Showing posts with label Navies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Navies. Show all posts

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Moijeame, Glambrian 74-gun ship of the line


After the two elderly warships follows a very much modern one. This is the flagship of the Glambrian West Coast Fleet, the Moijeame. Its name is derived from the odd dialect eastern inhabitants of the Rebellious Provinces speak, and the way they call small monkeys that are part of the fauna all along the southern seaboard of the Kingdom of Glambria. 
(Military relations between the two peoples are common, for example, the entire hussar arm of the Glambrian cavalry was founded by a rebel duke and general from the aforementioned parts of that country.)

Moijeame was recently completed, she has a copper-plated hull and two main gun decks sporting 74 guns. She has a brand new set of sails, and the pennant of the Glambrian Navy flies proudly over her main mast.

Monday, December 16, 2019

LRS Dreigend, Leuwenthaal 64-gun Ship of the Line


This is an old school ship of the line for the Republic of Leuwenthaal. Their navy is quite numerous, and eventually use for ships like this one could be found. It's ship-rigged and has a galeon prow, but this does not detract from its fighting ability.

Friday, November 22, 2019

Le Pépé, Armagnac 74-gun Ship of the Line


The Duchy of Armagnac, since their secession from Glambria some hundred years earlier, had been struggling with maintaining a fleet in the shadow of the Glambrian and Albionic ones, maintaining their hegemony over the seas. 

In one of the recent clashes with their northern Catholic neighbors, they could lay their hands on a 30-year old 2nd rate ship of the line, Majesté Catholique. The name did not ring well for them, so they added a new one and painted over most of the gilding and decoration with a black and yellow scheme. 

Now the ship is named Le Pépé, and due to its solid build, large surface of sail and relatively little participation in armed conflicts ever since, she is in quite a good condition, forming the core of the Armagnac battle-line fleet.