The Valor's Edge, a human battleship.
Battleships are large armored warships equipped with heavy cannons. Several of the races of Azeroth and Draenor 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.
Human battleship[]
Second War[]
- Main article: Battleship (Warcraft II)
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.[1]
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.[2]
These battleships are based on the pirate[3] and wrecked[4] 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" ships of the line, 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.
The 
[Crashin' Thrashin' Battleship] is a toy version of the ship.
Human battleship in the Third War.
Standard human battleship in World of Warcraft.
The Sister Mercy, a pirate battleship.
Lordaeron battleship during the Second War.
Kul Tiras battleship, finally bigger than a frigate
Notable human battleships[]
- 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
- 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)[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
During the Fourth War, the Forsaken navy started deploying taller, heavier battleships such as the Death's Advance and The Swift Vengeance. Those battleships were not armed with cannons like the others, but with heavy ballistae.
Scourge battleship in the Third War.
Unnamed Forsaken battleship.
Undead battleship docked at the Frostwall Shipyard.
The wreck of The Queen's Reprisal.
A new type of Forsaken battleship, used as Sylvanas' flagship
Ballistae in the second deck of the The Swift Vengeance
Notable Forsaken battleships[]
- 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
- Death's Advance, flagship of the Horde during the Fourth War
- The Black Arrow, battleship of the Horde during the Battle for Darkshore
- The Swift Vengeance
- Unnamed Exile's Reach expedition battleship
- 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.[8]
Notable orc battleships[]
- Master's Call,[9] Gul'dan's flagship
- Hell's Maw[10]
- Hellstorm[11]
Draenor, Pirates:
Elven battleship[]
Night elven and blood elven battleships appeared during the Third War. They were identical to one another.
Night elven battleship in the Third War.
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[]
References[]
- ^ Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, Alliance Naval Units, Battleship
- ^ Blizzard Devs Discuss the Mists of Pandaria Release
- ^ [8-30] Gothik the Harvester
- ^ [10-30] Harpoon Master Yavus
- ^ [10-30] The Ancient Armor of the Kvaldir
- ^ Ask CDev
- ^ [10-45] Making the Rounds
- ^ The Battle for Shattrath#Stage 5: The Weapon
- ^ Boarding the Master's Call
- ^ A Ship in Harbor Is Safe, But...
- ^ All Fel Breaks Loose
- ^ For Hate's Sake
- ^ The House Always Wins
- ^ The Wave Mistress
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