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Boat

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Boats, also known as ships or sea vessels, are a form of transportation, mostly in use between Alliance harbors, but also used between certain neutral harbors. The Horde equivalent is the zeppelin airship, although some docked Forsaken ships have appeared in Northrend. Boats stay docked for exactly 60 seconds, then depart.

In patch 2.3.0, transport ships were crewed by NPCs. Unfortunately, the vendors did not work as intended and the crews were eventually removed in a hotfix on 12/06/07.[1] The crew and guards returned in the Wrath of the Lich King beta, and with patch 3.0.2 on live realms.

Boat ferry routes

Vanilla Alliance Routes
CataBoatZepRouteMap
Goblin area situated on the map
Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Kalimdor
Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Northrend
Northrend
Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Kul Tiras
Kalimdor ↔ Zandalar

Defunct routes

Kalimdor ↔ Sardor Isle
Kalimdor ↔ Teldrassil
Kalimdor ↔ Eastern Kingdoms
Kalimdor ↔ Azuremyst Isle

Named vessels

Tides of Darkness cover art
Alliance architecture

Alliance ships

Third Fleet

Northwatch Expeditionary Unit

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Ships removed in Battle For Azeroth Battle for Azeroth

Ships removed in the Shattering

Horde ships

The Windrunner Fleet

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Kul Tiran ships

Zandalari ships

Goblin ships

Other Azerothian ships

Kael'thas Sunstrider's Dawnblade

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Blackwater Raiders ships

Bloodsail Buccaneers ships

Southsea Freebooters ships

Other Northrend ships

Northsea Freebooters

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Kalu'ak Turtle Fleet

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Kvaldir ships

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Scarlet Onslaught

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Sunreavers

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Silver Covenant

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Miscellaneous

Unnamed vessels

Kalimdor

Zone Location Coordinates Notes Screenshot
Ashenvale Zoram Strand Five orc destroyers and 3 Darnassian transport ships can be found near Zoram'gar Docks, one of the destroyers is being built, about half-way finished, one of the destroyers is sunken, and the third one is wrecked. The wrecked ship, the two floating destroyers, and the transport ships are all burning.
Azshara Bilgewater Harbor [58, 52] A human ship found on the coast of Bilgewater Harbor
Azuremyst Isle Veiled Sea, The [33, 31] The two Alliance Naval ships floating south of Odesyus' Landing.
Azuremyst Isle Veiled Sea, The [28, 33] The high elven ship buried on the southern part of Silvermyst Isle.
Barrens Merchant Coast, The [65, 39] The sunken transport ship nearby Ratchet.
Bloodmyst Isle Hidden Reef, The [34, 15] The two sunken ships off the northern coast.
Bloodmyst Isle Bloodcursed Reef, The [83.8, 19.5] The six sunken ships (5 human / 1 high elven) off the eastern coast of Wyrmscar Island.
Darkshore Mist's Edge [55, 13] Gelkak Gyromast's wrecked high elven ship in northern Darkshore.
Darkshore Long Wash, The [32, 45] Elura's wrecked high elven ship below the docks of Auberdine.
Desolace Sar'theris Strand [35, 16] The sunken high elven ship southeast of Ranazjar Isle.
Durotar Scuttle Coast [58, 49] The eight crashed ships on the Scuttle Coast. Probably part of Admiral Daelin Proudmoore's fleet.
Durotar Bladefist Bay [57, 8] The goblin ship docked at the Dranosh'ar Blockade port.
Dustwallow Marsh Theramore Isle [67, 58] [76, 56] The two Theramore deserter ships, one docked in town at the farthest dock, the other moored on a tiny island southeast of Theramore Isle.
Dustwallow Marsh Tidefury Cove [61, 66] The wrecked high elven destroyer.
Dustwallow Marsh Tidefury Cove [57, 62] The sunken Alliance warship southwest of Nat's Landing. It is crawling with makrura.
Dustwallow Marsh Dustwallow Bay [58, 46] The sunken Alliance ship.
Dustwallow Marsh Alcaz Island [69, 22] The wrecked high elven destroyer.
Dustwallow Marsh Dreadmurk Shore [59, 13] The wrecked high elven destroyer located among the islands.
Tanaris Great Sea, The [75, 27] The pair of ships in the distance off the eastern coast. They appear to be a pirate ship and an Alliance ship in service to the Goblins firing cannons at each other. Both are on fire.
Tanaris Lost Rigger Cove [75, 47] The two Southsea Pirates ships and one under construction.
Thousand Needles Shimmering Flats [82, 55] The high elven ship.

