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Inquisitorial Black Ships are special Strike Cruisers used by the Inquisition. Black Ships of the Inquisition are distinct from the Black Ships used by the Adeptus Astra Telepathica's League of Blackships, the latter's sole purpose being to collect psykers throughout the Imperium and ship them to Terra. The Inquisition's Black Ships are used for more general purposes, as harbingers of Imperial justice, making sure all laws are followed with the might to back up their decrees.

Normal ships of the Imperium have armoured prows, for protection upon ramming, or closing with an enemy ship, and have grey-steel paint schemes. Other ships of the Imperium also run with lights on at all times, to prevent collisions, and turn more lights on during warfare, to "illuminate the enemy". Black Ships have none of these, they run without lights, with black paint, and have blunt prows. It is quoted during the Horus Heresy that "Ships of the fleet are the Emperor's Sword, but those Black Ships are the Emperor's Hammer."-Nathaniel Garro²

The ships of the Ordo Xenos and Ordo Malleus carry Deathwatch and Grey Knight Space Marines respectively.¹ During the Horus Heresy, Black Ships carried Witchseekers and held a myriad of oddities, much as they do in M41.²

Known Black Ships

• Aeria Gloris
• Validus³

Sources

• ¹:BlackShip
• ²Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow
• ³The voice (short story) by James Swallow

Vessels of the Imperial Navy

Type	Design	Class
Capital Ships	Battleships	Apocalypse • Emperor • Oberon • Retribution
	Grand Cruisers	Avenger • Exorcist • Vengeance
	Battle Cruisers	Armageddon • Mars • Overlord
	Cruisers	Dictator • Dominator • Gothic • Lunar • Tyrant
	Light Cruisers	Dauntless • Defiant • Endeavour • Endurance
Escorts	Frigates	Sword • Firestorm
	Destroyers	Cobra • Falchion
	Freighters	Armed Freighter • Defense Monitor • Escort Carriers • Fuel Transport • Q-Ship • Troop Transport
Small Craft	Space	Fury Interceptor • Starhawk
	Planetary	Lightning • Marauder Bomber • Marauder Destroyer • Thunderbolt • Vulture Gunship
	Transport	Aquila Lander • Arvus Lighter • Valkyrie