[SR - FB] Galleon Perla de Labuan

[NOD]

Galleon Perla de Labuan: Class 9

66 guns, which includes: 32 twenty-four pounders, 24 eighteen pounders, 10 nine pounders. Additionally, it has 6 swivel guns.

 

Perla de Labuan 01A by Philippe, auf Flickr

 

I borrowed this story from Seewölfe, Korsaren der Weltmeere. Seewölfe Nr. 402, Die Geleitzug Schlacht, Kapitel 6. Google Translate translated the text into English, which I previously typed out of the notebook:

 

The lookouts' alarming cries would not end. Pulling himself together, Don Esteban threw himself around and stormed out of the chamber. From the quarterdeck's port companionway, the second officer hurried toward him. The two men nearly collided. "Sail port ahead, Senor Capitan!" cried the second, panting. "Five ships. See for yourself!" With long strides, Don Esteban hurried to the quarterdeck, where the other two officers stared spellbound through their spotting scopes. The yelling of the lookouts had stopped now.

The Captain-General only glanced ahead. In a matter of seconds, he overcame the shock that gripped all his limbs. His fighting spirit awoke. It was not for nothing that he was given the leadership of this association. He had mastered more threatening situations. "Ready ship for battle!" he ordered barking. The second officer hastened to pass on the order. As the deckhands and marines moved, Don Esteban picked up a spotting scope and took a closer look at the mess.

In fact there were five ships sailing in from the north in a broad front. The formation sailed flat before the wind, and it appeared very clearly as if it had been lying in wait, ready to pounce on the flank of the convoy in the manner of a bird of prey.

Don Esteban was startled again when he realized how fast the foreign ships were approaching. He turned. Wuhling reigned on board the two war galleons sailing on the port side, as well as on the starboard of the convoy. Although the view was blocked by the sails of the cargo ships. But the cries of alarm had been heard.

 

Perla de Labuan 02A by Philippe, auf Flickr

 

For Don Esteban and his officers there was still no reason to breathe a sigh of relief. The attackers rushed in far too quickly. The Captain General turned to the right. He instantly felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. The veins of anger swelled in his neck and temples. "Yes, these guys want to fall asleep standing up!" he yells. "Push them up. If necessary, use the whip!"

The first and second officers exchanged glances. The second ran again to the front transom balustrade of the quarterdeck and let his cutting voice of command echo across the refrigeration. The disciplinarian, a beefy bald guy, banged the main mast to confirm me the Nine-Tails.

A few of the deckhands winced and picked up the pace. But it only made their tongues hang out all the more. Each of the men did his best in clearing the guns, scattering sand, readying the braziers and the nozzles of water. Because everyone knew that they were facing a life-and-death struggle. They didn't need a driver like Don Esteban de Carranzia to understand that.

The men on the quarterdeck kept their eyes on the approaching foreign ships. Had it not been for the obvious mortal danger involved, these sailors might well have been a sight to behold.

"Senor Capitan," said the first officer calmly, "our crew is well drilled, and they're no slower than usual. We just have to realize that these attackers are faster than us. They've prepared well, and they're using the element of surprise. " Don Esteban's face turned crimson. "What do you think we should do?" he shouted, his voice cracking. "Surrender right away? Never, I'm telling you, never! Here people fight, fight, fight. If I have to, I personally drive the guys on."

"The men will fight". Replied the first, still calm. "Rely on it." Don Esteban de Garranzia swallowed hard.

On the "Gaviota's" cowl, the gun crews were busy loading the last barrels in feverish haste. At the same moment, the front of the attackers fans out. The distance was only the cable lengths when this happened. Horrified and with a paralyzing sense of helplessness, Don Estephan and his officers watch what is happening.

 

Perla de Labuan 04 by Philippe, auf Flickr

 

Don Esteban was horrified when he saw the two gun decks of the attacker who had chosen the "Gaviota". "Fire-free!" ordered Don Esteban in a shrill voice. With wide eyes, he saw the bright red flashes that erupted from the two-decker's tubes at the same moment. The gun commander of the "Gaviota" lowered the fuse sticks to the firing holes and threw themselves for cover. Even before the thunder of the foreign guns, the rattling of the iron ball could be heard. Don Esteban and his officers dropped to the planks. It broke over the flagship as if with elemental forces. The impacts pounded the hull of the ship in rapid succession, crashing and bursting. Bullets slashed across the main deck with brute force, shattering nail banks and parts of the entrenchments. A hit transformed the lashed dinghy into a whirl of splinters, on the starboard side two gun carriages that had been hit collapsed under the weight of the bronze barrels, which weighed several tons.

More impacts raced into the stern with unnerving splinters. Don Esteban thought he could hear the shards falling from the prettily colored stained-glass windows of his captain's quarters. He closed his eyes in impotent rage as the smell of caulking pitch rose up from the planks.