Eastern Kingdoms

Zone Location Coordinates Notes Screenshot
Arathi Highlands Drowned Reef The elven destroyer wreck lying very close to the Spirit of Silverpine.
Dun Morogh Newman's Landing [18, 74.5] A small wrecked boat off the dock.
Eversong Woods Sunsail Anchorage [31, 68] The docked blood elf ship belonging to Captain Kelisendra.
Eversong Woods Sunsail Anchorage [34, 68] [31, 67] The two high elf sunken destroyers.
Ghostlands Shalandis Isle [10, 23] The moored night elf ship.
Isle of Quel'Danas Sun's Reach [49, 27] The docked night elf ship, that first brought the Shattered Sun Offensive to Quel'Danas.
Silverpine Forest North Tide's Run [37, 29] The wrecked ship.
Stranglethorn Vale Vile Reef, The [29, 32] A ship lying in the ocean, west of Grom'gol Base Camp.
Stranglethorn Vale Vile Reef, The [25, 30] A sunken high elven destroyer west of Grom'gol Base Camp.
Swamp of Sorrows Forbidding Sea, The [95, 23] A rotting human ship that has probably been here for a long time.
Tirisfal Glades North Coast, The [67, 26] The wrecked high elven destroyer off the northern coast.
Westfall The seven crashed boats lining the shore, including one lying on very deep water. One of them is Captain Grayson's pirate ship.
Westfall Deadmines The Defias Brotherhood juggernaut located inside.
Silverpine Forest North Tide's Beachhead, Skittering Dark The three ships are in a very bad condition. They are referred to as the Warchief's fleet.
Twilight Highlands Obsidian Breakers Five known ships met their fate because of Ophelia.

Outland

Zone Subzone Coordinates Notes Screenshot
Twisting Nether [60.9, 34.5] A wrecked ship once docked with Kirin'Var Village.

Northrend

Zone Subzone Coordinates Notes Screenshot
Dragonblight Forgotten Shore Scattered along the coast are several human ships, damaged beyond repair. They are most likely the remains of the boats used in Arthas' pursuit of Mal'ganis.
Grizzly Hills Venture Bay [, ] A docked Horde ship captained by Captain Zorna.
Grizzly Hills Venture Bay [, ] A docked Alliance icebreaker captained by Captain Brightwater.
Grizzly Hills Venture Bay [, ] A docked Venture Company ship.
Grizzly Hills Venture Bay [, ] An anchored Horde Lumberboat.
Grizzly Hills Venture Bay [, ] An anchored Alliance Lumberboat.
Howling Fjord Frozen Sea, The A Forsaken Battleship with all Forsaken Crew slain and overrun with Kvaldir trying to retrieve a stolen Artifact
Howling Fjord Frozen Sea, The Scattered throughout the sea floor and surface lies many unnamed vessels, mostly of human design.

Boat types

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Boat types appearing in World of Warcraft

This section contains information that needs to be cleaned up. Reason: Note that this section attempts to describe boats and ships appearing in World of Warcraft using real-world standards and terminology. This may not be the proper thing to do.

Sailing ships

Name Description
Alliance Transport Ship Seen extensively throughout Azeroth, transport ships are employed by both the Alliance and the Steamwheedle Cartel (and various pirate entities). They employ a barque sail plan (three masts with square sails) with jibs and gaffs and have no prominent weaponry. Their sails would make them suited to open ocean sailing along many points, but at the cost of requiring more crew to man the square sails.
Alliance Battleship Introduced in Mists of Pandaria, these battleships are used by the Alliance as new warships in the Alliance-Horde war.
Pirate Frigate These frigates are the warship mainly used by the pirates of Azeroth, although there are a few to be found in the service of the Alliance. These ships employ brig sail plans, but appear to lack jibs or gaff sails, both of which would contribute greatly to the maneuvering and speed of these craft without increasing the crew requirements to man the sails. With just square sails, these ships would have poor performance sailing against the wind or maneuvering in battle. In realistic terms, these ships would only qualify as brig sloops because of their small armament.
Pirate Destroyer A new warship based on the mesh of the Transport with a gun deck. One can be found patrolling near Scalawag Point.
Orc destroyer These are the ships used by the orcs in the Alliance-Horde war, introduced in Cataclysm.
Forsaken Battleship These are ships dredged up from the bottom of the ocean, most of which were once among Lordaeron's fleets.[3] They are based on the same design as the Pirate Destroyer.
Forsaken Battleship
Forsaken ship
Vrykul Longboat The Kvaldir have two sizes of longship.
Darnassian Transport Ship Employed principally by the night elves of Darnassus, these caravel ships are similar in size and capacity to transports. Built around a lateen sail, they can be seen frequently plying the waters of the west coast of Kalimdor. Their sail plan does not require an extensive crew but can be a liability on the high seas and dangerous in storms, a problem that would be exaggerated by its high sterncastle.
Blood Elven Destroyer A mainstay of the Second War, the trimaran destroyers of Silvermoon continue to be a common sight in the northern waters. While they do not mount heavy weaponry, their ramming prows and versatile junk rigging make them fierce opponents at sea. Their rigging would put them at a disadvantage for raw speed (partially offset by their hull configuration) but at a significant advantage for maneuvering in most wind conditions.
Alliance Icebreaker A relatively new invention, icebreakers appeared with the resurgence of Alliance activity in Northrend. Equipped with sturdy armored prows for icebreaking and backup brig rigging, they represent the resurgence of Alliance naval supremacy in the aftermath of the third war. Like frigates, their incomplete sail plan would put them at a disadvantage were it not for their steam powered paddlewheels.
Orcish/Ogre Juggernaught Once the centerpiece of the Horde's naval power, juggernaughts today are but a fading memory. Only one surviving ship of the type is known to exist, hidden away in a secret dock in the mines south of Moonbrook. Having basically no significant sails to speak of these ships were dependent on steam power to move.
High Elven Destroyer Time has not been kind to the ships of this class. Built during the days of the high elves, and featuring the prominent unicorn sails commonly employed by ships of Silvermoon before their downfall, these were at one time a common sight in the waters of Azeroth. No longer. No surviving member of this ship type has yet been found, and those wrecks that exist to be found are typically mangled so that no conclusive information can be drawn about their full sail plan. All that can be said for sure was that they were reasonably small craft with armored prows suitable for ramming.
Tol'vir ship
Transport ship
Naglfar In the Maw of Souls dungeon
Zandalari ship
Big Zandalari ship With big pontoons at its sides
Kul Tiras Destroyer
Kul Tiras Flagship
Kul Tiras Sloop

