Death Guard fleet circa 007.M31.Star Tamer - Retribution-class Battleship stationed as part of the respond fleet at the High Anchorange of Lascal during the Horus Heresy. Destroyed by Death Guard Fleet circa 007.M31.Talisman of Grace - A Retribution-class Battleship that served in Battlefleet Orpheus and was sadly destroyed in 992.M41 during the Battle of Amarah. The Talisman of Grace was facing a Cairn-class Tomb Ship belonging to the Necrons of the Maynarkh Dynasty and identified as the Sun Killer when it was cleanly cut in two by high intensity Gauss-weaponry.