The Sinclair's Folly

Originally a trading ship, this behemoth was stolen during a raid on Maine. Now it sits in the Isla's harbour, refitted to be an unflinching wall that defends the Isla. This floating battery may be a slow lumbering beast unfit for the seas, but its maw can rain fire upon any enemy foolish enough to attack the island.

History
Formerly known as the Linlithgow, it was built by the East India Company as a trade vessel with enough defenses to deter pirates. The 1200-ton ship would sail mostly through various ports in the Indian Ocean and South Africa before heading up the Atlantic to stop in England. The captain of the ship however, proposed a great voyage that would take the ship to the Americas, and that is how it found itself harboured in Maine where Commodore Sinclair was on that fateful night.

Setting sail from Puerto, Bruford would lead a select crew to the cold shores of a British fort, seeking to seize the Indiaman to refit as a floating battery. Now brought to Puerto, the ship was worked on for months, refitted to carry nothing but guns and ammunition, its masts taken down to reduce weight with the ship finally being towed into the harbour where it rests.

It was christened the Sinclair's Folly after the Commodore who lost it, and a layer of iron armour was made for it to increase its durability. Its cannons always ready to fire and its armour always ready to protect, it is the guardian of Puerto, ensuring no one dares to strike the Isla before thinking twice.

Appearance
Large even by East Indiaman standards, the Sinclair's Folly is 54 metres (177 feet) long and has two dedicated gundecks, the lower of which boasts 30 24-pounders while the upper boasts 30 12-pounders. The large upper deck, which has no masts, boasts a staggering 40 6-pounders, which sums up to a grand total of one hundred cannons, making the Folly the most heavily loaded ship in the fleet.

It may be wrong to call the Folly a ship, as without any masts, it needs to be towed by several other vessels to move. The lack of sails and masts, in addition to its armor, gives the ship a unique silhouette and look, a striking grey with very little of the wood underneath exposed on either side of the ship.

The figurehead of the ship is a wooden carving of a helmeted knight, representing the status of the ship as a protector of the Isla. A cabin on the top deck is one of the only things that does not hold weapons or ammunition, and is used to discuss plans for battle. Two banners hang by the sides of the cabin entrance, acting as the ship's flags.