'La Diligente' Tartane

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'La Diligente' Tartane A Level 1, 10-gun Small Merchant

Sailing Level (Size) 1 (Small) Max Speed: 16.25 Durability 5 Acceleration: 4.50 Insurance 0 Deceleration: 1.72 Health Integ. DR Turning (fast): 21.00 Hull: 550 - Turning (slow): 6.00 Port: 300 0 Turning Accel: 20.00 Stbd: 300 0 Turning Decel: 6.00 Bow: 150 0 Best Point: 90 Stern: 75 0 Sails: 550 - Ship Capacity: 100 Modifiers Off / Def Res O.S. Visibility: 41.7 Sails: 0 / 48 0.0 O.S. Spotting: 0.0 Crew: 0 / 48 0.0 Crew: 20 Bow: 0 / 48 0.0 Target Tracking: 23 Stern: 0 / 48 0.0 Sides: 0 / 48 0.0 Grapple: 0.0 / 0.0 0.0 Batteries Type Reload Damage Range Acc200 / 400 Swivels: 6x1/2lb 8.0 6.0 100y -- / -- Topdeck: 4x4lb 15.0 23.0 350y 99 / --

Information based on version 1.20.51.0

History

La Diligente and her sistership, La Gaillarde were Royal Tartanes, ships built for the French Crown's use in 1738. Both ships were designed as racing vessels, lightly armed and with excellent handling due to their lanteen rigs. They were employed as Royal Yachts, used for both private excursions by the French Royal family and for conveying diplomatic missions. La Gaillarde was sunk in San Salvador, Cuba in 1741, proving that lanteen rigged vessels did cross the Atlantic to the Caribbean. La Diligente was far luckier serving the crown until 1761 when she was finally condemned and broken up. This vessel was modelled by FLS Ship User Content Committee member Kriswood.

Strategy and Use

A small, fast smuggling ship with strong upwind sailing capabilities. It is also excellent for racing.

Tactics

Equip with speed outfittings to maximize her speed on both the Open Sea (OS) and in a Battle. It is one of the fastest ships in the game and is available to all player classes at all levels. Its drawback is that it cannot fight, the guns were designed more for rendering salutes than for defense.

Comparable Ships

'El Dragon' Barque and 'Corsair' Xebec for rig, 'Hiorten' Galeas for firepower

Distinguishing Characteristics

A common design employed throughout the Mediterranean the tartan or tartane is lanteen rigged.

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