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Sounds good to me <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />
 
Fine by me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />
 
Not so fast! Class 5 ships first!

Galeoth1
Galeoth2
Gaffboom Galeoth by Captain Hawk
Sloop1
Sloop2
Sloop3 by Seb
American Fast Schooner by JMV575
Colonial Fast Schooner by Thomas the Terror
Ketch by Petros
Fast Barque (Barque3_50) by Petros
Bootschip (Barque4_47) by Thomas the Terror
Royal Navy 16 gun Brig by Thomas the Terror
Light Brig (LightBrig1) from AOP added by pirate_kk, retextured by Thomas the Terror
Light Brig (LightBrig2) from AOP added by pirate_kk, retextured by Thomas the Terror
16 Gun Brig by JMV575
Bermsloop163 StingRay By: Captain Augast
BERMSLOOP263 SuperRay By: Captain Augast
 
and here's where i get confused. i haven't seen some of these ships, and haven't used even more of them. the superray isn't used at the moment, by the way.

Galeoth: The galeoth is one of the smallest ships that lean more towards the trade section. It is wider than most ships, allowing for good storage space and a fair amount of guns. The sailplan is geared towards effeciency instead of speed, so there's no need for much crew, allowing for more cargo space. Escort is advised.

Gaff boom galeoth (might need correction on this discription, since i've never had one of these): Having an improved sailplan over the Regular galeoth, it has better speed and maneuvrability. The ship itself is very similar, and has the same armament and cargo space. Skeleton crew slightly differs.

Sloop: The next step up from the cutter, this is a more heavily built and armed ship than it's little brother. It has retained it's speed and most of it's agility, and is therefor still an excellent choice for pirates. However, it's single mast remains vulnerable, and it would be wise to stay out of enemy fire.

Fast Schooner: Everything on this ship has been constructed with speed in mind, and it is therefor the fastest ship money can buy. It is of an almost flimsy build, and can't take much damage because of this, but what do you have to fear of cannonfire when they can't hit you anyway? Little cargo space, but heavily armed for it's size. Extremely dangerous when in the hands of a pirate.

Footnote(include in discription): Rumor has it that there is one ship even faster than the fast schooner, although this has not been confirmed.

Ketch: The ketch is very similar to the sloop, except for one major detail: the ketch now has a mizzen mast in addition to the main mast. This results in an increase in both speed and maneuvrability, as well as greatly reducing the risk of getting stranded without a mast.

Fast Barque: This is a very unusual ship, both in rigging and basic design. The idea was a caravel built with an aptitude for speed, unlike other caravels. As a result, a small trading vessel's rigging has been modified to create this ship. To everyone's amazement, it actually worked, and this is a comparatively fast and manuevrable ship as a result.

Bootschip:

Light Brig:

16 Gun Brig: Being a small brig in design, it is more plump than most. It has better speed and manuevrability than galeoths, yet still has it's good cargo space. Because of this, they are more capable of defending themselves, but an escort would still be a good idea.

Bermuda sloop: As sloops come, this is as big as they get. It's almost excessive sailplan and sleek hull allow for amazing speed and good storage space. The amount of guns carried on board are few, but they are of a relatively high caliber compared to other ships of this class. The captain enjoys a spacious cabin at the stern.
 
not much help i'm afraid. well, it's your ship, how about you write the discription for it?
 
You can buy the Super Bermuda Sloop from Hendrick Vanderdecken now.
It's the same as the Bermuda Sloop, only all the swivel guns can also fire.
This gives the ship rather a lot more guns. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
ah, i was wondering where i had posted these. well, i don't have the ones i couldn't fill in on the previous list, but what would the next list be?
 
that's not much. allright.

Fleut: A ship of dutch design, with the galleon as it's ancestor. Being a highly successful ship, it was famous for it's speed in comparison to other trading vessels. This was largely due to a very light construction method and it's shape. The bottom of the hull is very wide in comparison to the upper decks, leaving plenty of cargo space and greatly improving stability. It was replaced by the pinnace in 1669.

