[[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 term encompasses all voidcraft bioforms of Tyranid and are controlled by the [[Hive Mind]]. ==Tyranid fleet ship classes== ===Hiveship===''Main article: [[Hive Ship]]'' ===Kraken, Cruisers and Droneships===*''Main article: [[Kraken (Bio-Ship)|Kraken]]'' ====Kraken====Fulfills the role of [[escort]] ships. Several species of Kraken have been recordedTyranids.{{citethis}}

====Dark Prowler==Overview==Although bio-ships take on a seemingly endless variety of forms, they are broadly divided by the [[Image:Dark ProwlerImperium]] into several major classes depending on its general role in the Hive Fleet.jpg|right|thumb|Dark Prowler¹The ships are also factories producing the different [[Species of Tyranid]]The Dark Prowler is a manta-shaped creature with leathery thick wings attached to a central cavityused in ground invasions. The ship's central cavity contains two powerful acid-firing chambers, ships themselves are essentially the largest species of Tyranid and hullgrinders line its wingsare controlled by the [[Hive Mind]].

====Void Fiend====The [[Image:Void Fiend.jpg|right|thumb|Void Fiend¹Squat]]The '''Void Fiend''' fulfills s of the role of a naval [[cruiserLeagues of Votann]]. Its body resembles a sort have discovered that the organic material of certain parts of long organic spike, with digestive tubes Bio-Ships can be rendered into rare and firing chambers running along its sleek bodyexotic chemical compounds. This has led to many [[Hernkyn]] cells into hunting the ships in order to harvest them.{{Fn|4}}

====Razorfiend====Bio-ships are corruptible by the [[Image:Razorfiend.png|right|thumb|Razorfiend³Obliterator Virus]]Razorfiends are large , infesting their neural pathway and severing them from the [[cruiser|cruisersHive Mind]] that are aggressive . A corrupted bio-ship is then further modified by specially created machinery produced in their attacks, storming out from the hive fleet in response to any threat to the massive hive ships[[Eye of Terror]] that mixes organic components with ancient, often using claws and tentacles to make direct attacks on ships in an effort to physically smash them to piecesphysics-defying technology. Cruiser sized Tyranid bioships are seldom found far from These modifications allow for control of the hive bio-ship, however, and so that it has beentheorised that they receive their nourishment from them in some mannercan be pressed into [[Chaos]] service as an enslaved [[Titan]] transporter.³{{Fn|5}}

==Types of Bio-ships==Wardrones====*[[Hive Ship]]s**[[Ancient One]]*[[Image:War Drones.jpgDevourer Cruiser|rightDevourer]]s*[[Void Prowler]]s*[[Razorfiend Cruiser|thumbRazorfiend]]s*[[Kraken (Bio-Ship)|War Drones¹Kraken]]s*[[Escort Drone]]s*[[Vanguard Drone Ship]]s*[[Narvhal]]s*[[Rebirth Vessel]]s*[[Mindslayer]]s'''Wardrones''' are designed solely to fight and protect the *[[Norn-QueenTyrannocyte]] and the Hiveship. They are dependent entirely on the influence of the *[[Hive MindBoarding Worm]] in order to operate. Wardrones vary heavily in size and shape, and usually fight in swarms, using weight of numbers to perform their tasks.{{Fn|2}}

==Images==Drones==<center><gallery widths=250 heights=200>'''Drones''' are defence 40k-213-explore.jpg|Bio-ships which dart around of the Hiveship, reacting immediately and frenziedly to anything that threatens itHive Fleet in Orbit{{Fn|6}}Tyranid Hive Fleet II (Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2). ====Other jpg|A fleet of Tyranid Bio-ships====*''Main article: [[Vanguard Drone Ship]]''*''Main article: [[Narvhal]]''Ships{{Fn|3}}*''Main article: [[Spore Mine]]''</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)*¹: [[White Dwarf146]] 146, Jan. (January 1992)*²: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]] p, pg. 14*[[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]], pppgs.80-9480–94 **³: p. 88{{TyranidFleet}}