====== The Great Shipyard ======

In [[micadonia|Micadonia]], stretching along the lakeshore by the Old City, lies the great Spelljammer yard of the [[start|Free Imperia]].  Nearby is the [[naval_armory|Free Imperia Naval Armory]].

The [[superbalas|Great Ship Superbalas]] has been in refit and upgrade here for nearly a decade.

The Shipyard makes 'Jammers for the [[free_imperia_navy|Free Imperia Navy]], and on contract for the [[watc|West Arda Trading Company]], because those bring in the funds for making lots more for the [[free_imperia_navy|Free Imperia Navy]].

===== Ship Plans =====

[[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zL7Sr161NZ6n896CP9Xny9LMJYtXBw8v/view?usp=drivesdk|Plans and ship listings]]
==== Great Ship Superbalas ====

The Great Ship Superbalas is an enormous Dragon Carrier with three Great Bombards, one facing forward and two rear facing.  At enormous expense it has been armored in [[nak|Nak Metal]].

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==== Man O War ====

The Man O War, which is not in the [[shipyard|Great Shipyard]] is an [[high_elven_imperial_navy|High Elven Imperial Navy]] experimental model with new stealth technology.  It was rescued by the Free Imperia Navy and is being repaired and tested for safety. 

No-one is cleared to know its location.

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==== Warhawk ====

The Warhawk is an [[elven_confederate_navy_ecn|Elven Confederate Navy (ECN)]] design, hybridizing Elven Grown materials with Vodoni design elements for better handling.  [[captain_tatharandar_windsong|Captain Tatharandar Windsong]] has his Warhawk 'Blue Orian' on Arda and is teaching us about growing custom hulls.

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==== Arrowing ====

There are currently two Arrowings in Free Imperia service. 

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==== Whale Ship ====

The Free Imperia's Whale Ship has levels converted to luxury lodging and casino games. 

At one time it also experimented with a cavalry deployment role.

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==== Great Bombard ====

The Free Imperia Navy has had a [[giff|Giff]] contract for ten Great Bombard ships to be delivered with crews every five years for twenty years. 

Despite their awesome power, a Great Bombard ship looks practically innocent afloat.


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==== Hammership ====

The Hammership is an affordable workhorse for the Free Imperia Navy and the [[watc|West Arda Trading Company]].


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==== Hammership Q-Ship Configuration====

These monsters are 100 tons, but built to look like a hammership.  They have a metal hull, weapons base loadout is 10 dual medium ballista, 5 dual heavy ballista and 4 dual trebuchets, plus the Magic Missile amplifier built into the hummingbird (Crystal Spheres). And a custom feature, both helms (primary and backup) are installed in thick walled 'vaults'.  It doesn't carry much cargo, but it does carry elite Giff gunners and a healthy complement of Air Operations specialists and Imperial Marines.  Anyone thinking they are ambushing a merchant ship is in for a bad surprise.  The Free Imperia runs these on all our regular lanes at irregular intervals. 

The rumor has it that some of the Hammer-Q Ships are now armored with [[nak|Nak]], and may mount Bombards!

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===== Speculative Ship Plans =====

==== Battle Dolphin ====

Dolphin ships aren't in production, but have been investigated for the double hull covert trading potential.

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==== ECN War Dolphin ====

Plans for the [[elven_confederate_navy_ecn|Elven Confederate Navy (ECN)]]'s Battle Dolphin were shared by [[captain_tatharandar_windsong|Captain Tatharandar Windsong]], but there is no anticipated production of these hulls.

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[[http://www.spelljammer.org/npcs/ien/ecn/WarDolphin.html|ECN War Dolphin Writeup on Spelljammer.org]]
==== Swan Ship ====

We aren't actually building Swan Ships in any numbers, but some of us are elves.  It's in our blood; we think about it. Keeping a couple in the yard and fooling around with them is good for morale.

Custom Swan Ship builds are known to be underway at [[tc1|West Arda Trading Company Outpost TC#1]] and Greywind Harbor in [[duchy_eltan|Duchy Eltán]].

Full sized Swan Ship Plans 
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Little Swan Ships

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==== Pyramid Ships ====

We haven't actually made one, but we have Pyramid design experts (Nithian Templars) - could we make 'Jammers that produce Pyramid Power?

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