Had a new ability thought watching today’s video, but baking it into the ship in was the main portion. Not really sure how it would impact the cost though it makes the ship reliant on keeping the crew alive. Granting access to the US for another canceller seemed interesting too.
USS Alliance
Nationality: American
Point Cost: 19
Masts: 4
Cargo: 4
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 3L-3S-3S-3L
Link: Monsieur LeNoir
Ability: Shipwrights on this ship may repair up to two masts with each repair action or remove one fire mast instead of the normal repair action. French crew can use their abilities on this ship.
Flavor Text: A floating experiment, the Alliance (so named for the joint American and French efforts) boasts extra space allotments to sails and wood that allow talented shipwrights the ability to make repairs almost as soon as they are needed. The novel storage ideas were also easily adapted into improved firefighting efforts, though the ship design came at the cost of some agility and weaponry to others in her financial range.