Boats, also known as ships or sea vessels, are a form of transportation, mostly in use between Alliance harbors, but also used between certain neutral harbors. The Horde equivalent is the zeppelin airship, although some docked Forsaken ships have appeared in Northrend. Boats stay docked for exactly 60 seconds, then depart.
In patch 2.3.0, transport ships were crewed by NPCs. Unfortunately, the vendors did not work as intended and the crews were eventually removed in a hotfix on 12/06/07.[1] The crew and guards returned in the Wrath of the Lich King beta, and with patch 3.0.2 on live realms.
Boat ferry routes[]
- Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Kalimdor
- The Maiden's Fancy: Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale ↔ Ratchet, Northern Barrens
- The Lady Mehley: Menethil Harbor, Wetlands ↔ Theramore Isle, Dustwallow Marsh
- Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Northrend
- The Kraken: Stormwind Harbor, Stormwind City ↔ Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra
- Northspear: Menethil Harbor, Wetlands ↔ Valgarde, Howling Fjord
- Northrend
- Walker of Waves: Unu'pe, Borean Tundra ↔ Moa'ki Harbor, Dragonblight
- Green Island: Moa'ki Harbor, Dragonblight ↔ Kamagua, Howling Fjord
- Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Kul Tiras
- Kalimdor ↔ Zandalar
Defunct routes[]
- Kalimdor ↔ Sardor Isle
- Feathermoon Ferry:
Forgotten Coast, Feralas ↔ Feathermoon Stronghold, Sardor Isle, Feralas(Removed in patch 4.0.3a)
- Kalimdor ↔ Teldrassil
- The Moonspray:
Auberdine, Darkshore ↔ Rut'theran Village, Teldrassil(Removed in patch 4.0.3a)
- Kalimdor ↔ Eastern Kingdoms
- The Bravery:
Stormwind Harbor (formerly Menethil Harbor) ↔ Rut'theran Village, Teldrassil (formerly Auberdine, Darkshore)(Removed in patch 8.0.1)
- Kalimdor ↔ Azuremyst Isle
- Elune's Blessing:
Rut'theran Village, Teldrassil (formerly Auberdine, Darkshore) ↔ Valaar's Berth, Azuremyst Isle(Removed in patch 8.0.1)
Named vessels[]
Alliance ships[]
- The Lady Mehley Active passenger ship
- The Kraken Active passenger ship
- Northspear: Active passenger ship
- The Frostbreaker: Strand of the Ancients Active passenger ship —
- The Graceful Maiden: Strand of the Ancients Active passenger ship —
- The Bleeding Sparrow: Theramore Isle, Dustwallow Marsh Inactive docked ship
- The Assurance: Stormwind Harbor, Stormwind City Inactive docked ship
- The Stormbreaker: Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra Inactive docked ship
- The Intrepid: Shimmering Expanse Inactive ship —
- The Tidebreaker: Shimmering Expanse Inactive ship —
- Voldrin's Hold: Shimmering Expanse Inactive ship —
- The Defiant: Krasarang Wilds Inactive ship —
- Valor's Edge: Krasarang Wilds Inactive ship —
- Rhonin's Beard: Isle of Thunder Inactive ship —
- Seabolt: Isle of Thunder Inactive ship —
- Spellsails: Isle of Thunder Inactive ship —
- The Vanguard: Jade Forest Wrecked —
- Maiden's Virtue: Menethil Harbor, Wetlands Sunken ship
- The Mist Veil: Mist's Edge, Darkshore Sunken ship
- Silver Dawning: Mist's Edge, Darkshore Sunken ship
- The Gallant: Sar'theris Strand, Desolace Sunken ship
- Wavecutter —
- Gracious Breeze —
- Passion's Reward —
- Stormchild —
- Blind Princess
- Elune's Radiance Sunken ship —
- Lion of the Waves Sunken ship —
- The King's Fang: Cove of Nashal, Stormheim Sunken ship
- Wind's Redemption: Boralus (first seen in Stormwind Harbor)
Third Fleet[]
- Flying Osprey: Menethil Bay, Wetlands Wrecked
- Wave Mistress: Lost Fleet, Wetlands Wrecked
- Intrepid: Lost Fleet, Wetlands Wrecked
- Pride of Tiragarde Sunken ship
- Fathomdasher Sunken ship
- Songswallow Sunken ship
- Gale's Reprieve Sunken ship
- Drustvaria Sunken ship
Northwatch Expeditionary Unit[]
- The Bellipotent: Merchant Coast, Northern Barrens Inactive anchored ship
