Sloop

Sloops are fast, agile, and have a shallow draft. They are generally rigged with a large mainsail which is attached to a spar above the mast on its foremost edge, and to a long boom below. They sometimes sport additional sails both square and lateen-rigged. Highly prized among smugglers and pirates for their speed and manoeuvrability they are ironically also the chosen ship of many pirate hunters.

Although primarily a fighting ship and not a merchant vessel the Sloop is sometimes used by merchants who transport small, precious cargoes of luxuries and want a ship that can deter pirates. They are also often used by those who ply their trade up rivers and need a ship with a shallow draft capable of transporting more cargo than a Pinnace and faster than a Coastal Barque.