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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
Secondary	None
Restoration cost	Low

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.

Mobility

Each gear step is a separate throttle notch. Speed, turn rate, and turning radius in calm wind are fixed per notch; hull bracing, hold load, and wind angle still modify the effective output. The reverse notch is the only negative gear and turns the hull in the opposite direction.

Gear	Speed	Turn Rate	Turning Radius
Gear -1	-5.2 kn	-5.5°/s	—
Gear 0	0 kn	5.2°/s	—
Gear 1	2.5 kn	9°/s	—
Gear 2	7.5 kn	11.5°/s	—
Gear 3	14 kn	14.5°/s	—
Gear 4	21.8 kn	14.8°/s	—

Build Cost

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

Image	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

Image	Cannon	Effect
	12-Pounders	Baseline naval gun of its caliber; no modifier line. Crafted at a Shipwright's Workshop without a plan paper.
	12-Pounders: Devastating	Hitting a target with more than 50% of a volley applies Raked for 25s; all Damage dealt to affected targets increased by 10%, stacks up to 3 (Rare). Epic ascension adds Reload speed +15%.
	12-Pounders: Perfectly Ordered	After reloading, hitting an enemy within 4s increases reload speed by 30% for 22s (Rare). Epic ascension adds Aiming speed +30%.
	12-Pounders: Tempered	After reloading, waiting 6s before firing increases the next volley's Damage by 40% (Rare); Epic ascension adds Hitting a Weak Spot deals +20% bonus Damage.

Hull Slot

Image	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

Image	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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