- Blackpool: Merchant Coast, Northern Barrens Inactive anchored ship
Ships removed in Battle For Azeroth []
- The Bravery Active passenger ship
- Elune's Blessing Active passenger ship
Ships removed in the Shattering[]
- The Moonspray Active passenger ship
- Feathermoon Ferry Active passenger ship
Horde ships[]
- The Blightbringer: Strand of the Ancients Active passenger ship —
- The Casket Carrier: Strand of the Ancients Active passenger ship —
- Galerek's Remorse: Shimmering Expanse Inactive ship —
- Stygian Bounty: Shimmering Expanse Inactive ship —
- The Iron Reaper: Shimmering Expanse Inactive ship —
- Crimson Treader: Isle of Thunder Inactive ship —
- Salabria: Isle of Thunder Inactive ship —
- Starchaser: Isle of Thunder Inactive ship —
- An elven ship: Dustwallow Marsh Wrecked
- Draka's Fury: Lost Isles Wrecked —
- The Immortal Coil: Vashj'ir Wrecked —
- Bladefist Reaper: Jade Forest Sunken ship —
- Stygian Scar: Jade Forest Sunken ship —
- Mannoroth's Bones —
- Orgath'ar —
- Raknor —
- The Banshee's Wail
- The Deathbringer: Ashil's Bay, Stormheim Sunken ship
- The Crimson Squall Sunken ship —
The Windrunner Fleet[]
- The Dark Defiance: Howling Fjord Inactive anchored ship
- The Oblivion: Howling Fjord Inactive anchored ship
- The Windrunner: Howling Fjord Inactive anchored ship
- The Queen's Reprisal: Howling Fjord Wrecked
Kul Tiran ships[]
- The Siren's Call Inactive anchored ship —
- Abyssal Melody Sunken ship —
- The Stormy Pearl Sunken ship —
- Proudmoore Flagship —
- The Siren's Daughter Sunken ship —
- The Valorous Rose Sunken ship —
- The Relentless Active passenger ship —
- Anduin's vessel Inactive anchored ship —
- Old Blanchy Wrecked Ship —
Zandalari ships[]
- Breath of Pa'ku Sunken ship —
- Gral's Call Sunken ship —
- Rastakhan's Might —
- Rezan's Claw Sunken ship —
- Rezan's Wake Inactive anchored ship —
- The Golden Skipper Active passenger ship —
- Gral's Bounty —
- Hungry Riverbeast Wrecked Ship —
Goblin ships[]
- Kezan Runner Inactive anchored ship —
- Gallywix's Yacht Wrecked ship —
Other Azerothian ships[]
Kael'thas Sunstrider's Dawnblade[]
- Silvermoon's Pride: Isle of Quel'Danas Inactive docked ship
- The Bloodoath: Isle of Quel'Danas Inactive anchored ship
- The Dawnchaser: Isle of Quel'Danas Inactive anchored ship
- The Sin'loren: Isle of Quel'Danas Inactive anchored ship
Blackwater Raiders ships[]
- The Maiden's Fancy: Active passenger ship
- Harbinger: Faldir's Cove, Arathi Highlands Inactive docked ship
- Maiden's Folly: The Drowned Reef, Arathi Highlands Sunken ship
- Spirit of Silverpine: The Drowned Reef, Arathi Highlands Sunken ship
- Brashtide
- Neptulon's Bride Active raider ship —
- Shattered Dagger —
Bloodsail Buccaneers ships[]
- The Crimson Veil: Wild Shore, Stranglethorn Vale Inactive anchored ship
- The Damsel's Luck: Wild Shore, Stranglethorn Vale Inactive anchored ship
- The Riptide: Wild Shore, Stranglethorn Vale Inactive anchored ship
- Garrote —
- Devil Shark - Duke Falrevere's Flagship —
- Sea's Castle —
Southsea Freebooters ships[]
- Heedless: Outside Northwatch Hold, Barrens Inactive anchored ship
- Tide Razor: Merchant Coast, Barrens Inactive anchored ship
- Maiden's Dagger: Fray Island, Northern Barrens Inactive anchored ship
- Southsea Pearl[2]
- Conquest[2]
Other Northrend ships[]
Northsea Freebooters[]
- Sister Mercy: Circling Garvan's Reef, Howling Fjord Active ghost ship
Kalu'ak Turtle Fleet[]
- Walker of Waves: Active passenger turtle
- Green Island: Active passenger turtle
- The Half Shell: Moa'ki Harbor, Dragonblight Inactive docked turtle
Kvaldir ships[]
- Bor's Anvil: Borean Tundra Inactive anchored ship
- Bor's Fury: Hrothgar's Landing Inactive anchored ship
- Bor's Hammer: Borean Tundra Inactive anchored ship
- The Kur Drakkar: Borean Tundra Inactive anchored ship
- The Serpent's Maw: Borean Tundra Inactive anchored ship
