Battleship



Battleships are large armored warships equipped with heavy cannons. Several of the races of Azeroth and have similar classes of warships, but not always sharing the same designation.

During The Frozen Throne campaigns several shipyards sold boats according to the buyer's faction, including battleships. While sharing the same stats, the orcish battleship was actually identified as a juggernaught.

The commanders of Lunarfall and Frostwall can also build battleships at their garrison shipyard. They are good against destroyers and weak against carriers.

Second War


The Alliance relied upon its great battleships to control the seas. These hulking behemoths possessed armor and weaponry far greater than that of any other Alliance vessel. The combination of devastating weaponry and substantial armor that they brandished more than outweighed their somewhat slow speeds in waterborne combat.

World of Warcraft
Modern human battleships were reintroduced in Mists of Pandaria They possess a large metal ram in addition to frontal cannons. Chris Metzen seemed to call them battlecruisers in an interview.

These battleships are based on the pirate and wrecked frigate designs.

The Sister Mercy is a ship of the same basic design as the Forsaken battleship, making it another type of human battleship.

Kul Tiran battleships are noticeably much larger than other battleships. They seem to be based more on real life "first rate", given its large size, multiple gun decks, and number of cannons, giving them superior firepower to any other Alliance sea vessel. They seem to make up the entirety of the Kul Tiran fleet.

Notable human battleships
Azeroth:
 * Sister Mercy sailing north of Scalawag Point, Howling Fjord
 * Rhonin's Beard in Backbreaker Bay, Isle of Thunder
 * Seabolt in Backbreaker Bay, Isle of Thunder
 * Spellsails in Backbreaker Bay, Isle of Thunder
 * The Defiant, near the Southern Isles, Krasarang Wilds
 * Valor's Edge, near the Southern Isles, Krasarang Wilds
 * Turalyon's Might, in Bladefist Bay during the Siege of Orgrimmar
 * Proudmoore flagship
 * Anduin's vessel
 * Starsword

, Alliance:
 * Algalon's Watch
 * Arthas's Downfall
 * Boughs of Cenarius
 * Doomhammer's Legacy
 * Falstad's Return
 * Freya's Compassion
 * Full Judgment
 * Heroism
 * Light of the Naaru
 * Mimiron's Folly
 * Protector of the Pack
 * Soul Reaper
 * The Core Hammer
 * The Flame of Hope
 * The Indomitable
 * The Spellweaver
 * The Stonemother
 * Thorim's Hammer
 * Varian's Blade
 * Watkins's Relentless Assault

Forsaken battleship
Scourge battleships appeared during the Third War. After their liberation, Forsaken battleships (previously referred to as destroyers) are now Forsaken warships in service to the Horde that were first seen around the Howling Fjord. They are based on the standard transport ship model with the addition of frontal armor and a cannon deck.

The Forsaken do not have a harbor or any dry docks. The Forsaken navy is composed of ships dredged up from the bottom of the ocean. Most of them were once among Lordaeron's fleets. Despite this, Forsaken battleships can be built at the Frostwall Shipyard. The Forsaken battleships have been equipped with Forsaken catapults, providing their ships with projectile weapons and blight anti-air. According to Sylvanas Windrunner, the Bilgewater Cartel have modified the catapults to be faster and more powerful.

Notable Forsaken battleships
Azeroth:
 * The Windrunner off the Derelict Strand, Howling Fjord
 * The Oblivion off the Derelict Strand, Howling Fjord
 * The Dark Defiance off the Derelict Strand, Howling Fjord
 * The Queen's Reprisal sunken off the Derelict Strand, Howling Fjord, later rebuilt, upgraded and sunken again in Azsuna
 * The Blightbringer in Strand of the Ancients
 * The Casket Carrier in Strand of the Ancients
 * An unnamed ship at the Horde Landing in the Battle for Gilneas.
 * The Immortal Coil sunken off the Legion's Fate, Kelp'thar Forest
 * Dread Ship Vazuvius north of the Misty Strand, Timeless Isle

, Horde:
 * Algalon's Watch
 * Arthas's Downfall
 * Baine's Vengeance
 * Bloodlust
 * Boughs of Cenarius
 * Doomhammer's Legacy
 * Freya's Compassion
 * Full Judgment
 * Mimiron's Folly
 * Nemesis of the Scourge
 * Soul Reaper
 * Strength and Honor
 * The Core Hammer
 * The Dark Defiance
 * The Flame of Hope
 * The Spellweaver
 * The Stonemother
 * Thorim's Hammer
 * Wail of the Banshee Queen
 * Watkins's Relentless Assault

Orc battleship
Several Iron Horde battleships appear as opponents during naval Garrison Missions. Dreadnaughts are also identified as battleships.

Notable orc battleships
, Iron Horde:
 * Master's Call, 's flagship
 * Hell's Maw
 * Hellstorm

, Pirates:
 * The Last Wish
 * Snake Eyes
 * ''The Bloody Scimitar

Elven battleship
Night elven and blood elven battleships appeared during the Third War. They were identical to one another.

Troll battleship
Oppose to the Kul Tiras fleet's battleships, the Zandalari Golden Fleet also process large battleships with heavy broadside cannons.

These ships are not discovered until after the Cataclysm when the Zandalari tribe returned to the shores of Stranglethorn Vale and Thunder Isles. They can notably be found at the Isle of Fangs and Warport Rastari.

Notable troll battleships

 * Rastakhan's Might
 * Gral's Call
 * Breath of Pa'ku
 * Rezan's Claw