HMS Victory was laid down in July 1759 and her frame was completed by late 1760. She was then laid up for 3 years as a bare frame to season. (Normally this would be a few months, but it was extended because the Seven Years War had just ended.) Construction resumed in autumn of 1763 and she was launched in 1765, which meant about a three year construction period.
The Swedish warship Vasa was laid down in 1626 and launched in 1628, while USS Constitution was laid down in the summer of 1795 and launched in October 1797.
All of those vessels were built on the classic sailing ship plan of a full frame and then planked around the frame.
On the other hand, Polybius indicates the Romans took about 60 days to go from timber to trireme in the classical era. They also appear to have been built diffferently, with the hull planked first (supported from the outside) and then the frames put in.
So it looks like you can certainly bring a ship up in a 1-2 year period depending on complexity; espcecially as from what I read in the Skewed Throne Amenkor feels more classical in technology than anything else.
As well as timber, you need lots of rope for rigging and also tons of sailcloth.
Also remember they would be building them in paralell so even given a two year building span you could easily get a city the size of Amenkor to produce 10-20 ships in three or four years without magic.
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Date: 2006-05-22 08:21 pm (UTC)HMS Victory was laid down in July 1759 and her frame was completed by late 1760. She was then laid up for 3 years as a bare frame to season. (Normally this would be a few months, but it was extended because the Seven Years War had just ended.) Construction resumed in autumn of 1763 and she was launched in 1765, which meant about a three year construction period.
The Swedish warship Vasa was laid down in 1626 and launched in 1628, while USS Constitution was laid down in the summer of 1795 and launched in October 1797.
All of those vessels were built on the classic sailing ship plan of a full frame and then planked around the frame.
On the other hand, Polybius indicates the Romans took about 60 days to go from timber to trireme in the classical era. They also appear to have been built diffferently, with the hull planked first (supported from the outside) and then the frames put in.
So it looks like you can certainly bring a ship up in a 1-2 year period depending on complexity; espcecially as from what I read in the Skewed Throne Amenkor feels more classical in technology than anything else.
As well as timber, you need lots of rope for rigging and also tons of sailcloth.
Also remember they would be building them in paralell so even given a two year building span you could easily get a city the size of Amenkor to produce 10-20 ships in three or four years without magic.
Hope this helps