A fast, weatherly craft, the Swift was designed for service with the Royal Mail, to carry letters and packages between settlements. With the expanding Corlander Empire, ensuring defense, coordination, trade, and enlightenment has put pressure on the traditional system of using merchant and naval shipping as conveyors of communications. Hence, the board of the Royal Mail has decided to purchase a number of small fast vessels for regular routes amongst the Corlander settlements, particularly to service routes not reliably serviced by other shipping. The Swift is a sloop rigged vessel of the second class. The fore-and-aft rig makes her eminently weatherly, able to lie much closer to the wind than her larger square-rigged fellows. With a sleek and narrow hull, she is fast, even in light winds, and carries only limited cargo, less of a concern when designed for letters, despatched, and high value packets.      ________________________________ My second entry to the GoC task: The Merchant Marine
She should tick the box for a class 2, fore-and-aft rigged vessel, and will be given to the crown.
The final entry for the Merchant Marine will be a large ETTC Galleon that is close to done.
C&C welcome. No bent bricks this time around!