Wapen von Hamburg III

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Wappen von Hamburg III
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Rate4th rate
Guns68
ChasersBow and Stern
Broadside Weight
Cannon Broadside Weight570pd
Carronade Broadside Weight1174pd
Battle Rating300
Total Crew470
Sailing Crew123
Minimum Crew{{{Minimum Crew}}}
Max Speed10.59kn
Turn Rate3.10
Structure
Bow Armour Hit Points825
Side Armour Hit Points5500
Stern Armour Hit Points495
Structure Hit Points6875
Armour
Bow Armour Thickness17 cm
Side Armour Thickness56 cm
Stern Armour Thickness17 cm
Sail Hit Points5500
Mast Thickness20 cm
Rigging TypeSquare
DraughtDeep
Cargo Capacity880
Cargo Slots16
Crafting Level2


General Description

A beutiful but under appreciated 4th rate


this ship is the best 4th rate in the game - MexicanBatman

Armament

Deck Cannon Count Cannon Size Carronade Size
Lower Deck 22 24pd 42pd
Middle Deck 24 18pd 32pd
Upper Deck 16 9pd 32pd
Top Deck 6 6pd 24pd
Bow Chasers 4 12pd 12pd
Stern Chasers 4 9pd 68pd

Characteristics

The Wapen is an odd ship in Naval Action; the slowest of the fourth rates, she nonetheless has the best turning rate of any of them. So while she can't run away from danger, she can frequently out turn her opponent. She tends to play like a small lineship, though the odd configuration of her top and weather decks--with the top deck only running half of the ship, from the center to the rear, and the weather deck being even shorter--makes the guns mounted there tricky to use.

History

The Wapen von Hamburg of 1722 was a convoy ship built in the German city of Hamburg. Her name translates to "Weapons-" or "Arms of Hamburg" and many sources spell her wrong – giving her a complete different meaning. "Wappen" with two p means "coat of arms".

She was ordered by the Hamburg Admirality as well as by Hamburg House of Trade. Her main purpose was as a convoy ship protecting trading fleets from attacks by corsairs and pirates.

The Wapen we have in game was the 3rd ship of her name and replaced the former Wapen von Hamburg II after her 32years of duty. The new vessel served her purpose until 1737 when she was sold to a private Tradesman and converted to an armed merchant vessel.

Originally her main gundeck held 6x18pd cannons combined with 16x 12pd guns, followed by 26x9pd cannons on the 2nd gundeck and, finally the weatherdecks were armed with 4pd cannons.

During her service time the Wapen never sailed under full crew capacity. Her fear factor was considered a sufficient threat for any enemy ship which considered attacking her or her convoy.

How to get the Crafting recipe and Permit

you dont need a permit for the Wapen

Image Gallery

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Last Verified Name
17/09/2017 bobk

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