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Ketch is a stock variant of the Ketch ship class in Windrose. A ketch is one of the most common ships in the Caribbean, valued for its reliability and simplicity. Stock ship variants have balanced stats, no real strengths or weaknesses. Build one at the Wharf with the right Ship Design plan, then outfit the cannon, hull, naval tactics, and boarding party slots before setting sail.

Ketch

Overview

Property	Value
Hitpoints	50,000
Max Speed	19
Cargo size	28
Main battery	3 guns, 12 lbs
Crew	50

Strategic Role

The stock Ketch is the balanced loadout: neither the fastest raider nor the toughest fortress, but versatile enough to handle escort, trade protection, or first-encounter combat. New captains who just finished the tutorial typically build a stock Ketch first because every naval-tactics and hull-bracing combo the class can mount is available out of the box.

Build Cost

Construct Ketch at the Wharf after learning Ship Design: Ketch. The following materials are consumed when the keel is laid:

Ingredient	Quantity
Nails	x100
Wood	x150
Coarse Fabric	x40
Rope	x30

Equipment Loadout

Each Ketch carries dedicated slots for ship cannons, hull bracings, naval tactics, and crew equipment. The following items can be mounted on Ketch at the Wharf interface once the hull is built.

Cannon Slot

Cannon	Effect
12-Pounders	Baseline naval gun of its caliber; no special modifier
12-Pounders: Devastating	Applies Raked effect on high-impact hits; Epic increases Damage vs Raked targets
12-Pounders: Perfectly Ordered	Timed-release volleys; Epic adds +20% Weak Spot damage
12-Pounders: Tempered	Wait 6s after reload for +40% next-volley damage (Rare); Epic adds +20% Weak Spot damage
12-Pounder: Tempered	Wait 6s after reload for +40% next-volley damage (Rare); Epic adds +20% Weak Spot damage

Hull Slot

Hull Bracing	Effect
Hull bracing	Standard timber bracing for baseline ship survivability
Hull bracing: Iron resolve	Fortified hull: higher raw HP under combat
Hull bracing: Keelhold	Taking damage no longer affects repair-kit duration
Hull bracing: Standfast	Improvised hull: trades raw HP for cheap material cost

Naval Tactics Slot

Naval Tactic	Effect
Naval Tactics I: Ambush	Patient first strike: +130% damage on next volley after 2 min of neither taking nor dealing damage
Naval Tactics II: No Quarter	Aggression buff during sustained combat
Naval Tactics III: Stretch the Supply	Reduces consumable usage for extended engagements
Naval Tactics IV: Shipshape	Out-of-combat hull regeneration
Naval Tactics V: Silence the Guns	Suppressing fire pressure on enemy reloads

Crew Equipment Slot

Crew Gear	Effect
Boarding Party Gear	Improves boarding party performance.

How to Unlock

To build Ketch you must first own the Ship Design: Ketch plan. Ship design plans are typically rewarded through faction reputation quests, purchased from Provisioners at matching reputation rank, or dropped by named ships during fleet engagements.

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