VII. Enemy Vessels
Up until Forsaken shipwrights joined the ranks of the Horde, their vessels mainly consisted of crudely cobbled together floating death traps designed by insane Goblin tinkers, mostly featuring as many canons as they could tie to the bone frames without sinking the “ship”. What the orcs, ogres and trolls lack in intelligence, ingenuity and common sense they made up with sheer dumb luck and the ability to throw more cannon fodder into the fray to deplete Alliance ammunition stores.
Nowadays, with the help of their allies, the Horde is able to field ships which are still woefully inferior in both design and construction, but definitely capable of limited combat on the high seas.
Some of their more notable designs are as follows:
Ogre Juggernaut
Some would describe the Ogre Juggernaut as a “floating fortress”, while any shipwright worth his salt would recognize this abomination for what it truly is: a glorified barge barely able to stay afloat from the excessive number of canons clumsily attached to the deck. Every single Ogre Juggernaut that was launched by the Horde in the Second War was hastily sunk - and it is rare to see this failure in ship design be attempted again on any shipyard save for the Ogres in Draenor who have clearly not learned the lesson of the first Horde who foolishly attempted to conquer Azeroth.
Troll Destroyer
Troll Destroyers were built by the Amani trolls with speed in mind, in order to keep up with the vastly superior Elven Destroyers of the time. Much like their decision to join with the Orcs, this large floating mistake has been mostly wiped out with only a few ships still sailing the seas - mostly manned by pirates who would sooner piss their own britches then face off against a Kul Tiran task force.
Forsaken Destroyer
A virtual copy of the Kul Tiran destroyer, this vessel is one of the most capable Horde warships around today, though they do not enjoy the benefit of experienced shipwrights overseeing the construction, nor the blessings of the Tidesages. Nevertheless, these vessels are capable, but they provide Kul Tiran ships the opportunity to finally put the souls of their lost and misguided brothers and sisters of Lordaeron to rest at the bottom of the sea where the Banshee Queen will be unable to work her vile magics upon them once more.
Orc Frigate
Really just a bunch of spikes on wooden planks with cannons attached. Comparable in capability to a Kul Tiran frigate, though weighed down by the inexplicable use of huge iron spikes throughout the construction that only serve to weigh down the ship and require significantly more ballast to keep the ship from capsizing. A laughbable design choice best relegated to the bottom of the sea along with it’s greenskin crew.
Goblin Submarine
A shoddy attempt to duplicate the effectiveness of a gnomish submarine, Goblin submarines typically do not survive any naval engagement as the torpedoes do not have any safety mechanisms that prevent them from detonating before they exit the torpedo tube. Many a goblin has met their well deserved doom within these metal coffins.