Scarlet Onslaught[]
- The Sinner's Folly: Dragonblight Inactive docked ship
Sunreavers[]
- The Crimson Dawn: Hrothgar's Landing Inactive anchored ship
- The Firehawk: Hrothgar's Landing Inactive anchored ship
Silver Covenant[]
- The Silver Blade: Hrothgar's Landing Inactive anchored ship
- The Wavecrest: Hrothgar's Landing Inactive anchored ship
Miscellaneous[]
- Diane's Fancy — Sunken ship
- Wavestrider —
- The Horizon Scout: Azshara Sunken ship
- Wreckages: Stranglethorn Vale Sunken ship
- Beating Heart —
- Fearsome Yacht — Wrecked
- Snarling Gribble Eel —
Unnamed vessels[]
Kalimdor[]
Zone | Location | Coordinates | Notes | Screenshot |
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Ashenvale | Zoram Strand | Five orc destroyers and 3 Darnassian transport ships can be found near Zoram'gar Docks, one of the destroyers is being built, about half-way finished, one of the destroyers is sunken, and the third one is wrecked. The wrecked ship, the two floating destroyers, and the transport ships are all burning. | ||
Azshara | Bilgewater Harbor | [58, 52] | A human ship found on the coast of Bilgewater Harbor | |
Azuremyst Isle | Veiled Sea, The | [33, 31] | The two Alliance Naval ships floating south of Odesyus' Landing. | |
Azuremyst Isle | Veiled Sea, The | [28, 33] | The high elven ship buried on the southern part of Silvermyst Isle. | |
Barrens | Merchant Coast, The | [65, 39] | The sunken transport ship nearby Ratchet. | |
Bloodmyst Isle | Hidden Reef, The | [34, 15] | The two sunken ships off the northern coast. | |
Bloodmyst Isle | Bloodcursed Reef, The | [83.8, 19.5] | The six sunken ships (5 human / 1 high elven) off the eastern coast of Wyrmscar Island. | |
Darkshore | Mist's Edge | [55, 13] | Gelkak Gyromast's wrecked high elven ship in northern Darkshore. | |
Darkshore | Long Wash, The | [32, 45] | Elura's wrecked high elven ship below the docks of Auberdine. | |
Desolace | Sar'theris Strand | [35, 16] | The sunken high elven ship southeast of Ranazjar Isle. | |
Durotar | Scuttle Coast | [58, 49] | The eight crashed ships on the Scuttle Coast. Probably part of Admiral Daelin Proudmoore's fleet. | |
Durotar | Bladefist Bay | [57, 8] | The goblin ship docked at the Dranosh'ar Blockade port. | |
Dustwallow Marsh | Theramore Isle | [67, 58] [76, 56] | The two Theramore deserter ships, one docked in town at the farthest dock, the other moored on a tiny island southeast of Theramore Isle. | |
Dustwallow Marsh | Tidefury Cove | [61, 66] | The wrecked high elven destroyer. | |
Dustwallow Marsh | Tidefury Cove | [57, 62] | The sunken Alliance warship southwest of Nat's Landing. It is crawling with makrura. | |
Dustwallow Marsh | Dustwallow Bay | [58, 46] | The sunken Alliance ship. | |
Dustwallow Marsh | Alcaz Island | [69, 22] | The wrecked high elven destroyer. | |
Dustwallow Marsh | Dreadmurk Shore | [59, 13] | The wrecked high elven destroyer located among the islands. | |
Tanaris | Great Sea, The | [75, 27] | The pair of ships in the distance off the eastern coast. They appear to be a pirate ship and an Alliance ship in service to the Goblins firing cannons at each other. Both are on fire. | |
Tanaris | Lost Rigger Cove | [75, 47] | The two Southsea Pirates ships and one under construction. | |
Thousand Needles | Shimmering Flats | [82, 55] | The high elven ship. |
Eastern Kingdoms[]
Zone | Location | Coordinates | Notes | Screenshot |
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Arathi Highlands | Drowned Reef | The elven destroyer wreck lying very close to the Spirit of Silverpine. | ||
Dun Morogh | Newman's Landing | [18, 74.5] | A small wrecked boat off the dock. | |
Eversong Woods | Sunsail Anchorage | [31, 68] | The docked blood elf ship belonging to Captain Kelisendra. | |
