Heron

"'Though relatively slow, the Heron carries a decent amount of cargo and rather large cannons for its small size.' - Shipwright Summary"The Heron is a level two ship with greatly higher health, armaments, and cargo capacity than other ships near its level. However, it is also the slowest sailing ship in the entire game. At a slow speed of four, it is vulnerable to any ship that has decent armament. This makes it an easy target for pirates to sink and loot. It can be used as a low-level trader ship on servers with low pirate capacities. If you really don't care about speed and only care about the raw cargo capacity, this is a great low-level ship, but make sure you use it wisely and not in servers where pirates are raiding unless you want to lose your cargo or try to put up a fight.

Trivia

 * Named after the long necked and legged freshwater birds.


 * Known as the easiest ship to rob, your biggest concern is boarding pirates. Since it has a relatively large hull, pirates that want to sink it will also make quick work of it. Make sure you have an escort if you want to have any chance of reaching your destination.
 * Estimated to be the slowest sailing ship in the entire game
 * Although the Heron can carry 32 pounder long guns, they are almost never seen carrying them, as crafting these cannons requires a high crafting level, and the player would almost certainly be using other ships when they receive access to those cannons.