Battlefleet Vigilius

Serving as one of many arms of the Imperial Navy, the Battlefleet Vigilius has a long and storied history of serving the Imperium and keeping the Vigilius sector safe. Though Tyranid hive fleets in M41 have inflicted greater losses than ever before on the battlefleet, with nearly a quarter of its ships destroyed or out of commission, the Battlefleet still stands firm in it's defense of the sector.

History
Founded during the Great Crusade, the battlefleet was never involved in any major engagements during the Horus Heresy. During the next few centuries it would continue to build up to an impressive size until it's lack of activity would lead to it seek glory and battle outside of the Vigilius sector, going to the aid of other sectors in the Segmentum Ultima. However Vigilius was never perfectly safe, and the need to protect the merchant fleets as well as keep a constant patrol in case of invasion would keep at least a part of the Battlefleet in the Sector. However, large enough threats, such as the Ork WAAAGHs that threatened the sector in M34 and M35 as well as the Volharian Tech-Heresy pose a sufficient risk to the sector that the entire Battlefleet will gather.

Notable Ships

 * Eye of the Emperor - The oldest ship of the fleet by far, the Eye of the Emperor is an Iron-clad ship 11 km in length dating back to the Age of Strife or before. Named for the vast gun running almost half the length of the vessel, the gun in question is essentially a massively over sized lance. The gun itself takes up the majority of the front 4 km of the vessel with another km behind it devoted entirely to power generation. The rear 6 km are where crew quarters, attack craft hangers, and the engines and warp drive.