There were also icefalls on the forecastle of the "Gaviota". However, more precise information could not be determined straight away in the emerging Wuhling.

Only then did the flagship's port broadside boom. Hart heeled the "Gaviota" under the recoil of her guns to starboard. Don Esteban sat up hopefully as the powder smoke billowed up, black and fat.

Gunfire now echoed from all sides. The remaining four war galleons engaged in fierce combat with the attackers. Furious, Don Esteban stamped his boot on the planking when he realized that the broadside of the "Gaviota" looked ridiculous in its uselessness.

Immediately after the lightning attack, all available cloth had settled on the two-decker, and now they swept away with downright humiliating ease. The projectiles from the barrels of the "Coviota" rattled into the water and created a forest of vertically rising white spray fountains for a few seconds. Don Esteban wanted to give the order to bear away to starboard in order to gain some distance. Because he knew what was going to happen next. But the command stuck in his throat.

 

Perla de Labuan 09 by Philippe, auf Flickr

 

The two war galleons that had sailed to the starboard of the convoy rushed abeam at increased speed and apparently tried to evade the pincer attack of the two attack galleons. Both Spaniards were under full gear and the two captains had evidently decided that the slow speed of the convoy was their greatest vulnerability.

But the attackers still had the advantage in terms of speed. The first broadsides flashed, and at the bursting sound of the hits, Don Esteban had to realize with exasperation that these cursed pirates were masters of their craft.

And astern the convoy of cargo ships pitched along like a clump of ponderous manatees. Don Esteban let out a curse. The way out to starboard was denied him, because he would inevitably go on a ramming course with the other two galleons. He couldn't go any higher upwind either, and if he set additional cloth, he just ran after the uncanny two-decker to collect the next hits.

The gun crews toiled on the Kuhl, reloading the barrels - there had never been any casualties in the crew of the "Gaviota", only a few wounded by flying splinters and larger pieces of wood. The barber and his assistant were already on the job.

The two-decker was now sailing about four cable lengths ahead on port. Don Esteban and his officers resumed observation with the spotting scope. Aft on portboard the iron chorus of the broadsides could be heard. Wild roars sounded from the decks of the four-master. A battle cry that the men on board the "Gaviota" did not understand. A sound that could send a shiver down your spine.

 

Perla de Labuan 07B by Philippe, auf Flickr

 

"Port and starboard guns ready for action!" announces the piece master. "Two tubes failed on starboard." Don Esteban raised his hand to show he understood. He was a little mollified. Now the "Gaviota" was ready to show its teeth - albeit battered. But none of the hits had been serious enough to cause serious concern.

With undiminished ferocity the thunder of artillery raged between the other fighting ships. Out of the corner of his eye, Don Esteban saw that one of the two war galleons on the port side of the convoy had caught fire. Licking flames rose from the cowl and greedily caught the mainsail. But there is no time to be alarmed.

Farther ahead now the two-decker abruptly turned her bow through the wind. Stunned, Don Esteban watched how quickly this turning maneuver worked. How was it possible that this pack of pirates was such a well-coordinated crew? The captain general and his officers had not yet gotten over their bewilderment when the two-decker was already on an opposite course.

"The distance is too great," said the first. "A subterfuge if you ask me, Senor Capitan." Don Esteban nodded. The first was right. Moments later, on an opposite course, the two-decker reached the same altitude. The men on board the "Gaviota" stared in disbelief at the open gun ports and the gutted barrels. Suddenly the port side of the two-decker turned into a wall of firebolts. Don Esteban and his men shook their heads in disbelief. The thunder of gunfire and the sound of projectiles becoming one.

And suddenly the first impacts hit the outer planking of the flagship. The next hits followed within fractions of a second.

"Fire!" the captain-general roars as he throws himself down, realizing the futility of his command. With the best will in the world, the guns of the "Caviota" did not have that incredible range. The impacts made the body of the flagship tremble in all associations. This time Don Esteban sensed that they were impacts hitting the lifeblood of his ship.

 

Perla de Labuan 03A by Philippe, auf Flickr

Edited July 30 by NOD

[Bricksbypidy]

Another massive, mighty ship! I think some seabattles are coming up! Arr-arr!

Great ship! 

[NOD]

Thank you very much, I am very happy that you like my ship. We will read the result of the MRCA one day.

Edited July 31 by NOD

[Yperio_Bricks]

Wow, impressive ship! I love the colors and decorations. Beautiful!

[Capt Wolf]

Another beauty! I'm a sucker for galleons.  And it's in Eslandolan colors. I'm jealous!

[Fraunces]

I really like the ship, and story, but the story is hard to follow if we only see shots form 1 ship you know. I would recommend making a micro in addition to rhe sea battle , and a shot showing don Esteban to bring to more life to the good long read. 

