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I'm interested more in classifications of ships rather that particular vessels. I know that the Imperium has lost the ability to build and maintain a number of classifications over the last 10,000 years. Weren't there ships in use during the Unification Wars that were considered ancient even at the time?

The Tuchulcha (if I spelled it right) was one of three sentient devices/warp entities used to create the Webway by the Old Ones and predates the War in Heaven. Lion El Jonson used it in the Heresy to smash up the Nightlords fleet who have been scattered since.

Gah oops human vessels. Might be the unmanned probe from the dark age of technology that left the galaxy long ago still sends reports back to admech. So far nothing but orks.

Many of the Custodes ships, any remaining Imperial alligned Gloriana Class Battleships (Eternal Crusader, Macragge's Honor) the Phalanx.

 ProwlerPC wrote:
The Tuchulcha (if I spelled it right) was one of three sentient devices/warp entities used to create the Webway by the Old Ones and predates the War in Heaven. Lion El Jonson used it in the Heresy to smash up the Nightlords fleet who have been scattered since.

Gah oops human vessels. Might be the unmanned probe from the dark age of technology that left the galaxy long ago still sends reports back to admech. So far nothing but orks.

So Orks are worse than nids. No hive mind but waagh instead. maybe Orks are what the nids are running from.

It's plausible between how huge they get and reality twisting their gestalt psykic gets. Could be that the orks in Andromeda got so big, numerous and psychic that they believe their galaxy should fight ours and thus Andromeda is headed our way. The so called great devourer of galaxies ends up is actually running from a galaxy chasing it.

VictorVonTzeentch wrote:Many of the Custodes ships, any remaining Imperial alligned Gloriana Class Battleships (Eternal Crusader, Macragge's Honor) the Phalanx.

ProwlerPC wrote:It's plausible between how huge they get and reality twisting their gestalt psykic gets. Could be that the orks in Andromeda got so big, numerous and psychic that they believe their galaxy should fight ours and thus Andromeda is headed our way. The so called great devourer of galaxies ends up is actually running from a galaxy chasing it.

ProwlerPC wrote:The Tuchulcha (if I spelled it right) was one of three sentient devices/warp entities used to create the Webway by the Old Ones and predates the War in Heaven. Lion El Jonson used it in the Heresy to smash up the Nightlords fleet who have been scattered since.

Gah oops human vessels. Might be the unmanned probe from the dark age of technology that left the galaxy long ago still sends reports back to admech. So far nothing but orks.

VictorVonTzeentch wrote:Many of the Custodes ships, any remaining Imperial alligned Gloriana Class Battleships (Eternal Crusader, Macragge's Honor) the Phalanx.

The probe could also be picking up the very outer galactic rim where is is well outside the galaxy they know and can travel too. Thr impirum has some pretty wide areas beyond the astroconium on its edges.

Human...
Speranza is a admech ship from dark age too.

Yeah custodoes ships and a few famous warships.

What about the emparors battlebwrge. Its fate is unknown. Could be another great crusade era ship.

The deathwatch have a AI semi automatic extremitous stelph ship that sounds like aintiacnt tech.

The Arks Mechanicus ? From what I remember, some are said to predate the Great Crusade.

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Many of the Custodes ships, any remaining Imperial alligned Gloriana Class Battleships (Eternal Crusader, Macragge's Honor) the Phalanx.

The chaos aligned Gloriana Battleships are still human vessles and many are still in service.

Depends on how time passes in the warp I suppose, but I beleive the Alpha legion's pair are still around.


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Engrenages wrote:
The Arks Mechanicus ? From what I remember, some are said to predate the Great Crusade.

Many of them are. Either built from scratch during the age of strife, or built on the dead hulks of DAoT ships.


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My guess is the Phalanx is the oldest human ship. If it was indeed built by humans originally.

 Exergy wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Many of the Custodes ships, any remaining Imperial alligned Gloriana Class Battleships (Eternal Crusader, Macragge's Honor) the Phalanx.

The chaos aligned Gloriana Battleships are still human vessles and many are still in service.

Depends on how time passes in the warp I suppose, but I beleive the Alpha legion's pair are still around.


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Engrenages wrote:
The Arks Mechanicus ? From what I remember, some are said to predate the Great Crusade.

Many of them are. Either built from scratch during the age of strife, or built on the dead hulks of DAoT ships.


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My guess is the Phalanx is the oldest human ship. If it was indeed built by humans originally.

Some more recent sources say that the Phalanx was designed and built by Dorn.

The Galaxy Class armed freighters were apparently designed.in the age of strife. There must be a few still around. I thijknthey get a mention in one of the Ghost books. Or maybe it's a Cain book.

 Flinty wrote:
The Galaxy Class armed freighters were apparently designed.in the age of strife. There must be a few still around. I thijknthey get a mention in one of the Ghost books. Or maybe it's a Cain book.

This is 40k there's a a few very old ones always hidden away, maybe entirely unknown.

M15–M25 Dark Age of Technology
M25–M30 Age of Strife
M30 Emperor class Legatus Stygies construction began
M30 Artisan Magos Lian Ramilies designs the Ramilies class
star fort from STC data
M30–M31 Great Crusade
~M30 Desolator class battleships developed
M31 Avenger class Forinax, Leonis, Iron Duke, Duchess Arbellatris,
and Vengeance class Castigator and Vindicare
present at battle for Diamat [Fallen Angels]
M31 Founding of the Imperium
~M31 Apocalypse class battleships developed to counter
Chaos raids from the Eye of Terror
M33 Emperor class Legatus Stygies completed (construction
was halted for nearly 2 millennia)
M33 Styx class heavy cruisers begin to gain popularity
M33 Construction of Murder class cruisers begins
M34 Inception of the Repulsive class grand cruisers
M34 Construction of the Slaughter class Dutiful begins. The
Dutiful subsequently bombards the only forgeworld
capable of manufacturing the engine coils needed
Slaughter class cruisers, preventing any more from
ever being commissioned
~M34 Mars class battlecruiser begin to replace Styx class
heavy cruisers
M36 Emperor class Divine Right recovered – estimated to
have been in the warp for ten millennia
M36 Despoiler class battleships developed as part of the
Gareox Prerogative
M36 Age of Apostasy
M37 The Lunar cruiser class begins to replace the Murder
class cruiser
M38 Adeptus Mechanicus Artisan-Magos Hyus N’dai completes
a number of new ship designs, including the
Tyrant class cruiser
M39 Production of Mars class battlecruisers stops (18 centuries
before Gothic war)
M40 Designs for the Infidel escort are stolen and the forces
of Chaos begin their construction
M41 Falchion class escort developed to replace the stolen
Infidel class

^ This is exactly what I was after! Awesome! Thanks!