Talk:Redridge Fleet/@comment-6335668-20160112062411/@comment-7263041-20160112064625

I imagine since the context is one of generalization (just 300 ships instead of 300 ship-rigged vessels or some other detailed definition), that he simply means ships in general. Proper ships, transports, the whole deal.

The numbers make sense for a single nation with only a few major shipyards, assuming the Kingdom of Stormwind has more than one. We know for a fact that the Stormwind shipyard would be larger than what we see in game, but exactly how large it is and how many ships it could potentially create / repair is up for debate.

To look at some historical context, I would say that the Stormwind Fleet is, technology wise, around the same level as the 15th century China. Advanced compared to other nations within the Grand Alliance, but not all powerful. Ming Dynasty ships (which was the ruling dynasty of the 15th century in China) had cannons and three or four masts, which was highly advanced at the time. As a result of this technological superiority, they only had 317 ships.

This is far less than what the Persians assembled for the battle of Salamis, but it should be noted that the Persians had a massive empire and multiple shipyards, where as the Greeks who opposed them did not, and as a result only had 381 Triremes.