Period Ships - Can we sail ships from earlier periods in late period?

[Mirones]

an 18punder is an 18pounder no matter how old

[Destraex]

ok if game staarts in 1690 i guess there is not much change

[Mirones]

well maybe some diffrence in terms of sailing performance but the old ones have the most style

[Destraex]

I agree. The older ones do look better in terms of decoration. The newer ones have better lines and are probably out tougher. I must look at when vvictory was launched.

[AKPyrate]

Victory was launched in:

-1569, a 42 gun ship broken up in 1608

-1620, a 42 gun great ship.  She was rebuilt in 1666 as an 82 gun 2nd rate ship of the line, and broken up in 1691

-1675, a 100 gun first rate launched as Royal James, renamed Victory in 1691, and burned by accident in 1721

-1737, a 100 gun first rate ship of the line, wrecked in 1744 (wreck found in 2008)

-1764, an 8 gun schooner that served in Canada and was burned in 1768

-1765, the most famous Victory, 100 gun first rate ship of the line, currently preserved as a museum ship.

 

I assume you meant to look up just the latter Victory?

[Destraex]

Exactly. Just the latest one. I was just trying to illustrate that some of these ships served for close to 100 years.

Victory ended her active career in 1812 actually. 47 years of active service.

 

I wonder what the longest serving ship of the line would be.

[Baggywrinkle]

Bear in mind her pretty extensive refit 1800-1803... A lucky ship, in many ways.

 

Baggy

[Thundershield]

I wonder what the longest serving ship of the line would be.

 

This might be a possibility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_ship_Fenix_%281749%29

Launched in 1749, broken up in 1836.

[D. Federico de Gravina y N]

I like the idea for have some periods to not mix ships from differents times

[Destraex]

This might be a possibility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_ship_Fenix_%281749%29

Launched in 1749, broken up in 1836.

 

Nice 80 or so years of service. I do like 80 gun SOLs....