All Things Vargr

[Condottiere]

Vargr: Military Organization

A. The word "barque" entered English via the French term, which in turn came from the Latin barca by way of Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, or Italian.

B. Bark could be the hull configuration most optimal for trade in Vargrspace.

C. Corsair, by itself, is more descriptive of function, rather than a boat type.

D. Three hundred tonnes seems a pointless compromise, so we'll keep the legacy four hundred tonnes.

E. Five hundred tonnes seems to turn up in Adventure Class Ships, not sure why.

F. Six hundred tonnes, due to engineering compatibility, seems more suitable.

 

[Grav_Moped]

8. Manoeuvre drive probably varies, depending how important acceleration becomes.

It's likely to be as much M-drive as can plausibly fit, for bragging rights if nothing else.

 

[Condottiere]

It's more if they fear, or anticipate, being a predator, or prey.

I think the hotrods will be smallcraft.

 

[Condottiere]

Vargr: Military Organization

G. The word brig has been used in the past as an abbreviation of brigantine (which is the name for a two-masted vessel with foremast fully square rigged and her mainmast rigged with both a fore-and-aft mainsail, square topsails and possibly topgallant sails).

H. Due to their speed and maneuverability they were popular among pirates (though they were rare among American and Caribbean pirates).[4][8]

I. In the early 19th century the brig was a standard cargo ship.

J. It was seen as "fast and well sailing", but required a large crew to handle its rigging.[10]

K. The candidate for eight hundred tonne hull.

 

[TamsinP]

From my rough calculations of various Napoleonic era ship sizes, 600 to 800 dTons is about right for a Royal Navy gun-brig (commanded by a Lieutenant), which would have been about the same size as a civilian brig. The larger brig-sloops ("sloops of war", commanded by a Commander; brig-rigged, not sloop-rigged - sloop-rigged vessels were designated as schooners) work out as about 1400 to 2000 dTons.