What is your Ship type?

Greywolfe · Swabbie Posts: 58 **458 Gold** -

I prefer using the Sloop of War with all the upgrades as my main ship with a Brig of War as my backup for taking on the large warships.

The system would only allow so many options for the poll, so I could not list each ship on here.

If your favorite is not here, just post a message stating it and the reason why.

I think it is interesting the different view points and styles we get on here.

Greywolfe of the Vineyards

rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

None of the above, I use the canoe. Helps you retire early at Swash with 126 fame points.

Greywolfe · Swabbie Posts: 58 **458 Gold** -

Avenstar · Swabbie Posts: 59 **408 Gold** -

No Royal Sloop either? My vote goes uncast then. The Royal Sloop is always the mainstay of my fleet. We are forced onto Frigates, Galleons, even Barques, but the Sloop line is home, and the Royal Sloop is the dream.

The Aberdonian · Cutthroat Posts: 289 **9958 Gold** -

hey, you can not seriously do a poll like this without a royal sloop.

royal sloops are awesome. i only use one royal sloop and no other ships. fully upgraded it turns like a fish avoiding most broadsides.

triple hammocks give you a crew of 187 men which is enough to take on any enemy ship (maybe one grape shot needed). more than 187 men just makes your crew unhappy after a year.

over the global map they get you anywhere in notime and you can escape pirate hunters. i get from trinidad to vera cruz faster than DHL.

if i have a temporarly need for a 2nd ship in my fleet (for sacking a big fortified city) i get another royal sloop (big spanish cities send them out as presents when you are at war with spain) and upgrade the sails (so the fleet does not slow down) and maybe the hammocks (374 men).

The Aberdonian

Greywolfe · Swabbie Posts: 58 **458 Gold** -

We will see if we can get the moderator to add the Royal Sloop to the poll. Like I said, it would only allow so many options. Sorry.

DngrMse · Powder Monkey Posts: 32 **542 Gold** -

I've accidentally sunk a Royal Sloop, or two, after very few broadsides. Makes me wonder as to their durability. Give me a large frigate, (or SOTL, if/when I ever get me grubby piratical hands on one), anyday. Nothing says "Gimme all your stuff, NOW", like a broadside from a frigate. Smile

Captain Gunn · Powder Monkey Posts: 7 **249 Gold** -

I like my Brig of War. Maybe not as fast as a Royal Sloop, but it carries enough men, plunder, and cannons, as well as not being slower than a whale on a diet of grain transports. It's a good all around ship. Adaptable for sacking towns or just taking on treasure ships. Fully upgraded, the thing is a bear and tough to fight. With a good wind, it can catch nearly any vessel on the water (except those damn war canoes!).

darkfire90876 · Powder Monkey Posts: 12 **94 Gold** -

personally i prefer the large frigate (and occasionally a sotl). with full upgrades they can hold 300+ (dont know exact number) crew. however their hold isnt very large. sometimes slow and rather short-handed in crew during battle, but i find a chain shot makes up for that. and nothing says hello, like a crew of 300 men takin charge on a port. or fer fun firing all yer cannons (40 total, 20 broadside) into a canoe just for the sake of watching them sink.
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rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

modelsfan · Powder Monkey Posts: 8 **102 Gold** -

I have a Flag Galleon

I did have a Large Frigate but I accidently sold it

rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

DrBeast · Cutthroat Posts: 493 **5316 Gold** -

Wat? No Guinness? Sorry, couldn't resist citing those little lines from the Powerslave cover!
What I DO mean, however. is: What?!? No War Canoe?!? Why leave out the deadliest, meanest, fastest mosquito that will bring down an elephant by just dizzying it?! Shame on you! You should be condemned to scrubbing decks at trade galleons for the rest of your lives!
(I hope you guys can take some humor Cool

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Jimby · Powder Monkey Posts: 22 **185 Gold** -

So far the Large Frigate, Brig of War and Royal Sloop are my faves. If I were to chose 1 I would go for the large frigate. Its pretty fast and the amount of cannons makes it very deadly in combat.

Argle Bargle · Powder Monkey Posts: 8 **31 Gold** -

Got a Ship of the Line last night and immediately upgraded from my Frigate. Oh my god, does this thing rock. 48 cannons will take down anything quickly and it is more maneuverable than the frigate. Only problem so far is that it takes so long for all those cannons to fire that you have to stay parallel to your target for quite a while, making you less able to veer out of the way of their shots. I suspect the ship can handle the damage however.