[GoC] 14 Gun Brig HMS Ymir
This is my first entry for the Oaken Shield task "Sloops for the Royal Navy" of the GoC-challenge.
The Ymir is the first warship leaving the Farrensman Shipyard. His long time experience and success with ship designs in general lately brought him the attention of the admiralty, which is always looking for ways to strengthen their fleet. For Jorin Farrensman thus the opportunity was created to gain insight in a slightly new field of work.
To
Rear-Admiral Fletcher
Commander of the Royal Terra Novan Fleet with much pride I hereby report, that yesterday, on the 17th of July 619, the first ship ordered by the admiralty launched at the Farrensman shipyard.
The 14 gun Brig HMS Ymir is completely armed and equipped, ready to take on voyage as soon as demanded. Your humble servant,
Jorin Farrensman
Shipwright of Hvalfanghimr
A huge crowd of spectators gathers along the black pier of Hvalfanghimr.
Many citizen don't want to let the chance pass to watch the moment she sets her sails for the very first time.
Among them are a lot of children, holding little wooden ship toys and tin soldiers.
"Daddy, look at that huge boat!", you can here a voice shouting.
"That is not a boat my son, it is a ship! A Brigantine." answers a highly civilised banker from the rich part of the town.
An old seablooded sailor witnesses the little chat and can't hold on to himself and turns to the father:
"Listen fella, how dare you teach our precious young fake news!" He points towards the ship.
"Do you see that square sail aloft the main mast over the gaff? Square sails on both ship make her a brig. She has a slightly modified rig with only two spars and less square sails on the main mast, making the gaff-sail bigger, yet she still is a brig." She was built to protect trading convoys, her sleek lines provide great manoeuvrability and mobility to reach any point of the convoy rapidly.
Her specialised targets are corsairs. Next to escort duty, she surely could go on the hunt for smugglers.
Though her armament of seven carronades each broadside plus two more astern were not meant for greater naval battles or situations, in which two ships fire at each other from a certain distance to damage rig and hull. But as a vessel, that comes in for the rescue, any Corrish or Altonian ship will be relieved to know of her support. From a short range her carronades will send their most devastating rain of iron chalazions and decimate the opponent crews. I built her as a Class IV ship.
My stats suggestion:
R M G C $ H
4 6 3 3 0 2 Some of her crew:
I actually wanted to edit some of the pictures, but couldn't get decent background lighting for the greenscreen today.
The Ymir is the first warship leaving the Farrensman Shipyard. His long time experience and success with ship designs in general lately brought him the attention of the admiralty, which is always looking for ways to strengthen their fleet. For Jorin Farrensman thus the opportunity was created to gain insight in a slightly new field of work.
To
Rear-Admiral Fletcher
Commander of the Royal Terra Novan Fleet with much pride I hereby report, that yesterday, on the 17th of July 619, the first ship ordered by the admiralty launched at the Farrensman shipyard.
The 14 gun Brig HMS Ymir is completely armed and equipped, ready to take on voyage as soon as demanded. Your humble servant,
Jorin Farrensman
Shipwright of Hvalfanghimr
A huge crowd of spectators gathers along the black pier of Hvalfanghimr.
Many citizen don't want to let the chance pass to watch the moment she sets her sails for the very first time.
Among them are a lot of children, holding little wooden ship toys and tin soldiers.
"Daddy, look at that huge boat!", you can here a voice shouting.
"That is not a boat my son, it is a ship! A Brigantine." answers a highly civilised banker from the rich part of the town.
An old seablooded sailor witnesses the little chat and can't hold on to himself and turns to the father:
"Listen fella, how dare you teach our precious young fake news!" He points towards the ship.
"Do you see that square sail aloft the main mast over the gaff? Square sails on both ship make her a brig. She has a slightly modified rig with only two spars and less square sails on the main mast, making the gaff-sail bigger, yet she still is a brig." She was built to protect trading convoys, her sleek lines provide great manoeuvrability and mobility to reach any point of the convoy rapidly.
Her specialised targets are corsairs. Next to escort duty, she surely could go on the hunt for smugglers.
Though her armament of seven carronades each broadside plus two more astern were not meant for greater naval battles or situations, in which two ships fire at each other from a certain distance to damage rig and hull. But as a vessel, that comes in for the rescue, any Corrish or Altonian ship will be relieved to know of her support. From a short range her carronades will send their most devastating rain of iron chalazions and decimate the opponent crews. I built her as a Class IV ship.
My stats suggestion:
R M G C $ H
4 6 3 3 0 2 Some of her crew:
I actually wanted to edit some of the pictures, but couldn't get decent background lighting for the greenscreen today.