There is a wreckage of a distinct Kul Tiran ship in the Siege of Boralus dungeon.[4] A version of this ship has since been seen intact and operational being used by the Alliance during an Faction Assault on Nazmir, until it was destroyed by the Horde.[5]

Other ships

Oil tankers were used in the Second War.

Rowboats

Kul Tirans use ferries with numerous ferry masters.

Sailboats

  • Gilnean sailboats
    Gilnean sailboats
  • Tol'vir sailboats next to tol'vir ships.
    Tol'vir sailboats next to tol'vir ships.
  • Kul Tiran sailboat
    Kul Tiran sailboat

Other small boats

Submarines

Main article: Submarine
Name Description
Goblin submarine A type of submersible that can be found in Vashj'ir. Its design draws parallels to a squid.
Gnomish submarine A type of submersible that can be found in Vashj'ir. Its design draws parallels to a fish, with a giant drill on the front.

Notes

Gallery

Warcraft III

  • Alliance transport
    Alliance transport
  • Alliance frigate
    Alliance frigate
  • Alliance battleship
    Alliance battleship
  • Alliance ship
    Alliance ship
  • Night elf fishing ship
    Night elf fishing ship
  • Night elven transport
    Night elven transport
  • Night elf frigate.
    Night elf frigate.
  • Night elf battleship
    Night elf battleship
  • Horde frigate
    Horde frigate
  • Horde juggernaught
    Horde juggernaught
  • Undead transport
    Undead transport
  • Undead frigate
    Undead frigate
  • Undead battleship
    Undead battleship

Warcraft III: Reforged

  • Human Transport Ship
    Human Transport Ship
  • Human frigate
    Human frigate
  • Human battleship
    Human battleship
  • Ship wcr
    Ship wcr
  • Orc Transport Ship
    Orc Transport Ship
  • Orc frigate
    Orc frigate
  • Orc juggernaught
    Orc juggernaught
  • Night Elf Transport Ship
    Night Elf Transport Ship
  • Night elf frigate
    Night elf frigate
  • Night elf battleship
    Night elf battleship
  • Night elf fishing ship
    Night elf fishing ship
  • Undead Transport Ship
    Undead Transport Ship
  • Undead frigate
    Undead frigate
  • Undead battleship
    Undead battleship

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23):
    • The boat from Stormwind now sails to Rut'theran Village following Deathwing's destruction of Auberdine.
    • Introduced a mercenary ship from Stormwind (same dock as the Northrend ship) with the quest A [30-35] Call of Duty.
  • Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): The crews have returned.
  • Hotfix (2007-12-06): The vendors on the Boats and Zeppelins throughout Azeroth have run out stock and shut up shop, they are no longer able to service you with their wares.
  • Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Boats that carry players are now populated with NPC crews, some of which are vendors. The boats also now rock side-to-side while moving.
  • Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): Some of the ship paths have been modified.
  • Hotfix (2005-04-22): The boat between Menethil and Auberdine has returned to normal operation.
  • Hotfix (2005-01-21): Today's maintenance removed the boat that traveled from Menethil Harbor to Auberdine from the realms listed below. Two new NPCs, Captain Placeholder in Menethil Harbor and Captain Noteo in Auberdine, have been placed on the docks where players used to board this boat. Both NPCs are marked with a yellow exclamation point over hovering over their heads (the same exclamation point used to let players know that an NPC has an available quest for them). Opening a dialog with these NPCs will allow players to travel between the two cities.

See also

References

 
  1. ^ http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=1905770654&postId=19052191740&sid=1#0
  2. ^ a b Mentioned by Cap'n Garvey
  3. ^ Ask CDev Answers - Round 2
  4. ^ Siege of Boralus Dungeon Shem Dawson, Senior 3D Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
  5. ^ Faction Assault on Nazmir
  6. ^ Southshore (WC2 Orc)
  7. ^ Assault on Kul Tiras (WC2 Orc)
  8. ^ The Tomb of Sargeras (WC2x Orc)
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