Schooner: This ship is the basic design of all schooners. Long and slender, lightly built, and extremely fast and agile. Due to their special rig, they are the largest ship that can sail two points into the wind. Not an ideal trading vessel in terms of space, but they are ideal for quick deliveries... and more alternative methods of making money. Should you encounter a schooner as an enemy, proceed with extreme caution.

War Schooner: War schooners have a rather peculiar rigging, but they retain the speed synonimous with their design. They are of a heavier build than most schooners, and can carry heavier armament. (please verify) They are good for taking down larger prey, if a regular schooner would be too weak to survive the battle.

Shyvana (note: should be renamed to Snow): The Snow is basically a brig type. Like other brigs, it has two square-rigged masts, and is a good trading vessel. It is also fairly well armed, meaning that it can be used in combat. The main difference with other brigs is that it has a Snow's-mast, an extra pole behind the mizzen. This allows a gaff and a mizzen course to be set at the same time, improving efficiency.

Xebec: Coming from the mediterranian, this is a notorious vessel. They can sail very close to the wind, and are extremely agile for their size. They are of a low build, originally designed to use oars, but they have been modified for use on the high seas. Having lost it's oars, they now have better armament than their cousins back in europe, and are a force to be reckoned with. Their simple rigging allows for maximum crew efficiency.
 
okay, be sure to implement those minor changes i noted as well, if possible. we still need discriptions for the bootschip and light brig. i could do some research on the bootschip, i think.
 
<!--quoteo(post=276777:date=Sep 5 2008, 02:49 PM:name=Stallion)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stallion @ Sep 5 2008, 02:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=276777"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> How in sam hell did you do that? I took a French Man o' War in my trusty Lugger VML once ages ago. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


heh; yeah, its not too hard if you get on their quarters and their against the wind i guess. Thats how i once took a ship of the line with 16-gun brig. not quite such an achievment as you two but my method in battle is to trick them by, instead of truning away or evading them, to turn straight towards them and 'charge' them. This makes them panick as their 'safety spaceis' is being invaded.I love ramming sooo much!
Skye
 
I dunno if ive got the right idea here, but i just enjoy writing about ships off the top of me 'ead!:D

<i>Light manowar; A fully square-rigged British designedSecond-rate Man'O war, as used by Port Commanders on the north coasts of the late Anglo-egyptian british possesions in the meditteranian*; this being due to their ability to sail-about at great angles. Noted for their exceptional speed and robustness (this being due to iron plating installed on the lower hull and draft), this 84-gunner can fire off an excess of 56 tonnes (as calculated if using 32Ib carronade) of force in a single volley; delivering a devastating blow to any enemy careless enough to enter her line of fire.

Britsh sloop o' war; with a hull layout slightly reminesant of the early 'pinks' for which sailed the mediterranian in the early 17th century, the strickingly hansome british sloop'o war is based mainly on the standard naval Brigs which served with distinction (as mainly for auxillery and coastal purposes) in the War of the second Coalition (Used mainly by Russia and Austria)
However, the addition of an extra mast allows this ship to benefit from heavier guns, more crew and larger cargo space while also increasing its overall speed and manouverabilty. The small hull area also makes a far harder target for the enemy.
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<i>*(I THINK, dont hold me to this but i noticed shes reminisant of ships like Hms Agamemnon which were used a port and admiralty bases in teh late 18thC);
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Skye
 
Very nice description, except from the fact that Britain were not the only nation using man-o-wars, or light man-o-wars, nor were they the only nation to build them. In fact, the term man-o-war has its offspring from the carrack(a shiptype used by many nations back in the 1500´s) which again has its offspring from the caravel. That one is very portugese, as far as I know..
 
some minor comments:

being a fully square-rigged ship, i rather doubt that the ship of the line could sail very close to the wind.

a sloop of war is a general term for low-rate ships. it's not any specific ship type. though your discription isn't really incorrect, it gives the idea that a sloop of war is that specific ship.
 
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