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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 6623671" data-attributes="member: 2518">A lot of those numbers are wrong. I don't know the exact specifications for all ship types, but if all ships have so many errors like the 1st rate (based on the Victory) then you are in for a lot of adjustment.1. The sizes are way to small. The Victory is twice the size you listed here. The error in size seems to get worse the smaller the ships get. A frigate was 4-5 times the listed size of 35ft.2. Crew needs adjustments. 1st rates had a crew of about 500-600 and not the 850 listed by you. But it also goes into the other direction as 2nd rates had not that much less crew than 1st rates, certainly more than the 250 you listed (they probably had 500).3. I do not know how accurate you want to be with the cannons, but first notice that your ships have less cannons than what they have according to their rating. Also while certainly usable I associate the type of the cannons you use with land warfare. In naval warfare the cannons were differentiated by shot weight (6, 12, 18, 24, 32 pounds and 64 pound carronades). Swivels (small anti personal cannons) were usually not counted.4. You are missing the 72 gun 3rd rate. That was the main ship of the line of the time. The 2nd rate was rather rare as for nearly the same price you could build a 1st rate instead.5. Rowing speeds seem quite high, especially considering that most ships did not employ rowers as form of propulsion at all and instead had to be towed by their own rowboats if there was no wind.</blockquote>

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