Hey there, Pirate! Have you ever wanted to know exactly how many ships you have to fight and what specific quests and books you fight them in in order to complete the main storyline. What? No? Well uhh... too bad!

A few ground rules here. So, in compiling this, as any seasoned Pirate player will know, many of these ship quests are the dreaded defeat and collect quests. These defeat and collect quests can often double the amount of ships you are required to defeat. On top of this, some quests will ask for, for example, defeat and collect from 6 Black Storm Raiders in Big Sky. Now, 6 can be considered as 2 ships, since 4 are on each ship. However, to make things more convoluted, some of these quests have absurdly low drop rates and may take far more than 2 ships. So how do we account for both of these?

What I have done is taken the absolute minimum amount required for each quest. If it says 6 Black Storm Raiders, that means 2 ships. If it says collect 6 strongboxes from banditoad ships (shudders), I will count this as simply 6 ships. Now, in order to account for the inevitable pain these defeat and collect quests will cause you, I will be multiplying the ship count at the end by 1.25. Take that as you will.

Quests are separated by Book. Spoilers for the Pirate101 Storyline ahead. Enjoy!

Book 1

Gordon’s Fishermen - 1 Red Claw Ship

A Fishy Business - 3 Waponi Ships

Total (Book) - 4 Ships

Total (Overall) - 4 Ships

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Book 2

Monkey Suit - 3 House Guzman Ships

Total (Book) - 3 Ships

Total (Overall) - 7 Ships

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Book 3

Hear No Evil, See No Evil - 1 Marleybone Ship

Three Queens - 1 Royal Squadron Ship

Total (Book) - 2 Ships

Total (Overall) - 9 Ships

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Book 4

Oh, That Map… - 1 Cutthroat Ship

Hook, Line, and Sinker - 6 Wharf Rat Ships

To Avernus, and Beyond! - 6 Royal Squadron Ships

In the Belly of the Beast - 6 Armada Ships

Total (Book) - 19 Ships

Total (Overall) - 28 Ships

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Book 5

Setting Things Right - 1 Red Sash Ship

Total (Book) - 1 Ship

Total (Overall) - 29 Ships

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Book 6

Banditoad Baggage - 4 Banditoad Ships

Total (Book) - 4 Ships

Total (Overall) - 33 Ships

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Book 7

Hi-Yo Silver, Ahoy! - 6 Darkmoor Ships

Mighty Medicine! - 3 Black Storm Raider Ships

Troubled Spirits - 1 Red Sash Frigate

Stray Feathers - 2 Black Storm Raider Ships

Black Storm Rising - 2 Black Storm Raider Ships

Showdown at Boot Hill - 8 Darkmoor Ships

Total (Book) - 22 Ships

Total (Overall) - 55 Ships

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Book 8

One Good Favor… - 6 De Monte Ships

Brass Monkey - 10 Imperial Warships

With Catlike Tread - 10 Marleybone Ships

Rock the Catspaw - 10 Armada Ships

Total (Book) - 36 Ships

Total (Overall) - 91 Ships

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Book 9

Two Down… - 6 Banditoad Ships

Range War! - 8 Wild Bunch Ships

Total (Book) - 14 Ships

Total (Overall) - 105 Ships

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Book 10

Blasted Desperadoes! - 6 Ghost Ships

Captain Blood’s Treasure - 8 Ghost Ships

Total (Book) - 14 Ships

Total (Overall) - 119 Ships

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Book 11

The Gold and Egg - 1 Marleybone Ship

Wild Rice - 4 Tso Warships

Total (Book) - 5 Ships

Total (Overall) - 124 Ships

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Book 12

Serenity Now - 10 Amber Horde Ships

Wild Horses - 1 Amber Horde Ship

Total (Book) - 11 Ships

Total (Overall) - 135 Ships

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Book 13

‘Tis to Glory We Steer - 3 Armada Skiffs

Highly Irregular - 6 Cat Smuggler Ships

Golem Gee! - 2 Armada Skiffs

Total (Book) - 11 Ships

Total (Overall) - 146 Ships

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Book 14

Diviner Intervention - 4 Ophidian Ships

The Lapsed Action Hero - 6 Ophidian Ships

Vulture Club - 1 Vulture Ship

Hello, Walls - 4 Vulture Ships

‘Til Sirens Voices Wake Us - 6 Ophidian Ships

A Passage to Ithaca - 4 Scylla Heads

Total (Book) - 25 Ships

Total (Overall) - 171 Ships

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Book 15

The Accused - 1 Valencian Smuggler Ship

Total (Book) - 1 Ship

Total (Overall) - 172 Ships


That's all! Port Royal Skyway (Book 8) unsurprisingly ended up having the most ships, coming in at a nasty 36. Surprisingly, Book 7, the infamous 3 spirits grind, did not have many ships. The same goes for Aquila, which, while still having a moderate 25, is quite known for being one of the most painful ship areas in the game. This is likely due to the factor of randomness in defeat and collect quests, as these numbers could be much higher across players. If we add in our 1.25x multiplier, we get 215 Ships, a seemingly more realistic representation of the Pirate101 nautical struggle. Anyway, I hope you all gleamed some useful information from this little post. See you in the Spiral!

Alex the Pirate on Jul 1, 2019 wrote:

Hey there, Pirate! Have you ever wanted to know exactly how many ships you have to fight and what specific quests and books you fight them in in order to complete the main storyline. What? No? Well uhh... too bad!

A few ground rules here. So, in compiling this, as any seasoned Pirate player will know, many of these ship quests are the dreaded defeat and collect quests. These defeat and collect quests can often double the amount of ships you are required to defeat. On top of this, some quests will ask for, for example, defeat and collect from 6 Black Storm Raiders in Big Sky. Now, 6 can be considered as 2 ships, since 4 are on each ship. However, to make things more convoluted, some of these quests have absurdly low drop rates and may take far more than 2 ships. So how do we account for both of these?

