A '''Space Hulk''' is a massive conglomeration of lost ships and wrecks fused together. They drift through space and in and out of the warp and during the millennia the lost ships join together into one enormous body. Frequently, they are so huge that they have their own atmosphere and gravity. Since the hulks often exit and re-enter the warp seemingly at random, searching or traveling in them is dangerous in the extreme.{{cite this}}
== Overview ==
[[File:Ork-Hulk.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Ork]] Space Hulk]]
The [[Imperial Navy]], and all Imperial forces and authorities as a whole, have standard orders to survey such objects and to report their location. The hulks consist of ships and items of technology millennia old and the recoverable technology can be of immense value to the Imperium, and especially to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], thus elite Imperial forces are sent aboard to clear out infestations. Depending on the strategic situation (availability of troops, proximity to vital Imperial star systems, safety margins, etc), [[Space Marines]] are sent to purge the hulk of any alien infestations.{{cite this}}
Space Hulks are huge and durable, as even [[Nova Cannon]] blasts are not enough to cause significant damage.{{Fn|1}}
== Notable Space Hulks ==
{{main|List of Space Hulks}}
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Name'''|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Notes'''|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Source(s)'''|-|*''[[Devourer Bringer of StarsSorrow]]''|Used - Boarded by [[AngronDark Angels]] to invade [[Armageddon]] during from a transport ship named the [[First War for Armageddon|First War]].|[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]] pg. 8|-|''[[Alveus Alpha Alpha SextusVengeful Blade]]''|The Hulk that bore the . [[OrksSpace Marine Captain|Captain]] to Ares, and sergeants Gabriel, Michael, Uriel, Chammuel, Zadakiel and Jophiel as well as full [[Armageddon]] during their [[Second War for Armageddon|first invasionTerminator]]squads boarded the Hulk.{{Fn|10}}{{Cite ThisFn|11}}|-|*''[[The Brokenback]]''|The Hulk that serves - Serves as the [[Soul Drinkers]] [[Renegade Chapter|Chapter's]]'s [[Fortress Monastery-monastery]].|[[The Bleeding Chalice (Novel)]] by [[Ben Counter]], {{Cite ThisFn|2}}|-|*''[[Sin Death of DamnationIntegrity]]''|The Hulk assaulted by the - [[Blood AngelsGenestealer]] in infestation purged by [[Space Hulk (Board Game)Blood Drinkers]] and [[Dark Angels]] in [[Space Hulk (video game)]].|[[Space Hulk (video game)Novamarines]]|-|*''[[Judgment Devourer of CarrionStars]]''|The Hulk that appeared in the - Used by [[AureliaAngron]] Sector in the to invade [[Second Aurelian CrusadeArmageddon]] carrying crucial during the [[Blood Ravens]] artifacts within.First War for Armageddon|[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of First War II - Chaos Rising]]}|-|''[[Hell's Last Duke]]''|Used as a temporary invasion platform for [[The Purge]].{{Fn|3}}|-|*''[[Death Doom of IntegrityVorgoth]]''|[[Genestealer]] infestation purged by [[Blood Drinkers]] and [[Novamarines]]||-|''The [[Spawn of DamnationNurgle]]''|A hulk overrun with [[genestealersDaemon]] and [[OrkNecrogolem]]s that menaced several Imperial Worlds, until it was interdicted by had turned the [[Reclaimers]] [[Chapter]] space hulk into a playground of pestilence and [[Commissar]] [[Ciaphas Cain]]disease.|[[Duty Calls (Novel)Karlaen]] — [[Ciaphas Cain: Defender of the Imperium (Omnibus)]] by [[Sandy MitchellBlood Angels]], Chapter Three, pg. 280, Endneventually destroyed the creature by venting its sump-palace to the void and freezing Necrogolem in a tomb of its own filth. 1;<br>[[The Emperor's Finest (Novel)]] by '''Sandy Mitchell''', {{Cite ThisFn|16}}|-|*''[[Monolith of WoeHell's Last Duke]]''|A hulk controlled by the [[Lords of Decay]] [[Chapter]], currently pursued in the [[Mentieth]] sector.|[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]], pg. 21|-|''[[Bringer of Sorrow]]''|Boarded Used as a temporary invasion platform by [[Dark AngelsThe Purge]] from a transport ship named the Vengeful Blade. [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] Ares, and sergeants, Gabriel, Michael, Uriel, Chammuel, Zadakiel, Jophiel as well as full [[Terminator]] squads boarded the Hulk.|[[White Dwarf 199]], pgs. 29–35<br>[[Space Hulk Mission Files: Dark Angels - Bringer of Sorrows]], ''The Bringer of Sorrow''|-|*''[[Hunter of the Void]]''|- Appeared next to [[Macragge]], . The ''Will of the Emperor '' was dispatched with several [[Terminator]] Squads, including [[Commander]] Troilus of the [[Ultramarines]], sergeants: Notaras, Gorius, Gladius, and Adrianus, and personal body guard guards Constantius, and Primus.