Ship upgrades

The Defiant can be extensively upgraded through the game, across a variety of categories.

Ship types
There are six ship bases available, affecting its appearance and performance. Ships can only be swapped out while at Neketaka. A 10% discount on all ships can be obtained after finishing The Shipwright's Plight.


 * The submarine was renamed from the "Blade of Tâkowa" to simply "Submarine" in a later patch.
 * The Fonferrus is another ship obtainable as part of the Príncipi sen Patrena questline. It is effectively identical to a Galleon, but cannot be upgraded (other than the guns and flag). Like the submarine, it is not affected by storms, even if Ondra's Challenge is enabled.

Stat table
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 * Min crew size: If the ship has less crew than this, it will receive harsh penalties
 * Sail health: The ship's maximum sail health.
 * Hull health: The ship's maximum hull health.
 * Combat speed: The number of meters this ship can move per round in combat.
 * Travel speed: The adjustment to overland map travel speed when using this ship (0 is default. 100 is double the default).
 * Hittability: Base percent chance to hit a ship of this type.
 * Maneuver turns: The number of turns it takes for an action to complete.
 * Crew slots/jobs: Number of crew members in each job this ship supports. "None" means no job. If they are in the active crew with this job, they are in the Crew Cabin.
 * Supply limits: Upper limit of each supply that this ship can carry.
 * Defenders: Number of defenders that can be spawned for combat on this ship.
 * MinimumDeckhandRanks: The ship will move at half speed if it doesn't have at least this many ranks of deckhands assigned.
 * MinimumHelmsmanRanks: The ship will receive a further -10 accuracy penalty to shots taken after a jibe or turn (on top of the usual -30) if it doesn't have at least this many ranks of helmsmen assigned.
 * CloseToBoardDamageMultiplier: Multiplies Close to Board damage when this ship is closing to board.
 * CloseToBoardDefensiveDamageMultiplier: Multiplies Close to Board damage when this ship is being closed on.

Hull

 * * Prior to patch 5.0.0 (The Ultimate), Blackwood Hull could be purchased at the Neketaka ship supply vendor. This is no longer the case, and it must now be crafted using 5 Blackwood Logs, found strewn throughout various dungeons in the Deadfire.

Sails
Affect travel speed and sail health.
 * As of patch 5.0.0 (The Ultimate), Dragonwing Sails can no longer be purchased at Neketaka. They have been moved to the Splintered Reef ship supply vendor.

Guns
Affects damage dealt to enemy ships. Unlike sails or hull, these can be purchased and replaced individually. Guns can be obtained by boarding named enemy ships.


 * All guns deal 1 damage when they hit abovedeck and belowdeck crew, with the exception of Haefric's Nose which does 2 damage. See ship combat for more information.
 * Magranite Firethrower and Rathun Fireshot can only trigger Deck Fire and Sail Fire ship events.

Colors
The flags you fly on the mast of your ship, declaring your origin and allegiance, allowing ships to tell friend from foe... And slip by unmolested. Faction colors can be obtained by boarding an enemy ship.

Miscellaneous
These upgrades permanently change the appearance of the ship interior, and otherwise do not serve a functional purpose. Like other upgrades, neither can be applied to the ghost ship or submarine.

Triumphs
Triumphs are flags bearing the name and standard of the defeated ship's captain, and are given to the player as a reward for defeating a named enemy ship. While triumphs don't give you any stats or bonuses, they are visible on the rigging of your ship as a reminder of your victories, and serve as as a warning to passers-by. All triumphs are items looted after ship combat, with the exception of the Triumph of Dereo the Lean, which is given to you on completion of The Cornett's Call.

Behind the scenes

 * Ship upgrades that don't seem to be used, or were cut from the game include:
 * Fishing Net - perhaps used to gain food for the crew while out at sea.
 * Deep Water Capable - Given to you by Zamar for . Possibly indicating that there were plans to limit travel through deep water, as a precursor to Stranded.
 * Trophies: Similar to triumphs. Examples found in the game files include "Arkemyr's Storybook", "Ship in a Bottle", "Explorer's Globe".