Barque (Minimal captain rank: Commander)
Hull 3200 Guns 18 Crew 25 Speed 705 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 150000 Build Time 8	Barques are comparable to corvettes, however their mizzen mast is rigged with only fore-and-aft sails. This improves its sailing quality close to the wind, but decreases its speed when sailing large.

Battleship (Minimal captain rank: Sr Post Captain)

Hull 14000 Guns 90 Crew 94 Speed 435 Wind dependency 120% Weatherliness Poor Transport no Cost 18000000 Build Time 72

The term battleship is a shortening for Ship of the battle-line, and thus another name for a Ship of the Line. In this game it is however used to distinguish the mightiest of their class, ships of 90 or more guns. Ships of this size are not standardized, so each battleship that is built may be different, ranging from 90 to 110 guns and 14000 to 15500 hull. Each player can only build one battleship.

Brig (Minimal captain rank: Commander)
Hull 2500 Guns 14 Crew 16 Speed 750 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Excellent Transport no Cost 40000 Build Time 3	Brigs were small, 2 mast ships that were mainly usefull for their speed. They were strong sailers close to the wind and often used for transporting post/orders between the land and the fleet, or to repeat signals from the flagship on a position outside the battle line so that all ships could see them.

Clipper (Minimal captain rank: Sea Lieutenant)
Hull 1100 Guns 8 Crew 10 Speed 1275 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 20000 Build Time 2	The Baltimore Clipper was the predecessor of the famous tea clippers employed half a century later as a merchant vessel. It was basically an improved schooner built with a narrow hull and more sail surface for greater speeds.

Corvette (Minimal captain rank: Commander)
Hull 3500 Guns 20 Crew 22 Speed 630 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Average Transport no Cost 200000 Build Time 8	Corvettes or Sloop of Wars were ships of around 20 guns, the smallest men of war with 3 masts. They were mostly used to disrupt enemy traderoutes.

Cutter (Minimal captain rank: Sea Lieutenant)
Hull 750 Guns 4 Crew 8 Speed 900 Wind dependency 65% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 4000 Build Time 1	Cutters were small one-masted vessels used for smuggling and as coastguard against them.

Fortress (Minimal captain rank: )
Hull 14000 Guns 100 Crew 120 Speed 0 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Average Transport no Cost 400000 Build Time 8	Fortresses defend your cities. If your city loses its defenses, the ships in the harbour can be attacked, and if there are no ships, the players or garrison in that town are vulnerable to bombardments from the sea.

Frigate (Minimal captain rank: Jr Post Captain)
Hull 6000 Guns 32 Crew 35 Speed 540 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Good Transport no Cost 500000 Build Time 16	Frigates were smaller ships, still rated as warship, but too small to fight in a battle line. They were built for speed and agility and used as cruisers outside the main battle area. They could be used for small missions that did not require ships of the line.

Galley (Minimal captain rank: Sea Lieutenant)
Hull 900 Guns 8 Crew 16 Speed 750 Wind dependency 10% Weatherliness Indifferent Transport no Cost 20000 Build Time 1	Fragile ships, propelled by rowers, making the ship virtually independent of the wind.

Merchant (Minimal captain rank: Midshipman)
Hull 2300 Guns 6 Crew 5 Speed 450 Wind dependency 90% Weatherliness Good Transport no Cost 30000 Build Time 1	Merchant vessels can be used to gain extra profit. When a merchant vessel is created it is given a random destination city. When the ship reaches the destination it is removed from the game and the owner is given money. Part of the money earned by merchants is taken as tax and distributed on a daily basis among the army players in the country.

Proa (Minimal captain rank: Sea Lieutenant)
Hull 1000 Guns 2 Crew 10 Speed 795 Wind dependency 50% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 4000 Build Time 1	Polynesian sailing crafts with multiple narrow hulls to provide the stability needed for sailing

Schooner (Minimal captain rank: Sea Lieutenant)
Hull 1200 Guns 6 Crew 10 Speed 900 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 10000 Build Time 1	Schooners were small but fast vessels. Mostly used by privateers, since they were cheap, fast and strong enough to capture almost all regular merchantmen.

Ship of the Line (Minimal captain rank: Post Captain)

Hull 10000 Guns 64 Crew 70 Speed 480 Wind dependency 120% Weatherliness Poor Transport no Cost 2500000 Build Time 36

Ships of the line were the top class ships of the age of sail. They varied from 50 guns to sometimes 120. They got their name from the common fleet strategy to attack in closed battle lines. This made it hard for the enemy to get between two ships and use both its broadsides. Because in this strategy each ship of the line would have to fight 1 on 1 with its counterpart in the enemy fleet there was a minimum standard for such ships and only the best ships were used as Ships of the Line.

Sloop of War (Minimal captain rank: Commander)
Hull 2500 Guns 18 Crew 24 Speed 675 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 140000 Build Time 5	The sloop of war was the largest unrated man-of-war, just smaller than the frigate. It was widely used in the navies of this time for a variety of purposes.

Transport (Minimal captain rank: Sea Lieutenant)
Hull 1500 Guns 10 Crew 4 Speed 465 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Good Transport yes Cost 15000 Build Time 3	Transports were usually old ships that were not fit to carry large guns any more. They were stripped from their arms and arranged for the use of transporting materials or troops to and from the colonies.

Turtle Ship (Minimal captain rank: Jr Post Captain)
Hull 13000 Guns 50 Crew 63 Speed 525 Wind dependency 50% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 2500000 Build Time 34	The Turtle Ship was a very strong Korean ship. It could be propelled both by oars and by sail.

War Galleon (Minimal captain rank: Commander)
Hull 8000 Guns 32 Crew 40 Speed 465 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Average Transport yes Cost 600000 Build Time 18	War Galleons were the powerfull brothers of the Spanish Galleons. Because they were not build for speed they could generally carry very heavy guns. When transported by War Galleon you should be safe from most enemy cruisers.

War Junk (Minimal captain rank: Commander)
Hull 2600 Guns 16 Crew 20 Speed 1050 Wind dependency 100% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 120000 Build Time 6	Junks were highly advanced ships by Chinese design. They were well ahead of european ships in their rigging, having reinforced their sails with bamboo, taking a lot of the pressure of the masts. They were able to sail well both close to the wind and sailing large.

Xebec (Minimal captain rank: Commander)
Hull 2500 Guns 24 Crew 22 Speed 825 Wind dependency 50% Weatherliness Superb Transport no Cost 240000 Build Time 8	Xebecs were fast sailing agile ships, used a lot by privateers in and around the mediterranian. They could also be moved by oars if the wind failed them. Their main disadvantage is their light-built frame.