Eversong Woods | Sunsail Anchorage | [34, 68] [31, 67] | The two high elf sunken destroyers. | |
Ghostlands | Shalandis Isle | [10, 23] | The moored night elf ship. | |
Isle of Quel'Danas | Sun's Reach | [49, 27] | The docked night elf ship, that first brought the Shattered Sun Offensive to Quel'Danas. | |
Silverpine Forest | North Tide's Run | [37, 29] | The wrecked ship. | |
Stranglethorn Vale | Vile Reef, The | [29, 32] | A ship lying in the ocean, west of Grom'gol Base Camp. | |
Stranglethorn Vale | Vile Reef, The | [25, 30] | A sunken high elven destroyer west of Grom'gol Base Camp. | |
Swamp of Sorrows | Forbidding Sea, The | [95, 23] | A rotting human ship that has probably been here for a long time. | |
Tirisfal Glades | North Coast, The | [67, 26] | The wrecked high elven destroyer off the northern coast. | |
Westfall | The seven crashed boats lining the shore, including one lying on very deep water. One of them is Captain Grayson's pirate ship. | |||
Westfall | Deadmines | The Defias Brotherhood juggernaut located inside. | ||
Silverpine Forest | North Tide's Beachhead, Skittering Dark | The three ships are in a very bad condition. They are referred to as the Warchief's fleet. | ||
Twilight Highlands | Obsidian Breakers | Five known ships met their fate because of Ophelia. |
Outland[]
Zone | Subzone | Coordinates | Notes | Screenshot |
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Twisting Nether | [60.9, 34.5] | A wrecked ship once docked with Kirin'Var Village. |
Northrend[]
Zone | Subzone | Coordinates | Notes | Screenshot |
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Dragonblight | Forgotten Shore | Scattered along the coast are several human ships, damaged beyond repair. They are most likely the remains of the boats used in Arthas' pursuit of Mal'ganis. | ||
Grizzly Hills | Venture Bay | [, ] | A docked Horde ship captained by Captain Zorna. | |
Grizzly Hills | Venture Bay | [, ] | A docked Alliance icebreaker captained by Captain Brightwater. | |
Grizzly Hills | Venture Bay | [, ] | A docked Venture Company ship. | |
Grizzly Hills | Venture Bay | [, ] | An anchored Horde Lumberboat. | |
Grizzly Hills | Venture Bay | [, ] | An anchored Alliance Lumberboat. | |
Howling Fjord | Frozen Sea, The | A Forsaken Battleship with all Forsaken Crew slain and overrun with Kvaldir trying to retrieve a stolen Artifact | ||
Howling Fjord | Frozen Sea, The | Scattered throughout the sea floor and surface lies many unnamed vessels, mostly of human design. |
Boat types[]
- Battleship
- Carrier
- Dinghy
- Destroyer
- Dreadnaught
- Frigate
- Giant turtle battle sub
- Icebreaker
- Juggernaught
- Landing ship
- Lifeboat
- Longboat
- Longship
- Lumberboat
- Merchant ship
- Oil tanker
- Raft
- Rowboat
- Sailing ship
- Schooner
- Speedboat
- Submarine
- Transport ship
- Warship
- Tirassian wind-runner
- Turtle boat
- Galley
- Iron fish
- Keelboat
- Prison ship
- Steam launch
- Steamboat
- Wave runner
Boat types appearing in World of Warcraft[]
Sailing ships[]
Name | Description | |
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Alliance Transport Ship | Seen extensively throughout Azeroth, transport ships are employed by both the Alliance and the Steamwheedle Cartel (and various pirate entities). They employ a barque sail plan (three masts with square sails) with jibs and gaffs and have no prominent weaponry. Their sails would make them suited to open ocean sailing along many points, but at the cost of requiring more crew to man the square sails. | |
Alliance Battleship | Introduced in Mists of Pandaria, these battleships are used by the Alliance as new warships in the Alliance-Horde war. | |
