The Dracropolis is the first-and only-ship of the Jovian-class star juggernaut. It dwarfs every Imperial ship ever built (not counting the Phalanx, whose construction predates the Imperium). In fact, it is more of a mobile base than a true battleship, lacking any form of tactical mobility (other than slowly moving towards its target area).
Constructed above Jupiter before the Grand Crusade, the Jupiter (its intended name) was never finished. The Tech-priests of Mars simply lacked the templates and technical abilities needed to complete such a massive undertaking. The project was abandoned, but it taught Mars an important lesson regarding the optimum size of major warships. This in turn led to the Gloriana-class of super dreadnoughts, which became the largest class of warship to be produced in some numbers (the three Abyss-class ships-including the Verbum Finalis-are bigger, but also have some size-related flaws).
During the Great Crusade, much lostech was recovered and the Adeptus Mechanicus's ship-building proficiency improved considerably. This led to the Jovian project being restarted (which in turn sparked the Abyss project). After many delays and endless problems, the ship was made spaceworthy and launched, but shortly before it was due to be commissioned, it was seized by traitor marines of the Granite Guard. The Jupiter was never heard from again-it is believed to have suffered catastrophic warp drive failure during its escape from the Sol system.
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