What I have done is taken the absolute minimum amount required for each quest. If it says 6 Black Storm Raiders, that means 2 ships. If it says collect 6 strongboxes from banditoad ships (shudders), I will count this as simply 6 ships. Now, in order to account for the inevitable pain these defeat and collect quests will cause you, I will be multiplying the ship count at the end by 1.25. Take that as you will.

Quests are separated by Book. Spoilers for the Pirate101 Storyline ahead. Enjoy!

Book 1

Gordon’s Fishermen - 1 Red Claw Ship

A Fishy Business - 3 Waponi Ships

Total (Book) - 4 Ships

Total (Overall) - 4 Ships

-

Book 2

Monkey Suit - 3 House Guzman Ships

Total (Book) - 3 Ships

Total (Overall) - 7 Ships

-

Book 3

Hear No Evil, See No Evil - 1 Marleybone Ship

Three Queens - 1 Royal Squadron Ship

Total (Book) - 2 Ships

Total (Overall) - 9 Ships

-

Book 4

Oh, That Map… - 1 Cutthroat Ship

Hook, Line, and Sinker - 6 Wharf Rat Ships

To Avernus, and Beyond! - 6 Royal Squadron Ships

In the Belly of the Beast - 6 Armada Ships

Total (Book) - 19 Ships

Total (Overall) - 28 Ships

-

Book 5

Setting Things Right - 1 Red Sash Ship

Total (Book) - 1 Ship

Total (Overall) - 29 Ships

-

Book 6

Banditoad Baggage - 4 Banditoad Ships

Total (Book) - 4 Ships

Total (Overall) - 33 Ships

-

Book 7

Hi-Yo Silver, Ahoy! - 6 Darkmoor Ships

Mighty Medicine! - 3 Black Storm Raider Ships

Troubled Spirits - 1 Red Sash Frigate

Stray Feathers - 2 Black Storm Raider Ships

Black Storm Rising - 2 Black Storm Raider Ships

Showdown at Boot Hill - 8 Darkmoor Ships

Total (Book) - 22 Ships

Total (Overall) - 55 Ships

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Book 8

One Good Favor… - 6 De Monte Ships

Brass Monkey - 10 Imperial Warships

With Catlike Tread - 10 Marleybone Ships

Rock the Catspaw - 10 Armada Ships

Total (Book) - 36 Ships

Total (Overall) - 91 Ships

-

Book 9

Two Down… - 6 Banditoad Ships

Range War! - 8 Wild Bunch Ships

Total (Book) - 14 Ships

Total (Overall) - 105 Ships

-

Book 10

Blasted Desperadoes! - 6 Ghost Ships

Captain Blood’s Treasure - 8 Ghost Ships

Total (Book) - 14 Ships

Total (Overall) - 119 Ships

-

Book 11

The Gold and Egg - 1 Marleybone Ship

Wild Rice - 4 Tso Warships

Total (Book) - 5 Ships

Total (Overall) - 124 Ships

-

Book 12

Serenity Now - 10 Amber Horde Ships

Wild Horses - 1 Amber Horde Ship

Total (Book) - 11 Ships

Total (Overall) - 135 Ships

-

Book 13

‘Tis to Glory We Steer - 3 Armada Skiffs

Highly Irregular - 6 Cat Smuggler Ships

Golem Gee! - 2 Armada Skiffs

Total (Book) - 11 Ships

Total (Overall) - 146 Ships

-

Book 14

Diviner Intervention - 4 Ophidian Ships

The Lapsed Action Hero - 6 Ophidian Ships

Vulture Club - 1 Vulture Ship

Hello, Walls - 4 Vulture Ships

‘Til Sirens Voices Wake Us - 6 Ophidian Ships

A Passage to Ithaca - 4 Scylla Heads

Total (Book) - 25 Ships

Total (Overall) - 171 Ships

-

Book 15

The Accused - 1 Valencian Smuggler Ship

Total (Book) - 1 Ship

Total (Overall) - 172 Ships


That's all! Port Royal Skyway (Book 8) unsurprisingly ended up having the most ships, coming in at a nasty 36. Surprisingly, Book 7, the infamous 3 spirits grind, did not have many ships. The same goes for Aquila, which, while still having a moderate 25, is quite known for being one of the most painful ship areas in the game. This is likely due to the factor of randomness in defeat and collect quests, as these numbers could be much higher across players. If we add in our 1.25x multiplier, we get 215 Ships, a seemingly more realistic representation of the Pirate101 nautical struggle. Anyway, I hope you all gleamed some useful information from this little post. See you in the Spiral!

You have certainly put a lot of effort and time into this post. But the more ships you have to sink, the better it is.
You have to consider that we get our first ship at level 4, this already creates a gap that ought to be overcome.
We continually level up quickly, leaving an even greater gap between our pirate and nautical levels.
This sometimes mounts up for some players until there is a gap of 10 ( or even more ) levels between their pirate and nautical.
You can't depend on just ship quests to give you those nautical levels. You must start at once with the Sailin' task on companions if you even hope of facing those tougher ships in the higher level worlds.

a. Sinking ships is not that difficult if proper ship equipment and nautical level is maintained.

b. Making sinking ships sound difficult misleads new players.

c. Ships are a huge part of the game, and we need Badges for sinking ships.

d. We need a ship icon/smilie/emoji/thingy for the forums here.

Woah, you wrote this in 2019? People still play this game! Just like me...
Trying to defeat the Tso Warships in Mooshu with my lvl 39 Musketeer and have only gotten 1 wild rice...out of 3 ships :/ Sigh...Love defeat and collect quests!