'Discovery' Privateer Frigate

'Discovery' Privateer Frigate

A Level 37, 38-gun Large Scout

Historical rating: 32-gun Fifth Rate

You must be a Privateer

SAILING Sailing These parameters determine how your ship sails. Max Speed: Maximum Speed How fast your ship can move in battles. Improving battle speed does not improve Open Sea speed. Acceleration: Acceleration Determines how fast the ship gains speed. Deceleration: Deceleration Determines how fast the ship loses speed. Lower values are better if you want to maintain speed, higher values are better if you want to stop quickly. Turning (Fast): Fast Turn Rate The Ship's turn rate in degrees per second. This is how fast the ship turns if it is moving at maximum speed. Turning (Slow): Slow Turn Rate The Ship's turn rate in degrees per second. This is how fast the ship turns if it is moving at a speed of at least 4 knots. Turning Accel: Max Turning Acceleration This shows how fast a ship accelerates into a turn. The higher the value, the faster the ship reaches its maximum turn rate. Turning Decel: Min Turning Deceleration Ships gradually suffer less deceleration as they turn. This shows a minimum amount of deceleration a ship has when turning. Lower numbers (relative to other acceleration stats) are better. Best Point: Best Point The wind angle at which the ship can attain its maximum speed. The wind comes from angle 0o, and angle 180o is running with the wind at your back. SHIP Capacity: Capacity How many units of cargo the ship can hold. O.S. Visibility: Open Sea Visibility How far away other ships will spot you on the open sea. O.S. Spotting: Open Sea Spotting Increases your spotting range, allowing you to detect ships beyond their O.S. Visibility. Crew: Crew The maximum number of crew on your ship. Shows the fighting strength of your crew. Target Tracking: Target Tracking Reduces the accuracy penalties you suffer due to your movement and your target's movement. Improves your chance to hit fast moving ships.	18.20 2.15 3.25 9.43 5.30 7.56 9.47 135 120 57.1 0.0 170 21	37 ( Large) 3 26015 LEVEL (SIZE): Level and Size The level required to use this ship, and the size of the hull. DURABILITY: Durability The number of ships you have left. Decreases by 1 whenever the ship is defeated in combat (with the exception of skirmish). INSURANCE VALUE: Insurance Value Amount of doubloons you will receive for this ship if she is sunk or scuttled.
		HEALTH Health The ship's Health stats show how much damage it can sustain. Hull: Hull (Structure) The internal structure of your ship. When your structure runs out, your ship sinks. Port: Port (Left) The ship's port armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Stbd: Starboard (Right) The ship's starboard armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Bow: Bow (Front) The ship's bow armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Stern: Stern (Rear) The ship's stern armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Sails: Sails & Masts Shows how much damage the ship's sails and masts can sustain. Ships lose speed as they take sail damage.	Integ. Integrity The ship's Integrity stats show how much damage it can sustain. 1375 820 820 410 205 2000		DR Damage Reduction Shows how much the ship's armor reduces the damage it receives. - 4 4 3 2 4
		MODIFIERS Modifiers These change your chance to hit, chance to get hit and the damage you take. Sails: Sails Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's sails and masts. Crew: Crew Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's crew. Bow: Bow (Front) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's bow armor. Stern: Stern (Rear) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's stern armor. Sides: Broadsides (Left & Right) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's broadsides. Grapple: Grappling Grappling offense makes it easier to board ships. Grappling defense protects you against hostile boarding attempts.	OFF Offense Offensive modifiers are a percentage increase to your chance to hit. The numbers here include any benefits from 'Accuracy, All' items. 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0	DEF Defense Defensive modifiers are a percentage decrease to the chance enemies will hit you. The numbers here include any benefits from 'Defense, All' items. 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 0.0	RES Resistance Resistance is a percentage reduction in the damage you take. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
BATTERIES Batteries The guns on your ship are divided into batteries. Guns within a single battery are identical and are controlled as a group. Type Quantity & Weight This shows number and size of the guns in the battery. Heavier guns do more damage, have longer range and penetrate armor better. Lighter guns reload faster and are better at dealing sustained damage against unarmored targets. Reload Reload The time it takes to reload the entire battery of guns, in seconds. Damage Maximum Damage This shows how much damage each cannon can do at minimum range using heavy round shot. Damage gradually decreases as your target gets farther away. Range Maximum Range This shows how far the cannons can fire heavy round shot. Other ammo types modify this range. Acc Accuracy This shows the cannon's percentage chance to hit a standard target at 200 or 400 yards away. The chance to hit is increased based on target size, and decreases based on movement. 200 / 400 Accuracy This shows the cannon's percentage chance to hit a standard target at 200 or 400 yards away. The chance to hit is increased based on target size, and decreases based on movement. Swivels: Swivel guns fire anti-personnel shot, spraying enemy decks with a lethal cloud of musket-balls. 6x 1/2lb 4.7s 8.0 125y -- / -- Topdeck: 12x 6lb 13.2s 26.0 750y 153 / 227 Gundeck: 20x 9lb 20.9s 30.0 750y 153 / 227 Polars Upwind & Luffing Close Haul Close Haul Beam Reach Beam Reach Broad Reach Broad Reach Running 30% - 40% 5.46 - 7.28 knots 40° 15.29 knots 84% 15.29 knots 84% 17.29 knots95% 95%17.29 knots 18.2 knots 100% 18.2 knots 100% 16.84 knots 92.5% Open Sea Speed: 59

Information based on version 02.14.21.00 Current game version is 2.15.46.0

Versions:
02.13.46.00

Combat Level

Combat Level: 40

WARNING

• The correct "Polars" and "Open Sea Speed" remain unavailable at this time.

History

Any type of vessel could become a privateering vessel. The largest were of the same size and power as small frigates. Some were built as warships: an old or unwanted warship might be sold off to a privateer, with which a privateer could be commissioned into regular service.

Strategy and Use

The Discovery fits into the category that players often describe as "shotgun" ships. Its fast reload, high damage and relatively poor range mean that players will typically sail directly at the enemy and unload their maximum payload at close range. A discovery outfitted for armor, reload and damage tends to serve well for this role, and its high speed and dps make it very effective as a tackler.

It is an excellent ship for experience grinding, and often considered one of the best ships for privateers to captain up to level 50. At this level, there is nothing faster - however its lack of broadside integrity will begin to tell at later levels, especially against multiple opponents. Use your superior speed to try and separate your opponents, and to kite when necessary to avoid taking to much damage.

Comparable Ships

• 'Stralsund' Mastercraft Frigate
• 'Raa' Mastercraft Frigate

Distinguishing Characteristics

• +4 accuracy
• +4 target tracking
• 15% faster cannon reload speed over the 'Raa'
• 11% reduction in armor integrity

Attainability

The 'Discovery' Privateer Frigate refit ship is obtained in the Privateer Establishment by talking to the person at the far back of the Privateer Establishment.

The refit can be gained through Marks of Victory: Go to the Admiralty Office in your nations capital to trade the 30 marks for the Refit: Privateer 'Raa' Frigate. Take the Refit and a Raa Frigate deed back to the quest giver in the Privateer Establishment and receive an 'Discovery' Privateer Frigate ship deed.

The Discovery Refit can also be obtained from exchanging 5 Magistrate's Marks of Favour in your capital city. These Marks are obtained from following Magistrate's quest lines.

Sources

• Wikipedia, Privateer, wikipedia:Privateering#Ships.

Version History

(2.14.21.0) 2014-03-04

• Changed cannon battery stats
• Cannon accuracy figures to be included in an upcoming hotfix patch