Pirate Frigate | These frigates are the warship mainly used by the pirates of Azeroth, although there are a few to be found in the service of the Alliance. These ships employ brig sail plans, but appear to lack jibs or gaff sails, both of which would contribute greatly to the maneuvering and speed of these craft without increasing the crew requirements to man the sails. With just square sails, these ships would have poor performance sailing against the wind or maneuvering in battle. In realistic terms, these ships would only qualify as brig sloops because of their small armament. | |
Pirate Destroyer | A new warship based on the mesh of the Transport with a gun deck. One can be found patrolling near Scalawag Point. | |
Orc destroyer | These are the ships used by the orcs in the Alliance-Horde war, introduced in Cataclysm. | |
Forsaken Battleship | These are ships dredged up from the bottom of the ocean, most of which were once among Lordaeron's fleets.[3] They are based on the same design as the Pirate Destroyer. | |
Forsaken Battleship | ||
Forsaken ship | ||
Vrykul Longboat | The Kvaldir have two sizes of longship. | |
Darnassian Transport Ship | Employed principally by the night elves of Darnassus, these caravel ships are similar in size and capacity to transports. Built around a lateen sail, they can be seen frequently plying the waters of the west coast of Kalimdor. Their sail plan does not require an extensive crew but can be a liability on the high seas and dangerous in storms, a problem that would be exaggerated by its high sterncastle. | |
Blood Elven Destroyer | A mainstay of the Second War, the trimaran destroyers of Silvermoon continue to be a common sight in the northern waters. While they do not mount heavy weaponry, their ramming prows and versatile junk rigging make them fierce opponents at sea. Their rigging would put them at a disadvantage for raw speed (partially offset by their hull configuration) but at a significant advantage for maneuvering in most wind conditions. | |
Alliance Icebreaker | A relatively new invention, icebreakers appeared with the resurgence of Alliance activity in Northrend. Equipped with sturdy armored prows for icebreaking and backup brig rigging, they represent the resurgence of Alliance naval supremacy in the aftermath of the third war. Like frigates, their incomplete sail plan would put them at a disadvantage were it not for their steam powered paddlewheels. | |
Orcish/Ogre Juggernaught | Once the centerpiece of the Horde's naval power, juggernaughts today are but a fading memory. Only one surviving ship of the type is known to exist, hidden away in a secret dock in the mines south of Moonbrook. Having basically no significant sails to speak of these ships were dependent on steam power to move. | |
High Elven Destroyer | Time has not been kind to the ships of this class. Built during the days of the high elves, and featuring the prominent unicorn sails commonly employed by ships of Silvermoon before their downfall, these were at one time a common sight in the waters of Azeroth. No longer. No surviving member of this ship type has yet been found, and those wrecks that exist to be found are typically mangled so that no conclusive information can be drawn about their full sail plan. All that can be said for sure was that they were reasonably small craft with armored prows suitable for ramming. | |
Tol'vir ship | ||
Transport ship | ||
Naglfar | In the Maw of Souls dungeon | |
Zandalari ship | ||
Big Zandalari ship | With big pontoons at its sides | |
Kul Tiras Destroyer | ||
Kul Tiras Flagship | ||
Kul Tiras Sloop |
There is a wreckage of a distinct Kul Tiran ship in the Siege of Boralus dungeon.[4] A version of this ship has since been seen intact and operational being used by the Alliance during an Faction Assault on Nazmir, until it was destroyed by the Horde.[5]
Other ships[]
Alliance Icebreaker
A type of cargo vessel that can be found in Venture Bay outfitted with cranes for handling lumber.
