Ship Types

While working on the "Broadopedia", which is a store of all the information you would need to know about the game (a play on Civilopedia from the Civilization game series), I've been going over all the information going into it.  I thought people might be interested in all the types of ships planned.  

So there are planned over 40 unique ship classes across 10 types of ships (11 if you count the Escape Class Dingy which you end up in if your ship is sunk).  Here's the 10 types.  

Cog - 2 ships

Cogs are lightly armed outdated trade vessels.  Though lacking in speed, they have sufficient cargo capacity for their purpose, and are pretty cheap.  When you first enter the game you start in a Bremen Class Cog.  

Caravel - 4 ships

Caravels are a good upgrade from the basic Cog.  An old design built for trade, exploration, and fleet escort.  While not extremely fast by today's standards, they are far faster than Cogs and are armed equally or better.  

Carrack - 3 ships

These are the long haul heavy transports.  Being another old design, they can't fit any of the more modern larger armament, so ill equipped for fighting other ship types of their size.  Still, their enormous cargo capacity means they are still as relevant today for global trade as ever.  

Galleon - 3 ships

These are jack of all trades ships built both for trade and combat.  While not the best at either, they are a good compromise for the player who wants to captain a flexible ship that can serve a variety of roles.  

Galley - 4 ships

Galleys are ships with sails but can also be propelled with ores.  This allows a tactical advantage in combat by rowing directly into the wind.  

Junk - 1 ship

The Junk is a truly ancient design traditional to east asia.  A sturdy and multipurpose ship.  

Corvette - 5 ships

Purpose built combat ships that are very fast and maneuverable.  They make excellent scouts, can act as escorts, and in groups can threaten lone ships of larger types.  

Frigate - 9 ships

The most versatile type of combat ship in Broadside.  Built to seek and destroy opposing shipping, they can sail alone, act as fleet escort, or even be the lead ship of small fleets.  A mid sized ship with good armament.  

Ship Of The Line - 9 ships

The heaviest of the heavy combat ships.  These have massive firepower, thick hulls, and a crew to patch up damage as it comes in.  They are built to both deal damage and take it.  

Gunboat - 2 ships

These are small Corvette sized ships with a small number of oversized guns typically found on Ships Of The Line.  They are built for coastal bombardment, city defense, but can be effective when swarming much larger ships.