New ship class coming with customization: Brig

[Captain Jorden]

Some History of the brig off wikipedia.

A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Brigs fell out of use with the arrival of the steam ship because they required a relatively large crew for their small size and were difficult to sail into the wind. They are not to be confused with a brigantine which has different rigging. In the narrow technical field of sailing rigs, a brig is distinct from a three-masted ship by virtue of only having two masts.



Ok now that you know some history lets learn what the brig was used.

Brigs were used as small warships carrying about 10 to 18 guns. Due to their speed and manoeuvrability they were popular among pirates (though they were rare among American and Caribbean pirates). While their use stretches back before the 17th century, one of the most famous periods for the brig was during the 19th century when they were involved in famous naval battles such as the Battle of Lake Erie. In the early 19th century the brig was a standard cargo ship. It was seen as "fast and well sailing", but required a large crew to handle its rigging. While brigs could not sail into the wind as easily as fore and aft rigged vessels such as schooners, a trait that is common to all square-rigged ships, a skilled brig captain could "manoeuvre it with ease and elegance; a brig could for instance turn around almost on the spot". The need for large crews in relation to their relatively small size led to the decline of the production of brigs. They were replaced in commercial traffic by gaffsail schooners (which needed fewer personnel) and steam boats (which did not have the windward performance problems of square rigged ships).
The Telos, built in Bangor, Maine in 1883, was reportedly the last brig to join the American merchant marine, and was "considered to be the finest vessel of her class ever constructed in Maine". She was wrecked on Aves Island, off Bonaire in the Caribbean, in 1990.

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O.k now lets learn what the in-game brig is...


Light Brig...........................................900 gold

Hull points............................................ ..3900
Speed............................................. .........550
Knots............................................. ............10
Cannons........................................... ...........8
Broadsides........................................ .......5/5
Cargo............................................. .............8
Shipmates......................................... ..........8

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Regular Brig....................................7000gold

Hull.............................................. ..........7800
Speed............................................. .........800
Knots............................................. ............10
Cannons........................................... .........10
Broadsides........................................ .......8/8
Cargo............................................. ............12
ShipMates......................................... .........10

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War Brig.............................................. ...80000gold

Armor: 11,700
Sails: 1,050
Speed: 10
Cannons: 12
Broadsides: 24
Cargo: 16
Crew: 12


This is not comformed on the stats. Except gold.


Learn something new everyday right? Ok have fun getting a cheaper good ship!!!