Dear Rear-Admiral Fletcher, With the conflict still ongoing, Her Majesty requires quality ships more than ever, and I am burdened to assist the country's cause. I have taken it upon myself to finance and construct a schooner as per the requirements of Her Majesty's Admiralty. You will find HMS Forbearance is a ten-gun schooner with raked masts. She may seem bulky, but this is to ensure greater defence and stowing of troops or cargo. I shall leave the specifics of her classification into the qualified hands of the Admiralty. Godspeed, Lord Spud   This was a project I began early last year and left untouched for many months. Now, before my last semester begins, I found the motivation to finish her.