The heavy armored whale-class ship looks like the sea mammal it is named after, a huge sperm whale. It is as long as the squid-ship, but having many more decks which are enclosed and a huge blunt ram in the front. Titanic in size the whale ship is is perfect for hauling large bulk of freight and passengers. Its lack of maneuverability makes it ineffective as a combat craft, but whales have been used in that capacity in the past in large battles.
Instead of the typical sails found on many ships, the whale-ship has "flippers" for what little control the craft has that is manned by oarsmen. Large number of the crew serve in maintenance, those whale ships used as passenger liners usually have these crewmen doing double duty as pursers, cooks, and servants to those on board.
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