====== Sloop ======

The sloop is the most common sailing vessel of Gaeleth, with a single mast and two or three large sails.  They can be built to a wide variety of purposes, from river traffic to ocean trade.  When someone refers to a 'sailing ship', they're most often referring to a sloop.  Because sloops could come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and nations, several build types are indicated.

Most sloops consist of a main deck with a deck cabin, and two holds -- one fore and one aft.  The foreward hold could often be loaded by a mast crane when the sails were furled, and the aft hold was loaded by stevedores across the gangplank.

The pilot could direct the vessel either by hand rudder, or by a wheel located more forward.

===== Merchant Sloop =====

**Size:** 100ft length, 25ft beam, 8ft draft.\\
**Propulsion:** 450 square yards of sail.\\
**Speed:** 2.6 knots, 30 miles per 10hr day, 84 miles round-the-clock sailing.\\
**Crew:** 7 for round-the-clock sailing.\\
**Cargo:** 70 tons.\\
**Hull:** 6 inches of oak.\\
**Deck:** 4 inches of oak.\\
**Mast:** 100 feet from the water line.\\
**Weapons:** None.\\
**Ship Qualities:** Oceanic, Merchant\\
**Flag:** N/A\\
**Cost and Construction Time:** 10,000gp; 4 months.\\

===== Frigate Sloop =====

**Size:** 110ft length, 20ft beam, 6ft draft.\\
**Propulsion:** 450 square yards of sail.\\
**Speed:** 6 knots, 69 miles per 10h day, 166 miles round-the-clock sailing.\\
**Crew:** 24 for round-the-clock sailing.\\
**Cargo:** 50 tons.\\
**Hull:** 8 inches of oak.\\
**Deck:** 8 inches of oak.\\
**Mast:** 100 feet from the water line.\\
**Weapons:** 2 heavy ballistae, 4 light ballistae, sniper nest\\
**Ship Qualities:** Oceanic, Frigate\\
**Flag:** N/A\\
**Cost and Construction Time:** 12,500gp; 4.5 months.\\

===== Runner Sloop =====

**Size:** 80ft length, 15ft beam, 8ft draft.\\
**Propulsion:** 450 square yards of sail.\\
**Speed:** 12 knots, 138 miles per 10h day, 331 miles round-the-clock sailing.\\
**Crew:** 11 for round-the-clock sailing.\\
**Cargo:** 30 tons.\\
**Hull:** 6 inches of oak.\\
**Deck:** 4 inches of oak.\\
**Mast:** 90 feet from the water line.\\
**Weapons:** None.\\
**Ship Qualities:** Oceanic, Runner\\
**Flag:** N/A\\
**Cost and Construction Time:** 10,000gp; 3.5 months.\\