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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.

gaeleth/ships/sloop.txt · Last modified: 2021/09/28 15:50 (external edit)