The Star Crossed Lover

The Star Crossed Lover is a the ship captained by Captain Sevali Rift.

The ship is similar to a real world Sloop. It has 8 cannons.

The Star Crossed Lover is a single-masted sloop with a bowsprit half as long as her hull, making her perhaps one of the swiftest and agile vessels of her day. If the wind is favorable, a square topsail could be hoisted to give her a speed that on occasion can exceed 11 knots. She is 80' long, and has three decks. The main deck with the rigging and crows nest, below deck with the kitchen, cannon room, supplies, and infirmary. Then the bilges down below.

A Sloop crew, namely pirates, would use their vessel to get close to an enemy ship through deception, or failing that would position themselves to give the most amount of wind in their sails and achieve full speed to simply run down the enemy. If they attempted to fight back the Sloop would avoid enemy cannon fire while closing the distance to unleash their own cannons onto the ship, aiming at crucial points such as masts and rigging, to cripple the ship and make it easier to board. As well Sloops have shallower draughts or levels the hull sits in the water, meaning they can move and perform better in shallow water than larger heavier ships which would run aground and become easy targets.