Azrael-Class Battleship

The Azrael class was a class of ten heavily armored and fast battleships ordered by the Legionite Navy in 1949. They were initially intended to counteract fast capital ships while also being capable of serving in a traditional battle line alongside slower battleships and act as its "fast wing". Eight vessels were completed, while two more, Camael and Sandalphon, were laid down but canceled in 1964 before completion, due to shortages in material due to the Great War, and both hulls were scrapped. The Azrael Class of Battleships were the largest and most powerful pre-war warships built for the Royal Navy.

The eight Azrael-class ships were the last battleships commissioned by the Royal Navy, with the Royal Navy's naval doctrine shifting away from battleship-centric doctrine of the early-mid 20th century towards carrier-centric doctrine due to aircraft carriers increasingly becoming the focal point of Legionite naval power projection. The ships that survived the Great War were subsequently slowly phased out of Royal Navy operations and retired.

Ships

Ship	Builder	Namesake	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Selaphiel
HMS Raphael
HMS Jegudiel
HMS Uriel
HMS Barachiel
HMS Gabriel
HMS Zadkiel
HMS Michael

Selaphiel and Raphael

HMS Selaphiel part of the first three of the Azrael class to be completed. It was launched on the 23rd of February 1952 and officially commissioned on the 11th of July 1952. She was named after Selaphiel, the Archangel of Prayer. 

HMS Raphael was the second of the first three ships to be completed. She was launched on the 1st of March 1952 and was commissioned on the 29th of July 1952. She was named after Raphael, the Archangel of Healing. 

Jegudiel and Uriel

HMS Jegudiel was the last of the fist three ships to be completed. She was launched on the 7th of April 1952 and was commissioned on the 17th of August 1952. She was named after Jegudiel, the Archangel of Workers. 

HMS Uriel was the first of the second batch of ships to be completed. She was launched on the 11th of October 1956 and was commissioned on the 30th of October 1956. She was named after Uriel, the Archangel of Repentance. 

Barachiel and Gabriel

HMS Barachiel was the second of the second batch of ships to be completed. She was launched on the 19th of October 1956 and was commissioned on the 10th on November 1956. She was named after Barachiel, the Archangel of Blessings.

HMS Gabriel was the final ship to be completed of the second batch of ships to be completed. She was launched on the 30th of November 1956 and was commissioned on the 21st of November 1956. She was named after Gabriel, the Archangel of Messengers. 

Michael and Zadkiel

HMS Michael was the first ship to be completed in the third and final batch of battleships. She was launched on the 21st of January 1961 and commissioned on the 16th of February 1961. She was named after Michael, the leader of the Army of God.

HMS Zadkiel was the second ship to be completed in the final batch of battleships, and was also the last ship of the Azrael-Class to be completed. She was launched on the 1st of February 1961 and commissioned on the 4th of March 1961. She was named after Zadkiel, the Archangel of Freedom.