Agusta

Lore

Fire & Steel

The Augusta is an Italian-built ship sailing under the Spanish flag, crewed by Italians promised not only a share of the cargo they carry but also land to eventually settle in the Spanish colonies.

Asp

Lore

Revolution

American sailors returning from the Barbary Coast say that this galley, captianed by kal Bhed and his cutthroats, delivers a lethal bite to anyone who stands in her way.

Asgard

Lore

Frozen North

Named for the home of the gods themselves, the Asgard was designed from bow to stern to carry plunder and win glory. (Linked to Shayna Duex)

Trivia

In Norse religion and mythology, Asgard is the realm of the Gods, ruled by Odin.

Aesino de la Nave

Lore

Spanish Main

The "Ship Killer" is armed with huge bore cannons capable of devastating short-range damage. Capitán Gonzalo Mora first rose to prominence on her deck.

When the Asesino de la Nave was captured by the Revenant after refusing to surrender, El Fantasma put the entire crew to death. When Capitan Gonzalo Mora managed to recapture the ship a year later, it was said that the screams of the dying could still be heard.

(Note: The second paragraph comes from a version of this ship called "Aesina de la Nave," which is only in the first addition of the Spanish Main set. Since that ship's flavor text says "Aesino," we could assume this is a typo. However, it could work either way. Google translate says aesino means "assassin," while aesina means "murderess." They're probably the same word, but applied to different genders.)

Arrogant

Lore

Fire & Steel

Called to duty by Capitaine Azarue, this little ship has experienced conflict in arenas as varied as the Mediterranean and the South China Seas.

Armada

Lore

Fire & Steel

Spain was the last of the nations to create a flotilla, but now uses them aggressively to protect its precious ports in the New World.

Argo

Lore

Rise of the Fiends

Armed with the latest navigational devices, the Argo has been tasked to sail the world mapping islands that America can use as ports of call.

Trivia

In Greek mythology, the Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The Argo was built by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera.

According to a variety of sources of the legend, the Argo was said to have been planned or constructed with the help of Athena. According to other legends it contained in its prow a magical piece of timber from the sacred forest of Dodona, which could speak and render prophecies. After the successful journey, the Argo was consecrated to Poseidon in the Isthmus of Corinth. It was then translated into the sky and turned into the constellation of Argo Navis.

Several authors of antiquity (Apollonius Rhodius, Pliny, Philostephanus) discussed the hypothetical shape of the ship. Generally it was imagined like a Greek warship, a galley, and authors hypothesized that it was the first ship of this type that had gone out on a high-sea voyage.

Arabella

Lore

Crimson Coast

Captain Barton named the Arabella after his former mother-in-law, a woman whose corset stays were reportedly as sturdy as the ship's masts.

Trivia

Possibly a reference to the fictional character "Arabella Bishop" in the 1935 Errol Flynn Pirate movie "Captain Blood".

Aquilon

Lore

Rise of the Fiends

Fearing Cursed attacks, France has ordered L’Aquilon’s harpooners to concentrate solely on sea creatures feeding near France.

Apu-Hau's Jewel

Lore

Unreleased (Savage Shores)

Apu-Hau’s Jewel often appears in the middle of terrible storms; unharmed by wind or wave, to attack ships trapped in the storm. It is rumored to be crewed by the spirits of drowned islanders.

Trivia

Hawaiian storm god

Antamasia

Lore

Fire & Steel

Constantly stumbling upon battles between French and English ships, the crew of the Antamasia have become skilled at rigging the ship to sail quickly around trouble—or when they’re prepared, straight into the fight.

Angelica

Lore

Ocean's Edge

Angelica was given her name by Jack Hawkins because she once swooped down and destroyed an English battleship that was about to unleash a broadsides attack upon the Deliverance. Since then Jack has kept a cow on board to feed her whenever she appears.

Angel De Guarda

Lore

Fire & Steel

Despite her size, the Angel de Guarda is often crewed by a surprisingly small number of sailors, her captain trusting the ship’s namesake to protect her when sometimes crucial positions are left unmanned.

Amity

Lore

Crimson Coast

The Amity left England bound for the West Indies, but she never arrived. If this is the same ship, it's a pretty safe bet that she doesn't have the same crew. (Linked to Thomas Tew)

Fire & Steel

The only ship Tew ever used, the Amity traveled the Pirate Round with him twice before her final battle, in which she was taken by a 25-ship Mughal convoy and destroyed. (Linked to Thomas Tew)

Trivia

In 1692, Captain Thomas Tew (a Privateer who later became a Pirate) obtained a letter of marque from the governor of Bermuda. Various Bermudan backers provided him with a vessel: the seventy-ton sloop Amity, armed with eight guns and crewed by forty-six officers and men. By 1694, Tew paid off the owners of the Amity, who recouped fourteen times the value of the vessel.

Alonso de Orozco

Lore

Barbary Coast

The crew of El Alonso de Orozco must swear loyalty to the Knights of Malta over Spain.

Alligator

Lore

Davy Jones' Curse

Made from the bones of a giant alligator, this vessel mutely menaces the shoreline like its reptilian namesake.

Algiers

Lore

Barbary Coast

Wesley has taken command of the Algiers, which has become the most successful Barbary Corsair ship because of his uncanny ability to turn a small supply of gold into a large one. (Linked to Wesley)

Alexandra

Lore

Barbary Coast

Captured by Robert Blake and then turned over to the Knights of Malta, the Alexandria is feared by the Barbary Corsairs for both her firepower and the ferocity of her crew.

Akua Lapu

Lore

Savage Shores

Under the cover of darkness, the seemingly crewless "Tricksters Spirit" will sneak into sleepy port towns and make off with untold riches.

Trivia

Hawaiian: A ghost (lapu) is called an akua lapu to designate those tricky spirits who frighten people at night.

Ahura Mazda

Lore

Frozen North

The Ahura Mazda once sailed the Barbary Coast, but her crew has adapted to a life of crime in the Frozen North.

Trivia

Most likely named after Ahura Mazda, an exalted divinity of ancient proto-Indo-Iranian religion that was subsequently declared by Zarathustra to be the one uncreated creator of all (God).