Fishing Ship

Quick Facts:

Fishing Ship

Greek

Fishing Ship

Gathers fish

Unit Information

Type

Ship

          Civilization

            All

Age

Archaic Age

Creation

Trained At

Dock

Wood

50

Population

1

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Train Limit

50

Training Time

15 seconds

Statistics

Hit Points

100

Speed

4.8

Line of Sight

20

Hack Armor

60%

Pierce Armor

50%

Crush Armor

5%

Construct Buildings

Egyptians Only

"Gathers fish."
In-game description

"Gathers fish and can build a few buildings."
In-game description, Egyptian Fishing Ship

Fishing Ships in Age of Mythology are economic ships that are used to gather fish, providing food. They are trained at the Dock from the Archaic Age and are available to all civilizations.

As fishing grounds in Age of Mythology yield unlimited fish, Fishing Ships provide a steady source of food throughout the game, as long as they are not disturbed by enemy warships. They also make decent naval scouts in the early game. They are completely defenseless, and as such, should never go too close to enemy-controlled waters.

For protection, Fishing Ships can garrison in Docks, which also allows them to return fire at enemy ships and naval myth units.

Ability

Egyptian Fishing Ships can also build Obelisks and Lighthouses, albeit much slower than Priests/Laborers.

Gathering Rates

Civilization	Bonuses	Resource	Gathering Rate per second	Gathering Rate per minute
Greeks	N/A	Food	0.5	30
Norse	N/A	Food	0.5	30
Atlanteans	N/A	Food	0.5	30
Egyptians	N/A	Food	0.5	30
Egyptians	Dock empowered by Ra, Priest, or Monument	Food	0.51	30.78
Egyptians	Dock empowered by Pharaoh	Food	0.54	32.4

The base carry capacity of the Fishing Ship is 10.

Statistical Bonuses

Specific Technologies

Image	Name	Description
	Purse Seine	+30% fish food gather rate
	Salt Amphora	+30% fish food gather rate, doubled carry capacity

General Technologies

Defense

Image	Name	Description
	Copper Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Bronze Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Iron Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Copper Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability
	Bronze Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability
	Iron Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability

Myth Technologies

Image	Name	God	Description
	Oracle	Apollo	+4 Line of Sight
	Dionysia	Dionysus	+5% hit points
	Volcanic Forge	Leto	-15% pierce vulnerability

Relics

Defense

Image	Name	Description
	Pelt of Argus	+6 Line of Sight

History

"The seas off Egypt, Greece, and Scandinavia were important sources of food and had been harvested since prehistoric times. The technology of boats and further improvements in nets, navigation, boat capacity, traps, etc., all improved the efficiency and production of fishermen. We know from wall murals that Greek fishermen were taking bluefin tuna in Mycenaean times, a thousand years before the classical Greek age. The Norse were also great sea hunters and fishermen. Salted and dried fish could be stored for many months and was an important source of protein before the days of refrigeration."
In-game compendium

Trivia

• In the original game, Fishing Ships can force drop gathered food on Granaries, Storage Pits, Ox Carts, and Town Centers if these are situated close enough to the shore. They automatically drop off food at the nearest Dock or food drop site close to the shore in Retold, without requiring force dropping.