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A boat in Stranglethorn Vale.
Boats (aka sea vessels) are a form of transportation, mostly in use between Alliance ports, but also between some neutral ports. The Horde equivalent is the zeppelin airship, although some docked Forsaken ships have appeared in Northrend.
In patch 2.3.0, transport ships were crewed by NPCs. Unfortunately, the vendors did not work as intended and the crews were 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 on live realms.
Ship routes
- Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Kalimdor
- Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Northrend
- Kalimdor ↔ Azuremyst Isle
- Kalimdor ↔ Sardor Isle
- Kalimdor ↔ Teldrassil
- Northrend
Named vessels
Alliance ships
Horde ships
Other Azerothian ships
This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade.
Other Northrend ships
This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
Miscellaneous
Unnamed vessels
Kalimdor
| Zone
| Location
| Coordinates
| Notes
| Screenshot
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| Azuremyst Isle
| Veiled Sea, The
| [33, 31]
| The two Alliance Naval ships floating south of Odesyus' Landing.
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| Azuremyst Isle
| Veiled Sea, The
| [28, 33]
| The high elven ship buried on the southern part of Silvermyst Isle.
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| Barrens
| Merchant Coast, The
| [65, 39]
| The sunken transport ship nearby Ratchet.
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| Bloodmyst Isle
| Hidden Reef, The
| [34, 15]
| The two sunken ships off the northern coast.
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| 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.
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| Darkshore
| Mist's Edge
| [55, 13]
| Gelkak Gyromast's wrecked high elven ship in northern Darkshore.
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| Darkshore
| Long Wash, The
| [32, 45]
| Elura's wrecked high elven ship below the docks of Auberdine.
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| Desolace
| Sar'theris Strand
| [35, 16]
| The sunken high elven ship southeast of Ranazjar Isle.
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| Durotar
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| The nine sunken ships off the eastern coast.
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| 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.
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| Dustwallow Marsh
| Tidefury Cove
| [61, 66]
| The wrecked high elven destroyer.
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| Dustwallow Marsh
| Tidefury Cove
| [57, 62]
| The sunken Alliance warship southwest of Nat's Landing. It is crawling with makrura.
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| Dustwallow Marsh
| Dustwallow Bay
| [58, 46]
| The sunken Alliance ship.
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| Dustwallow Marsh
| Alcaz Island
| [69, 22]
| The wrecked high elven destroyer.
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| Dustwallow Marsh
| Dreadmurk Shore
| [59, 13]
| The wrecked high elven destroyer located among the islands.
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| 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.
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| Tanaris
| Lost Rigger Cove
| [75, 47]
| The two Southsea Pirates ships and one under construction.
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| Thousand Needles
| Shimmering Flats
| [82, 55]
| The high elven ship.
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Eastern Kingdoms
| Zone
| Location
| Coordinates
| Notes
| Screenshot
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| Arathi Highlands
| Drowned Reef
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| The elven destroyer wreck lying very close to the Spirit of Silverpine.
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| Eversong Woods
| Sunsail Anchorage
| [31, 68]
| The docked blood elf ship belonging to Captain Kelisendra.
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| Eversong Woods
| Sunsail Anchorage
| [34, 68] [31, 67]
| The two high elf sunken destroyers.
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| Ghostlands
| Shalandis Isle
| [10, 23]
| The moored night elf ship.
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| Isle of Quel'Danas
| Sun's Reach
| [49, 27]
| The docked night elf ship, that first brought the Shattered Sun Offensive to Quel'Danas.
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| Silverpine Forest
| North Tide's Run
| [37, 29]
| The wrecked ship.
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| Stranglethorn Vale
| Vile Reef, The
| [29, 32]
| Hecklebury Smotts' first ship lying in the ocean, west of Grom'gol Base Camp, next to Smotts' Revenge, his second ship.
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| Stranglethorn Vale
| Vile Reef, The
| [25, 30]
| A sunken high elven destroyer west of Grom'gol Base Camp.
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| Swamp of Sorrows
| Forbidding Sea, The
| [95, 23]
| A rotting human ship that has probably been here for a long time.
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| Tirisfal Glades
| North Coast, The
| [67, 26]
| The wrecked high elven destroyer off the northern coast.
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| Westfall
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| The seven crashed boats lining the shore, including one lying on very deep water. One of them is Captain Grayson's pirate ship.
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| Westfall
| Deadmines
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| The Defias Brotherhood juggernaut located inside.
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Outland
Northrend
| Zone
| Location
| Coordinates
| Notes
| Screenshot
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| Howling Fjord
| The Frozen Sea
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| A Forsaken Destroyer with all Forsaken Crew slain and overrun with Kvaldir trying to retrieve a stolen Artifact
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Boat types
Boat types appearing in World of Warcraft
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- Alliance Transport
- 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.
- Frigate
- Frigates are the warship of choice for the pirates of Azeroth, although surprisingly there are only a few to be found in the service of the Alliance (most notably at Venture Bay). 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. Some confusion over whether these are actually battleships has arisen, but their sail plan has more in common with Warcraft III human frigates.
- Pirate Destroyer
- A new warship based on the mesh of the Transport with a gun deck. They can be found patrolling near Scaliwag Point. More information coming soon.
- Freighter
- A type of cargo vessel that can be found in Venture Bay outfitted with cranes for handling lumber. Somewhat similar to the Oil Tanker of the Second War; possibly a multipurpose type that can be outfitted for various tasks. Driven by stern paddlewheel.
- Goblin Submarine
- A type of submersible that can be found in Venture Bay. Its design draws parallels to the goblin-designed X-52, and it sport a large number of external rocket munitions.
- Orcish Vessel
- More information coming soon.
- Forsaken Vessel
- More information coming soon. It is based on the Pirate Destroyer.
- Vrykul Longboat
- More information coming soon.
- Darnassian Caravel
- Employed principally by the night elves of Darnassus, these 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.
- 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 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.
- Elven Cutter
- 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 have 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.
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