Clermont

Level Requirements: 

25/40/10 (Adv/Trd/Btl) 

Intended use: 

Trade

Material: 

Beech 

Basic Status: 

• Vertical Sail: 150 
• Horizontal Sail: 370 
• Row Power: 0 
• Turn Speed (TS): 10 
• Wave Resistance (WR): 14 
• Armor: 19 
• Cargo: 1120 
• Speed score: 487 - May be used to compare to other ships from this site or built/designed by the Ultimate Shipbuilding Tool (UST).

Refitted Status

• +25% (Aide mod): 1460 (may get more depending on the FS used)
• Max cargo with shipbuilding improvements at G1: 1502
• Max cargo with shipbuilding improvements at G2: 1503
• Max cargo with shipbuilding improvements at G3: 1504
• Max cargo with shipbuilding improvements at G4: 1505
• Max cargo with shipbuilding improvements at G5: 1506
• Max cargo with shipbuilding improvements at G6: 1507

Optional skip skills

• Camouflaged Hold: Money Chest＋Special Ship Hold
• Domestic Livestock Room: Warehouse＋Special Ship Hold
• High Lookout: High Quality Rigging＋Mast Top
• Galley: Galley＋Warehouse
• Emergency Acceleration: Large Gaff Sail＋Antifouling Paint

How do I use a Clermont ship?

You have the skills and the requirements but can't sail it?

You received a message saying you don't have enough knowledge of steam ships right?

That's because you need to to do the steam quest prior to being able to use a steam ship.

Detailed step by step instruction on how to complete the clermont quest (or steam engineer quest)

Advantages of a steam ship

• You can increase the sailing capabilities of the ship by using coal fuel
• Your sailors have more resistance to fatigue
• When using coal fuel, you are protected from broad-side waves, high waves, and strong gusts
• While on the seas, you can use the steam whistle from the settings in your Shortcuts

Disadvantages of a steam ship

• Coal fuel (100k each) may be expensive and runs out fast, specially if your nation is not in industrial revolution.

When industrial revolution status return:

• Increased chance of fire occurring while on the seas, including during Sea Battle.
• Rumors say it may reduce up to 15% of your fleet's speed if you do not use coal fuel.
• Fuel(less) steam ships given to aides also reduce speed. Evidence:

•  Fleet members and alts do not affect the convoy speed (if they are not leading it), even if they have an aide sailing a fuelless steam ship.

Fuel

This ship requires coal fuel to sail at full speed and unlock the full potential of Steam Ships.

While navigating on the seas your coal fuel will automatically be consumed.

While Fuel is available, the capabilities of the Steam Ship will increase.

Where do I buy coal fuel?

You buy it in the shopkeeper of any of these cities:

• Bilbao 
• Viana do Castelo 
• Cattaro 
• Le Havre 
• Rotterdam 
• Portsmouth 
• Boston 
• Omaha 
• Sacramento 
• Tacoma 
• San Francisco

What happens if I run out of fuel?

When you run out of fuel, the Steam Engine will cease to function and its capabilities will return to normal (Very slow speed).

Building a Clermont steam ship 

First of all, you need to complete the quest of the steam engineer. Click here to learn how.

Building places

You can also build in any industrial cities such as:

• Rotterdam (The Netherlands) 
• Portsmouth (England) 
• Le Havre (France) 
• Bilbao (Spain) 
• Viana do Castela (Portugal) 
• Cattaro (Venice)

As long as you have invested 2m in that port. 

Step by step

You will find below my step by step to build an aide R20 Clermont at Bilbao.

1. Select Build Ship
2. Choose the Special Side-wheel Hull
3. Select Clermont
4. Adjust the load (cargo)
5. If you put +25% you will get the penalty message.
6. Name your ship

* Note that since Order of the prince update you no longer use FS Parts in the first build.

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