Category:Ship of the Line

Definition
A Ship of the Line is a massive class of war vessel first constructed in the 17th century and on into the mid 19th century. Their name is derived from the battle strategy of a fleet forming a single line of their heaviest ships using their combined broadside guns at their enemy. Vessels varied in size from two cannon-decked 50-gun ships up to four-deckers amassing over 130 cannons.

Historically, these ships were built for large naval confrontations but were often ill-equipped to deal with the lighter, faster ships employed by privateers and pirates. Spain's King Phillip sent a massive Spanish Armada to attack England. Many of the ships in the Armada were Ships of the Line.

Game Play
In Pirates Online, it first appeared as the Goliath, and then as level 79-85 enemies. Primarily as for now, they are boss ships of Treasure Fleets of the EITC and Royal Navy. They are the most powerful ships to be found in the Caribbean. They have a very formidable hull, resisting all forms of attacks, reducing them to miniscule damage. They have 14 above Deck Guns and 24 Broadside Cannons. The ammunition they use is said to be Round Shots, Firebrand and Explosives. In addition to be such a powerful vessel in its own right, these ships are normally accompanied by a group of escort ships (ex. Elite or Tyrant) when leading Treasure Fleets.

Release Notes - August 3, 2010
'''Currently in Test the Ship of the Line can be bought from the Shipwright for 200,000 gold pieces. This no longer appears, the released notes say it is not ready for this feature.'''

Updates:*Removed new ship types from the Shipwrights. This feature is not ready for release and needs further development.
 * Fixed Guild Manager errors related to the recent Guild updates and Veteran class addition.



Ship of the Line Class Vessels
Note: HMS stands for H is or H er M ajesty's S hip
 * HMS Newcastle
 * HMS Invincible
 * HMS Goliath - Only encountered during the Black Pearl Boss Battle.
 * HMS Victory
 * EITC Leviathan
 * EITC Conqueror
 * EITC Intrepid

Noted Ships of the Line

 * Dauntless - Massive Ship of the Line under command of Commodore James Norrington.
 * Endeavour - A 100-gun tri-decked Ship of the Line that led Lord Beckett's armada.

Escort Ships
To date, except for the HMS Goliath, no Ship of the Line has been spotted without smaller, but still powerful craft protecting it. These war frigates form a circle around the larger ship and travel alongside until it reaches its destination. Should any vessel open fire on them or the Ship of the Line, then ALL of the escorts will work in unison to sink the offending vessel.

EITC

 * Tyrant

Navy

 * Elite