Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26890432-20170131222057/@comment-30409692-20170201013533

Lord Eldacar wrote: For the reasons I mentioned above, Byzantine and Greek ships, low-sided, long, thin galleys would buckle in the swells that would likely exist in the Bay of Belfalas. And Caravels are from the 1400s. I chose them instead of galleys for the seakeeping reasons I mentioned above, which, in shipbuilding, cannot be overstated in importance. The latest ship design I have is a 1560 Galleon, and that is representing the pinnacle of Numenorean shipbuilding for Flagships and Nobles. None of these are later than the Spanish Armada and the 17th century, let alone the 18th Century. A ship from the 1700s would have a shorter beakhead, lower fore and aftercastles, and topgallants and royals as part of their rig. Also, the lateen sails on the mizzen and bonaventure masts would be replaced with a gaff spanker, as in the picture below. I agree. Ships made during LOTR would be more like Byzantine or Greek ships unless they were for lords and kings...

