Galleon

Galloen is a large multi-decked sailing ship. It has been used by the Arcwooder of the Maritime Kingdom. It uses sails as a primary souce of propulsion, and design to be able to self-sustain for a long period at sea. Technically, it can sail across the ocean. The most wwell known galleon is The Grand Immy, the navy flagship boarded by the royal. Galleon is being used as a trader ship for wealthy merchants.

Galleon is one of the two main types of Maritime's warships; the others are Galley.

Design

The Galloen, made of strongest woods, comprised of at least 2 decks. The first one just beneath the deck is universal; Traditionally used as a living quater, it can also be used for a temporary arsenal, mass storage, or the soldier's barrack. The second deck at the bottom of the ship is usually used as the main storage. There are also an sterncastle extended from the backmost deck. It has a room for a high-ranking officers to live, and on its deck lies a steering wheel.

The hull is somewhat a combination of an actual galleon and a trieme. The ramming figurehead is removed, and so the bow looking like the upside down ramp. With the help of the weight itself it can break any small ships in half. And sometime an additional of certain acceloration, it can easily panatrate even the biggest trireme. The heavy weight also has a disadvantage, as the ship may be stuck in a shallow shore.

Contruction

The galleon is very expensive to build. A single ship requires up to thousand woods to make and can take up to two years to build. The ship has to be built by specialized shipwrights as blueprints has never been published to the public, but the people can commission the ships, who has to pool their resources. Nevertheless, estimated 80 to 100 ships have been built for the past hundred years.

History

It was the idea of th Queen Imogen, who wanted to journey to the west. After the end of the First Channel War, she commissioned a ship only dedicated to that purpose. A few experimental galleons had been built, and the best design, later called the Grand Immy, was chosen for a civillian service and later adapted into a military service.

Propulsion

Galleon features the very high and strong foremost to crush any ship on its way. It used one or two main masts, each has two sails at most. Galleon use a cutting-edge one stern rudder design, leading to a more secure to the enemy eyes which is also cost less. Unlike Galley, the ship desn't use oars.

Weapons & Armament

Galleon used basillica and catapult as primary weapons. They used iron balls and harpoons as a projectile, to shoot the enemy with very far range and high speed. Sometime the soldiers are aboard for an auxiliary force. They can be the arrowmans or those from the army in case of battling the enemies grappling and onboarding.

Communication Tools & Systems

On the highest mast places a flag with specific symbol, telling the officer what fleet they belong. The symbol are usually comprising of official emblem - the white star in a circle, and a number. The flag is essential for fleet formation.

Hangars & docked vessels

Galleons and among the warships are docked around the Gulf of Arcwood as well as every other coastline towns, waiting for orders from the government.

Owning Organization

Maritime Kingdom

Complement / Crew

Galleon has an average of 50 crews, but some larger galleon can have more than 300.

Crews

The crews consists the sailors, the stationary crew who maintain the vassel, and there are the officers, who command the ship for both internally (communicate sailors, ensure the cargo) and externally (maneuver a ship, format the fleet). The officers stationed there are including:

• 1 Captain
• 2 - 3 Commanders
• 5 Vice Commanders