{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|13}} |*''[[Judgment of Carrion]]'' - Appeared in the [[White Dwarf 200Aurelia]], pgs. 85–91<br>Sector in the [[Second Aurelian Crusade]] carrying crucial [[https://booksBlood Ravens]] artifacts within.apple.com/gb/book/space-hulk-mission-files-ultramarines/id918155554 Apple Books Preview] ''(last accessed 4 June 2019)'' {{Fn|-6}}|*''[[Lost Hope]]''|In - Located in the [[Eye of Terror]], ; serves as the base of operations for the [[Crimson Slaughter]].||-|*''[[Messenger of Woe]]''|- Appeared 1 light-year from the [[Space Wolves]] home world of [[Fenris]]. [[Wolf Lord]] [[Keurl Ironfang ]] and squads of [[Wolf Guard]] [[Terminators]] , including sergeants Gunnar, Vulpen, Grendel, and Loki accompanied him on-board.{{Fn|14}}|*''[[Monolith of Woe]]'' - Controlled by the [[Lords of Decay]], currently pursued in the [[White Dwarf 201Mentieth Sector]] pgs. 49–55{{Fn|-9}}|*''[[Revenant Rex]]''|- An Ork-controlled Space Hulk. The [[Alpha Legion]] sabotaged it, so when the entire elite 1st Company of the [[Crimson Consuls]] boarded on it, the space hulk exploded, thus eliminating the entire 1st Company with it.{{Fn|[[The Long Games at Carcharias (Short Story)]] by [[Rob Sanders]]15}}|-|*''[[Scion Sin of GriefDamnation]]''|[[World Eater]]s||-|rowspan=4|Unnamed Hulks|Appeared near [[Septimus 5]] carrying artefacts dating back from Assaulted by the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. The [[Dark Blood Angels]] in [[TerminatorsSpace Hulk (Board Game)]], including a large contingent of [[Librarians]], boarded the hulk and encountered large groups of [[Genestealers]] and [[Psychic]] hybrids.|[[White Dwarf 133]] pgs. 35–38|-|Appeared near [[Perdus Magnus]] system; [[Blood Dark Angels]] in [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Barik]] boarded with several squads of [[TerminatorsHulk (video game)]] and faced off [[Genestealers]] and hybrids.{{Fn|[[White Dwarf 137]] pgs. 42–504}}{{Fn|-5}}|Appeared near the *''[[Space Wolves]] Base 10709 around the [[Star Spawn of FenrisDamnation]]. '' - Overrun with [[Space Marine Captain|Captaingenestealer]]s [[Huron Tem]] and [[Vortigern]] (4th Company) as well as [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeantork]]s [[Capel]], [[Luther]], [[Faust]], [[Horst]], [[Gunnar]], [[Alric]], [[Volund]], and accompanying squads of [[Terminators]] boarded and fought [[Genestealers]] and [[Psychic]] hybrids.|[[White Dwarf 147]] pgs. 56–71|-|Delivered a [[Genestealer]] force that assaulted The [[menaced several Imperial]] Battlecruiser the [[Sword of Halcyon]]. [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] [[Lexon]] (a lone survivor) of the [[Blood Angels]] managed to reach the Imperial [[Battle Barge]] [[Mayan]]Worlds, and mount a counter attack with until it was interdicted by the support of [[Blood AngelReclaimers]] [[TerminatorChapter]] squads and sergeants [[JactaCommissar]], [[Lionus]], [[Vetora]], [[Laora]], [[Veila]], [[Tullar]], [[Fultun]], [[Marius]], and [[SpartaCiaphas Cain]].{{Fn|[[White Dwarf 203]] pgs. 33–437}}{{Fn|-8}}|*''[[Wurld Killa]]''|- Infested by [[Ork]]s|. Crashed into [[Armageddon]]|-|''[[Doom of Vorgoth]]''|The [[Nurgle]] [[Daemon]] [[Necrogolem]] had turned the space hulk into a playground of pestilence and disease. [[Karlaen]] of the [[Blood Angels]] eventually destroyed the creature by venting its sump-palace to the void and freezing Necrogolem in a tomb of its own filth.|[[Blood Angels Painting Guide – Sons of Sanguinius]], pg. 8|}
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Soul Drinkers Omnibus]] by , {{Cite This}}*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Bleeding Chalice (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], pg. 8*{{Endn|4}}: [[Space Hulk (Board Game)]]{{Cite this}}*{{Endn|5}}: [Ben Counter[Space Hulk (video game)]]*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising]]*{{Endn|7}}: [[Duty Calls (Novel)]] — [[Ciaphas Cain: Defender of the Imperium (Omnibus)]], Chapter Three, pg. 280, Endn. 1*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Emperor's Finest (Novel)]]{{Cite This}}*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]], pg. 21*{{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf 199]], pgs. 29–35*{{Endn|11}}: [[Space Hulk Mission Files: Dark Angels - Bringer of Sorrows]], ''The Bringer of Sorrow''*{{Endn|12}}: [[White Dwarf 200]], pgs. 85–91*{{Endn|13}}: [https://books.apple.com/gb/book/space-hulk-mission-files-ultramarines/id918155554 Apple Books Preview] ''(last accessed 4 June 2019)''*{{Endn|14}}: [[White Dwarf 201]], pgs. 49–55*{{Endn|15}}: [[The Long Games at Carcharias (Short Story)]]*{{Endn|16}}: [[Blood Angels Painting Guide – Sons of Sanguinius]], pg. 8
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*[[Space Hulk (Board Game)]]
*[[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 155
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