All times are UTC [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 
Author Message
  Offline
 Post subject: The Östfleot
PostPosted: June 26th, 2016, 8:28 pm 
User avatar

Joined: April 28th, 2016, 6:15 pm
Posts: 2001
Location: California
What follows is an excerpt from an official document describing the naval vessels of Östlaed, known as the Östfleot.

The Östfleot is the unified former merchant fleet of the Order of Sanct Creopbaina, the longboat warships of the Östron thanes, peasant longboats + barges as a privateer transport force, and most recently, larger cogs that some are calling a carrack for defense against more heavily armed powers. Some thanes operate independent of the Östfleot, because they are vassals of other nobles other than Eorl Mark Stefan within the Mercurian Empire. The merchant fleet that handles all inter-realm trading was integrated into the Östfleot as a result of the integration of the Order into the government of the Eorldom. Independent traders at this point are required to hire members of the Östfleot merchant marine to man their boats, and are also on occasion required to ferry goods for state business.

Faering
Image

Summary: The Faering is a small sailed longboat capable of carrying a few people and a few tons of cargo.
Purpose: It is primarily used for ferrying people and goods along the coasts, inland lakes, and rivers.
Length: 15m
Used by: Fishermen, smaller traders, and privateers.
Locations: Coasts, rivers, lakes, occasionally across the Ostsee when in sufficient numbers/with larger vessels.


Skeid
Image

Summary: The Skeid is the most numerous warship used in the Östron fleet. It can carry 60+ people.
Purpose: Troopship, basic warship, also used as a merchant boat
Length: 28m
Used by: Östfleot, some traders
Locations: All oceans of the empire, larger rivers, lakes.

Snekkja
Image


Summary: The Snekkja is essentially a 40% larger Skeid. It can carry over 100 people.
Purpose: Troopship and basic warship, often armed with very large crossbows and large slingshots to shoot flammable objects at other boats.
Length: 37m
Used by: Östfleot
Locations: All oceans of the empire, larger rivers, lakes.

Cynnsnekkja

Image
Image

Summary: The largest Östron longship, built only for nobles. Capable of carrying huge numbers of people.
Purpose: Transporting nobles and their military entourage.
Length: 57m
Used by: Nobles of Östlaed
Locations: All oceans of the empire, and far beyond. Capable of going around the entire world.

Small Cog
Image

Summary: A popular trading vessel of Östron merchants, can carry a dozen people or 2-3 tons of goods.
Purpose: Transporting goods for sale and supplies for Östlaed.
Length: 21m
Used by: Merchants
Locations: Coasts, rivers, lakes, occasionally across the Ostsee when in sufficient numbers/with larger vessels.

Cog

Image

Image

Summary: The main trading vessel of Östron merchants, can carry over 150 people or dozens of tons of goods.
Purpose: Transporting goods for sale and supplies for Östlaed.
Length: 26m
Used by: Merchants
Locations: All oceans of the empire, larger rivers, lakes.

Large Cog

Image

Image
Cog on the left, Large Cog/Early Carrack on the right

Summary: The larger version of the Cog.
Purpose: Transporting goods for sale and supplies for Östlaed. Some are retrofitted with cannons.
Length: 37m
Used by: Wealthy merchants, official envoys, Östfleot warship.
Locations: All oceans of the empire

Early Carrack

Image
Image

Summary:
A pending design for an even larger warship than armed large cogs, also to be used as a trading vessel by wealthy traders. The first one was built as an official flagship of Ealdorman Mark Accynnafon I.
Purpose: Warship, trade
Length: 45
Used by: Östfleot, very wealthy traders
Locations: All oceans of the empire, oceans outside of the empire

Small Carrack

Image
Image
Image

Summary:
A fully evolved design from the Early Carrack. Armed with over 30 fire charge cannons aimed for the waterline of other boats, it can devastate enemies unlike few boats that came before it. The first one was built as the flagship of the Östfleot under Ealdorman Mark Accynnafon II.
Purpose: Warship
Length: 50
Used by: Östfleot
Locations: All oceans of the empire, oceans outside of the empire

_________________
Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice


Last edited by Cerdic Accynnafon on August 5th, 2016, 11:13 pm, edited 7 times in total.

Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: June 26th, 2016, 8:44 pm 
User avatar
Duke

Joined: June 1st, 2015, 12:47 am
Posts: 725
These ships look great. I love the detail you put into the rigging, sails and masts.

(Also, are the images for the Snekkja and Skeid switched?)

_________________
Ulrik Gunnarson
Duke of the Gathered Races of Hermertia Homeland (GRHH)
The Chairman of the GRHH Co.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: June 26th, 2016, 8:50 pm 
User avatar

Joined: April 28th, 2016, 6:15 pm
Posts: 2001
Location: California
The Chairman wrote:
These ships look great. I love the detail you put into the rigging, sails and masts.

(Also, are the images for the Snekkja and Skeid switched?)


Hah, not sure how that happened. Probably in all my copy/pasting of stuff...

_________________
Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: June 27th, 2016, 9:17 pm 
User avatar

Joined: April 28th, 2016, 6:15 pm
Posts: 2001
Location: California
Updated to include the Small Cog

_________________
Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: June 28th, 2016, 1:05 am 
User avatar
Duke

Joined: June 1st, 2015, 12:47 am
Posts: 725
I didn't think it was possible for a ship to be adorable. I was wrong.

_________________
Ulrik Gunnarson
Duke of the Gathered Races of Hermertia Homeland (GRHH)
The Chairman of the GRHH Co.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: June 28th, 2016, 1:35 am 
User avatar

Joined: April 28th, 2016, 6:15 pm
Posts: 2001
Location: California
Haha :)

Feel free to rip off the design for sure though!

_________________
Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: August 5th, 2016, 11:14 pm 
User avatar

Joined: April 28th, 2016, 6:15 pm
Posts: 2001
Location: California
Updated to include the Carrack, changed lengths of some ships for accuracy.

Image

Image

_________________
Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: August 6th, 2016, 7:39 pm 
User avatar
King

Joined: May 31st, 2015, 3:32 am
Posts: 846
Really like it Mark! Keep up the good work :)

_________________
Scrios V
King of Perth, Brother of Valyria


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: August 8th, 2016, 2:11 pm 
User avatar
King

Joined: May 30th, 2015, 10:17 am
Posts: 3862
Location: Stirling - Scotland
Dawnstar has much to learn from all of these foreign armadas. Our people have rarely touched the sea, it will take a generation or two to learn and understand things, as well as to build up an experienced base of capable crew hands and captains.

_________________
Petra Ravnikaar of The Veil


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
  Offline
 Post subject: Re: The Östfleot
PostPosted: January 31st, 2017, 1:14 am 
User avatar

Joined: April 28th, 2016, 6:15 pm
Posts: 2001
Location: California
Updated to include the Small Carrack and reclassifying the Carrack as the Early Carrack.

_________________
Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 

All times are UTC [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
Imperium - Modified by Rey phpbbmodrey