Oil tankers were used in the Second War.
Rowboats[]
Troll rowboats
Tauren rowboats
Tuskarr rowboats
Pandaren rowboat
Draenei rowboat
Highmountain tauren rowboat
Broken Isles elven rowboats
Nightborne rowboat
Kul Tirans use ferries with numerous ferry masters.
Sailboats[]
Other small boats[]
Blood trolls use their own type of rafts in Nazmir (shown on the left).
Dreadwake pirate ship flying mount.
Submarines[]
- Main article: Submarine
Name | Description | |
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Goblin submarine | A type of submersible that can be found in Vashj'ir. Its design draws parallels to a squid. | |
Gnomish submarine | A type of submersible that can be found in Vashj'ir. Its design draws parallels to a fish, with a giant drill on the front. |
Notes[]
- In Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, orc boats are referred to as Wave Riders.[6][7][8]
Gallery[]
Ships, zeppelins and a flying machine in the Legion cinematic.
Ships in front of the Broken Shore in the Legion cinematic.
Ships in Stormwind Harbor in the Lost Honor cinematic.
Waycrest Manor painting art
Tidesage mural in Shrine of the Storm, showing a tidesage blessing a ship.
A broker boat in the In-Between in the Shadowlands.
Warcraft III[]
Warcraft III: Reforged[]
Patch changes[]
- Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23):
- The boat from Stormwind now sails to Rut'theran Village following Deathwing's destruction of Auberdine.
- Introduced a mercenary ship from Stormwind (same dock as the Northrend ship) with the quest [30-35] Call of Duty.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): The crews have returned.
- Hotfix (2007-12-06): The vendors on the Boats and Zeppelins throughout Azeroth have run out stock and shut up shop, they are no longer able to service you with their wares.
- Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Boats that carry players are now populated with NPC crews, some of which are vendors. The boats also now rock side-to-side while moving.
- Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): Some of the ship paths have been modified.
- Hotfix (2005-04-22): The boat between Menethil and Auberdine has returned to normal operation.
- Hotfix (2005-01-21): Today's maintenance removed the boat that traveled from Menethil Harbor to Auberdine from the realms listed below. Two new NPCs, Captain Placeholder in Menethil Harbor and Captain Noteo in Auberdine, have been placed on the docks where players used to board this boat. Both NPCs are marked with a yellow exclamation point over hovering over their heads (the same exclamation point used to let players know that an NPC has an available quest for them). Opening a dialog with these NPCs will allow players to travel between the two cities.
See also[]
- I'm on a Boat
- Cataclysm travel guide for a map of all major boat/ship routes
References[]
- ^ http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=1905770654&postId=19052191740&sid=1#0
- ^ a b Mentioned by Cap'n Garvey
- ^ Ask CDev Answers - Round 2
- ^ Siege of Boralus Dungeon Shem Dawson, Senior 3D Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
- ^ Faction Assault on Nazmir
- ^ Southshore (WC2 Orc)
- ^ Assault on Kul Tiras (WC2 Orc)
- ^ The Tomb of Sargeras (WC2x Orc)
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