Transport ship



Transport ships are boats that come in many designs from different races but their purpose remains the same. They are used to carry troops and equipment across bodies of water to deliver them to battles in remote locations.

Alliance transports
Transports were a vital part of the Alliance war effort, for it was these sturdy vessels which allowed troops to traverse various waterways to engage in battle. Designed to carry and deliver several ground units directly onto the shore, transports were slow and unarmed, and thus relied upon protection from destroyers and battleships.

Horde transports
Transports were huge, skeletal ships charged with ferrying Horde troops across large bodies of water. Being slow and bulky, transports relied upon magical armor to repel enemy fire. Although the Horde was known to defend their transports with destroyers and juggernaughts, some reckless crews sailed straight into a naval engagement to deliver their troops to land.

Third War
Generic transport ships could be bought at any Goblin Shipyard. During the The Frozen Throne campaigns several shipyards also sold boats according to the buyer's faction, including transports.

World of Warcraft
The transports of the Second War were closer to landing crafts than real transport ships and such boats have not been seen in Azeroth yet, but the Iron Horde has been known to use landing barges on. Generic ships used by both humans and goblins of the Steamwheedle Cartel are nowadays used as active passenger ships. The night elves also have a sizable transport fleet.

The commanders of Lunarfall and Frostwall can also build generic transport ships at their garrison shipyard.

Notable transport ships
Azeroth:
 * The Maiden's Fancy
 * The Lady Mehley
 * The Bravery
 * Elune's Blessing
 * Feathermoon Ferry
 * The Moonspray

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, Alliance:
 * A Free Kill
 * Acheon Kor
 * Bonus Roll
 * Booty Bay's Bounty
 * Chen's Favorite Brew
 * Kobold's Candle
 * Master Looter
 * Old Blanchy
 * Ram's Belly
 * Screeching Harpy
 * The Cloud Serpent
 * The Emerald Turtle
 * The Explorer
 * The Hungry Riverbeast
 * The Libation
 * The Rolling Barrel
 * The Sea Foam
 * The Slash Dance
 * Trick of the Trade
 * Unwashed Yak

🇨🇴, Horde:
 * A Free Kill
 * Bonus Roll
 * Booty Bay's Bounty
 * Chen's Favorite Brew
 * Lazy Tallstrider
 * Lumbering Kodo
 * Master Looter
 * Razormane's Dread
 * Screeching Harpy
 * Snickering Hyena
 * The Abomination
 * The Cloud Serpent
 * The Emerald Turtle
 * The Hungry Riverbeast
 * The Libation
 * The Rolling Barrel
 * The Sea Foam
 * The Slash Dance
 * Trick of the Trade
 * Unwashed Yak

, Iron Horde:
 * Iron Boats

Trivia

 * In Warcraft II, the model used for the Horde transports was originally intended to be given to the Horde destroyers instead. The Alliance transport ships in that game were also paddlewheel-driven, something that would later also be seen in the human destroyers..