[NOD]

23 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

Wow, impressive ship! I love the colors and decorations. Beautiful!

Thank you very much. I like the decorations, so I use them on many ships.

20 hours ago, Capt Wolf said:

Another beauty! I'm a sucker for galleons.  And it's in Eslandolan colors. I'm jealous!

Thank you very much. It would be boring if everyone was building frigates. Eslandolan green goes very well with galleons.

14 hours ago, Fraunces said:

I really like the ship, and story, but the story is hard to follow if we only see shots form 1 ship you know. I would recommend making a micro in addition to rhe sea battle , and a shot showing don Esteban to bring to more life to the good long read. 

Thank you very much. In the German language I could read it well, probably the translation in the English language was bad. It was intended to be informational for the novel booklet series only. Telling a good story with builds is up to you and other people who are good at it.

[Justsomebrix]

Another masterpiece from you Nod! Hope she stays a merchant :)

[NOD]

20 hours ago, Justsomebrix said:

Another masterpiece from you Nod! Hope she stays a merchant :)

Thank you very much. This is of course a merchant ship. The few cannons are only for defense against The Lotus Empire.

[Marooned Marin]

Well done!

You seem to be unstoppable within your shipyard, but I need to ask, to this day which one (galleon) is your favourite one? 

[Kai NRG]

What a beauty!  The green is striking and those sails are magnificent! 

[NOD]

22 hours ago, Marooned Marin said:

Well done!

You seem to be unstoppable within your shipyard, but I need to ask, to this day which one (galleon) is your favourite one? 

Thank you very much. I have two favorites the Cartagena and the Perla de Labuan. I like the Cartagena because of its size and the balcony at the captain's cabin. I like the Perla de Labuan because I built some improvements and fixed some bugs.

13 hours ago, Kai NRG said:

What a beauty!  The green is striking and those sails are magnificent! 

Thank you very much. I'm glad you like the green color. That's why I like galleons - there's room for flourishes, embellishments and colors.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

It doesn't sound like it is going to end well for Don Estaban.

But the ship is huge and fantastic!

[Marooned Marin]

19 hours ago, NOD said:

the Cartagena

This is mine favourite also. Somehow everything seems just perfect there, and if you ever decide to build one out of real bricks, I encourage you go with Cartagena

[NOD]

On 8/4/2023 at 8:10 PM, Captain Braunsfeld said:

It doesn't sound like it is going to end well for Don Estaban.

But the ship is huge and fantastic!

Thanks a lot. Unfortunately, this time it doesn't end well for Don Estaban. But there are 760 novel booklets. Don Esteban de Carranzia had success in the past.

The stories with Don Antonio de Quintanilla, governor of Cuba, are very interesting.

Preview: Seewölfe, Korsaren der Weltmeere

On 8/5/2023 at 11:21 AM, Marooned Marin said:

This is mine favourite also. Somehow everything seems just perfect there, and if you ever decide to build one out of real bricks, I encourage you go with Cartagena

Yes, the Cartagena is the right size.

[CaptainPolluxofOrion]

Wow what a Beauty, i really like the colours you used here.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Congratulations! 

[_TLG_]

Cool ship, the brick built sails are nice too!

[NOD]

On 8/22/2023 at 12:00 AM, CaptainPolluxofOrion said:

Wow what a Beauty, i really like the colours you used here.

Thank you very much. Because in Brethren of the Brick Seas the ships are divided into classes, I have no disadvantage against frigates and ships of the line. That's why I can also build colored and decorated galleons.

On 8/22/2023 at 6:59 PM, Captain Braunsfeld said:

Congratulations! 

Thank you very much. I am very happy and it is a great honor to be on the front page! 

On 8/23/2023 at 12:46 PM, _TLG_ said:

Cool ship, the brick built sails are nice too!

Thank you very much. I enjoy building galleons. I've already seen some things on the photos that I want to do better on the next ship.

[CJCx3_Legos]

Fantastic build. The color scheme makes it feel very real. 

[NOD]

12 hours ago, CJCx3_Legos said:

Fantastic build. The color scheme makes it feel very real. 

Thank you very much. That's true, I like The color scheme better and better. For the next ship I try a different color scheme.

[MAP Tec]

Amazing ship!!!

[NOD]

On 8/28/2023 at 8:19 PM, MAP Tec said:

Amazing ship!!!

Thank you very much. I am very happy that you like the ship.

Have you already voted?

 

 

[MAP Tec]

9 hours ago, NOD said:

Thank you very much. I am very happy that you like the ship.

 

Have you already voted?

 

 

 

Yes, right now...

 

[Roadmonkeytj]

Tis a fine ship ... now we must do something about those eslodian paint swatches you used lol