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"Space hulk" is not a proper noun and doesn't need to be capitalized
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[[Image:SinofDamnation.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Space Marine]] ship alongside the Space Hulk space hulk ''[[Sin of Damnation]]'']]A '''Space Hulkspace 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.{{Fn|4}}
==Overview==
[[File:Ork-Hulk.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Ork]] Space Hulkspace 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.{{Fn|4}}
Space hulks are dangerous, as they are commonly used as a means of transport by certain unsophisticated factions. [[Ork]]s, [[Genestealer]]s, and [[Chaos]] renegades use them occasionally to invade other worlds. As the warp jump of Space Hulks space hulks is essentially made in a random direction this gives them the advantage of surprise.{{Fn|4}}
Therefore the mission of boarding space hulks is extremely dangerous and normally entrusted to [[Terminator]]s, the Chapters' most experienced elite who are heavily armed and armoured. In some cases this is an impossible task, due to too-powerful enemy resistance, too few available Imperial troops, too close to vital systems, etc. In such cases, the bombardment and total destruction of the hulk is the only viable alternative.{{Fn|4}}
Space Hulks hulks are huge and durable, as even [[Nova Cannon]] blasts are not enough to cause significant damage.{{Fn|1}}
==Notable Space Hulksspace hulks==
{{main|List of Space Hulks}}
*''[[Bringer of Sorrow]]'' - Boarded by [[Dark Angels]] from a transport ship named the ''[[Vengeful Blade]]''. [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] Ares, and sergeants Gabriel, Michael, Uriel, Chammuel, Zadakiel and Jophiel as well as full [[Terminator]] squads boarded the Hulk.{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|11}}
*''[[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 [[Mentieth Sector]].{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Oblivion Shadow]]'' - Base of the [[Brazen Beasts]] [[Chaos Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|17}}*''[[Revenant Rex]]'' - An Ork-controlled Space Hulkspace 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|15}}*''[[Sin of Damnation]]'' - Assaulted Genestealer infested, assaulted by the [[Blood Angels]] in the board game [[Space Hulk (Board Game)|Space Hulk]] , and the [[Dark Angels]] in the 1993 video game ''[[Space Hulk (video game)|Space Hulk]]''.{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5}}
*''[[Spawn of Damnation]]'' - Overrun with [[genestealer]]s and [[ork]]s that menaced several Imperial Worlds, until it was interdicted by the [[Reclaimers]] [[Chapter]] and [[Commissar]] [[Ciaphas Cain]].{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8}}
*''[[Wurld Killa]]'' - Infested by [[Ork]]s. Crashed into [[Armageddon]]
