[[File:40k-304-unclaimed-territory.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Tyranid]] {{PAGENAME}} descend on unclaimed territories{{Fn|6}}]]'''Bio-ships''' are the living spacecraft making up the [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]]s. Although bio-ships take on a seemingly endless variety of forms, they are broadly divided by the [[Imperium]] into three major classes, depending on its general role in the Hive Fleet. The ships are also factories producing the different [[Species of Tyranid{{Fn|Tyranid species]] used in ground invasions. 1}} The ships themselves are essentially the largest species of Tyranid and are controlled by the [[Hive Mind]]. ==Tyranid fleet ship classes== ===Hiveship===The largest of the bio-ships, they form the center of a hive fleet and produce the majority term encompasses all voidcraft bioforms of the Tyranids. ===Kraken, Cruisers and Droneships=== ====Kraken====Fulfills the role of [[escort]] ships. Several species of Kraken have been recorded: =====Deathburner Kraken====={{citethis}}

==Overview===Ramsmiter Kraken=====Although bio-ships take on a seemingly endless variety of forms, they are broadly divided by the [[Imperium]] into several major classes depending on its general role in the Hive Fleet. The ships are also factories producing the different [[Species of Tyranid]] used in ground invasions. The ships themselves are essentially the largest species of Tyranid and are controlled by the [[Hive Mind]].

=====Hellblaster Kraken====='''Hellblasters''' are analogous to The [[escortSquat]] ships. They are largely made up s of a huge shielded carapace, and is virtually unstoppable when attacking an enemy vessel. The purpose the [[Leagues of a Hellblaster is to contact with Votann]] have discovered that the hull or shields organic material of certain parts of an enemy ship Bio-Ships can be rendered into rare and discharge a massive buildup of acid at short rangeexotic chemical compounds. The parts of This has led to many [[Hernkyn]] cells into hunting the Hellblaster which are not made up of the carapace are almost entirely comprised of immense acid sacs and titanic firing chambersships in order to harvest them.{{Fn|4}}

=====Doomripper Kraken====='''Doomrippers''' Bio-ships are parasite shipscorruptible by the [[Obliterator Virus]], closing with infesting their prey before attaching itself neural pathway and viciously attacking with grinding jaws and rending teethsevering them from the [[Hive Mind]]. It gains its name from A corrupted bio-ship is then further modified by specially created machinery produced in the fact [[Eye of Terror]] that once it has successfully attached itself to its preymixes organic components with ancient, it will die rather than let gophysics-defying technology. The Doomripper wraps itself around its preyThese modifications allow for control of the bio-ship, preventing the target's guns from firing at so that itcan be pressed into [[Chaos]] service as an enslaved [[Titan]] transporter.{{Fn|5}}

==Types of Bio-ships==Dark *[[Hive Ship]]s**[[Ancient One]]*[[Devourer Cruiser|Devourer]]s*[[Void Prowler====]]s*[[Razorfiend Cruiser|Razorfiend]]sThe Dark Prowler is a manta*[[Kraken (Bio-shaped creature with leathery thick wings attached to a central cavity. The ship'Ship)|Kraken]]s*[[Escort Drone]]s*[[Vanguard Drone Ship]]s*[[Narvhal]]s*[[Rebirth Vessel]]s*[[Mindslayer]]s central cavity contains two powerful acid-firing chambers, and hullgrinders line its wings.*[[Tyrannocyte]]*[[Boarding Worm]]{{Fn|2}}

==Images==Void Fiend====The '''Void Fiend''' fulfills the role of a naval [[cruiser]]. Its body resembles a sort of long organic spike, with digestive tubes and firing chambers running along its sleek body. <center><gallery widths=250 heights===Wardrones====200>'''Wardrones''' are designed solely to fight and protect the [[Norn40k-213-Queen]] and the Hiveshipexplore. They are dependent entirely on the influence of the [[Hive Mind]] in order to operate. Wardrones vary heavily in size and shape, and usually fight in swarms, using weight of numbers to perform their tasks. ====Drones===='''Drones''' are defence jpg|Bio-ships which dart around the Hiveship, reacting immediately and frenziedly to anything that threatens it. ===Vanguard Droneships===Scout class that operates independently of a hive fleet. They seek out suitable worlds for the rest of the Hive Fleet. ===Spore Mines===in Orbit{{mainFn|Spore Mine6}} ===Narvhal===Tyranid Hive Fleet II (Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2).jpg|A fleet of Tyranid Bio-Ships{{mainFn|Narvhal3}}</gallery></center>

{{Cite}}*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat490029a&rootCatGameStyle= Tyranid Hive Ship]*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Devastation of Baal (Novel)]], Chapter 16*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II]]*{{Endn|4}}: [[Kill Team: Termination]], pgs. 9-11*{{Endn|5}}: [[Storm of Iron (Novel)]] — [[Iron Warriors: The Omnibus (Omnibus)]], ''The First Parallel'', Chapter Three*{{Endn|6}}:
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 - ''Explore'', ''Unclaimed Territory'' - for details see [[Bio-ships/Sources]] ===Uncited===*[[Space Fleet (game)|Space Fleet]] game (1991)*[[White Dwarf 146]] (January 1992)*[[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], pg. 14*[[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]], pppgs.80-9480–94 {{TyranidFleet}}