Hive ship

A Wraith hive ship is the main component of the Wraith fleet, and which the Wraith's entire society is based.

Functions and statistics
The vessel is a huge battle cruiser with thousands of Wraith darts at their disposal. Large portions of the ship is for the human cargo trapped in cocoons. When the crews go into hibernation, they can have years of vegetation overgrow the hull, which are organic in nature. They also have organic components as well, making them repair themselves after a time, though it makes programming new functions somewhat difficult. The organic components also limit their hyperdrive abilities, forcing them to make "stops" to heal from radiation damage.

Hive ships are capable of carrying three cruisers, which then function as escorts. They have energy based weapons which can bring down the shields of a BC-304 in a matter of minutes, and destroy another hive with twenty to thirty blasts. There were approximately sixty hive ships at the time the Atlantis expedition arrived, but at least ten of them have been destroyed since then.

Holding Area
Hive ships contain mass holding areas to hold those for future feedings. The door to the cell is of a webbed pattern that opens upwards. Such a holding area was used to hold the Athosians and Atlantis Expedition members, led by Colonel Marshall Sumner, who went to Athos when a culling occurred.

Throne Room
The throne room is where the Hive Queen (or any other such ruler) resides. The room is deep within the hive ship, where the Queen sits upon a large throne (that has the appearance of stone or bone). Usually, there are Warriors guarding the main entrance to the throne room.

Dart bays
There are dart bays on the port and starboard sides of the hive ships. The vessels carry many darts, which errupt from the hive and swarm the intended targets. The bays have no doors keeping things in or out, allowing an intruding vessel to enter the hive ship with relative ease. The dart bays are usually a high target for attack, as the resulting secondary explosions are quite large.

Command structure
The hive ship is owned and controlled by a hive queen. She remains in a throne room deep within the hive ship, usually guarded by a group of Warriors and their commander, and tended to by worshippers. One hive, however, was ruled by a male. The hive is controlled from a bridge that has controls which only respond to a Wraith neural interface, similar to how a puddle jumper or control chair will only respond to someone with the ATA gene. Those who have Wraith DNA spliced into their genetic makeup are capable of piloting the ship, but it is very taxing if the individual is not a Wraith.